2nd Year Program
2009-2010
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Updated list of all 2nd Year vocabulary.
Self-evaluations (3 copies, typed, please) are DUE on Wednesday, 3/10. Use the following questions as guidelines for your self-evaluation:
What have you learned since September?
How have you become a better student this year?
What are you doing well right now?
What needs to be improved?
What could you be doing to be a better student?
What specific steps will you take during April & May to improve your performance?
What are your own personal goals for this year?
Have you reached them? If so, what did it take for you to acheive these results?
If not, what can you do to reach these goals?
Has this been a successful year for you so far? If so, why? If not, why not?
Transcendentalist essays -- email edits still DUE:
Kellen
Savannah
Kathryn
Peaceful Landscape
by Mary Crowley
White-covered trees droop in late December;
hovering disks descend downward.
Dragging his red wooden sled
over the bleached surface,
the little boy slides,
relaxed, down
snowy slopes. Icicles
hang off roofs:
lazy snowflakes fall outside.
The Perfect Wave
by Kellen Crawford
Waves roar as they crash onto Beacon's Beach in San Diego. I stare out at the brutal surf, contemplating how to attack and ride the mightiest beast of all: the ocean. Scooping up my six-foot-two-inch board, I attach the sandy elastic leash to my ankle. I take a deep breath and sprint into the shallows. I position my surfboard in front of my chest as the salty water reaches my waist, and dive on. At this moment, the remnants of a large swell envelop me in a frothing white blanket. Bitter sea water singes my nostrils as I pop up, but I paddle out to sea nonetheless, brimming with confidence.
The second wave in a series of high-rolling swells is coming quickly, and it appears to be on the verge of breaking. On an impulse, I reflect on the brief surfing lesson I received two years ago from my dad, and press the nose of my board into the water, while my body follows suit. I slide soundlessly under the wave and pop up like a cork on the other side. Spitting the salty water out of my mouth, I doggedly paddle on. My arms burn with the warning signs of exhaustion, but my goal ushers me further.
Another large shape rises soundlessly out of the water -- the third wave. It threatens to unleash its full tidal force over my head, but turns out to be incredibly easy to drift over. A small breeze blows across the calm area where I paddle determinedly, and I thank God for my cozy wetsuit. Without it, I would be as frozen as one of the adrenaline junkies I had seen earlier, diving into the sea wearing only a speedo. Around me, watery hillocks rise and fall like the breathing chest of a large sleeping being. I suddenly realize I must be at least sixty feet from shore. I spin around and sit on the back of my surfboard, radiating excitement.
The moment of truth has finally come. I begin to paddle in the direction of the shore, constantly checking behind my shoulder, waiting for a swell. My heart skips a beat as a rise in the water forms slowly, and then gradually grows in size until it is the perfect height. It is then that I begin to catch hold of the wave's massive power. I clutch both sides of the board for dear life and rise up, quivering with anticipation. My right foot plants on the upper half first, and then my left foot solidly roots itself on the tail end of my board. I am up.
A sublime feeling of bliss floods into my mind, and I begin to carve slowly through the left side of the wave, speeding along at eighteen miles per hour. The fins on the underside of the surfboard cut through the wave and reward me with well-balanced steering. And then, all at once, the wave begins to lose its perfect form and crashes down upon my body, snapping me out of my pleasant reverie. My body is sucked under the surface and occasionally yanked where the board, currently tied to me, wishes to go.
I lie in soft sand, lapped by inches of water, spluttering and coughing. From the shallows, I catch a glimpse of another set of perfect waves curling over the once-calm ocean. I grab the drenched surfboard with its death grip on my ankle, and mentally prepare: paddle, wait, surf, repeat.
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3rd Quarter Unfinished Pieces
*** = must be finished by end of 3rd Quarter
Betsy:
History Research Paper: D#4: A
Revisions = 100%
Edits = 100%
Theme poem
essay: Red Badge of Courage, et.al. ***
Tocqueville -- interpretive paragraph ***
Tocqueville -- evaluative paragraph ***
self-evaluation (3 copies) ***
Transcendentalists essay
Green poetry
Kellen:
History Research Paper: D#4: B+/A- (missing bibliography)
Revisions = 34/36
Edits = 100%
Slave Dancer outline ***
essay: Red Badge of Courage, et.al. ***
Tocqueville -- interpretive paragraph ***
Tocqueville -- evaluative paragraph ***
self-evaluation (3 copies) ***
Theme poem
Transcendentalists essay
Pink poetry
Savannah:
History Research Paper: D#4: B+/A- (missing bibliography)
Revisions =100%
Edits = 100%
Theme poem
essay: Red Badge of Courage, et.al. ***
Tocqueville -- interpretive paragraph ***
Tocqueville -- evaluative paragraph ***
self-evaluation (3 copies) ***
Transcendentalists essay
Green poetry
Kathryn:
History Research Paper: D#4: C (no previous draft or bibliography)
Revisions = 100%
Edits = needs 1 email
Tocqueville -- interpretive paragraph ***
Tocqueville -- evaluative paragraph ***
Transcendentalists essay
Green poetry
Mary:
History Research Paper: D#4: C (No previous draft, editing changes not made)
Revisions = 100%
Edits = 100%
bring back Final Folder
Declaration of Independence outline ***
Constitution paragraph ***
essay: Red Badge of Courage, et.al. ***
Tocqueville -- interpretive paragraph ***
Tocqueville -- evaluative paragraph ***
self-evaluation (3 copies) ***
Theme poem
Transcendentalists essay
Pink poetry
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