Final portfolio

English had always been my favorite class. This year we learned English in a different way instead of writing paragraphs on paper we did it on our phones and we used blogger to post all our blog posts. 

1) Self Regulation: In English class I put a lot of effort in my blog posts. I try to make my blog posts better with my peers  feed back on my pervious posts. I attended English class everyday and on time. I agree that I'm usually not focused in class cause I get distracted easily and get carried away in conversation. And the teacher did remind us to stay on task and it is important to pay attention. I only have been absent for a week and I did catch up on missed work and assignments. I do use my device effectively but sometimes I do get bored and go on Facebook but I do get my work done on time. I always come to class prepared and ready to learn and have my learning tools ready. In this category I give my self a 28%

2) Quality of communication skills: The PLO's I think I did good in English 10 was 

Thinking (Oral Language) A8  speak and listen to make personal responses to texts, by – making connections with prior knowledge and experiences – relating reactions and emotions to understanding of the text – generating thoughtful questions – making inferences – explaining opinions using reasons and evidence

1. B2  read, both collaboratively and independently, to comprehend a variety of information and persuasive texts with increasing complexity of ideas and form, such as
   – articles and reports
   – biographies and autobiographies

   – textbooks, magazines, and newspapers – print and electronic reference material – advertising and promotional material – opinion-based material

   – student-generated material 

Thinking (Writing and Representing)

8. C8  write and represent to explain and support personal responses to texts, by – making comparisons to other ideas and concepts
   – relating reactions and emotions to understanding of the text
   – developing opinions using reasons and evidence

   – suggesting contextual influence

   In the catogory I give my self a 28%

   3) contribution to the learning environment: I do comment on my peers blog posts and get involved in a conversations and do share my ideas with the class on Edmodo. I get involved in disscussions with my group at my table to discuss what we're learning about but sometime I do get carried away with others conversations but I do get back on task after a while. 

   Here is a comment I made on Kira's blog. 

   
    

9. And here is are some screen shots of me getting involved in group conversations 
   
   
   
   

   

   And in the catorgory I give my self a 29%

   
   

   Over all I think English 10 has been a excellent course. I'm glad I'm part of it. I think in the course deserve a 85% including the extra 1% because I do agree that I have been carried away in conversations but I do complete my work on time and submit it to edmodo. I also tried really hard in my learning. 

   
   

   
   

   
   

Man from the south

Plot: The short story Man from the South Is a strange story. It's about two people betting wether a lighter would light 10 times in a row. The old man puts his Cadillac and the young American sailor puts his left pinky finger. 

Setting: The story is taken in Jamaica at a hotel. The hotel has fine garden with lawns and beds of azaleas and tall coconut trees. It was round six'o clock in the evening. 

Introduction: A man is sitting next to a poolside watching American sailors and English school girls with swimming in the pool. 

Rising action: An English girl and American sailor asked the old man if they can sit. The American sailor offers the old man a cigar and then he pulls outs a lighter and the old man says that it won't work in the wind but the American sailor said it always works. Then the old man bets that if the lighter lits up 10 times in a row he would give him his Cadillac and if he loses the old said that he would have to cut his left pinky off. 

Climax: The American sailor agrees to do the bet and then they go a hotel room. The American sailor lits up the lighter eight times.  

Falling action: Suddenly a old South American lady walks in and takes the knife out of the old mans hand and pushes the old man on the bed. 

Denouement: The lady tells the American sailor that the old man had made this bet many times before and he lost many cars and cut off forty- seven fingers. The American sailor puts the keys on the table and when the lady was picking up the keys he notices she only has two fingers on one hand. 

Characters: 

-Protagonist: The American sailor ( flat character)

-Antagonist: The old man ( round character)

- The English girl ( static character) 

Theme: A old man that likes making bets and he collects pinkys by winning the bets. He has forty seven pinkys so far. 

Point of view: The story is told in first person "I". 

Walking a mile

Walking a mile in someone's shoes can change how you feel about them and perhaps change how you feel about yourself. Everyone Atleast once in their life have judged a person on their appearance or their personality traits.

Romeo and Juliet is considered one of the greatest love stories of all time. In the play there are many examples of people "walking a mile in someone's shoes". People say that In the play lady Capulet isnt considered as a "good mother" and doesn't take care about her daughter. Therefore were there's nurse who takes care of Juilet like there own daughter. In the play lady Capulet says that she had Juliet younger than Juliet is now. Which means that lady Capulet had Juliet when she was around 12 years old it's really hard to take care of a baby in such a young age. It also means that lady Capulet got married in a young age. Also Lady Capulet thinks it's fine for her nurse to take care of her. 

Walking a mile in someone's shoes is also shown In the novel "The curious incident of the dog in the night time". It's a about a dog who was murdered in the night time. In the novel Christopher is trying to find out who killed the dog Wellington. Since Christopher had autism it doesn't take that long for him to find out who killed Wellington. When Christopher finds out that his dad, Mr. Boone killed  Wellington. Christopher gets scared and runs away from home and goes to his mothers house in London. Therefore were Mrs. Boone walked a mile in Mr. Boones when she left him two years ago. Some examples are when Christopher was young Mrs. Boone found it hard taking Christopher out in public because if Christopher was around many people and if there was many people he would lay ground and he would start screaming. After when Mrs. Boone left Christopher Mr. Boone found out how hard it was to take care of Christopher. Since Christopher had autism he would do weird things and react different like hated crowed places, going for 3am walks and never wanted his food touching and based his day of cars. Now we understand how hard it must be for Mr. Boone taking care of Christopher. 

My personal experience of walking in a mile in someone's shoe was when I didn't know this girl really well and my friends told me that she's really mean and I started being mean to her as well. Then one day I started talking to her and I got to know that see was that mean. So I learned that never judge a person by what other people say about them. 

Walking a mile is someone's shoes can change your perspective on them. You should never judge somebody by their appearance. We should think twice before we say something to someone.