Say, Mean, Matter Forum
Post here each week about contemporary issues that intrigue you. Follow the close reading strategy of 1. What does the text say? 2. What does the text mean? 3. Why does the text matter?
Say, Mean, Matter Discussion Forum—You will contribute one Say, Mean, Matter post online each week. You may choose the content of your post. Consider the following possibilities:
a. Important newspaper articles, which you can find online or in a print newspaper b. Textual quotes from the literature you are reading c. Any contemporary issue that intrigues you You will then analyze the content in terms of “What does it (whatever you chose) SAY?” This is a summary, so put the content into your own words. The next section will be titled, “What does it MEAN?” This is an interpretation. This is where you determine what the content means. This is YOUR interpretation based on your background knowledge and your knowledge of the subject matter, etc. The final section is the “What does it MATTER?” This is the implication piece. What are the possible outcomes? How will this content impact you, the community, the nation, the world? See columns below. There will be a sample SAY, MEAN, MATTER post online for you to consider while you compose your own. Your SMM post is due online each Friday at midnight. Please use your first name and last initial and YOUR CLASS PERIOD. You will NOT receive credit if there is no class period listed. Example: Shelia S., period 1 SEE MODEL SAY, MEAN, MATTER POST BELOW! Gregory Boyle, in TATTOOS ON THE HEART, wrote, "You stand with the belligerent, the surly, and the badly behaved until bad behavior is recognized for the language it is: the vocabulary of the deeply wounded and of those whose burdens are more than they can bear"(179). (This is cited in MLA format.) Say: This says that bad behavior is a way of communicating one's pain and that standing with the badly behaved is necessary until the pain is revealed and understood. Mean: My interpretation of this passage is that it means that when people act out and misbehave that they are doing so because they are in tremendous pain. Either they've been neglected and their own needs are not being met, or they have been abused or hurt in some way, or perhaps they've suffered a loss that is too big for them to bear. Instead of using their words about how much pain they're in, they act out by doing things that are inappropriate and often illegal (This is a book about gangs.) Matter: This passage matters because it offers an explanation for bad behavior and challenges us to see beyond the behavior to the heart of the matter. If we can do that, then we may feel more empathy, and as a result, be able to stick it out with those who are acting badly rather than quickly dismiss, judge and abandon them.
Clara L, Per 5
10/14/2013 06:21:47 am
" Never lie to someone who trusts you, never trust someone who lies to you " Tyga
Kara L. Period 1
10/15/2013 01:11:51 am
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” – Bill Cosby
Brandon F., Period 1
10/15/2013 01:12:44 am
Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.
Rosakon C., Period 1
10/15/2013 01:17:27 am
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
Sandy Nhan Period 1
10/15/2013 01:19:33 am
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." -Walt Disney
Adam Diaz
10/15/2013 01:23:32 am
"It's not how hard you can hit, it's how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." Rocky Balboa
Adam Diaz P.1
10/15/2013 01:24:21 am
* Adam Diaz P.1
Jimmy Nguyen per 1
10/15/2013 01:26:28 am
“When you need something to believe in, start with yourself.”
Stacie L ,Period 1
10/15/2013 01:30:22 am
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude"
Jacqueline W., Period 1
10/15/2013 01:37:22 am
"Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful, that's what matters to me."
Justin Saisho P.2
10/15/2013 02:02:05 am
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other"- Abraham Lincoln
Benjamin Trinh., Period 2
10/15/2013 02:23:29 am
"Never stop believing" - Chau Trinh
Amanda Cheng, Period 2
10/15/2013 02:36:39 am
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” André Gide
Steven W. Per. 5
10/15/2013 03:13:53 am
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Vivian L. Period 5
10/15/2013 06:31:54 am
"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured"
Dylan N., Period 5
10/15/2013 07:30:35 am
"Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it."
Jeny Chavez, Per.5
10/15/2013 11:57:34 am
The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.-Walt Disney
Ivan Hernandez Per 2
10/15/2013 01:19:36 pm
"Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise"
Caitlin Eckvahl, Period 2
10/15/2013 03:39:34 pm
"The world is your oyster! Make lemonade!" - Cristina Yang from Grey's Anatomy
Fandi Wang Period6
10/16/2013 12:55:25 am
“If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.”
Gabriel Hatem
10/16/2013 12:58:14 am
"There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either."- Michael Jordan
Leodarwin L. Per 1
10/16/2013 01:02:00 am
"When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better"- Allen Iverson.
Victoria Y. Period 1
10/16/2013 01:13:34 am
“Trying to remember, I have learned, is like trying to clutch a handful of fog. Trying to forget, like trying to hold back the monsoon.” -Sold, Patricia McCormick
Rex Y.Per 1
10/16/2013 01:18:00 am
"Distance means so little when someone means so much to you." - Unknown
Victoria L., Period 5
10/16/2013 01:24:52 am
"Wherever you go, go with all your heart." -Confucius
Cindy Tran Period 2
10/16/2013 01:48:30 am
"Sometimes we get sad about things and we don't like to tell other people that we are sad about them. We like to keep it a secret. Or sometimes, we are sad but we really don't know why we are sad, so we say we aren't sad but we really are."
Kalvin Lam Period 2
10/16/2013 02:01:58 am
"The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood."-Buddha
Mindy S., Period 6
10/16/2013 06:02:21 am
Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.
Alex K. Period 6
10/16/2013 06:05:43 am
"Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you." --Aldous Huxley
Kayleigh Hennerty., Period 6
10/16/2013 06:07:03 am
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched- they must be felt with the heart."- Hellen Keller
Chanel L., Period 6
10/16/2013 06:08:05 am
Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.
Ronald H. Period 6
10/16/2013 06:12:12 am
"It's good to shut up sometimes." - Marcel Marceau
matthew salazar per. 6
10/16/2013 06:13:19 am
"A successful man is on who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." - David Brinkley
Qinfu G. (Ken) Period 6
10/16/2013 06:19:19 am
"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."
Bladimir Ramirez
10/16/2013 06:27:41 am
Quote:"Remember that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other." -Abraham Lincoln
Ryan Hung (Period 6)
10/16/2013 06:29:25 am
In Why U.S. Taxpayers Pay $7 Billion A Year To Help Fast-Food Workers, Allison Aubrey wrote "A new analysis finds that 52 percent of fast-food workers are enrolled in, or have their families enrolled in, one or more public assistance programs such as SNAP (food stamps) Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)."
Jiamin Li period 1
10/16/2013 07:36:40 am
“A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.” ― Baltasar Gracián
Lewen M., Period 6
10/16/2013 10:23:46 am
Mike Sauter and Thomas C. Frohlich stated, "between 2010 and 2011, the percentage of adults with a college degree in the United States remained unchanged at 42%. Since 2000, the proportion of college graduates has grown at one of the slowest rates among developed countries. At the same time, the country continues to score worse than most developed nations in high-level math and reading skills" on Yahoo.com
Yongmin M., Period 6
10/16/2013 11:33:59 am
Stephen chbosky, in THE PERK OF BEING A WALLFLOWER, wrote, “I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.”
Jasmine Kader Period 6
10/16/2013 11:48:44 am
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
Fandi Wang Period 1
10/16/2013 12:29:04 pm
“If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.”
Celine W., Per. 5
10/16/2013 02:57:24 pm
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."
Patina H. Period 2
10/16/2013 02:59:09 pm
"Either you run the day, or the day runs you." –Jim Rohn
Jiayuan Z. Period 6
10/16/2013 04:08:09 pm
"No matter how hard you try, it is still what it is."
Derrick L. Period 1
10/17/2013 01:35:43 am
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."
Karishma Bhakta p.3
10/17/2013 02:21:24 am
"I raise up my voice-not so I can shout but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” -Malala Yousafzai
steven coto PER 6
10/17/2013 04:33:33 am
Say:NATURE IS THE ART OF GOD
amira hamideh period 5
10/17/2013 04:38:19 am
"this will always be a mans world, but under a woman's supervision." -Oveous Maximus
Kristi L. period 5
10/17/2013 06:13:59 am
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." -Audrey Hepburn
John H. Per.5
10/17/2013 06:28:30 am
"A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man." -- Lana Turner.
Michelle Z. Period 5
10/17/2013 06:31:34 am
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.”- Eleanor Roosevelt
Eman Al-alami Per.6
10/17/2013 07:25:35 am
"It is the role of good journalism to take on powerful abusers, and when powerful abusers are taken on, there's always a bad reaction. So we see that controversy, and we believe that is a good thing to engage in." Julian Assage
Luwei Tan, Per. 6
10/17/2013 08:26:45 am
This week's article is "Oregon man walking cross-country to honor his dead son gets killed on Colorado highway" on NBC News at http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/10/20905029-oregon-man-walking-cross-country-to-honor-his-dead-son-gets-killed-on-colorado-highway. This response is about that.
Tyler Fong Period 6
10/17/2013 10:14:58 am
“I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. Its because of them I’m doing it myself.” – Albert Einstein
Jorge C., Period 1
10/17/2013 12:03:17 pm
"Everything happens for a reason"- anonymous
Allissa S., Period 1
10/17/2013 12:08:51 pm
“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game!” -Babe Ruth
Dolores Resendiz Period 1
10/17/2013 01:54:49 pm
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
Lisa D., Period 5
10/17/2013 02:51:43 pm
"Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy." - Aristotle.
Judy U period 5
10/17/2013 03:52:12 pm
"Failing to prepare is preparing to fail" -John Wooden
Stanley Yang (Youwei) Period 6
10/17/2013 03:59:42 pm
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” By Steve Job
Marjorie L., Period 5
10/18/2013 12:52:11 am
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation." Oscar Wilde
Jenn X. Period 1
10/18/2013 01:19:15 am
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney
Jorge Sanchez Period 1
10/18/2013 01:25:57 am
“Isn't that the greatest gift in the world-just not to care? ” -Nic Sheff
Brian Kaw Per 6
10/18/2013 06:48:21 am
If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude – Maya Angelou
Daniel Do Period 6
10/18/2013 06:53:26 am
Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I will remember. Involve me and I will understand. – Confucius
Nicole G., Period 6
10/18/2013 06:53:27 am
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Victor H. Period 5
10/18/2013 12:48:50 pm
“ The message I stress: to make it stop study your lessons
Rainie X., period 1
10/18/2013 02:35:55 pm
The One Who Wants To Wear The Crown, Bear The Crown – The Heirs
Jean M., Period 2
10/19/2013 11:23:32 am
"Yes the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it." Lion King
Chapman L., Period 6
10/19/2013 12:23:20 pm
Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable. - Bruce Lee
Stephany F., period 2
10/19/2013 08:29:37 pm
“People who think dying is the worst thing don’t know a thing about life.” –The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Stephanie W., Period 06
10/20/2013 08:47:51 am
"If there is a better solution...find it." - Thomas Edison
Clarissa H, period 5
10/20/2013 09:22:14 am
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . ." - C.S. Lewis
My T. Period 2
10/20/2013 09:35:01 am
"A simple friend thinks the friendship over when you have an argument. A real friend knows that it's not a friendship until after you've had a fight." --Author Unknown
cynthia L. per 5
10/20/2013 12:16:13 pm
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.
Anita Z., Period 06
10/20/2013 01:15:44 pm
Starbucks: The Way I See It #92
Christina L. Period 1
10/20/2013 01:27:20 pm
Love crushes friendship
Michael Qi, Period 1
10/20/2013 07:18:39 pm
Give someone one of your smiles, it might be the only sunshine they see all day. It can change the world, maybe not the whole world, but their world. - Adam Saleh
Dannie Perez, Period 2
10/21/2013 04:04:25 am
"Be your own person because no one can take that away from you" - Austin Charlie
Christine Lee Period 6
10/21/2013 10:53:52 am
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” -Mahatma Gandhi
Daniel Ly Per 2
10/21/2013 02:26:40 pm
"If you are prepared for the worst,the worst will be better" -Anonymous
Daphne L., Period 6
10/21/2013 07:02:26 pm
John Green, in THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, wrote, "That's the thing about pain. It demands to be felt" (63).
Yanice T. Per1
10/22/2013 01:16:59 am
I don't even know what I was running for - I guess I just felt like it.
Yela M., Period 5
10/22/2013 01:31:05 am
"Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present." Jim Rohn
Zhi D., Period 1
10/22/2013 10:06:35 am
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." -Robert Frost
Kami T. Period 1
10/23/2013 01:14:11 am
"A friend is someone who who knows you and loves you just the same." -Elbert Hubbard
Natasha Nix p.6
10/23/2013 02:48:18 pm
"If you believe in it and it makes you happy never stop fighting for it." -Anonymous
Garin L. Period 1
10/25/2013 01:05:25 am
“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.” - Dr. Suess
Shirley Ho, Period 2
11/4/2013 01:10:02 am
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Suess
Joanna Lung Period 1
11/18/2013 06:52:00 am
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude"
Kathy Feng, Period 1
11/18/2013 02:15:21 pm
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." Comments are closed.
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