Project W.I.L.D.Working for Immigrant Literacy Development

BEGINNING

PROJECT W.I.L.D.

INTERMEDIATE

ADVANCED

January 20January 27February 3February 10February 24March 3March 10

We build on the basic grammar skills learned in the beginning level and we try to develop writing skillsneeded to write coherent essays. Our students have a basic understanding of English; it is our goal to tryand hone the skills so that they will be ready to creatively write in the advanced level. In intermediate webasically focus on correcting common grammatical mistakes and expanding vocabulary.

Beginning focuses on introducing students to the basics of the English language and to help them buildupon this foundation via worksheets based on the rules of grammar. This level is primarily geared towardsfamiliarizing the students with the elements of the English language rather than developing their owncritical thinking skills. One of the goals of this year is to help students become more comfortable in usingEnglish to communicate with others.

Advanced level engages students that are verbally proficient in English and can more or less compose agrammatically correct paragraph. We focus on critical thinking and writing skills (both academic and cre-ative), public speaking/debate and emphasize college access for students. We also encourage self-reflec-tion and articulation of students' perspectives, cultures, etc in our activities to promote students' sense ofself and their communities.

The main focus of our program is to teach students how to speak, read, and write English. Through the useof weekly tutorial sessions, W.I.L.D. helps immigrant teenagers and their families transition into America.In addition, our tutors act as positive role models and help our students through their adolescent years.The kids are separated into three different levels: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced.

WINTER DATES

Beginning 2-3Intermediate 4-5Advanced 5-6

INSIDE

Fall 2006, Volume 3, Issue 1

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Many people have future plans and goals. What are yours? Do you want to go to college? What are yourfuture goals? Where do you see yourself in ten years from now? What career do you envision for yourself?What interests you about it?

BEGINNING

Hector CarreonI what to be a soccer player when I grow up. Iwhat to be a soccer player because my parentslike soccer. I decided that what to be a soccerplayer. I decided when I was in fifth grade. I use tolike basketball. Some of my friends told me I wasnot good at basketball.I don’t want to go to college when I’m old enough. I’mnot interested in college if get more money than justgoing to work. All we do is play and play and train. Wetrain before playing a game.

Cynthia ChenAfter high school, I plan to go to a university in LosAngeles. If I could go to any colleges I would go toHarvard. I was to study nursing because I want to helpthe people. After I want to work at a big hospital.Someday, I hope to have a boyfriend who is nice,handsome, tall, rich and smart. I would like a small dogor cat. I hope to be able to live in a big, clean, prettyhouse in Los Angeles. I hope to always stay near myfriends and family in Los Angeles. I want to travel theword with my boyfriend. My goals is to be a famous nurse.

Eric ChenWhen grow up I want to go to college. My future goals arestudy hard, play computer games and join a soccer team.I will be a police in ten years because it is a fun career.

Zhi Heng ChenI want to go to college. I like computer. I want to have afamily. I like computers because they are fun. I like book.

Jenny ChuangMy future plans is to go back to Taiwan. I plan to go tocollege in Taiwan. I want to study computers becauseit’s fun. I want to make website for fun. Maybe Iplan to get a job teaching people how to usecomputers. Maybe I will have a different job.

Ada FangI think my future plan is to go to UCLA college.Because is a good university college. I want tostudy biology to become a doctor. I likeshopping a lot. I want people to care themselfs. After ten years from now, I think I’mstill in college studying biology. I’m interestsabout computers.

Panha LiuEveryone alway has a goals for thefuture. It is importain. I have a lot ofchoose for my future. One of them Iwant to be astronaut. But, I don’tthing I can to be it, because myEnglish is bad. One more thingI want to be a explorer. I haveto long for me thing aboutit.

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Javier MaresI want to be is a scorrer playerbecause I like scorrer. I want to go toucla college. I want to go to a nashuleleage in the world cup team. That is the bestcollage. I want to get lot of money.Yes, the career I want to be is a good one for me. Ilike to be a baseball prayer if I don’t it on the scorrer. Iwill make it to collage and make it through all school.

Bill NgoI want to be a life guarder because when people drown some peoplejust dont care and stare at them. I want to save them because theycan make food for people. I want to go to college because I want to learnmore. I dont want to be any other heroes like a police because it is toodangerous.

Zayin RomeroI could maybe go to college. I would like to go school in another country. My futuregoals are to play soccer in high school. I like to get good grades so I could learn how tofix airplanes. I want to learn how to cook. In ten years I want to be marries and have ajob to fix airplanes. I am interested in airplanes.

Derek ThaiWhen I grow up, I went to be a teacher. The reason why I want to be a teacher because I like toplay and to help the students learn how to read and write and run and I want to go college.

May TieuMy future plan is to be a musicians, because I like music so I want to made my own music to leteveryone hear. But first I have to go to a good college to learn because education is so important inmy life, if you don’t have good education, you won’t get a good job. What interests me on this job Ithink it’s because I like to listen to music.

Stephanie WuMy dreams is to become a lawyer, because I want to help people to be fair. Now, I’m high school student.When I finish 12 grades, I will go to college and study about law. When I finish college, I will be a lawyer.But I need to study hard and read a lot of law books. And I need to understand people’s feeling better andfair.

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INTERMEDIATE

Write about what you didlast week.

Alberto MartinezI played my PlayStashoin2 it was so

cool I was playing sonardres I know lotsof cheets like monstertru or Jet Pack the

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Thanksgiving holiday is oftenassociated with “giving thanks.” What

are you thankful for this holiday season?Why are you thankful?

Christian FloresThanksgiving is a special day for family because youcould gather with both family. You could help yourfamily like helping tamales or helping with the turkey.You could play outside with your cousin, uncle, friends,and with you brother.

Jessica MocI am thankful that my grandma is still alive because shedoes funny things. I am thankful of my family becausethey take good care of me.

Ayin Romero LopezThanks giving is a special day because I could give thankfor my family because they will by me what I whant or theywill by me different things and I am thankfull for thembecause they thake care of me and they will give food toeat and I always played with them and in thanks giving dayall my family come together in my grama’s house and it abig turkey and even some of the candy they give in thanksgiving.

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What do you want to be when you grow up? Many people havefuture plans and goals. What are yours? Do you want to go tocollege? What are your future goals? Where you do see yourselften years from now? What career do you envision foryourself?What insterests you about it?

Millie LeungI want to be a psychologist. Because I can know what is this person thinkingabout. And if the people are unhappy, I can do something to help them. Tomake them happy. I will go to college, because I need to learn many thing about this subject.I know this subject is hard to do. Maybe I will change my mind.

Selina SuAfter high school, I plan to go to a university in Los angeles. I want to go toUCLA. I want to study fashion design because I like to make my own styleof clothing. After college, I want to work at a fashion company. Someday, I hope to have a boyfriend who is nice, handsome, talk, rich andsmart. I would like a small dog or cat, so I can talk to it. I also hope tobe able to live in a big, clean, pretty house in Los angeles. I hope toalways stay near my friends and family in Los angeles. I want to travelthe world with my boyfriend or friends. My goal is to be a intelligentgirl.

Sevinna ZengMy goals are go to a good college, then a find a good job like adances, a pianist or a costume stylist. I want to be a dancerbecause dance can make me confidence. But I have topractice for long time. I want to be a pianist becauseeveryone can hear my music. And I need to practiceeveryday. I want to be a costume stylist cause I like towear pretty clothes. If I be a stylist, I can contrive myfavorite style.

Shirley YuMany people have future plans and goals.And my goals is I want to be a teather.Because I think teacher is a grandeurjob, and teach students will be fun.Usually I want to go to college,go to college is many people’sdream. Bea teacher is mygoals. But I alwaysfancy I’m a coroner.I think be acoroner willbe veryexcite.

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ADVANCED

Who is your role model? What is yourrelationship with your role model? What

characteristics make him/her special? Howdoes your role model affect who you want to

be? Would you consider your role model to beyour hero? Why or why not?

Yanru (Ellison) ChenMy role model is my mom. The reason why my mom is my role

model is because she is really smart. Although she is also animmigrant, she is always able to overcome any difficulties she faces.

My role model makes me believe that if I try hard I’m able to beanything. Even though my mom is my role model but I don’t reallyconsider her as my role model. The reason is that she had not savedme like a hero yet.

Jasmine LeeMy role model is my mom. She is my role model because of her natureto care for others and try her best to do anything she can. She makeme want to do my best and become whoever I want to be. I wouldconsider her to be my hero because she raised me to be who I am andwho I will be. She helped me through my bad times, and is always therefor me. She helped me raise my grades by becoming my mentor.

Claudia MerinoMy role model is my fourth grade teacher Mrs. Hum. I was her student,actually I was one of her best students. When ever I needed help withsomething, I would just ask her for help and she would come to help me.What makes her special to me was that she was nice to everyone. Whenever someone raised their hand, suddenly she would appear there tohelp them. She had one kid and what amazed me was that she hadenough time for her kid and her students. In fourth grade I was reallygood at math, so she told me to become something that had to do withmath and numbers. Her as a teacher made me want to learn and actuallypay attention in class. I don’t consider her as a hero because I thinkshe is more than a hero. To me she was better than a hero.

Zelena NavarroMy role model might be Oprah from the Oprah show. She’s my rolemodel because she’s funny and she help other people, like Dr. Phildoes. She and Dr. Phil inspire me to help others and not only myself.Also cause she has a show so everybody can do the same for others.I don’t think she can be considered as my hero cause, so she canbe my hero she has to like talk to me through a big problem I havewith someone or somewhere. If I ever had a problem I will emailher or something like that so she can help me release my feelingsor something. My role model is Oprah she is a great women.

Tracy PhanMy role model is Quang Ngo. He is my dad. He is specialbecause be is smart wise and I want to do what he does. He

affects on who I want to be because he always teaches methe right thing, and he always watch out for me and he

always take care of me. Yes, I would consider my roleas my hero because without him I wouldn’t be able to

have nice clothing, have supplies for school, have nice

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and sturdy shoes to wear, and Iwouldn’t be doing the right thingright now.

Polly TanMy role model is my mom because shetakes care of me and she protect me. Mymom helps me on my homework. She lovesme. My mom is smart. She is kind. She worksvery hard. My mom is the best mom ever. Mymom always takes me to the library every week.She is the best role model ever. She is a lovingwomen. She is a great reader. Sometimes Iteacher her how to read. When she doesn’t needto go to work she always takes me, my sister, andmy brother to the mall. She is good at writing likeme. My mom loves me and I love her back. She workvery hard like my dad. I love my mom because she is acaring person.

Tina TranMy role model is my teacher, Mr. Cardena. He is my rolemodel is because he doesn’t go that hard on me and healways gives me a chance if I did something wrong or if Ididn’t turn in my homework or when I don’t get thingssigned and he also talks to me when I’m in trouble orwhen I need to talk to someone. When I grow up, I want tobe a teacher is because I see my teacher, Mr. Cardenateach my class amazing stuff like acient moves about whathappened in the past or when he reads to us, like if wedon’t get a word he helps us on anything we need helpon. I would like him to be my hero is because he helpsstudents who are having trouble or when any studentsneed to talk to someone so thats why he is my role modeland my Hero.

William VuongIn the summer I went to go fishing with my brother andmy dad at Seal beach twenty times on Saturdays Icaught about twenty fish each day and my brotheralways caught the most fish. My dad caught morethen my brother has thirdty fishes more then mybrother had cought. I get scrach on the rocks eachtime I go there. My brother cought a baby sharkthree of the baby shark. I played games and playbasketball in the summer.

Danny ZhongMy role models are my parents. They are mymom and my dad. They are very special tome because my mom and Dad are verynice, caring, and they always know whatis best for me and whats not. Theyalways incourage me to get goodgrades in school so that I can goto a good college and get a goodjob. I also consider my parentsas Heros because they haddone alot of things forme.

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