What I learned in English 9/10 second quarter

In english 9/10 I learned how to hone my writing and grammar skills. I also leaned how to publissh documents onto the internet.

"Lamb to the Slaughter" - I'm the Detective.

If I was a detective investigating the murder of Patrick Maloney in “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl, I would have  thought of all of the possibilities. Therefore I would have labeled the wife as a prime suspect and analyzed all of the possibilities. I would also ask the wife if they had had any arguments lately. Then after that I would question all the people that have come into contact wih the detective in the past month. Then I would come to a logical conclusion. And that would be that wife killed him

“First Persuasive Paragraph.”

Students should be able to play sports if they have low grades. Grades should not have anything to to with a students ability to participate in extracuricular activities such as sports. The reason for that being is that their are alot of benefits associated with students who play sports. Some students are just not mentally able to  meet the academic requirements to be able to play sports. If a student participates in sports it can help teach them alot of valuable life lessons such as perseverance and the knowledge of how to live a  healthy life. The bottom line is that grades can get in the way of a great opportunity for a student to be a part of something greater than themselves.

"Catch the Moon Theme Graphic Organizer"

“Catch the Moon” Grief Paragraph

I believe that the change Luis had expressed as a resullt of his grief he feels as a result of his mothers death is unbelivible. Thats because Luis is a juevinile delinquent who will most likely change his attitude periodically. Also the only reason that Luis did that for Naomi is because he was infatuated with her.

"Homeroom Reform Essay."

Homeroom Reform Essay First Draft=
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Body Paragraph 1
Topic sentence (idea) We believe that if SPA had a new set of computers in the cafe, more students would be able to finish their assignments on time.
Supporting details
how it will work: It will work because if we had up to date computers that are running properly and quicker students would be able to learn and
d complete daily work
why it needs funding:It needs funding because it will make grades go up and the computers we have right now lack several of those needs.


Body Paragraph 2
Topic sentence (personal impact): If we had new computers that students could work on, then they wouldn’t have an excuse to say they lost the homework.
Closing sentence: If we had these needs met the students grades on this campus should improve drastically
Supporting details
way prize will help you The prize will help me because I will be able to work on my schoolwork and complete assignments.
another way prize will help you Another way it would help me is it would improve my technology skills.
Closing sentence That is why getting new computers would benefit me personally.


Body Paragraph 3
Topic sentence (contributions made) The contributions made towards the purchase of new computers would also benefit students in realizing the cost of a computer.
Supporting details
way you have alread that y worked on the project (or something you do related to the project) The way we have already worked on this project is by informing teachers we need b tter technology in order to maintain or improve our grades.
another way you have already worked on the project: Another way we have helped this project is having a specific time we use the computer in order for other kids to get their work done.
Closing sentence In realizing the cost of a computer students will take their work on the computer more seriously.

Body Paragraph 4
Topic sentence (impact on school) If we had new computers for our school it would help the teachers take into consideration giving more assignments online instead of on paper.
Supporting details
way the project will help the students of SPA: The way the
another way the project will help the students of SPA
Closing sentence:


Conclusion Paragraph
Restatement of thesis using new words
Summary of main ideas of body paragraphs:
Final thought


I wrote this essay with Heather W. We wrote it for the KNSD Homeroom Reform Essay Contest.

"SPA Movie & Games Day Paragraph.

When I arrived to school on Friday I was greeted to an unexpected suprise. I found out that I would be spending the whole day at school watching a movie and playing games. We watched a movie called the freedom writers. All in all it was a pretty great day I can't wait for it to happed again.