ARW PORTAFOLIO - ICPNA

Fabio A. De los Rios

ICPNA
Cover letter:
Good morning my friends and my deer teacher. This is my ARW
Portafolio. My name is Fabio Alonzo De los Rios Santana, but you can
call me Fabio. I’m 18 years old. I’m in Advance 10. I want to go to
another level, from advanced 10 to advanced 11 because I want to meet
certain goals that I have, it is difficult because I work a lot to be able to
pay for this course.
About language learning experience, I think ICPNA is a good institute,
especially because it fulfills its main objective, which is to teach the
English language. Regarding the teachers, I think that all the teachers
who have taught me from basic 1 to advanced 10 (my current level).
The teacher who teaches me at this level is a person who takes seriously
what she does and teaches. Even though my teacher teaches well, I must
admit that I have a lot to improve. For example, I must improve my
grammar when structuring sentences. Additionally, I must improve my
concentration when I am in class.
Regarding my goals, these are many. For example, I want to travel to
English countries to put into practice everything I have learned. Another
goal is that I want to pass the level, I feel that I have made a lot of effort
despite working almost the entire month from 10 am to 11 pm.
First writing:
Outline/Graphic organizer

Genius
he changed the
modern world
with technology

Topic: Elon Musk

Main idea: Elon Musk is one of the most well-known figures in
the tech industry
Controlling idea: because he changed the modern world with
technology

First draft
At age 12, Elon Mus interact a lot with computers and was very talented
with them. He saw a benefit in that so, he sold the videogame that he
developed to a computer magazine. Also when he joined Stanford
university, he assimilated that internet might had much potential to
change the world. After selling Zip2, a company that provided
information to online newspaper, Musk had the possibility to found
other company, but in this time he decided to specialize in transferring
money online, he named it X.com but later he would change the name
to Paypal and it would become one of the biggest company in the world
that everybody used it. It was just the beginning of his success because
in 2002, he found SpaceX, transforming the way how people though a
rocket would cost, because there wasn't many companies that make
rockets, but musk was anxious to look a way to preserve humanity in
space, so he became an expert in aerospace engineer making affordable
rockets to do research in space.

Final draft
Elon Musk is one of the biggest mind in modern world. At age 12, he
interact a lot with computers and was very talented with them. He saw
a benefit in that so, he sold the videogame that he developed to a
computer magazine. Also when he joined Stanford university, he
assimilated that internet might had much potential to change the world.
After selling Zip2, a company that provided information to online
newspaper, Musk had the possibility to found other company, but in this
time he decided to specialize in transferring money online, he named it
X.com but later he would change the name to Paypal and it would
become one of the biggest company in the world that everybody used
it. It was just the beginning of his success because in 2002, he found
SpaceX, transforming the way how people though a rocket would cost,
because there wasn't many companies that make rockets, but musk was
anxious to look a way to preserve humanity in space, so he became an
expert in aerospace engineer making affordable rockets to do research
in space. Musk also was interested in the possibility to make electric
cars, he was able to start his own company, but he decided to became
one of the major founders of Tesla Motors and with Musk's help, in 2006
Tesla introduced the roadster, an amazing electric car that might travel
394km in one charge.

Second writing:
Outline/Graphic organizer

Overcame an obstacle

I had difficult
me
First draft
This is my writing about when I overcame an obstacle in high school.
When I was starting my carrier, I had to face an obstacle where I learned
a lot of things. In 2023, I was starting my carrier and I was very happy
because I decided studying industrial electricity carrier and knowing the
formulas was one of the requirements and I knew nothing about it when
I started. I felt very confused a lot of times in classes. I was about to
give up after failing my second exam. In that case, my teacher told me
that I could learn to create electrical circuits as an expert if I study a lot
after and before the class. Then, I started studying to become the best
student in my class. It wasn't going to be easy because I had already
failed two or three exams, but I was self-reliance to achieve my goal, my
dream. I watched videos on Youtube, and I met a phrase: "If you can
imagine it, you can create it". I like it a lot. I was getting very good
grades in my exams and some friends told me to give help them; I was
interested in helping them. I was very pride for what I had achieved. And
now, I' That's what I did to overcome those problems that arose for me;
goodness, I was able to overcome them because that helped me
improve in my carrier and I fulfilled my dream.

Final draft
A certain person said the following: "If you want to achieve your dreams,
it will not able be easy for you to do that because there are always
obstacles in the life, but the fun and satisfying thing is when you manage
to overcome them". When I was starting my carrier, I had to face an
obstacle where I learned a lot of things. In 2023, I was starting my
carrier and I was very happy because I decided studying industrial
electricity carrier and knowing the formulas was one of the requirements
and I knew nothing about it when I started. I felt very confused a lot of
times in classes. I was about to give up after failing my second exam. In
that case, my teacher told me that I could learn to create electrical
circuits as an expert if I study a lot after and before the class. Then, I
started studying to become the best student in my class. It wasn't going
to be easy because I had already failed two or three exams, but I was
self-reliance to achieve my goal, my dream. I watched videos on
Youtube, and I met a phrase: "If you can imagine it, you can create it". I
like it a lot. I was getting very good grades in my exams and some
friends told me to give help them; I was interested in helping them. I
was very pride for what I had achieved. And now, I' That's what I did to
overcome those problems that arose for me; goodness, I was able to
overcome them because that helped me improve in my carrier and I
fulfilled my dream.

Vocabulary log
Interaction – communication or direct involvement with someone or
something.
Flexible – able to be easily modified to respond to altered circumstances
or conditions.
Savant – a person of learning
Estimate – roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or
extent of.
Sum – the whole number or amount when two or more numbers or
amounts have been added together:

Abandonment – an act or instance of leaving a person or thing

permanently and completely
Misery – a state or feeling of great distress or discomfort of mind or
body.
Tormented – experiencing or characterized by severe physical or mental
suffering.
Dilapidated – in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.
Poverty – the state of being extremely poor.
Impact – the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with
another
Reliable – consistently good in quality or performance; able to be
trusted.
Link – connect or join physically.
Potential – having or showing the capacity to become or develop into
something in the future.
Risk factor – something that increases risk

Reflection
What are the strengths of this work? Weaknesses?
The strengths of the work without much effort. I had to think about the
things I did in the past weeks. Furthermore, another strong point is that
it is well written and edited (indentation, spacing, bold, etc.). The
weakness is that I think the document lacks more color.
What would you work on more if you had additional time?
What I would work on more is putting more details into it.
How did you get "stuck" working on this task? How did you
get "unstuck"?
What I got stuck on was that I didn't know what to put. What I
got unstuck was to review the documents that the teacher sent.
From reviewing this piece I learned that I have to be more
organized.
What is one thing you can improve upon in this piece?
One thing I can improve is the structure of the work.
One thing I still need to work on is that I have to be organized.
I will work toward my goal by having more sense of
commitment to my work.
What do you like or not like about this piece of work?
Honestly, I don't like that the deadline is too late on the second
to last day of school.
I like this piece of work because it’s funny.
How much time did you spend on this product/performance?
I have been doing this job for two weeks now.