Connecting Media and Psychological Disorder Mind Map Reflection

Thinking

In this mind map I demonstrated my critical thinking skills. I did this by connecting the disorder I chose to a song that reflected this disorder. I ensured that the song I picked accurately depicted the symptoms and emotions of a person with this disorder. Another way I showed my critical thinking skills is by using different perspectives in psychology to give an explanation for the causes and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. I decided to use a humanistic, evolutionary, and behaviorism approach. In order to accurately describe GAD I had to take my prior learning, analyze it, then make an appropriate judgement on how GAD can be viewed in psychology.

Communication

I utilized my communication skills when creating this mind map. I did this by presenting my information in a clear and organized way. I made sure that my map was easy to read and follow by having a simple layout and headings over every box. This shows my communication skills because I am able to place my ideas into well worded sentences and paragraphs for my audience to read. This ensure that my audience is able to grasp the ideas that I’m presenting and gain a better understanding of the topic of GAD.

Personal/Social

During this assignment I demonstrated my personal awareness and responsibility skills. I did this by working to inform myself about issues surrounding me. In this case the issue at hand was psychological disorder. The one I chose to learn more about was GAD because it is a very common disorder that many individuals suffer from. By learning about this disorder I am able to better understand what some people may be going through on a daily basis and how I can help them. It also gave me a better insight when talking about not judging a book by its cover. I learned that not everyone is comfortable with disclosing their personal struggles so we cannot judge them based oof what they display until we are better informed about who they are and what they may be going through.

A & P Diffusion Lab Self-Assessment

Thinking CC

Experiment Part A and B Lab Conclusion

During this lab heavily relied on my critical thinking skills to analyze the evidence gathered and use it to draw conclusions. This lab required us to determine which molecules would diffuse through the semi-permeable dialysis tubing. I drew conclusions from evidence such as weight, color, and test strips. From these tests and evidence, I used my critical thinking skills to assess which molecules were impacted after 24 hours. When creating my lab conclusion I used the evidence and conclusions I found during the lab and put them into a carefully formulated paragraph using the proper scientific terms. This paragraph also helped me to think about what improvements and advancements can be made using this lab.

Creative thinking was also used an ample amount throughout this lab. When crafting my conclusion I needed to come up with a way that this lab could be improved. This took creative thinking as I used my prior knowledge and built off of others’ ideas to come up with the best improvement for the lab. Another question in the conclusion that I used creative thinking for was when I thought up additional experimentation that can be used. I generated the idea of testing different semi-permeable to see if the molecules we tested would be able to cross a different membrane.

Research Assignment Reflection

Core Competencies

In my psychology research assignment I demonstrated many core competencies including communication, collaboration, and thinking skills. I used communication to understand and share my research in a clear and organized manner. I took my time in analyzing the results to our survey with my group to ensure that we present our assignment in the most logical way. I used collaboration skills to work with my group members. I ensured that I completed my share of the work and encouraged my group to complete their share as well. Lastly, I used critical and creative thinking over the course of this assignment. When creating our survey questions I thought outside of the box on different ways to word our questions to generate the most accurate responses. In order to draw conclusions from our survey results I needed to consider all the possibilities of what our research indicated.

Core Competency Reflection- Titration Lab

In the titration lab 20c I demonstrated my communication skills. This lab was very tedious and required a lot of communication between my partner and I. By assigning certain roles and discussing the procedure with my partner we were able to be successful in this lab. We constantly were sharing our opinions in a respectful manner to ensure we both were able to complete all the necessary techniques in the lab. Using these skills we were able to successfully use a pipette, add NaOH dropwise into HCl, and adding in half drops of NaOH into the HCl. Without calmly and politely communicating with my partner we would not have been able to obtain a light pink liquid which can be seen in the above photo. This lab allowed me to improve and build on my communication skills.

French 11 Movie Posters

A Bugs Life Movie Poster

Communicating and Collaborating

In creating my French movie poster I demonstrated my ability to communicate and collaborate with my partner. I did this by communicating with my partner about what portions of the project we felt that we’re strongest in. This aided in ensuring our project went smoothly and was done to the best of our ability. We used our collaboration skills to develop an in depth summary of our movie and brief description of of the characters. We worked well both independently and together by building off each others ideas and strengths. We ensured that we listened to each others ideas and opinions. By doing this we were able to expand on our knowledge and understanding of the expectations and details needed for the poster. Using our communication and collaboration skills we were able to create a very creative and engaging movie poster.

IDS Inquiry Reflection

My inquiry question is what processes are involved in creating and selling a unique crochet pattern? Will I find success in my small business? Since creating my Personal Learning Plan, my inquiry question has not changed. However, my original inquiry question involved film and television, which was a point of interest for me then but is no longer a topic I find interest in. I have found it difficult to utilize CENT time weekly because my time is better spent studying for my other classes. Instead of using CENT time, I have been using time on the weekend after work to make progress on my inquiry. I have found social media such as Instagram to be the most helpful when doing product research and gathering ideas for patterns. The biggest challenge I have been facing is finding ample amounts of time to make good progress on my inquiry. As someone who has a job plays a sport and values my academic achievements, I don’t have a ton of free time on my hands to complete my inquiry to the best of my ability. This has been an ongoing challenge with my inquiry project and I haven’t been able to find a realistic solution to it. A core competency I have seen growth in is creative thinking. Throughout this process, I have challenged my ability to create patterns, gather data, and make educated decisions on what others would find interesting. I plan to present my Esty shop and Instagram account using a slideshow. This slideshow will include the shop, Instagram page, and processes used to research and create the pattern. As of now, I am on track to present this project in early June. I probably will not use my injury for my capstone as I would like to create a transition plan and plan out my future career. I feel like using the inquiry will not benefit me in the long run as I would like to plan out my future to help eliminate possible stressors later in my grade 12 year.  

English First Peoples 11 Reflection

My Artifact

Attached above is my Marrow Thieves Essay I completed on the theme of family.

Curricular Competencies Reflection

In this essay, I demonstrated aspects of comprehending, connecting, creating, and communicating competencies. Firstly, I used my comprehension skills to understand the themes and big ideas of the novel. Then I made connections to the themes in the book and my personal experiences. I used the competency create and communicate to form the structure of my essay and communicate the connections I made to the novel. In order to complete this assignment thoroughly I used all of the circular competencies. During this novel, I learned the importance that family has for Indigenous peoples. I explored the ideas of culture bringing family together and creating inseparable bonds. I am going to use my learning toward reconciliation by creating connections with Indigenous peoples.

Core Competencies Reflection

In my Marrow Thieves essay, I used my thinking skills more specifically my critical thinking skills to complete this assignment. One way I demonstrated this was by analyzing evidence I found in the book and using it to create connections with my personal life. I used my critical thinking skills to make deep-rooted connections inside and outside of the novel. Another way I used these skills is by overcoming obstacles such as writer’s block and time limits. Overall, I used many aspects of critical thinking to complete this essay to the best of my ability.

English First Peoples 11 Reflection

My Artifact

Curricular Competency Reflection

Create and Communicate

My characterization infographic allowed me to build on my representing and connecting skills. This assignment allowed me to have creative freedom when representing my learning and understanding of characterization. Through this project I learned how authors use different scenarios to develop a character’s values, culture, beliefs, and personality. The character I reflected on was Jason from “A Mountain Legend” I was able to gain an understanding about Jason’s insecurities when it came to his Indigenous identity. I demonstrated this knowledge in an organized way using colours, pictures, and words to convey my thoughts.

Core Competencies Reflection

Thinking

My characterization infographic challenged my creative and critical thinking skills in many ways. While developing my characterization chart for Jason I used my critical thinking skills to draw connections from the story to the descriptive words I chose. This project encouraged me to make deep connections with Jason and his personality. Using my creative thinking skills, I demonstrated a deeper understanding of my character using different layouts, photos, text, and colours. Overall, this project allowed me to build on my creative and critical thinking skills.

Law- Desert Island

Desert Island Artifact

About the Activity

In this project my partner and I were tasked with creating a legal code to fit a scenario given to us by our teacher. The scenario we were provided with was that our class of 30 students and our teacher were in a plane that crashed in the middle of a deserted island. This project challenged my partner and I to create a in depth set of laws that consisted of no flaws.

Core Competency Reflection

I can work with others to achieve a goal.

I demonstrated my collaboration skills with my partner to create a flawless legal code and system. I did this by sharing ideas, building on concepts, taking an equal share of the work, and providing support to my partner when needed.

I can form new ideas to create new things. I can also build on the ideas of others.

During the process of creating a system of government my partner and I used an existing form of government and used it as a model for our own. We were able to generate new concepts to elevate our government system to fit our specific scenario.

I can take on roles and responsibilities in a group; I do my share.

This project allowed my partner and I to split the work load of the project to best suit our needs. Both my partner and I wanted to contribute different ideas and concepts to the project which made it easy to split and complete our share of work.

I can reflect on my thinking.

When creating our own legal code I was constantly reflecting on my laws and systems I made to ensure there were no possible errors. Another way I reflected on my thinking was explained the logistics of the code to a peer from another group.

Goal: I can show a sense of accomplishment and joy. I take pride in my work and myself

This is an area I feel that I could improve on because I rarely am proud of myself unless I meet a certain standard. I strive for perfection and if I don’t reach that I don’t allow myself to take pride in my accomplishments. I’m constantly searching for things I can improve on rather than commending myself for the areas I succeeded in.