CAN TEXTING AFFECT YOUR ELA GRADE?!?!

"F in Grammer ? Maybe its your phone's fault" By Alessandra Ponteza this article is about how texting affects your actual writing in the real world, for college papers, job applications and just writing in general. Kids are forgetting their actual punctuation and they're getting lazy and using abbreviations and not actually writing out the words. For example they're writing "u" instead of actually writing out you. Teachers have seen it as a problem and see that cell phones as an enemy and aren't helping the kids and that the auto corrections are pretty much doing all the work, and kids aren't even proof reading their stories or papers. The author wanted us to see that we should stop using phones so much, and make an effort on improving our grammer instead of taking the easy way out, like teens usually do. Its going to get them farther in life.

For example in the article its talks about that young kids are offered jobs and they sometimes have to write a paper, well in this case "More than 2,000 applications were submitted by young people during the summer and they had mountains of misspelled words and missing punctuation, spacing mistakes and abbreviations" said the article this shows that kids don't really care, and write as if they're texting a friend and aren't actually formally writing like they should be. they don't really care enough to read it over and make sure these things don't happen, because when you write a paper like that the person that's going to hire you for the job isn't really going to care enough to read it, since you don't care enough to proof read it. In the article they also include statics from 2005 "64% of kids used informational writing styles typical of electronic communication, 50% used informal capitalization , 38% used abbreviations like "LOL", and 25% used emoticons. These were the statistics in 2005 maybe they've changed because the phones are more advanced.

In my opinion I feel like this is true because this happens to me at times where I write like I'm texting, which can effect my ELA grades at time. In my opinion they should make the kids more aware of this because us teenagers are lazy and careless I guess you can say, and we don't always proof read our things, just to get them over with and take care of it. They should also teach the kids what's the difference from texting and writing an actual essay and that you can't use the same type of writing  it can be good for when your taking notes and it's faster but for actual writing its unacceptable.      

Think before doing

I’m reading the book “Tears of a Tiger” by Sharon D. Draper , this book is about these 4 boys and they are best friends, 2 of them are in the basketball team( Robbie and Andy) and the other two are just a part of the group ( B.J and Tyrone . One night after a game the 4 friends decided to go out and drink. The night takes a turn when they get into an accident because they were drinking and driving. Robbie dies because of the accident. Robbie was a kid with a lot of potential and one day hoped to be a basketball player, but didn't get to meet his potential because he ended up dying. This left Andy his closest friend feeling guilty. Andy feels as if he should’ve been the one to die instead of Robbie because he was such a bright kid, which so much going for him. He also feels guilty because he was the one driving in the first place and didn't save Robbie, while he was burning in the car.

For example Andy says to his coach “I wanted to die right after the accident. I wanted it to be me that dead instead of Rob. He had so much goin’ for himself. He woulda got that scholarship too, coach. This shows that Andy does recognize that his friend really had something going for him, and Andy feels as if he’s to blame for Robbie’s death, because a kid that might have made it to pro basketball died over Andy’s carelessness. Another example when he’s also talking to the coach about his trial he says “I think I would have felt better if I woulda had to suffer and complain a little” then the coach says “You are suffering, Andy. The judge knows that. We all do”. I feel like Andy is a little too hard on himself because it wasn't really his fault all things happen for a reason whether its good or bad, they’re going to happen whether  you like it or not, it’s just the way life works. Like the coach also told Andy if Robbie was a live and Andy was dead, Robbie would've felt just as guilty so nobody really ever wins at the end of the day.

I think that under aged kids shouldn't be drinking in the first place, because the consequences aren't going to be so fun, and you only drink for one night, but the consequence might scar you forever. So it’s not really worth it. Yeah it might be fun, but if you are drinking you shouldn't drive whether your 16 or 60. The risk of you getting into an accident is always going to be the same. In the book the put a statistic and it says that every 18 minutes somewhere in the world someone gets into an accident because of drunk driving, and if you think about it that A LOT of people, now maybe these statistics have changed but who knows. In my opinion one night of fun isn't really worth someone close to you dying. You should think about consequences before you take part in an action such as this one. 

In my life :)

The song that I'm using is "In My Life" by the Beatles, this song expresses different emotions and things. It talks about that there are places they remember all there life, some have change but also some have stayed. The memories are lost but never really forgotten because you'll always have them with you. In this song I think they wanted to express that love is never really forgotten, or memories in general. Your always going to remember them no matter what, because they are with people that you love. It also explains that although people have gone away, like have died and some might still be alive, but at the end of the day you will always remember the memories that you have with the person or the people, because it just meant that much to you.

In my opinion this is a great song because it talks about love, and it talks about that you should always cherish memories good and bad, which people don't do. I also feel like with this generation kids take things for granted, like their parents, their friends and people that really love them and don't really see what they have, and then they realize it when their friends have left and all they have is memories. I also think that this song has a lot of meaning and emotion towards it, and it was made with different things in mind. Who knows what they were going through when they wrote this song, but I think at the end of the day everyone can relate to the song. I mean I can, I've had people that have left me, and not because they want to because they couldn't simply stay, but I will always have our memories in my me and my life, good and bad.

The group wanted to really show that even though someone might leave on purpose or because they need too doesn't mean you can't remember the memories and all that you guys experienced together. You should lose your love either because at the end of the day, your always going to have experiences with the person.


There are places I remember 
All my life, though some have changed 
Some forever not for better 
Some have gone and some remain 
All these places have their moments 
With lovers and friends I still can recall 
Some are dead and some are living 
In my life I've loved them all 

But of all these friends and lovers 
There is no one compares with you 
And these memories lose their meaning 
When I think of love as something new 
Though I know I'll never lose affection 
For people and things that went before 
I know I'll often stop and think about them 
In my life I love you more 

Though I know I'll never lose affection 
For people and things that went before 
I know I'll often stop and think about them 
In my life I love you more 
In my life I love you more

Non fiction post #2

The article "Obese kids likely to have 3 or more serious health or behavior" by Tracy Miller. Expresses how teens that have obesity problems are likely to have health problems at the age they are now, but also in the future. They can have health problems such as bone and joint muscle problems, asthma, allergies, ear infections etc. Not only can they suffer from medical issues they can also suffer with mental issues. Tracy Miller also talks about how teachers and parents when they start seeing it they should stop it. Also that teachers and parents should be aware of the risks that obesity, because some are uneducated about the subject, and don't really realize it's such a big deal and big problem.

Miller wanted to make the point that a lot of more people should be educated about this subject, and should realize that it’s a serious issue. For example she says, "The number of obese kids have doubled over the past two decades, these obese teens have tripled, according to the American Association of Pediatrics". This shows me that she wants us to know that this problem has gotten worst over the past few years, which is true. Another quote that proves her point of the story is when she says "The findings should serve as a wakeup call to physicians, parents, and teachers, who should be better informed about of the risk of other health conditions associated with childhood obesity so that they can target interventions that can result to better health conditions. This also shows me that she wants to make sure that EVERYONE knows about these issues, and she really wants to make a change with the statistics. This also shows me that this is an issue that she most likely cares for and cares about.

This issue hasn't really bothered me before, but I always see weight loss shows like biggest loser and things like that. I feel like this show should motivate obese people because if another obese person can do it why can't they? I feel like that also has a lot to do with self-pride and maybe they feel too embarrassed to go to a gym and work out, or get on a diet which they shouldn't. I've had people in my family have problems with this, and they don't really solve the issue until they realize that they have a health issue or something, which to me isn't okay because you should try to prevent things from happening and not wait until you get sick or something to make a change in your diet. 

Are you informed about obesity?

The article "Obese kids likely to have 3 or more serious health or behavior" by Tracy Miller. Expresses how teens that have obesity problems are likely to have health problems at the age they are now, but also in the future. They can have health problems such as bone and joint muscle problems, asthma , allergies, ear infections ect. It also explains how kids that are obese suffer with mental issues. Tracy Miller also talks about how teachers and parents when they start seeing it they should stop it. They also say that teacher and parents should be aware of the risks that obesity, because some are uneducated about the subject, and don't really realize it's such a big deal and big problem. 

I think the article wanted to express that like I said before a lot of more people should be educated about this subject, and should realize that its a serious issue. For example Miller says , "The number of obese kids have doubled over the past two decades, these obese teens have tripled, according to the American Association of Pediatrics". This shows me that she wants us to know that this problem has gotten worst over the past few years, which is true. Another quote that proves her point of the story is when she says "The findings should serve as a wake up call to physicians, parents, and teachers, who should be better informed about of the risk of other health conditions associated with childhood obesity so that they can target interventions that can result to better health conditions. This also shows me that she wants to make sure that EVERYONE knows about this issues, and she really wants to make a change with the statistics. This also shows me that this is a issue that she most likely cares for and cares about. 

This issue hasn't really bothered me before, but I always see weight loss shows like biggest loser and things like that. I feel like this show should motivate obese people because if another obese person can do it why can't they?. I feel like that also has a lot to do with self pride and maybe they feel to embarrassed to go to a gym and work out, or get on a diet which they shouldn't. I've had people in my family have problems with this, and they don't really solve the issue until they realize that they have a health issue or something, which to me isn't okay because you should try to prevent things from happening and not wait until you get sick or something to make a change in your diet 

The book  Upstate by Kalisha Buckhonon is about this boy named Antonio , and he's in jail because they accused him of killing his father. In his defense he was defending his mom. To me Antonio is a strong and brave character because he still manginess to keep his head up high and maintain his relationship with his girlfriend. 

For example, in one of the letters Antonio tells his girlfriend that he confessed and said what really happened to the jury, because he couldn't stand to see his mom cry. I feel like this was strong of him because he didn't really mean to stab his dad , but he's still taking full blame for it like a real man should. I agree with his desion because he's being honest and excepting the truth. His mom and girlfriend don't agree with his desion of being honest and just coming out and saying the truth , but I agree with it because it's showing that he can step up and except reality. 

A way that Antonio is also being strong is because he's holding on to his relationship an he's not giving up on it. Which I find romantic & nice. Because he's in jail yet still rights Natasha ever chance he gets, he's always telling her that he loves her, and to marry him. This is also a sign of hope because if they weren't hopeful of him getting out of jail why would they still be engaged ? Why would they still continue with the relationship ? . The little things that these characters makes a big difference in the book, & it gives hope on what's gonna happen next is good. Also that he might get out of jail. 

This connects to the world in many ways, because it shoes you not to lose hope, & to always be honest. Honesty and hope can help you a lot in life, 2 of the main things actually , things will go better for you of you actually are honest & do believe in what you say or the future or just in general. You should always be strong & don't lose hope. 

You'll Always Have a Friend :)

In class we read the book "FOX", and it"s about this fox that's lonely and doesn't  have friends. so in order to satisfy himself and not feel so alone he tries to ruin someone else's friendship. There's this dog and bird that are very close friends, so fox gets jealous and tries to ruin the friendship by tricking bird and taking her away, which in my opinion isn't fair.

People get jealous all the time, but I don't think it's right to ruin something because your jealous because it's not fair towards the two people that your affecting, friendships are very strong, especially when you have that type of friendship that you need each other for everything, and that's the type of relationship that dog and bird had. Now it's kind of bird's fault because she left, but in the end of the story she tries to find her way back, which I think is the main message of this story which is yeah your friendship can get ruined but at the end of the day it's worth fighting for no matter what you go through, because that's always going to be a friend. The journey to get back where you where at in the first place is not gonna be easy but it's worth the fight and journey.

I think this is a good message for kids because little kids especially get jealous when there "BFF" gets a new friend and doesn't really pay attention to you, so you get lonely and angry and go out you way to ruin the friendship which is understandable  but shouldn't happen because why can't we all be friends? , why do we have to be specific groups?, if its a true friend they will always be there, also when you ruin a friendship or do something to effect it your going to be friends again, not like the way you first were but you are. This message isn't only for kids but for teenagers and grown ups too, because we do ruin friendships and we don't try to put them together because we're either scared to be rejected or scared that friend isn't going to be waiting for you, which you never know they might be.