This week our task was to find our passion to focus on one interest so that we can start working on individual projects. Because that was the goal this week I read half of part one in "The Alchemist". The Alchemist talks about the journey of this young boy who is trying to find his treasure/passion. The boy was raised so he can become a priest but because his dreams were of traveling he talked to his parents about becoming a shepherd. With this the author conveys that you shouldn't lose control of what's happening to you and to not let fate control your life. The standards that apply are 1. Cite strong and through textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Some of the interests that I have are Design and art. I like the idea of being able to use different colors and styles in both design and art. It has been something that has always caught my attention. I think that my individual project can be about helping design the interior of a building or something along those lines. Besides trying to find our passion we also worked on answering some questions for a grant we are trying to get for the skate park project. The questions involved the budget, future funding, and how we would apply the standards to this project.