Homework

1. What is an audience?  An audience is a group of people, either a group of completely different people or a group of similar people.
2. Please list three different types of audiences there are.teens, adults, and children.
3. Pretend that you are giving a presentation to the following groups:
   a)High school students sports
   b)Parents-curfews for their children.
   c)Business men and women-the type of schooling you must complete to get to their level.
4. What are some topics that you would discuss with them? How do you plan to hold their attention? To hold their attention I will talk to subjects they can relate to. For high schoolers I’ll talk about school or homework, for parents I will talk about curfews for their children or punishments they give their children when they do something wrong, and for business people I will talk about what I must do to get to their level (how much schooling, etc.)

Presentations

1.  Do you like presenating information?  (why or why not)

Yes, i like presenting information. I like presenting information because I like to compare my answers and opinons with the others in my class. I also like to present infront of the class because it helps to build social skills.

2.  What do you think are the key elements in a good speech?

A few special key elements in a good speech are making eye contact with a few of the people in the audience, speaking slow and clearly, and not straying off of the main topic.

3.  What is difference between giving a speech about something you enjoy as opposed to something that you do not enjoy?

It is easier to talk about something you like becuase you are intrested in that topic. Talking about something you do not like is harder because you are not intrested in that topic and you do not care as much about that topic as opposed to another topic that you actually like.

4.  Why do you believe powerpoint is a helpful tool to use for presenations?

I think that powerpoint presentations are helpful because it is like having your notes infront of you but in a better way because instead of reading tiny note cards you have a huge screen to glance at occasionally when you forget what to say.

5.  When do you think you will be using power point after high school?

Powerpoints are used in so many places everday such as schools including highschool and college levels. Also, many businesses and business people use powerpoints for many different types of  presentations.

Beyonce Knowles

After listening to and watching all of the videos today about important African Americans that have shaped the world we are all living in today I chose who has had the biggest impact on my life. For me the person who had an impact on my life out of those few people we learned about was Beyoncé Knowles. Even though I think that Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. did extraordinary things in their life times but since I am only 16 I can more closely relate to Beyoncé. Growing up I’ve listened to Beyoncé’s music from her career with Destiny’s Child to her solo career. Her music is amazing and as a young teenager I can really relate to her music. Her music is not the only reason why I look up to her. She is a young African American woman who has won many awards such as Grammys and has been nominated for many others. She has really opened up many doors for women in the music industry never mind also for the African American race. She truly demonstrates what a hardworking power-driven woman can do in life.

Beloved Husband, Father, and Teacher Mourned For.

Last Monday night students, family and friends came to a high school footballl field to mourn for the lose of their teacher, father, family member and friend. Augustin Roberto “Bobby” Salcedo was found with bullet wounds in his chest and head. He was vacationing in Mexico. He was said to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. They think the killing was drug-related. Last Monday a candle-light vigil was held in his honor. About 4,000 people went to mourn, cheer, and show respect for Salcedo and his family.

Independent Questions

1. The ribbon is located at the top of the page.

2. The three main components that make up the ribbon are tabs, groups, and commands.

3. The names of the tabs are, Home, Insert, Page, Layout, References, Mailings, Review, and View.

4. Group names are located at the bottom of the tabs.

5. Every single thing inside of a group and a tab is known as the command.

6. A template is a blank document.

7. Templates help you complete a document the way somebody wants it done.

8. It can help you get a title, subtitle, Quote things, Give emphasis on something, etc.

9. Tables are used by many people to organize information or to present something in a different or more fun way than to just type a paragraph about something and present it.

10. Graphics are pictures, you can use them to illustrate what you are trying to say or explain.

11. Mail merge lets you type and print or email multiple copies of your letter to different recipients.This is good for someone doing business and needs to get letters out to people.

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13. I think word has changed so much because over the years things change and word was changed to benefit peoples new needs.

14. If you do not know how something works you can play around with it until you learn something, you can read a book made to help you learn it, or you can ask someone who has experience with something like that.

Victim Speaks Out

Today in Salt Lake City, Utah Elizabeth Smart finally speaks out. Almost 9 years and 3 months after she was abducted she testifies. Elizabeth Smart is now 21-years old and told her terrible story in court today. On June 5, 2002 David Mitchell took her out of her room and into the mountains of Utah. Elizabeth said that they were “married” and then he raped her, she said he would rape her multiple times a day and would drug her up or get her drunk to take advantage of her. She finally today got her voice heard and told her story. David Mitchell was singing and closing his eyes so the judge had him removed before Elizabeth could start her testimony. Elizabeth told family and members of the court that she wanted him to hear her testimony and she was told that he heard every word of it.

Correct Posture

1. Can you do these stretches sitting down or standing up? You can do the stretches sitting down or standing up.

2. What posture should you always begin at? You begin at a neutral position.

3. Why is breathing helpful?  Breathing is helpful because it helps you relax.

4. Choose three of these stretches as your favorite.  Why did you select them?

Reach Back and Windmills are two of my favorites because I love stretching my back because it is usually stiff. I also like the Neck Stretch because my neck usually is stiff and bothers me. These three stretches opened up my neck and back.

Why I attend St.Mary’s High School

The main reason  I attend St. Mary’s High School is because of softball. Growing up softball has always been my favorite sport and my parents wanted to send me to a good school that has a good softball program. At first my dad was very hesitant about sending me to St. Mary’s but my mom and I finally convinced him to let me come. I came for freshman for a day January of my eighth grade year and absolutely feel in love with it. I came from a public school so I loved the fact that all the classes were smaller and just that the school was smaller in general.  Another reason I chose St.Mary’s was because my mom and my brother both went to St.Mary’s. School spirit is important in any school, it shows all your sports teams that you support them.

Bad Posture

Today when I typed bad posture into google this site www.mortonsfoot.com/badposture popped up so I decided to look at it. This website reiterated what Mrs. Fagan said in class. Some things that I really found similar were:

1. ” Bad posture can most often be blamed  on your feet. “

2.  Straighten your back, good posture

3. Lift your chest, good posture

4. Roll your shoulders, good posture

5. If your head is out forward of your shoulders, that is demonstrating bad posture.

Current Event

One current event that really caught my eye is the one about two school administrators who said a prayer at a school luncheon. The two men were Frank Lay and Robert Freeman. Frank Lay is the principal of Pace High school and Robert Freeman is the athletic director. Pace High School is located in Pace, Florida. The article states that at a school luncheon these two men lead a prayer. The two men could face up to 6 months of jail time and could be fined. I personally think that they should only get a “slap on the wrist” type of punishment. I feel that they must have to apologize to the school’s students, faculty and staff. They should even have to pay a fine, but I feel that jail time is a little too extreme for a situation like this. I understand where all the free rights come in but I do not personally think that they were saying this prayer to put down anyone elses religion. This really caught my attention because since I go to a catholic school and we openly pray whenever we want it was weird to hear that two men could be put in jail for it.