Kevin

= = =Quarter 1=

Interview with Ms. Chen


Ms. Chen is a Chinese teacher in SAS. She said SAS is first time to be in Ms. Chen. Ms. Chen was working in School that located in Shanghai called Shanghai international school. She was also working for Chinese teacher there. Ms. Chen is kind of classical person, like she has many Chinese tradition interior products in her class. She doesn’t have any sponsor of clubs Ms. Chen has really calm character. I never saw her worrying or hurrying face ever. Ms. Chen said she want to spend most of good time in SAS school life.

(English homework: __The Tell Tale Heart: Writing )__
Q1: Do you believe the narrator is mad?toc

In The Tell Tale Heart story, the narrator fall in guilty, because he killed the old man. The narrator don’t think that he is mad. (“very dreadfully nervous I had been and am: but why will you say that I am mad?”) This quotation explains that the narrator strongly disagreeing about his madness. Also in second paragraph, the narrator said, (“ I think it was his eye! Yes, it was this! One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture-- a pale blue eye with a film over it.”) The narrator is explaining about the old man’s eye. He describe that his eye was reason why he killed the old man. Still the narrator says that he loved him. He just killed the old man just because of his abnormal eye. Those evidences show that truly the narrator is mad.

I chose this assignment for my wiki, because I spent about 2hours to write this paragraph and worked hard.

Analytical Paragraph 
The protagonist of this book is called Yitoben, actually Yitoben is his nickname. His has a son, however his son is not that normal. His son has some mental problem, so his son can't concentrate in any works in life. Yitoben's character changed when he divorced with his wife. He don't agree any people's thought. He is not listening to people's opinion, and he is just talking about his own opinion selfishly. Still Yitoben's son has one thing that can concentrate so well. Even he concentrating much better than other normal people. It is a violin. When he is playing violin, his eyes are only watching his practice violin for whole time. When Yitoben know that his son was a undeveloped child, he tried to put his son in mental hospital, and force to fix his son's mind, but when he know that his son have a talent about playing violin, he promise that he will gonna make a violin for his son. Also, Yitoben have some problem too. He can't hear sounds well, so when he check his ear, he just astonish about his result. It was a brain cancer. Yitoben's goal was to make his son's new violin. So, he just canceled the cancer operation and went to the violin factory to learn how to make a violin. When he finish making his son's violin, his brain cancer got bigger, so he is now in intensive-care room. When he died by the brain cancer, his wife came and found the letter and violin case. 20 years later, when Yitoben's son turn to a adult, he was holding his father's new violin. This story tells that the hardest work is listening to people. Yitoben comprehends that chatting is starting with listening. If you listen first then, you will gonna understand other people. Also sending your mind is actually starting with listening.

=Quarter 2=

 Confucianism lived in China about in 500 B.C in the past. Confucius is also very well known religion that impact in many Asian Countries, like Japan, and Korea. That’s why most of the Asian countries have quite similar tradition styles with it. Most of the point about Confucianism is being respect to other people. For example, filial piety is the main part of Confucius. Filial piety is respecting our parents and our ancestors, because Confucianism is not serving a god. Confucius is serving their own ancestors to hope their life get peaceful and happy. Also, their have 5 basic human relationship with Confucianism. Like, ruler to ruled, father to son, husband to wife, elder brother to younger brother, and friend to friend. Especially, relationship between father to son, and elder brother to younger are extremely important in Confucianism, in fact respect older people is the one of virtue for Confucianists. Confucianism is also not only limited to family, it can find in the school too. Children are respecting a teacher like their parents, so it makes less problems. Confucianism had impacted China well in the society. Actually confucianism is beneficial in economic growth, because the key point of Confucius (Respect) makes people to get a good relationship and people can work together with no any uncomfortable feelings. Since, Confucius make the crime rates low too, as well as respecting people reduce some unmannered minds and feelings. Confucianism makes people to think their self deeper to understand how can many people respect other people and solve the problems together.

I pick this paragraph for the homework, because the description about Confucianism is very detailed and I think I wrote well on this paragragh.

**//Of Mice and Men//**
Of Mice and Men is the story about migrant workers in the U.S. In the novel, the

two main characters, George, and Lennie are describing oppositely. When the first

chapter described when George, and Lennie were walking down the street. The Author

describe George as small, and sharpness, however, Lennie was described as Huge,

and Strong. When the story get through to the background setting, conversation

between George, and Lennie seems bit abnormal. Lennie seems like he has some

mental problem, and George has to support Lennie for in case when Lennie get some

troubles. The whole story is showing some George and Lennies‘ pure mind about their

dream.

=Quarter 3=

**__Old Year__** Kevin Lee
Last year, I had many meaningful activities that changed my attitudes. In January, My family was very busy about our cousin’s birthday, because cousin was coming to our house for the winter vacation. We were making our own homemade birthday cake and bought some personal presents to celebrate our cousin. We had a wonderful party with my cousin, and my cousin went back to Korea in February 1st. In March, famous Korean idol called Girls Generation came in to Shanghai and had a live concert. So, my Korean friends, Jeffrey, etc.… and I went to the concert and cheered for them. It was my first concert that went in Shanghai, and it was very enjoyable day in my memory. In April, my parents were celebrating for their 28th marriage. So our family went to Hong Kong in spring vacation. We were usually did shopping and ate some Hong Kong’s traditional foods. It was bit bored about shopping, still it was a meaningful piece of memory in my life. In June the most grateful day summer vacation started, and I went to Philippine to see my cousins. After half of the vacation, our family went to the Korea and I went to Korean academy for the whole vacation. I learned about some English grammar and reading education, but it was awfully hard and didn’t efficient that much. In August, I came back to Shanghai and I prepared for the new grade 9th’s first day in SAS. In September, school started and I went to grade 9th. In October to November, I participated in Contact Rugby for the school sports team. We had some big tournaments against other international schools too. Finally our school got a second place in the final tournament. I felt so happy but, so breaking down that I was so ill in that final tournament. In December, our family went to Europe for the winter vacation, and I stayed in the hotel and played some computer games. Also, our family went to a lot of art museum for my art education. I was so bored, however most of pieces were very famous, so It was quite fun. If I compare between my old year to New Year, I didn’t had good events that much than the last last year. However, last year was a meaningful year in my life that changed my attitudes. I had a great year in 2010.

**__New Year__** Kevin Lee
In the New Year, firstly I’m so excited about the school space camp trip in January to February, because I’m going to United States Huston NASA, and learned many things about astronomy. Also, I’m just waiting for the Japanese Animate Live concert in Shanghai at the end of February. I’m going to watch the live concert with my friends in weekend. The most important activity in my life is that I’m going to play American Football in other private team after school time, because I was desperate to play football, however our school didn’t support ant football. So, I’m playing with elders or adults for have some great memories. In this year, I will definitely raise my G.P.A. go up, because I got such a terrifying grades last term, by my unorganized works. Also, I will exercise hard that I can be fit in any harsh environment, because I have to go climb MT.Everest with my father soon. So, I have to be healthy and good at any exercises. In last I said in beginning that I will study hard, so I can raise my grade go up and be well organizing student in this new year.

Homework Investigation
Hi Kevin, I did not get to conference with you but I will attempt to assist and suggest further developments to your research! :) /Jenna

Research Questions
 * 1) Do you feel stress about doing your homework? I see that this is a popular question to investigate, and I think it's an excellent choice. You have a great thorough focus throughout most of your questions = homework. Consider possible slight rewording, although the question is comprehendible!
 * 2) How much time do you spend for doing your homework? (Average) This is a question I can imagine puzzling students when trying to determine the broad range, specifying it to an average is good! Consider omitting "for", perhaps also quantify time as "how many hours" and do a likert scale?
 * 3) Do you feel tired every school day morning? Should you perhaps group tiredness together and homework together? I can see how you could connect tiredness to amount of homework done. You could also quantify what qualifies as tired. Consider saying "every morning in school", it flows more smoothly!
 * 4) What time do you go to sleep? (Average)
 * 5) Do you think school should reduce some homework? Why? This question is... questionable. Should you as a researcher use this for your conclusion instead? Are your participants able to answer this question without a bias? Will not most students answer "Yes"? I think it would be better if you asked them whether or not the amount of homework gives is too much - and then ask for reason. It is a matter of wording, because your intention is still good! Consider omitting "some".
 * 6) Dou you get any distractions while doing your homework? Such as what? Give some examples. Don't forget to omit the "u" and perhaps reword it to "Do you get distracted when doing homework? Can you give examples of possible distractions?"

Other information about average time of sleeping for minimum age to the maximum age. http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/PatrickLi.shtml Make this your preliminary bibliography?

I like your questions Kevin! I think 5 will be more effective if you as a researcher used it in the conclusion, but it is still a valid question if you reword it a bit! You are one of those that have the more developed research questions! Try to find a focus for them and further specify! Narrow, narrow and develop! :)

__ **English Speech Project** __
Topic: Do you think that KADAPHI government should use force to stop the revolution in Libya?

 Nowadays, many protests against dictatorship government are spreading in the middle east countries. Those tremendous protests made a great alternation in a human history, however revolution against the libyan government in Libya is bit different then other rebellions in middle east areas. In fact, the Libyan government is trying to kill all the anti KADAPHI forces to hold their dictatorships in Libya. Libya should stop attacking other innocent civilians for their ambition, and change their political methods.

 The strongest leader in Libya, called Murmurer Al Kadaphi president is using whole types of military forces to stop the revolution. He used police, Tanks, Jets, Bombers, and even mercenaries to rid off anti forces. They don’t warn for shooting, they just shoot if they see some protesting movements or other suspicious movements too. Those wrong decision made around 4000 innocent people died by military force suppression.

 Now, those terrifying genocide is spreading out of the whole world, and many other countries are criticizing about the method of reducing protests. In fact, UN already showed a serious disappointment about the government’s management, also in United States secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the Libya government must respect about the human rights and should not use violence against civilians. In addition, the president of the United States Barrack Obama said that U.S.A. will support the protestants groups for no compensation, and tried to rid off a KaDaPhi government out of the Libya.

 How can this massive genocide can happen in 2011? Now, people in the world can communicate each together and can decide that what is right, and what is wrong. Strong government ruling by a dictatorship should be rid off in any countries in the world. That is why the KADAPHI government should abandon their political power, and stop kill the innocent people. I hope there would be no more this kind of horrible genocide forever.

Thank you.

__**Reflection**__
In English speech assessment, I chose a topic for the Libya protest. Because now the Libya genocide is the biggest world issue that many people criticizing. Also for being a Korean, maybe North Korea could happen that events like Libya soon, for that reason North Korea is also a military dictatorship government that isolate civilians an peasants to stop know about the outside world. For my speech, I used statistics and evidences to prove some facts that happening in Libya, Emotive languages that can show some fears about killing innocent people, and rhetorical questions to show my astonishing feeling about the huge genocide that happening in Libya. I think persuasive features that I used in Libya speech effect people to think how genocide is a serious problem in the world, and how the Libya government is corrupted. In addition, the rhetorical questions, stimulated audiences to make a strong sympathy about cruel government in Libya. I think, I felt proud of myself when I used clear examples and specific information about protest in Libya, also took a serious tone about the topic. However, I think I didn’t go well when I spoke a word with bit wrong pronunciation (especially some names and uncommon vocabulary). Also I didn’t do any eye contact with audiences; because the topic was too serious and the amount of speech was to many for say in 2minutes. So I just concentrated in reading my speech. I will improve the number of eye contacting, also saying a clear pronunciation in some other difficult words.

//Search for my Tongue//
**//‘Search for my Tongue’//** is the poem about the author’s life, and affects the audiences about the different cultures. The theme of this poem is about some complicated condition of the author that living with two different cultures, and different languages. For the other results, in the title, “Search for my Tongue” is describing about her original culture that she had it first, but now she is now having some problems about her or languages. In the presentation of this poem, the story shows to the audiences that the condition of the author’s environment is not same as her original culture that she experienced before, so her original generated culture is slowly vanishing and erasing by the new condition of the environment. However, in the bottom of the poem, their have several sentence of (GujooRachi) dream, and many descriptions about plants that using metaphors to show comparisons between flowers and her languages. At the last sentence, the word ‘blossom’ makes audiences to imagine some visual image about her original language is coming back to her life. So usually, the main theme of this poem is about the cultural changes by the condition of the environment.


 * When I just finished of reading the poem called ‘Search for my Tongue’, I enjoyed about how did author used some descriptions about tongues and metaphors between flowers and cultural languages. I was bit worried about that the middle part of the poem, is not an English, so I couldn’t understand. However I just sorted out that those sentences are about the author’s dream. For that reason, this can tell us her original language is not yet vanished by the new condition of the environment. Also, I was strongly agreed about having the original culture and secondary cultures. For example, I had born in Korea, and spoke Korean so well. Then, I moved my school to Shanghai and studying English in Shanghai American School. So, in fact I’m usually Korean but allowing to bring English culture, and Chinese culture. So those make me marvelous, however sometimes I cannot able to speak Korean vocab. It means that my original language culture is slowly disappearing by the new condition of the environment in foreign country. I just comprehended about how the original culture is important to every people. **

=Quarter 4=

__ **4th Quarter goals** __
__**Reading:**__ I will read 10 high school recommended books to improve my reading skills.
 * I will improve my SRA reading levels.
 * I will understand and analyze the whole book fluently.

__**Writing:**__ I will not make any grammar mistakes or other spelling mistakes to decrease the quality of my writing work.


 * Study more useful vocabularies. (Red Hot Roots Words Book)
 * Always plan for essay or other writing work(outline). (Do not just write first).
 * Read many books to able to use fluent sentences (simple, complex, compound).

__**Listening:**__ I will fully understand the whole conversations.


 * Do music monday activity very hard.
 * Listen many other English musics to improve my listening skills.

__**Speaking:**__ I will speak in right accent and pronunciation.


 * Read aloud when reading some books.
 * Always participate in other speaking activities in school.

**The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald**

 * Review by Kevin Lee **


 *  F. Scott Fitzgerald is a famous book writer known as the author of the best novel called “//The Great Gatsby//”. F . Scott Fitzgerald is wildly regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. . Go back to the main point; to show the effects and powers of consumerism, class division, corruption, the American Dream and loss of religion in 1920s American society. **


 *  For the plot summary, it about the complicated relationships between Tom and Mrs. Wilson, and Daisy and Gatsby shows a serious conflicts between Daisy, Tom, and Gatsby. **


 *  I had really hard time to understand most of the in “//The Great Gatsby//”. For that reason, many adjectives and complicated sentences represented many important meaning of the story. However this book made me to improve reading many books, and I felt quite comfortable about reading hard paragraphs to understand. I think, this book has really good and complex story line, which makes the story very exciting. . It’s quite hard to understand in first, **


 *  On a scale from 1-10 rate this book 8.5   **