First Four episodes of Secret life of the American Teenager

What happened in the first 4 episodes. Secret life of the American teenager is about Amy Juergens who becomes pregnant at the age of 15 because of one night at band camp. She first meets Ricky Underwood at band camp who is the father of the baby. After Amy realizes that she is pregnant she goes to her best friends, Lauran and Madison who “Accidentally” told the whole school that Amy is pregnant with Ricky’s baby. Then Amy meets Ben who tries to fall in love with her, so he joins the band which Amy is in. Amy and Ben get along great but she didn’t tell him she was pregnant yet.

Also there is Grace, Jack, Adrian (who is Ricky’s girlfriend), Ashley (Amy’s sister), George (Amy’s dad), and Anne (Amy’s mom). Well Grace and Jack are boy friend and girl friend. Jack is the football player and Grace is a cheerleader. Ben tries to kiss Amy but I can’t tell you if they do, or she turns him down. They have lots of drama and everything gets so mixed up between all the cast. But you’re going to have to watch this dramatic show to find out what it’s all about. It’s really entertaining and you’ll get hooked on it right away……unless you don’t like teen drama. I think it’s a good show to tell you not to get pregnant and what you all go through, so you wouldn’t want to. I think you’ll really like this show and I’ll recommend this to everyone, not just because it’s about a pregnant girl, but it also can teach you a lesson.

First Semester Portfolio- Piece I'd Like to Revise

The piece I would like to revise is the cause effect essay. I don’t think I did very well at it and I know that I could be better. My cause effect essay is about going to leadership camp and my friends and I decided to climb up a steep hill. Since I didn’t have time to put my tennis shoes on I put on my flip flops which I regretted. My feet hurt so badly and I wish I did take time to put on my tennis shoes.


There are some parts that are good but most of it isn’t. The second and third paragraphs I think are the worst and I wish they were better. The best I think were the 4th and the conclusion. For changing it, I would add more helping verbs, Awubis, metaphors, imagery, and similes. I would change it because I think it would make it better and more interesting. I like this essay but I just think the wording could be better.


When I was at leadership camp in the Black Hills, also called Storm Mountain, and during free time, a couple of my friends and I had endeavored to climb the steepest mountain at camp. The climb started with me not having time to grab my sneakers, so I wore ... flip-flops. Can you believe that? By the time we'd covered the first couple feet, I soon realized wearing flip-flops for a hike was a dreadful idea.


First is the scenery that we saw going up the mountain. We knew that it was going to be a steep mountain. As when we looked at it, it's steeper than it looks. The sign says Paradise Hill, in black letters on a wood sign. As we get closer to the hill we say to one another " Are we sure that we want to go up this." We did because if we didn't I wouldn't be writing about this topic right know. As we were going up there was a lot of things to look at. There were tall trees, bushes, and a little ways up there was a big sitting area with a fire pit. Also there was really pretty flowers too, I wanted to smell them but I didn't know if they were bad or not.


I think next is the best, because the scenery was so amazing. As we got to the top the view was so unbelievable. As we were on the mountain, in the distance there was another mountain and looking so tall that it was up to the clouds. My friend McKenzie said" That's a picture perfect view," I also agreed with her. Also looking at the other mountain my friend Anna said, “That would be the best mountain to climb; I wish we could be over there." Another wonderful part was the sunset view. It was so pretty I thought that I was in a magazine or on TV. The views just looked so unreal but so worth climbing up the mountain for. Right know I wish I was up there because not just for the views but for the relaxation of the scenery.


Also the negative effects were trying to get up and down and it being painful. Trying to go up and down the steep mountain in flip flops is not a good activity that I would recommend. First, as you are going up you just about fall flat on your face. Also going down you can't stop so you practically are running down the mountain in flip flops. This brings falling flat on your face. Also it's painful because when you're wearing flip flops it hurts your feet, your legs, and you stub on a lot of things. A couple times I did stub my toe which hurt really bad. Also on the way down I didn't have control so I ran into a bush and I thought it was poison ivy so I was petrified the rest of the day.


In conclusion, I learned that wearing flip flops hiking isn't the best idea in the world especially
when it is a steep mountain. Also going down slowly is the best way possible because you have more control and you aren't running down the hill. Another thing is that it was hard to do but I learned to push myself and the results can be worth the trip. I never knew the scenery would be that beautiful. I'm just glad I didn't give up trying to get up the mountain but to keep going, never quit, and finish what you started.

First Semester Porfolio- My Favorite Piece

My favorite piece from first semester was my place poem video and my place poem. I made my place poem video in animoto. The poem is about the cabins in Okoboji where I go on vacation. I go there sometimes once a year. There are lots of cabins and the lake Okoboji is about a couple steps away. I go there with my family and sometimes go on our jet ski. We swim there and go to the beach. It's a big resort and it's so much fun. Also it's about all that you see, do, and feel when you are at the cabins.

It’s my favorite piece because that is my favorite place to go on vacation and it was so much fun to go there. I thought it was a fun poem and video to make. I got my idea from looking though my pictures and I saw a picture of me on the beach and a picture of the cabin I stayed in. Also another picture of a boat on the water and a picture of my brother and me playing mini golf. The pictures in the of my brother and me, and the other picture of me is when I was little. I love going there and thats why it's my favorite piece and where I got my ideas.

The Cabin
The brown cabin stands tall like a sky scraper,
In the beating hot Iowa sun,
It’s big, spacious, yet cozy,
It’s just about a step or two from the lake,
The lake is blue, clear, and beautiful,
I feel the cold water on my fingers,
And the waves gently beating at my legs,
As far as I can see there are boats, jet skis, and tubes, which are accelerating through the waters, Like a jet flying through the air,
People play, tan, and watch,
From the beaches as sandy as the desert,
There is people swimming,
In the phenomenal Lake Okoboji,
People play mini golf,
Eating delicious ice cream in the parlor,
A lot of people relish the nice relaxation of their vacation,
As if they are at a spa.
There are people grilling on the grills and it smells so good.
I wish you were here!

My video is above

First Semester Reflection

First Semester went really good. I grew as a language arts student by being able to write a lot better than when last year. What I liked learning again was the synonyms and metaphors because I forgot what they were from last year. As for reading , I read a lot more now than last year I would of never guessing that I would get up to more than 250 pages in one month, which I haven’t ever done. Also writing a lot more is one thing I am trying succeed in. Also what I learned to be better in revising my work which made it a lot better.


What I learned about myself during the first semester is that I feel like I can open up more than in my writings now that I know how to. I can understand more than what I have understood in the past. I like that my imagination grew more because I can think of more things to write about and more things to add to my writing to make them better. The first month or so in the first semester I was having a tough because I really didn’t write that much and I didn’t know how to write the proper way.


Finally the things I needed to do to be a successful student second semester. I needed to be more organized and study more on test or quizzes. I needed to be more creative in my work thing of ways to make it better using synonyms, metaphors, Awubis, literary elements, helping verbs, and a lot more things than that. I think I have done good in my first semester.