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Learning how to speak english.
when I was 5 my sister and I were adopted by my mother. I am originally from Panama where the native language is Spanish. Before being adopted I didn't know one word of English. This was the start of my English journey. -
Authors Tea
In first grade I wrote a story about a dog that I really wanted. For authors tea we were to write a story and have illustrations to go with it. Once we all finished our families were invited to come to the authors tea and read the stories that the class had written. This was significant in my life because It was the first time I wrote a story on my own. -
Peer Mentor
In the 5th grade I volunteered to be a peer mentor in a preschool class. While I was there I would read books to the kids and help them learn how to write their names and other words. This was significant in my life because while I was helping others to read I was also practicing my reading at the same time. -
My favorite book: The Fault in Our Stars
In 7th grade the Fault in Our Stars was the first book that I voluntarily read and the first book that I finished without getting bored. I have always loved this book because of the story and the characters. -
Shakespeare week
This week was both a positive and a negative literary moment for me. All week we read different Shakespeare plays which I was excited about because I really liked his work. At the same time we were practicing scenes from Romeo and Juliet that we were going to show to 3 English classes. I did not enjoy this because I don't like talking in front of an audience. -
Decades project
For my history class my group and I were assigned the 70's for our decades project. Part of the project was an essay and the other half was a presentation that he had to do in front of the class. I remember having a great time doing it because I thought the project was really fun and we learned things that we didn't know about the 70’s. -
Talking the SAT
For the SAT we had to read and write. Leading up to the SAT I did a lot of practice tests and read a lot of different passages and articles that would prepare me for the SAT and a lot of practice essays. -
Autism research paper.
At the end of my junior year of high school my class had to write a research paper on any topic that interested them. I choose to write about autism. I remember liking the assignment a lot because It was something I knew a lot about which made it easier to write. -
Speech class
This was a significant time in my life because it was the class that I disliked the most. In this class I had to present 4 different topics of my choice. While I liked making the powerpoint's and doing the research the presenting part was my least favorite. -
Children's Literature
For my Children's Literature we were assigned four books that weed had to read and then do a powerpoint for each book. I really liked these projects because I read books that I had never read before and thought they were very interesting.
