Tag Archives: Eric Davis

Project Orange Tree (P.O.T.)

                In my Humanities class Policy, we worked on our final action project that was about getting our feet in the streets.  We had to align our self with an organization that was preserving a common. We were allowed to work in groups so I worked with 5 Read More…

Atmosphere Pressure

              In my math and science course, Street-math, we have recently looked at atmosphere. For my project I choose an equation that measures atmospheric pressures at different heights. I think this issue really is important for me because I live in Chicago where we are known for our tall Read More…

Espejo Magico

In my elective class Casa, I have been learning about the feelings that people associate with home; as well as the things.  For my action 2 project I chose to write a short story about someone that tries to reconnect with home emotionally. I have illustrations and the story below. The story is written in Spanish. Read More…

Scouting Report

  In my elective class 162 we were asked to do a scouting report of five baseball players. We had to look at their statistics as well as their payroll and see who was the best value. We a choose a few variables to measure the five players by. I had all hitters. So I Read More…

Equal Opportunity

In my English and History class we have been working on a unit called rights. We had to do 3 hours of service in the area of rights that we felt passionate about. I chose to work in equal opportunities. I worked with Faith in Action as well as Community Renewal Society, two organizations that Read More…

Who is the Champion?

In my elective class, 162, we are using statistics to find out who the greatest athlete of all time are. I was given two really amazing athletes in two different sports. Muhammad Ali who is a boxer also said to be “the greatest boxer of all time”. The other athlete is Walter Payton who was Read More…

Mi Casa es Mi Casa

In my Spanish class Casa I am learning about my house and the furniture of a house.  I learned about my neighborhood and the history of it. I also learned a lot of the language to describe it. I am proud of the many words I can say now as well as my hard work. Read More…

Shine Bright Like A Diamond

                  In Unit of our Math & Baseball course, 162 we learned a lot about segregation in sports. Before I took this class I knew a lot about the baseball because of learning about Jackie Robinson in history classes. I never knew how much he impacted baseball Read More…

~Enséñame Cómo Aprender~

      In my Spanish class, Escuela, we are studying the content that students learned in the past, present, and future. We also looked at the culture of that time and the ways the world influenced what you learn in the classroom. For our final project we had to create a lesson plan in Read More…

Grasping Gratitude~DC

Through out this term my group has been working on a mini documentary (micro-mentary) that explores our ideas and the things we have learned about Gratitude. Along with the micro-mentary we created a lesson plan and workshop to give people a better idea of what we’ve been working on. Our lesson plan covers defining, identifying, Read More…