Adriana


 * 1.Introduction **


 * Hey, my name is Adriana De La Rosa. I am 12 years old and I’m in the 6th grade. The school I go to is Boston Renaissance Charter Public School. The class I am in is CR2. I have been here for 8 years, since k1. This school is like a 2nd home for me. This is because of all the friendships we have here.We have many core values here. In total there are 10. The core value I choose to tell you about is justice. Justice is being fair and having all fairness. This core value best defines me because most of the time I want everything to be fair and everyone to have equality. Well you all know that I am doing the EPortfolio. This EPortfolio will show that I am very creative and smart in my own way. **


 * 2.E.L.A **


 * E.L.A is English Language Arts. In ELA, we read a lot of novels and do a lot of written work. The item I choose for E.LA is my independent work on March 15th 2012. We had to create a comic strip about one of the books we finished reading. That book is called The Giver! For the comic strip, we had to find six quotes from the book and draw a picture that went with each quote. Next, we had to draw and color the comic strip and write the quotes beside each picture. I learned from this assignment that each quote had its very own meaning to it. Also I was able to explain the main ideas of the book. For example the quote “you had your first stirrings”, means you just get your first feelings towards someone. I am proud of this work because I got a 100% on it and did my best to complete. **


 * 3.Social Studies **


 * Social Studies is the subject where you learn a lot about your world, and about what's going on and what happened to it. The item I choose to show is the independent work we received on October 17th. The independent work was named the Leaders Of War! To complete this assignment you had to read a couple of passages. These passages had the leaders or war in it, you had to write important facts about them on a clean sheet of paper. This assignment was connected to the book we were reading called " Number The Stars". This was connected because in the book it talks about the war, leaders, and the nazi! From this assignment I learned about the two sides called the Allied and Axis, also that both sides had a couple people in charge. I am very proud of this assignment because I worked extremely hard on it and did the best I can do to get an A! **


 * 4.Science **


 * Science is the looking, study, and theory of natural occurrences. The assignment I choose is my food web project. This assignment was giving in the month of January and around the 10th. For me to get a 100% on the project was to follow the steps and complete everything accurately and correct. From this project I had learned that what I eat comes from other places and other things. I am proud of this assignment because I got an A+ on the project and did my best. **


 * 5.Math **


 * Math is the subject were all mathematics happen. The assignment I'v choose tell you about is my math quiz. This assignment was assigned on December 9th 2011. The way we had to complete the quiz was by showing your work and answer the questions the right way. The quiz was about multiplication, fraction, and decimals. This assignment was connected to what we learned in the trimester. From this assignment I learned that if you show your work and work hard you can get everything right. I am proud of this assignment because I got 100% and worked really hard. **


 * 6.Specialty **


 * One specialty class I have token is music with Mr. Connor. In this class you learn the music notes and learn how to play the piano. The assignment I choose to tell you about is when we had to learn the beginning of "FOR ELISE". The assignment was given on May 7th 2012, we had to learn the keys and play it correctly. This assignment was connected to when he said pay attention because we are going to have to know the keys for the songs he gives us. From this assignment I have learned to play the song and learned where the keys were. I am proud of this assignment because I learned it quick and played it very well. **


 * 7.MCAS **


 * MCAS is a Massachusetts test that grades 3rd through 12th take. We take the MCAS test to show what we had learned throughout the year and where we still need help on. This test is important because it shows the state and your school what you had accomplished and still need help on. The way BRCPS prepares for the test is we have this book called MCAS handbook. It has many passages, questions, and open responses. We work on these three things, so we can get stronger in it and get and excellent score on the test. For the future 6th grade, I say to take your time on it and always listen to the teacher when they talk about it and help you on it. This is because they know what is best for you to pass the test. The last piece of advice is USE YOUR STRATEGIES! **


 * 8.Technology **


 * From BRCPS I have learned to type without looking and type very fast. The strongest skill I know that I have is typing fast. This skill is when you know where the keys are so you can just type away and type fast. This is my strongest skill because I do very good at it and I use the computer a lot so that helped me type faster. This can help me in the future because if I apply for a job and the job application say we need someone who can type fast to get the work done. I will have the ability, I will be a step closer to get the the job. **


 * 9.Citizenship **


 * If you are being a good citizen, that means to me you are caring for your community and you care for people that are around you. Something that I have participated in is performing and dancing with special need adults. For this project I had to dance with Lil Phunk, my dance group, and after I danced with the adults. I have learned that it is better to give than receive, and I also learned that you can always be a helping hand at any time. This helped me be a better citizen because I realized that the things I like to do can help other people in need. **


 * 10.Career Goal **


 * The career I would like to have is to become a professional dancer. I like dancing because you can express your feelings and just let loose. But mostly because I really LOVE it and I want it to be my life.The way I will achieve this career is by staying focused and doing what I have to do. Also in high school I will try my best to keep good grade so I can get a scholarship. I will take extra classes and work really hard. In college I will prepare myself by still staying focused and dancing any time I can, to get noticed and actually get known for my dancing. **


 * 11.My Future **


 * My hopes and dreams for my future are to become very successful and to make it somewhere in life. Renaissance is preparing me for this by helping me learn all these amazing things, such as the strategies for life. Also teaching me about how the real world will be when I grow up. After graduation, I plan to attend Boston Latin Academy and work really hard to make it into a good college. After college, I plan to set out for many jobs, so I can get started in life. **