A 12th grader smacked this down on top of my overhead projector today somewhere around the 8th time I asked him to please turn around, face the front of the classroom, and focus on Spanish. The 8 requests don't seem all that shocking, but this combination of spelling and handwriting definitely caught me off guard. I expect this from 1st graders, but not seniors.
The bottom line is that basic literacy is a problem in low-income schools, and it's holding kids back from success in every subject, not just English. It's a reminder to me to work on these basics. It's not just the ESL kids (spelling "cheek" as "chick") but every one of them that needs help.
This perspective may surprise you but I believe that kid respects you. He was seething inside and his anger could have exploded during class. He didn't want that kind of a showdown with you. He wasn't angry at you or he would have said things.
Instead he put a request on paper and waited until the end of class to give it to you. I think he is asking for space.