Art Statement

My art piece connect lance Armstrong and my grandma. The handle bars represent Lance Armstrong and his cycling career. the picture are showing you the people i am representing, and the quotes are things that they said in the past.
I am honoring these two people because they both fought cancer and that is why they are resilient in my life.

Resilient essay

“Before cancer I just lived. Now I live strong” stated Lance Armstrong. My grandma and Lance Armstrong are the two people that are resilient to me. My grandma played a big part of my life, always there loving and taking care of me. But later she died of cancer. Lance Armstrong is another resilient person to me because he had cancer, fought very hard, and did not give up, just like my grandma. My grandma fought as long as she could.
My grandma Shirley Gaber is resilient to me because we were close and that she did not stop fighting to cure the cancer that she had. My grandma was diagnosed with cancer in 2002 and died on November 30th, 2005 because of lung cancer. My grandma quoted “Always do the right thing” I have always tried to keep that in mind because that is something that she always stood by and she new that my sisters and I knew right from wrong. My grandma also said a lot is “Don’t be afraid to try new things” and what she meant was not to go through life without trying that food that you hate or that sport or anything like that. These things that I have said a show me that my grandma is resilient because she was a big remodel in my life, taught me new things, etc. also that she fought to try to cure cancer. Lance Armstrong and my grandma both fought hard to cure cancer and he did and my grandma fought hard to.
Lance Armstrong is a resilient person because he had testicular cancer that spread to his brain and he overcame this by fighting hard to cure it and he did. Lance was diagnosed with cancer in 1996 and had a 50/50 chance to survive and he did. After Lance was cured he went on to win the Tour De France 7 times in a row. Lance quoted “Pain is temporary but quitting last s forever”. I think that he is say you will go through tough times but don’t quit because you will regret it later on down the road. Lance Armstrong is resilient person because he had cancer that could have killed him but he cured and did not stop cycling, and he also went on to win the Tour De France 7 times in a row. My grandma and Lance Armstrong relate to me because they both had cancer and I had a person in my family that had cancer (my grandma).
I connect with Lance Armstrong and my grandma because they both struggled with cancer and I know how he feels and how much of a struggle it is because my grandma lived with us and I saw how had it was for her. This connection is important because I know what they have both been through and I respect both of them for trying and getting cured of this deadly disease. Lance and my grandma connect with my life because of the cancer and I know what they went through.

Trial Reflection

In the trial I was a jury member, my strengths were listening carefully on what the defense and prosecutors had to say. My challenge was getting everything down that was important to know. While the trial took place I took down good notes that I used to make my decision if Jack was guilty or not guilty. I think I was a good worker while this trial was going on, I did a good job of staying quiet, listening, and taking notes. I was also an active member when we had to decide if Jack was guilty or not guilty. I think I deserve an A+ because I did all the requirements that I needed to do. I listened, took notes, and was an active member of the juror.

PODCAST REFLECTION!!!!!!

Concepts: I learned that a lot of firemen and police made huge sacrafices for the people in the twin towers, and hundreds lost their lives for it.
2. I learned that when a horrible event like 9/11 occurs that American people will reach out to one another to help in anyway they can.

Challenges:
One challenge that I had doing this podcast was that I did not save it correctly and it was not there the next day. Also, finding a partner to help me record.

Real World Application:
One thing that I could use in the real world is if anyone asks about 9/11 I can tell them because I know all the facts about this event.

Short Story Reflection

Title: A Day Of Glory

Author: Matt Fitch

Genre: Thriller/Adventure

Mentor Texts: The thing that inspired me when I wrote this story was a race that I had on Thanksgiving day, a magazine called Transworld Motocross and that i love to race motocross.

Pages:8 pages with pictures

Audience: Transworld Motocross readers and a younger group of kids

Writing Process: My writing process so far is going well i got 2 drafts and working on my third to turn in to Ms. Staff. I got great ideas back from some people and I am hoping that i can put them in my story to make it better.

Publishing Process: The places i have in mind to publish my story are Transworld Motocross and Explore Elementary.