Dear, Ema I'm so proud of all that you have accomplished! You really are an insparation to women and even though there's not a day I don't think of you, I know that you are working very hard and going to have a bright future. I can't believe you managed to get a job at the Bell aircraft factory. Is it hard? That XFM-1 is humoungous, I can't believe you are part of the creation of that plane.
I pray that James comes back safe from the war. God bless him for fighting for our country. I really do worry for everyone fighting in the war, so many soldiers have died and gotten injured, when they are back and I see the nurses aid them I can't help but turn away and cry. The war has caused nothing but poverty and pain for so many families.
Things at home have been very poor, the nights are so cold but I have been giving your father and Erica some old blankets I put a house-brick in the oven for a couple of hours, wrap it up in an old towel and place it in the sheets at the bottom of the bed, this has helped them get through the nights. I tell you its so hard to even get some sleep with all the issues that the war has caused.
Now that our garden has been drafted it seems like nothing but gravel. Money is short and all I have to offer at dinner is bread and cheese. It looks like you are taking very good care of yourself, Thank you for that it gives me one less thing to worry about because now I know that you are well off even though you are alone.
Please keep writing, your father and Erica say hello.
Love, Mother.
Refrences: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/41/a2040841.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Aircraft
Friday, April 29, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
blog 10
Talk to your family about World War Two. How was your family affected by the war? Please write in an open-ended manner about how WW2 impacted the lives of your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and so on. Feel free to post pictures, include quotes, other relevant links, and more.
During world war 2 my grandparents were young and lived in Mexico. Although Mexico was an ally none of my family members went to war.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Blog 9 WW2 photos
An advertisement for war bonds by Dr. Seuss. A complete collection of his War-time cartoons may be found in the book "Dr. Seuss Goes to War" This was propaganda to advertise people to get insurance by using Hitler as the bad guy so people will want to insure their houses.
This photo made me surprised because this propaganda was found in children's book. I never knew that Dr. Seuss was part of this. It was intresting and reminded me of an other propaganda picture I saw last year where they had books written in German and they drew Jewish people as rats to tell children that they are like rats by dehumanizing them by calling them that.
Charles Thomas was a young private of the British army during World War 2. He signed up for the army in 1939. Since returning from war he has been quite a serious and sometimes cold person as he has seen his friends killed beside him and has killed men with his bare hands.
My reaction to this soldier was that he looks like a very young man and friendly because of his genuine smile. After reading about him I was surprised of the thing that he has done and witnessed during world war two. It just comes and shows how even the young and innocent are capable of doing so much war. It reminded me of the pictures I looked at in class today of the other young soldiers who don't look like they are ready to kill.
This cartoon mocks the intentions of the Axis powers during World War II, by showing Hitler cutting the world into pieces like a cantaloupe to share with Hirohito and Mussolini.
My reaction to this photo was how they drew the charters they made them obscene and ridiculous looking because they were the villains and they make them crush the cantaloupe and represent it as the world because the picture portrays all three against the world.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
blog 8
1. What stands out to you most in this interview?
What stood out to me was that he dug out bodies from streets. Kurt's book is the reality of what war is yet, libraries tried censoring his work by banning his books.
He gets letters from the Soviet union apologizing for the ban of his books and that they don't ban them there.
2. What experiences led Vonnegut to write Slaughterhouse Five?
Surviving the fire bomb of Dresden. He hid in a cellar.
All of the horrific memories he had from the war. War movies and books that featured Frank Sinatra and the reality is that only innocent kids were fighting the war.
3. Prior to reading Slaughterhouse Five, what would you like to ask KV?
Was there ever a time where you hesitated before publishing this book to the public?
Monday, March 14, 2011
Blog 7
Consider the job, career, or typical worker in your Ampersand piece of writing. Now... rewind the clock to your parents' generation. What is life like for your typical worker in that job? What is similar to today? What is different? What is in the news? What concerns would they have? Please do this once for a specific year in your parents' generation and once for a specific year in your grandparents' generation.
My grandma attended school in Mexico and only spent a few years at school at her time school wasnt so important. Her parents preferred that she worked but she still learned writing and reading while making money for her family at a young age. The concern at this time would how be the increase of kids attending school.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Blog 6
Link to three outstanding Ampersand article pitches that you have seen on other students' blogs.
What makes each one stand out to you? What makes you believe these pitches would lead to great articles? Write a paragraph for each.
What makes each one stand out to you? What makes you believe these pitches would lead to great articles? Write a paragraph for each.
http://mconsunji.tumblr.com/
The thing that stood out on Monika's blog was Pitch #2: Research article on how prices are going up because certain fabrics like cotton and how people are reducing to “cheaper” fabrics. This stood out to me because I think readers would be interested on how prices in China are affecting the USA. She can turn this into a really informative article. She can do tis by looking up facts on prices, like how they have decreased as the years have gone by.
http://kgrant11thgrade.blogspot.com/
My favorite pitch on Kadija's article was I'm thinking about doing one on a cat's/dog's POV. As how they feel once they come into the hospital. Scared, worried, whatever. I think this would be a cute idea because not many people actually do think about how pets feel. I think that she can get readers to be like oh I never thought about that, and she can tell readers about her experience with handling pets.
http://tapandhthma.blogspot.com/
This pitch stood out to me 1. People work in society. In some instances, people tend to be more "robotic" than human in their work. They work, coming to and fro, almost like bees, buzzing along and working for the hive. Here is a point of view from an intern working with insects, and what he says looks alike between bees and the human race. I really liked this because honestly I think it would be boring to read about working with bugs because its such a boring topic, like bugs really? you see them everywhere and they are just pesty insects. But Tomas made his headline interesting.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Blog 5
Write out three "pitches" for three different Ampersand articles that you might write for this year's publication.
1. I can write about how one of the teachers encouraged me into giving me a more brighter perspective of becoming a teacher. I really want to focus on this more in depth because she told me that I have good qualities that a teacher needs. We talked for a long time and she told me about how she helped create the eco lab in the school so she has been around a lot and I told her about the previous books we made in class and about ampersand.
2. Being more independent rather than constantly asking my mentor for help. A lot of times I took initative and I started my work before waiting for my instructor and I did what I thought was needed.
3. My experience at the teacher's lounge. I want to talk about how some of the teacers were neagtive and bitter about their jobs/
1. I can write about how one of the teachers encouraged me into giving me a more brighter perspective of becoming a teacher. I really want to focus on this more in depth because she told me that I have good qualities that a teacher needs. We talked for a long time and she told me about how she helped create the eco lab in the school so she has been around a lot and I told her about the previous books we made in class and about ampersand.
2. Being more independent rather than constantly asking my mentor for help. A lot of times I took initative and I started my work before waiting for my instructor and I did what I thought was needed.
3. My experience at the teacher's lounge. I want to talk about how some of the teacers were neagtive and bitter about their jobs/
Monday, February 14, 2011
Blog 4
Post links to three or more example articles that could provide inspiration for your Ampersand article. Along with each link, write at least one paragraph in which you explain what that example provides for you in the way of inspiration, a good model to work from, a guide, etc.
1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-sheard/a-secret-part-of-haiti_b_522144.html
This quote which is the first sentence was what caught my attention and hooked me into reading more. "This is the part of Haiti they don't show you,"I chose this article because of how well it uses concerts not pancakes the beggining cathes the attention but the last sentence pf this article, " A country that has been abused by the US and Europe for centuries and has overcome great odds and obstacles." It leaves readers thinking and this last sentence could be turned into a whole new article on how Haiti has overcame so much and how they are dealing with their lives right now.
2. http://www.merinews.com/article/my-experience-as-a-teacher/150513.shtml
The first thing I noticed about this article was the title and sub heading. "My experience as a teacher"
3. http://everydayalice.com/2010/03/14/why-i-love-having-and-being-a-mentor/
"I firmly believe everyone has natural gifting they can share with others who can learn from them. "
This was a strong quote that I read from this article I really like how she took on the roles of two people in once article she not only talks about her mentor but how she is a mentor herself and the skills she takes and uses on others. I feel like this article could help me because she introduces her mentor in the begging and tells us characteristics about her like how they are such good friends and shes admirable. The author also makes sure she is talking about her past mentors and how they impacted her life. So she not only talks about her present but her past which contributed to her present. I feel like I could use this and talk about how Im a student yet I felt like a teacher when I was interning.
1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-sheard/a-secret-part-of-haiti_b_522144.html
This quote which is the first sentence was what caught my attention and hooked me into reading more. "This is the part of Haiti they don't show you,"I chose this article because of how well it uses concerts not pancakes the beggining cathes the attention but the last sentence pf this article, " A country that has been abused by the US and Europe for centuries and has overcome great odds and obstacles." It leaves readers thinking and this last sentence could be turned into a whole new article on how Haiti has overcame so much and how they are dealing with their lives right now.
2. http://www.merinews.com/article/my-experience-as-a-teacher/150513.shtml
The first thing I noticed about this article was the title and sub heading. "My experience as a teacher"
"As a young girl I wanted to be a teacher. Just like any one else I have also had my share of experiences, which changed me as a person or in other words are life-altering experiences. As a teacher, I have had three such experiences."
The sub-heading gives an insight to the reader about what you can expect to read yet it doesn't give all the information away. She talks about how as a young girl she always wanted to be a teacher and talks about her experience and how happy she is.
The sub-heading gives an insight to the reader about what you can expect to read yet it doesn't give all the information away. She talks about how as a young girl she always wanted to be a teacher and talks about her experience and how happy she is.
3. http://everydayalice.com/2010/03/14/why-i-love-having-and-being-a-mentor/
"I firmly believe everyone has natural gifting they can share with others who can learn from them. "
This was a strong quote that I read from this article I really like how she took on the roles of two people in once article she not only talks about her mentor but how she is a mentor herself and the skills she takes and uses on others. I feel like this article could help me because she introduces her mentor in the begging and tells us characteristics about her like how they are such good friends and shes admirable. The author also makes sure she is talking about her past mentors and how they impacted her life. So she not only talks about her present but her past which contributed to her present. I feel like I could use this and talk about how Im a student yet I felt like a teacher when I was interning.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Semester 2, blog 3
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/7928784/Bill-Withers-interview.html
The first link, I was somewhat suprised that the interview didn't have like what he said and then what the interviewer asked next. Im so used to seeing interviews like in magazines where it will be the interviewer and then what the person says next and so on. It sort of reminded me of a biography because the interview discuss how he started with his music and then he talks about if he is still making music. I can't really hear his voice and I mean that methaphorically. The author probably added much more into the interview than what was really said. It provided a bunch of background information and setting. It doesn't all consisit in question and answer format.
The second link is on Steve Jobs. http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/steve-jobs-in-1994-the-rolling-stone-interview-20110117
It starts off with an introuduction from 1994. The introduction is long so that readers understand more about Steve Jobs. After the interview I see a long interview. The introduction stays in balance with it.
The third link is on Obama. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obama-in-command-br-the-rolling-stone-interview-20100928
It starts off with setting. It talks about the date of when they arrived at the White house and they include the time and how the weather was like. It's very specific. It gived them an image and the mood. It makes the reader of actually being there as if they were listening in on the conversation.
There is a light hearted joke at the end. He puts a quote in the introduction that was not part of the interview. Quotes from unrealted people. It showed of the Obama's personality. He trys to stay professional as being president.
Lynn's Interview https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0By0BP1hDLB5EMTFkYTUwZWYtZTU2Ni00OTg4LWIxMWMtNTUxODQ1YTc1MTQ4&hl=en&pli=1
I liked her interview probably because it didn't look like a wall of words and I was familiar with that type of format of interviews but it did make it easy to read. It was not confusing I knew who was talking.
Overall the first three interviews provided a lot more information especially background info. Which is funny because most of the readers ussually know a little about that person like famous people such as Obama or Steve Jobs. Where as Lynn's was staright to the interview but an introduction would be more useful because she is the only one who knows about her mentor while everyone else doesn't. I'm not sure if I will make an introduction because I didn't get to talk to my mentor as much as I would like to in general because he is always busy but I'm considering having a short intro where I talk about the setting.
The first link, I was somewhat suprised that the interview didn't have like what he said and then what the interviewer asked next. Im so used to seeing interviews like in magazines where it will be the interviewer and then what the person says next and so on. It sort of reminded me of a biography because the interview discuss how he started with his music and then he talks about if he is still making music. I can't really hear his voice and I mean that methaphorically. The author probably added much more into the interview than what was really said. It provided a bunch of background information and setting. It doesn't all consisit in question and answer format.
The second link is on Steve Jobs. http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/steve-jobs-in-1994-the-rolling-stone-interview-20110117
It starts off with an introuduction from 1994. The introduction is long so that readers understand more about Steve Jobs. After the interview I see a long interview. The introduction stays in balance with it.
The third link is on Obama. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obama-in-command-br-the-rolling-stone-interview-20100928
It starts off with setting. It talks about the date of when they arrived at the White house and they include the time and how the weather was like. It's very specific. It gived them an image and the mood. It makes the reader of actually being there as if they were listening in on the conversation.
There is a light hearted joke at the end. He puts a quote in the introduction that was not part of the interview. Quotes from unrealted people. It showed of the Obama's personality. He trys to stay professional as being president.
Lynn's Interview https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0By0BP1hDLB5EMTFkYTUwZWYtZTU2Ni00OTg4LWIxMWMtNTUxODQ1YTc1MTQ4&hl=en&pli=1
I liked her interview probably because it didn't look like a wall of words and I was familiar with that type of format of interviews but it did make it easy to read. It was not confusing I knew who was talking.
Overall the first three interviews provided a lot more information especially background info. Which is funny because most of the readers ussually know a little about that person like famous people such as Obama or Steve Jobs. Where as Lynn's was staright to the interview but an introduction would be more useful because she is the only one who knows about her mentor while everyone else doesn't. I'm not sure if I will make an introduction because I didn't get to talk to my mentor as much as I would like to in general because he is always busy but I'm considering having a short intro where I talk about the setting.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Semester 2 blog 2
An interesting article that I remember is from the New Yorker which I shared to the class a little bit was the one on the creator of Facebook. I really enjoyed it because of how ironic it was that he wants to connect so many people yet he is so private about his life. He also seemed pretty careless about the interview because he was texting during the interview most of the time. Another thing was the evidence it provided like the chats he had with his friend.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
2nd semester 1 blog
What are the big ideas that you are taking from internship into the next steps in your life?
I'm going to take my leadership skills to work I feel more confident in public speaking then before. I hope to step up more and be more of a positive person and apply to good colleges.
I'm going to take my leadership skills to work I feel more confident in public speaking then before. I hope to step up more and be more of a positive person and apply to good colleges.
What are your plans for the coming semester?
My plans are to put 110 percent effort in and fully understand subjects especially in history because I have trouble understanding some events.
My plans are to put 110 percent effort in and fully understand subjects especially in history because I have trouble understanding some events.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Last Week of Internship
2. Describe your reflections on your internship project—what went well, what would you do differently, and what stands out to you?
For my internship project I planned out several lessons which would teach the students on how to write a fable because that is the unit that they are on. Part of this process was reading a lot of fables to them so they could get an idea of what a fable is. I would probably try writing fables of my own next time to show them an example of mine. The part that stood out to me was how eager the students were to write a fable and while giving them lessons they were very good at participating with me when I asked them questions. The planning was probable the most difficult because I have to be prepare of what I'm going to teach the class the night before.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Internship Week 3
1. You are half-way through your project. How is it going? What challenges have you faced? What have you learned? What are you doing to ensure a successful completion of your internship project.
For my project I decided to give several lessons to the students about the unit that they are working on which is Fables. My first task was to plan lessons so my mentor and I went over important topics that make a good fable. I came up with Titles, Characters, Setting, Conflict, and moral. These are the five topics I want the students focusing on while I read them 2-3 fables a day. After I read the fables I give them a lesson on one of the topics and let interact with them and tell them to give me examples so that they will be able to write a fable of their own. So far its going great the students are very smart and eager to write fables of their own. The challenges that I faced is making sure everyone understands it and planning the lessons. I have been making sure I complete this project by communicating with my mentor and asking him for help if I need it.
2. What are you thankful for in your internship experience?
After I interviewed my mentor one of his responses was that he wished he could of had this opportunity that I had because he probably would have become a teacher earlier. I'm glad that I get to know how it feels like to be a teacher I have met very hard-working teachers around the campus. I feel like it has strengthen my point of view and answered all my questions of becoming a teacher. Even though I'm the first intern my mentor has he has done a great job making me productive and interacting with all the students. I feel like my confidence has gained up because of the lessons and read-alouds I do in class. I'm thankful for having the opportunity to see what it's like to be a teacher and planning and organizing lessons in the real world that will benefit other students.
For my project I decided to give several lessons to the students about the unit that they are working on which is Fables. My first task was to plan lessons so my mentor and I went over important topics that make a good fable. I came up with Titles, Characters, Setting, Conflict, and moral. These are the five topics I want the students focusing on while I read them 2-3 fables a day. After I read the fables I give them a lesson on one of the topics and let interact with them and tell them to give me examples so that they will be able to write a fable of their own. So far its going great the students are very smart and eager to write fables of their own. The challenges that I faced is making sure everyone understands it and planning the lessons. I have been making sure I complete this project by communicating with my mentor and asking him for help if I need it.
2. What are you thankful for in your internship experience?
After I interviewed my mentor one of his responses was that he wished he could of had this opportunity that I had because he probably would have become a teacher earlier. I'm glad that I get to know how it feels like to be a teacher I have met very hard-working teachers around the campus. I feel like it has strengthen my point of view and answered all my questions of becoming a teacher. Even though I'm the first intern my mentor has he has done a great job making me productive and interacting with all the students. I feel like my confidence has gained up because of the lessons and read-alouds I do in class. I'm thankful for having the opportunity to see what it's like to be a teacher and planning and organizing lessons in the real world that will benefit other students.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Internship Week 2
1. What is the biggest challenge face at your internship?
The biggest challenge I face at my internship is the when I correct and help the students on their math or writing. I'm patient but I get frustrated because some times I feel like just doing the work for them but the whole point is to teach them which feels great when they actually understand it. There are some students who are immature and don't take me seriously because even though I'm interning at the school they see more as a friend figure then a teacher so I'm trying to get it through to them that I'm an intern and I deserve respect so I have been learning how to talk to students assertively without being too nice or hard on them.
2. How has or do you see your internship changing the way you consider that paths your future will take?
Well for one I'm glad I get this experience to observe a teacher teach students and look through the process they have to go to so far, it's not that bad but I'm still not sure if I see myself doing this as a career but I definitely see myself going to college and working with people, I don't want to work in a office I would rather be independent in a room like a teacher. I also know that my favorite subjects are English and writing so I will major in one of those and look for a job where I can teach that, I'm not sure if I want to be a grade or middle school teacher because I want to teach more English and writing rather than all these other subjects because it's a lot to juggle.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Internship Week 1
1. What are you excited about, nervous about and wondering about?
Coming into internship I'm really excited to get to talk to younger students and my mentor. I believe this will help me have better communication skills and I look forward to be doing something productive everyday. I'm nervous about how I'm going to react when I start teaching lessons in class because I always get nervous when public speaking so I don't want to look like I don't know what I'm talking about. I wonder what type of projects I will be covering and the way planning a project works because as a student I'm always the one completing the project but I always wondered whats it like to plan it and all the research and work behind it.
2. Describe the company culture at your internship, including how people interact, communicate and work together.
The teachers are organized and there are some teachers who work on projects together, most of the teachers don't work with another teacher but my mentor works with Mr. Kleuber and so far they have made their students build rockets together and the next project they are working on which will probably be my project is the engineering of a bridge the students are going to build. There are also occasionally some student teachers walking in and out of the class checking on the class.
Coming into internship I'm really excited to get to talk to younger students and my mentor. I believe this will help me have better communication skills and I look forward to be doing something productive everyday. I'm nervous about how I'm going to react when I start teaching lessons in class because I always get nervous when public speaking so I don't want to look like I don't know what I'm talking about. I wonder what type of projects I will be covering and the way planning a project works because as a student I'm always the one completing the project but I always wondered whats it like to plan it and all the research and work behind it.
2. Describe the company culture at your internship, including how people interact, communicate and work together.
The teachers are organized and there are some teachers who work on projects together, most of the teachers don't work with another teacher but my mentor works with Mr. Kleuber and so far they have made their students build rockets together and the next project they are working on which will probably be my project is the engineering of a bridge the students are going to build. There are also occasionally some student teachers walking in and out of the class checking on the class.
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