Current Event 2.3

1. The political speaker is Pual Ryan and the political party they are aligned with is republican.

2. " You either show me ID, or I place you in cuffs for failure to identify."

3. The two teams playing in the world series is the Mets and Royals.

4. Two Do's are purchase high quality decor items, and buy seasonal items that can serve as a "foundation" pieces for your décor. Two don'ts are don't buy seasonal items in colors stat aren't part of your current decor and don't buy seasonal artwork.

5. Out of the five suggestions i would want to go to the Texas monthly's tmbbq fest.

6. Yes i have seen the video. I think that the police was to mean and too forceful, he could've done something else to get her to get out of the chair but he didn't have to flip her over. What the police did was not necessary. Yes i do because they can cause more damage than what was needed and they are just making it worse for themselves and they can seriously hurt the person. I think there is some racism because people are mean these days. It plays a big role because it gets their story out there and it sows that no one is lying about the situation. It is good that these kinds of stories are shared on social media because there needs to be a change so that this doesn't happen again.

First Commentary Article

STAAR testing is not necessary. 

    One test shouldn't determine if students should be able to go to the next grade level or not. I don't think STAAR testing is necessary because some kids might not be good test takers and most  kids get nervous to take this big test.

    In most cases students do bad on this teat because of all the pressure they are feeling. Students get nervous because they are taking a test of the very first information they learned in the beginning of the year to what they have learned up until this test. They have to study everything they've learned in a few days. For students to do well they need more time to prepare. Teachers need to take time out of their normal class schedule to review all the information for these students to succeed. 

    The tests are written in a language beyond grade level meaning they make the problem a lot harder by using words that the students haven't even heard of before. The students know the material and the information but they don't understand what is being asked because of the words and phrases besting used to ask them. The kids might not be in pre ap english or math but their test will be written in ap form. 

     This one test could cost many kids a chance at college. Colleges will look at only their STAAR scores or SAT scores and most kids are unhappy about what they got on it because they were stressed and put  under pressure. This is unfair for many reasons because kids will want to go to good colleges but they won't be accepted in the college because of their score on these tests. Colleges should look at the kids grades throughout the whole year not just this one test. STAAR  results required to count for 15% of the students grade. This single score will impact the students grade point average by a lot. Their grade point average will go down tremendously because of this test grade. 

     Since the STAAR  grade counts for some of the students final course grade, it is not consistent policy. A passing STAAR score could be a C in one district but an A in another district. This will also cause the students GPA to go down. The rules and polices aren't all the same in some districts.

    Other people might say, if they know the information then they will be fine taking the test. Or people will say your smart you pass everything. I do see where y'all are coming from but students get anxiety and they feel pressured to take the test.

    They say the test should be easy because the students have been learning this information for along time and they should've been studying. These kids have been working for months and months learning information and if they made good grades then they should be fine..      

      All kids learn information differently but they should've kept up with everyone so they would all be on the same page. Some teachers don't know whether your cheating or not, some students might be sneaky about that so its up to you too you to figure out the information yourself.

       

SNO Online Papers

Restorative Circles an opportunity to break social barriers 

1. Larry Durden wrote this story. 

2. His story is about puberty and Social Emotional Learning classes. 

3. "Puberty is not an easy topic for me to talk about, but I felt safe sharing my feelings because of the rules establishes by the Restorative Justice circles that have been created in classrooms across campus this school year." 

4. Yes

5. Sometimes because at the feeling he felt insecure but towards the end he feels more safe. 

6.Yes

7. He wrote in 1st person in this story. 

Pep rallies should not stop when football season ends

1. Stephanie Valle wrote this story.

2. Her story is about how pep rallies shouldn't stop when football season is over. Pep rallies should go until the end of the year and even for STAAR testing. 

3. " It's unfair that during the fall season theres a pep rally almost every week and yet as soon as the fall season is over, the pep rallies all disappear along with football, as if all sporting events are over and done." 

4. No

5. No, because she thought that pep rallies should happen all year in her whole story. 

6. No

7. She wrote in 1st person

 

Personal Essays

1. One idea the writer gave me is write your essay about something you care strongly enough to wax eloquent and passionate about it.
2. One idea the writer gave me in the Opinions Pieces section is give the reader and insight to both the small moment and the wider perspective.
3. Three suggestions are take your ideas wherever you can, think of your essay as a camera lens, and make connections.

Opinions writing preview

Student sharing, too much change or great opportunity? 

1. Editorial

2. Class time and bell schedule 

3. "While that's valid because, again, class time is more valuable then FIT , I think that shorter class times are worth the extra 30 minutes of study time."

4. Yes

5. No

6. No

7. 1st person 

The office welcomes the dawn of the technology age

1. Kelsie Stella 

2. VOE and parking permits now available online 

3. " Now it's no longer necessary to go to the office to get your VOE forms or get a parking space, you can do it on your phone."

4. Yes

5.Yes

6.No

7. First person 

I scream, you scream...

1.Nya Martin

2. Blue Bell Ice Cream

3. " I understand that everyone makes mistakes, but if a mistake that could've been avoided by doing your job drastically affects other peoples lives, you should be help accountable and punished."

4. No

5. No, they stuck with there opinion and didn't change it at all.

6. No

7. First person

The problem with pep rallies

1. Annika Holm 

2. Why the pep rallies aren't good 

3. " While also missing the last twenty minutes of class,  the way pep rallies aren't doing anyone any good." 

4. Yes

5. No, they don't like pep rallies and they stuck with their opinion. 

6. No

7. First person

A all for athletic equality 

1.  Amaya Marquez 

2. Some of the sports like lacrosse are counted as a club not a sport at Bowie

3. "I definitely feel like we should get just as much attention just like the other sports" 

4. Yes

5. No, because they chose their opinion and didn't change it.

6. Yes

7. First person

Emotional learning effective?

1. Mellis Weprin 

2. SEL skills

3. " I believe the way the skills are wing taught makes them ultimately unmemorable and unhelpful."

4. Yes

5. No, they stuck with there answer 

6. No

7. First person 

A. 

1. Hard news stories have more factual information
2. Opinion pieces have no quotes 
3. Opinion pieces are normally shorter

B. I think there aren't many pictures because most of these stories are opinion stories and it is kinda hard to come up with pictures for opinion stories.

C.

1. On which boy band do you like better, One Direction or 5 Seconds of Summer
2. On how teachers should teach the kids infromation 
3. If christmas is your favorite holiday

Current event 2.2

1.The two potential causes of the Hidden Pines in Bastrop are a farm accident which caused the fire or someone violated the burn ban.
2. Alan Guckian got nominated because he worked incredibly well with students and his performances are always above and beyond, he has a natural passion for it.
3.The favorite to win the F1 race it Lewis Hamilton.
4. The three types of apples are Ginger Golds, Honeycrisp, Jonagold and McIntosh.
5. I would want to try Good dark chocolate or Real vanilla
6. No we just get the digital version because its easier and less to keep up with. No, not having the textbook doesn't hurt my grade because I would never use the textbook to begin with and we do most of our notes and work in class so I would just go back and look at my notes. Yes because, the digital version is easier. The digital textbook is more efficient to use and teachers and student don't have to keep up with ruining the textbook.

Earthquake story

Who:Hayward Fire Department 

What:Injured and dead people 

Where:San Francisco Bay 

When: Monday morning at 8:12 

Why: didn't have a good place to stay safe 

How:Earthquake 

At 8:12 on Monday morning an earthquake struck San Francisco Bay, injuring many people and leaving some dead. 

When the earthquake struck, at 2342 Plum Streeet, McHenry's Auto Supply it partially collapsed. It killed two people and injured six.