I feel that I demonstrated strengths in critical and reflective thinking with this piece. An example of something I have spent a lot of time learning about are the eyes on the mug and how they were properly scratched and slipped. Scratching and slipping on this piece was difficult to navigate for me because I felt that if I moved too much it would break, but everything went well and stayed together. I thought critically on how to keep everything together and considered what I had learned previously about scratching and slipping to create was is now my completed mood mug. An example of where I took a significant risk in the expected process was when I decided what colours I wanted to make the mug. I wasn’t fully set on the red and pink combination but I took a chance anyways and ended up really liking the outcome.
I felt that i communicated my thoughts and perspectives quite clearly. I explained though i felt a certain way about this topic, another solution would have been more impactful. I also felt I did a good job at analyzing the film. I felt that I had a hard time with organizing my paragraph. Clearly displaying my thoughts is something i want to improve on.
Core Competency self reflection:
I personally really love to write. When i write about a topic i am passionate about I could write forever. When writing includes providing my opinion i find it therapeutic. At home i like to write my thoughts down and what i want to do in the day. I normally write before bed so i can go to sleep with a clear mind.
For this assignment i did a good job with explaining my thoughts on the matter and generally what was good about the Babylonian empire. Something i need to improve on is giving specific details about certain topics. I need to provide sources and use the materials given to the to the best of my abilities.
core competency communication :
I communicated my thoughts very well in this assignment but need to get better at analyzing and describing the thoughts and findings of others. Understanding the thoughts of other will improve my communication skills.
When Carrie Louis came to speak with us about her experiences with residential schools I was very moved. After listening to everything she had to say I felt very saddened. The thing that really stuck out to me and made me feel very sad was when she shared the experience of going to one of the many lands where there were many unmarked graves of indigenous children. When she said she could feel there was a song singing and that it was linked to one of the people in the area I was really shocked. I thought of how incredible it must be to have a gift where you can hear stuff like that. I also found it interesting how she went to an “Indian day school”. Before this event I had only ever heard on residential schools that were boarding schools. I had never learned about ones where you only go for the day and then come home. I felt that i really used the thinking competency while i was listening to her speak. I had so many thoughts circling in my head about the things I had just learned and new questions that were starting to arise. She was a great speaker and I am really happy I got to learn about her story to further expand my knowledge on residential schools.
The writing process was equally fun as it was difficult. I really enjoyed the interviewing process and getting to know more about my grandpa. Though the interview was fun a found it difficult to keep my grandpa focused on the question i asked. We would go from talking about the question i asked to something completely unrelated. Something that really surprised me was how well My grandpa remembered all the little details form the story he told me. The events my grandpa talked about started fifty years ago so i was completely shocked with all the information he shared with me.
Core Competency Reflection
• If my partner is not productive, we can talk about who will do what and how we will do it in order to get things moving in the right direction.
• As an active listener, I notice that I … (describe some behaviours) always make eye contact and give my full attention so I am able to understand the full story.
• In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by… Asking follow up questions and trying to make the person i am having the conversation with feel as comfortable as possible.
• The ways I communicate at school differs from how I communicate at band events (soccer/ work/ hockey/ piano lessons/ family events/etc) in these ways: at school i am very vocal with the questions I ask. During band I am a lot more quiet because there isn’t always a lot of opportunity to be as loud. The band environment during events is very quiet so you can look as professional as possible
• Others find my feedback useful because I…
this prompt is is something i need to work on. I feel that my feedback can sometimes come off as harsh. I need to work on giving good feedback and saying it in a way that’s as nice as possible.
content reflection: this project was actually really fun. working with my group went well and we got the work done quite proficiently . we spent our time well and completed the task.
competency reflection: when I need to work collaboratively with people I Don’t know well I start including them slowly with a bit of small talk and then ask them questions about the project to see if they want to be more involved. I try to involve others to the best of my abilities.
Reflection: During this project I explored different colours I wanted to use. When starting this project, I noticed that Throughout the entire photography course I had never worked with the colour red. I just never gravitated towards the colour because I felt that it never spoke to me, but I decided to give it a try. I tried using the colour with emotions that linked with it such as anger and tiredness. I felt that my picture came together in the end and was proud of myself for exploring new things.
during the concert I played with the senior concert band and was also stage manager for the entire concert. Some skills and techniques I would like to improve on are making sure I constantly look at the conductor and am following along with the music properly. I’m not sure of what my plans for music are going to be in the future not I do know that I definitely want to continue it somehow.
I used communication the entire concert. I used communication when talking and directing the stage crew as well as when I had to talk to my bandmates about sharing stands and flipping music.
I demonstrated personal awareness/responsibility by making sure I brought my music, and everything I needed to be prepared to perform.
To obtain my mark of 61.5 out of 69 I studied very hard on the week prior to the test. I really strive to do well in Spanish so I’m very proud of myself for getting a good mark. I used personal awareness and responsibility to stay on track and disciplined while studying so I would feel confident while doing the test.
