To this day...

Inspiration for Stand4Change Day --

Open Mic Day 2014

We have a day -- May 20th!  This is a 1,3,5 day so my students in periods 2,4,6 will need an indoor fieldtrip form in order to participate for their grade.  I will provide those forms the day before the event.

In the meantime, you need to start thinking about what you will be doing for our event --
Do you want to read a poem?  Do you want to share a talent such as playing an instrument, dancing or singing?

I want us to put together an entertaining show to wrap up the school year.

Stand4Change Assignment

This Friday, May 2nd is the third annual Stand4Change day here at HGHS.
Your assignment will be to complete one of the following:

A.  T-shirt design

T-Shirt Design Contest: Criteria

Design and decorate your own T-shirt for a chance to win a prize at the Lunch at the Lawn STAND4Change Festival, May 2nd.  Write your name bellow and answer the questions to describe briefly the design of your T-shirt. Look at the criteria below so that you get an idea how your T-shirt will be judged.

Bring this form completed to the contest; without it you will be disqualified.

Student’s Name:­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­                                                   ­­­­­­­­­          .

Describe briefly your T-shirt Design:

What does it say?____________________________________________________                                                                                                                                                                        

What materials did you use?___________________________________________

Describe the image_______________________________________                                                                           

Criteria:                                                                                   Points

Shows Creativity                                     1 2 3 4 5

All together T-shirt Design IDEA is innovative,

makes you go WOW!

Use of Materials                                      1 2 3 4 5

Went out of his/her way in selecting materials to use.

Any material that works on t-shirt is fine.  NO PRINTING.

Skills & Details                                         1 2 3 4 5

The student showed off his/her skills,  

and invested much time in details.

Message Delivered                                 1 2 3 4 5

The Message is Powerful, appropriate,

 and relevant to the theme: STAND4Change/anti-bullying/discrimination.

or

B. Stand4Change Poster  -- Should be related to standing up to bullying.

or

C.  A short essay of how you have dealt with bullying or if you were bullied and how it made you feel.

Teacher Appreciation Week Assignment

In honor of Teacher Appreciation week (May 5-9) you will complete one of the following and turn it into me before Friday, May 9:

 

1. Create a card for a favorite teacher here at Hialeah Gardens Senior.  The teacher can be from any grade level and subject.  I want you to include the following on your card--

a. On the front of the card you need a quote that deals with teachers.
For example: "A good teacher is like a candle -- it consumes itself to light the way for others." ~Unknown
b. On the inside of the card write a personal message to the teacher. Include favorite moments from their class or something that makes them stand out. (Be Specific!)
3. On the back of the card make sure to put your name (first and last).
4. Decorate your card. Include pictures, clipart or images that reflect what teachers do or things that remind you of that teacher.
For example: If you are sending a card to your science teacher then you might want to include images of microscopes or beakers.

 

or

 

Create a certificate/award for that special teacher.  The certificate should include the following:

a. The teacher's name

b. Title of the award

c. Your name and signature (usually found in the lower right corner)

Earth Day 2014 assignment

For this assignment you can pick one of the following items to turn in:
1. Write in 2-3 paragraphs about what you are currently doing or could do to preserve/save the Earth.
2.  Take a picture of yourself recycling, picking up trash, planting, or some other activity that helps the Earth.  Explain in one paragraph below the picture what you are doing and why it is important.
3.  Watch a movie or show that teaches about the Earth, animals or is related to Earth Day in some way.  Write a summary about the movie and what you learned from it.  Examples:  Black Fish (documentary), Oceans (the movie), Bears (coming out this April), shows on Animal Planet or the Discovery Channel.

Revised Nine Week Assignments

Week of April 14 – 17 (Thursday is Early Release and Friday is Teacher Work Day)

I am extending the deadline for the Advice Presentation so you have until May 23rd to complete it for a grade.
Advice Presentations (20 points)

Week of April 21 – 25

Grades: Earth Day assignment (10 points)

Week of April 28 – May 2

Grades: Open Mic Day (10 points)

Week of May 5 – 9

Grades: Teacher Appreciation Week assignment (10 points)

Week of May 12 -- 16

Grades: Article assignments (10 points)

Week of May 19 – 23

Grades: Resume assignment (10 points)

Week of May 27 – 30
Graduation May 29th

Shhhhh ... April 8th is my birthday

2014 Youth Fair Creative Writing Winners

I want to congratulate the following students for their creative writing awards they received from the 2014 Miami Dade County Youth Fair!  I am proud of all of you!

Tania Cruz -- Second place for her poem "Superman"
Jose Machado -- Second place for his Sept. 11th piece
Valentina Montenegro -- Second place for her Sept. 11th piece
Mariah Prado -- Second place for her Sept. 11th piece
Samuel Betancourt -- Third place for his poem "Never Forget"
Jayla Conde -- Third place for her poem "Sonnet of Thanks"
Giancarlo Dominguez -- Third place for his poem "Dazed"
Astrid Sanchez -- Third place for her poem "Forever in our Hearts"

Underclassmen Advice Presentations

In this last nine weeks of your high school career it is time for you to share what you have learned with the underclassmen.

1. The first step is letting me know who you will be working with or if you will be working by yourself.  There is a limit of two people.  No exceptions.

2. The next step is telling me the name of the teacher's class that you will be presenting to.  Make sure that you get approval from that teacher beforehand.

3. Then you need to figure out a topic that you will be presenting and getting my approval of it.

Requirements for the presentation:
1. It must be on a Powerpoint or Prezi.  That will make the overall presentation easier because you will give the teacher your USB drive and they can put your presentation on the board for the whole class to see.
2.  It needs to be at least 5 minutes long.
3. Make sure that your presentation is informative while also being interesting.  You want to make sure the class you are presenting to is engaged in your presentation (not falling asleep).

I will provide you with a rubric to give to the teacher so that they can provide me with feedback on your presentation.
You will have from April 14-17 to present.

Potential presentation topics:
SAT/ACT Preparation, Applying to college, Budgeting Senior Year, Senioritis, Dealing with High School drama, Requirements for graduation, etc.

Piano Slam Poetry Assignment

Listen to the following song:
"Seis cantos de los campos for two pianos"



After listening to the song, respond to the song and how it made you feel in poem format.
Your poem does not have to rhyme or follow a pattern.  However, you should include musical vocabulary.
Examples:
songs, beat, tunes, rhythm, percussion, sounds, minor, major, acoustic, harmony, rap, rock, soul, Jazz, hip-hop, playlist, lyric, melody, hymn, vocal, anthem, etc.

Poems are due by April 11th (All Periods)

For additional information go to the contest website-- http://www.pianoslam.org/