First year-Freshmen-

SECOND MARKING PERIOD-

In this marking period it was not that distressing, but it was somewhat because of having to write essays and present projects. 

One Of The Assignments That I was Proud Of -

• Of Mice and Men Literary Analysis Essay (Jan. 12-13)

This Topic that we learn about, was the book " Of Mice and Men" 

​​​​Essay The Mice And Men book - Google Docs 

summary-

"Of Mice and Men" is a novella written by John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it narrates the experiences of George and Lennie, two migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in the United States.

 The friendship between Lennie and George- Lennie has a developmental delay which causes him to be very forgetful and impulsive, which causes problems later on during the story. George helps Lennie when he forgets and when Lennie gets in trouble. 

In the assignment, we had to write an essay that included one of the prompts that were given. 

 How does Steinbeck develop the major themes of (theme)?

 Or

 What does Of Mice and Men reveal about (theme), and how does Steinbeck reveal this message?

 Mainly the objective was to pick a theme for what could be the subject that was talked about in "Of Mice and Men" and use evidence from the book to explain why it supports your claim of the theme. 

This assignment fits with the overall unit because we first learned about how to format an analysis essay including looking at different themes that we can use or make our own idea of the theme. I appreciated the assignment because it helps refresh my brain to understand the importance of formatting the analysis essay, preparing me if I ever had to write another analysis essay.

2nd Assignment -

This is one of the Assignments I think I need more improvement on. 

• Shakespeare Research Project (Jan.12-18)

​​Lhea Osorio - Shakespeare Research Project - Google Slides 

Before we begin our new unit of reading Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, it was important to understand what life was like in Western Europe during the 16th century, also known as the Renaissance. we all had to split up into groups and be assigned one of the topics that were listed on the attached Google Doc. 

In this research project, we were assigned to a William Shakespeare life. during this research project, I have also learned a lot about Shakespeare, including about his family, and his journey to write plays or books. 

what made this research project quite difficult was looking for information, although we were all given a source to find information, the resources of why Shakespeare wanted to write plays were not found nor why he moves to London to do plays in the first place. 

If I had to improve this project, I would want to check for grammar including not putting a lot of information on one slide and instead making more than one for more space, so the audience won't be overwhelmed by all the words jumble together.

THIRD MARKING PERIOD-

One Of The Assignments That I Was Proud Of -

• Brand Research Paper (Feb. 13)

​​​Lhea Osorio - Brand Research Paper - Google Docs 

In this unit, we learned how brands use the three persuasive appeals; ethos, pathos, and logos, to advertise and sell their products. This assignment was completed as a part of the unit to understand each of them. We all worked individually having to choose a brand to research and explore or find any advertisement for their use of the three appeals.

 Ethos- deals with credibility/trustworthiness or beliefs to get its audience's attention.

 Pathos- goes with people how people will feel and how the advertisement or ads are shown to get an emotional reaction out of the viewers.

 Logos- Have logic or knowledge to get its audience. 

The brand that I decided to do for this assignment is Mcdonald's. My first step was to first research past information, how it came to its achievements, and the types of food they sell. After putting information on my brand I would then look for 3 different ads that would show each of the appeals. 

2nd Assignment -

This is one of the Assignments I think I need more improvement on, also this assignment is also connected to the one I did for the brand research paper. 

• Brand Research Poster (Feb. 13)

Similar to the unit for the brand research paper after finishing it everyone had to make their own advertisement from their brand that had to have only two appeals and to either draw it or make it online. 

For my advertisement, I decided to draw it using red paper. Includes an egg McMuffin, a drink on the side, subtitles that say, "Eat with McDonald and make your family happy" and a hand pointing forward at the viewers. for this advertisement, I chose ethos and pathos for both of my appeals. 

 completing this assignment was a challenge because I had to think of an original idea to make my advertisement and explaining it also was hard, I would improve more if I look for more examples or just thought a bit more for a better idea.

 I learned about Ethos pathos, and logos and how it's important to find a way to get an audience's attention. 

​​​Lhea Osorio - Brand Research Paper - Google Docs 

 FORTH MARKING PERIOD-

One Of The Assignments That I Was Proud Of -

• Romeo and Juliet Mask Project (May 19)

​​​​Lhea Osorio - Romeo and Juliet Mask Project - Google Docs 

The unit goes with the project because of reading Romeo and Juliet after finishing the book, we were given an optional project. in Act 1, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, it was customary to wear a mask at a ball. we had to design a mask using the materials that were provided and explain or make a document of why the mask that you made symbolizes a character from the play.

The mask that I made for this project represented Juliet's father/Mr. Capulet. I used color to represent his personality for example I used red, to represent his anger because the color of the Capulet flag also includes red. Purple is a color that means power and wealth and just like his household, he is wealthy and powerful which is why he has to pick a wealthy person to marry Juliet. The pink that is barely seen means his care for his daughter and others during the story. 

SECOND MARKING PERIOD

THIRD MARKING PERIOD