Beep Test Reflection

Recently, we completed the Beep Test in PE class. I received a score of 7.1, at age 13. There were, of course, outside forces. For example, that day, my leg was scarred from a game the previous day which caused my leg to limp when I walked. Also, when measuring my heart I noticed that it was beating fast, and I think it was because I was nervous about the soccer game. But, excluding all of this, 7.1 is a 'good' score, according to one of the websites Ms. Arcenas provided us. Obviously, I would like to improve this score a lot more. Measuring my heart could help me identify my fitness level in many different ways. An example is if your heart is beating very quickly during the exercise, it may be because you overworked and are causing your body to work harder. Furthermore, if you are stressed about something that also increases your heart rate. A goal I would like to set for myself is an 8.5. This is because in 7th grade I remember receiving an 11.1, so I know I can really reach this goal if I put my mind into it. Furthermore, I can help achieve them by relaxing before the test, and really pacing myself during. Some new approaches that I can take are just pushing my self harder during these tests. If I feel tired, I should continue to work, and not just stop. In conclusion, I believe the benefits of an active lifestyle is just the lower risk of diseases in the future. If you continue to maintain a healthy body you will live a longer and better life. 

Expectations and Assessments

As I've learned today, PE is a very important subject in school for various reasons. For example, before today, I didn't realize that someone aged 5-17 needed 60 minutes of physical activity everyday. It was even more surprising when I learned that only 8% of the population actually follows this guideline. Furthermore, I've learned today that the our PE class is fantastic because it gives us more than our recommended time for the day! Additionally, as we learned in Ms. Roy's health class, excising reduces the risk of disease which I believe is very important to live a happier life. Moreover, both the essential questions and Enduring Understanding teaches us that learning new skills and new techniques can benefit us in the future, so we can continue to get our "60 minutes". I also believe that throughout our PE class, people will find new hobbies and interests that can teach them to be more physically confident. Overall, the PE curriculum can show us how to be healthier and happier in future. By looking at our pictures from the chalk talk and comparing it to the guidelines, I can see a lot of similarities such as being respectful, coming on time, working together, etc. I believe that these comparisons show that students understand how we behave in class, and why we do so; to help better our habits in the future. I overall think that this is a very powerful display to look at how our class feels we should behave, and then compare it to how the school wants us to behave, and see that the results are the same. I have no doubt in my mind that our class will be great this year! I chose this image because I personally believe that even playing dodgeball before class, can help strengthen your body and make you healthier. I chose this second image, because as you can see these are two elderly people working out. Even as you grow older, you should always work out every day because it can improve your life and reduce the risk of getting many diseases. //// Citations - "TU Gym Class Games Challenge." Times Union. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2014. . "Senior Fitness Programs." I Get You Fit RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Aug. 2014. .

História de infância bl 02

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Historia de Infancia

Once upon a time, an armadillo who liked to sing. Every day, he went to a river that had frogs and frogs sang.

"I want to sing," spoke the armadillo.

"Armadillos can not sing!" Frogs responded

One day, a group of crickets was next to his house. The crickets sang and armadillo was very jealous.

"I want to sing," said the armadillo.

"Armadillos can not sing!" crickets spoke.

One day, a man carrying a cage with many canaries. Canaries sang very loud and armadillo was sad.

"I want to sing," said the armadillo.

"Armadillos can not sing!" Canaries spoke.

One day, the armadillo was for a sorcerer and wept.

"I want to sing!" Armadillo shouted.

"Yeah. But if I have a good voice for you, I have to kill you." The sorcerer said.

"I do not care! I do all the things you want"

After killing the armadillo, armadillo sorcerer turned into a beautiful instrument and gave it to the best musician. Finally, the armadillo can sing forever.

About the Author -

My name is Dana Zamat. I'm American and I'm 13 years old. I live in Brazil for 3 years. I like to play soccer and read. I was born in the United States.

Taylor Mali poem reflection

Taylor Mali recently visited our school and spoke about the importance of speaking confidently. It was amazing that he had come to our school and it was truly a once in a lifetime experience. Honestly, I learned more from his mini lesson about speaking than I have in my life. Mr. Mali spread the message of speaking assuredly. He told us not to speak softly, to articulate, and to not lean on anything. I believe this is great advice that public speakers should follow. It is something that is essential because otherwise you will look unprofessional. For this video I used the following images for multiple reasons. First I used them to create an image in one's mind when watching this video. Also I used some of these images to exaggerate the message I was trying to send throughout the poem; the importance of laughing at yourself. 

Belly Dancing Reflection

From my experience I believe a fusion is a mix of two objects. In this case, it is a mix of two dances that have aspects that work well together. In this case we did a fusion of Hip Hop and Belly Dancing which included facets from both dances. I really liked this dance because it required a lot of hip movement and it was a lot of fun to do. I think because we did the hip movements it did create an Arabic feel to it. I didn't like how there was no hand movements that we practiced. I think if the teacher would have included more of the Mediterranean hand movements it would have made it much better. It would overall look more polished. The part of the song that I didn't like that much was the towards the end when you go down and then put your hands up. I don't think that made it look better at all and I believe there were other things that could've been included there. I really liked the part of the dance where we would turn and immediately put our elbows to our heads because I think that looked very good. It had both a belly dancing and hip hop feel to it and I would love to use it in my own choreography. I found many differences in this dance that were different in our other dances. For example, when we did our Hip Hop unit I think it was a little more depending on the exact steps. In the Belly/Hip fusion it was more dependant on the movement you did with your body rather than just in your feet. Another difference that I found was that in this dance your hands were constantly moving when in the other units (ie. English Ballroom Dancing) where our hands were kept on our sides. Another change that I noticed was the fact that our dance could be portrayed with only one person, when in other dances that we have done, for example the Wizard of Oz, our group dances, were all with multiple people that worked together to create a dance.  Overall, I really liked this fusion of dance and how it worked together and I think it was much different from all of the other dances we have done.

Lyric Speech

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For my Stepping up to the Stage class we had to pick a song that we like and preform it. The only catch was that we couldn't sing it, but instead we had to preform it like a poem or monologue. We also had to use our body to portray most of the words sang in the lyrics. Furthermore, we had to change our tone at least three times in the song. Another thing that also made it difficult was the fact that we had to say it in a perspective different than the actual song.

I think my speech went fairly well. I did all the movements I wanted to and more. For example there were some parts that I just decided to add a movement. I also changed my voice three times which I thought was very good since I thought I would struggle with that. Also we were required to have a prop or use something in the room and  I completed this task. I pointed to the windows which I thought was a good idea. One thing that I would like to change was the fact that sometimes I read the lyrics in the same rhythm, therefore making it boring. I would really like to break that habit because it doesn't sound proffesional and it makes it seem like I'm nervous.

Overall, I think I did a good job of completing what was asked of me but I can still work on my rhythm.