Dear Mrs. Lucero I have been reading all those articles in the new york times, about what happened with your dear son. Marcelo Lucero, that is so sad, I can lmagine how have you been suffering and how much have you been missing him. I think what they did to him was very sad, it was very heartbreaking and it was also very shocking. That day this assult took my breath away. I want to say to you that you have a strong heart and a hard soul. You are very brave. I hope one day you can meet your wonderful son up in heaven next to God. I know what you're going through is really hard but i believe that you can go through it.

Our LAST Blogging Night

Dear Class,

Thank you once again for your wonderful presentations last night and for bringing food and soda for everybody. I am sure that everyone enjoyed your stories and essays.

Please don't forget to give me two copies of your essays and to also email me your essays as an attachment.

For Tonight

Our last Marcelo Lucero Project Blog will be a letter to Mrs. Lucero. I would like each of you to write her a letter. Let her know what you think of the articles you read, and give her all the support and love that you can.

Thank you!


Your Valiant Teacher,



Bino

Tonight, June 16, 2010

Dear Class,

We are meeting for the second time this week in the Computer Room so all of you can finish your papers.

Please make sure I have two copies of your paper tonight. If you decide to email it to me, please send it to arealuyo@yahoo.com

Blog Tonight

Tonight, I would also like you to blog about the last New York Times articles you read. Last night we discussed the positives and negatives of the news coverage of the murder of Marcelo Lucero.

Answer the following questions:

In your opinion, what is the most important impact of the death of Marcelo Lucero, in the community and in YOUR life?

What did you learn from all the articles you read in The New York Times?

Will you continue reading The New York Times? Why and why not?

Used Book

If you are interested to buy the Understanding Grammar Book I use in class, you can get a used copy on Alibris for 99cents (plus shipping). Here is the link:

http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/6909442/used/Understanding%20%26%20Using%20English%20Grammar

Also, read the description so you know the quality of book being shipped to you.

The other book I used in class is titled, At A Glance: Sentences. The link is below on Alibris:

http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?qwork=474061&matches=12&keyword=at+a+glance+sentences&cm_sp=works*listing*title



Keep reading!


Your Valiant Teacher,


Bino

Tonight, June 15, 2010

Dear Class,

Tonight, Tuesday and Tomorrow Night, We will be in the computer room to finish your papers. I want two copies of your final papers tomorrow, Wednesday. Remember that the First Group will present on Monday and Group two will bring food. On Wednesday, Group Two will present and Group 1 will bring food. Thanks to our dear Gladys for organizing who's bringing what food.

We will also wrap up our New York Times reading of Marcelo Lucero. I would like you to writing on this blog what you think of the readings. We will write in the classroom and you will post your writings on the blog.

See you soon,

Your Valiant Teacher,


Bino

Help CIET by Making Phone Calls

Class,

I received the following email today from John H. Hunt of CIET:

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Dear NYCAL --

We are hearing that the pace of State budget negotiationsis picking up, and that a budget may pass very soon. Many of you havealready generated so many calls and letters to our State leaders. Let'skeep this momentum going and finish strong as we come down the homestretch.

Please make calls TODAY and TOMORROW regarding the need to restore $2.6million for ALE and $1.15 million for GED Testing Sites.


To call Governor Paterson, dial 518-474-8390.


To find out who your State Assemblymember is, visit http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/ http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/

Type in your zip code where it says "Member Search."


To find out who your State Senator is, visit http://www.nysenate.gov/
http://www.nysenate.gov/

Type in your address and zip code in theupper left corner where it requests this information.

In addition to these 3 calls above, try to make the following 4 calls aswell, especially if you have already contacted your own legislator numerous times.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon SilverAssembly Education Chair Catherine Nolan
Senate Democratic Leader John SampsonSenate Education Chair Suzi Oppenheimer
You can look up their contact info on the same websites above.

Thanks.

Anthony



Anthony NgDeputy Director of Policy & AdvocacyUnited Neighborhood Houses of New York (UNH)70 West 36th Street, 5th FloorNew York, NY 10018Tel: 212-967-0322, x329 Fax: 212-967-0792http://www.unhny.org/
http://www.unhny.org/

Tonight, June 8, 2010

Dear Class,

This is our last month. And we have a lot of more work to do.

Thank you for submitting your drafts for your writing project. I would really like each of you to have a three page paper finished before your presentations in two weeks. Some of you have decided to write stories while others have taken on the challenge of writing about Marcelo Lucero. Congratulations to all of you!

Tonight, we will focus on writing our papers. I asked you last night and last week to email your essays to yourselves as an attachment or bring a flash drive. I hope it all works out tonight.

References and Bibliographies

If you are borrowing ideas and text from other articles, like the New York Times, you have to make sure that you cite them at the end of your papers as references. We have read a lot about Marcelo Lucero in The New York Times. Please make sure that you refer back to the articles with ideas you took from them.

Click on the following and read what it's all about.

http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/general/essay/1.xml


Here is a sample of a Reference (actual book, not the internet):

Chesnais, J-C. (1998). Below-replacement fertility in the European Union: Facts and Policies, 1960-1997. Review of Population and Social Policy, No 7, pp. 83-101.


Exercise


How do you create a reference for the following article? What information do you need?

A Killing in a Town Where Latinos Sense Hate:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/nyregion/14immigrant.html?_r=2


How to write a Reference for an article on the Internet


If the article is on the internet, you can write the reference this way:

Brody, J. E. (2007, December 11). Mental reserves keep brain agile. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/


List of All the New York Times Article:


A Killing in a Town Where Latinos Sense Hate
Latinos Recall Pattern of Attacks Before Killing
To Heal in Patchogue: Having a Say and Seeing It Come to Life
A Year After an Immigrant’s Death, Signs of Hope
Personal Stories Highlight Latino International Film Festival
Prosecutors Describe ‘Hunt’ for Hispanic Victim
Blood on Defendant’s Knife Was Victim’s, Scientist Says
Guilty Verdict in Killing of Long Island Man


More Sources:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/



Enjoy your writing time. Please make sure you print two copies, one for yourself and one for me.


Your valiant teacher,


Bino