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Anatomy & Physiology 12

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Cell Membrane Diffusion Lab

Starch

Glucose

Communication

In a group of 4, there would be 2 pairs; one pair will be working on the starch diffusion and the other pair on glucose diffusion. My partner and I discussed what we needed to do step by step in order to avoid as much error as possible. From filling up the dialysis tube with an accurately measured starch, to tying up both ends as securely as possible, everything has to be done well to have a successful outcome. There were times during this procedure where we got stuck on a problem, we would read the instructions amongst ourselves and to each other and try our best to understand it. Collaboration is also important because we need to share our observations, both qualitative and quantitative amongst the group during the lab and after the 24 hour period.

Thinking

In order to complete this lab, creative thinking is an important aspect to have. The dialysis tubes were either sticky or slippery (depending on whether it was glucose or starch) and was a challenge to be able to tie the string on both ends of each of the tubes. My partner and I had to be creative to be able to secure the starch inside the dialysis tube with no air bubbles and tied multiple knots to ensure that the starch wasn’t leaking. Critical thinking is also important to analyze procedures and understanding it throughout.

Core Competency Self-Assessment

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Titration Lab

Communication CC

I demonstrated my communication skills by working well with my partner in order to complete the lab. This took a long time to complete due to how accurate the measurements have to be to get the lightest shade of pink. My partner and I had assigned jobs of getting the right materials required. We then took turns testing out how to use the pipet and the burrette clamp. Since this lab requires more than one try, this allowed us to be more involved and fully engaged with the experiment. When measuring the HCl, one of us had to hold the pipet while the other will look from an eye level to get as accurate of the measurement as we can. The other one will slowly release the pressure so the the HCl will go down to the 100 ml line. After that, we communicated on how we execute the final part of the lab, which will determine whether we did it accurately. The substance cannot be a bright pink which is why me and my partner made a plan. One of us has to directly observe from an eye level while holding the erlenmeyer flask, while the other has to slowly and carefully twist the little knob so that not too much of the NaOH will be poured out. Overall, it was a very lengthy process but we managed to pull through.

Where I’m From Essay

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My Paper:

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My writing process:

Due to the time difference between Canada and the Philippines, choosing a suitable time to interview my grandmother was the most difficult part. I sacrificed some of my sleep just to find the right timing, but it is more than worth it. What surprised me was that, I didn’t know more than half the story of what actually happened. It was like opening a present only to discover there was another one inside. The easiest part of this assignment was putting all the information together into one big paragraph and edit from there. I enjoyed talking to my grandma just like the old times and having that feeling of nostalgia. What I didn’t enjoy was writing the last paragraph of my essay. It was hard to relate it to me but in the end I managed to do it. What I learnt from this was nothing I’ve never heard before to be honest. For me, it was just a matter of revisiting and reflecting more thoroughly on all the lessons and advice my grandmother shared with me when I was younger.

Core Competency Reflection

Communication:

The ways I communicate at school differs from how I communicate at ____ (soccer/ work/ hockey/ piano lessons/ family events/etc) in these ways: I speak my native language at home which is Tagalog. I had to translate the entire interview in English to the best of my abilities. It sure was a challenge but it sure was an interesting experience.

Critical and Reflective Thinking:

I used to think that I know how my grandma was like when she was young due to the stories she would tell me growing up and now I know that it was only the surface of it and that I have so much more to learn because I did this interview.

Personal Awareness and Responsibility:

To celebrate an accomplishment such as this assignment, I went ahead and called my grandma again and showed her my good copy. She also told me more stories that I’ve never heard of before which is why I’m glad that we did this assignment.

Communicating:

My strategies for collecting relevant information for specific tasks include brainstorming how I’m going to put my essay together. I also thought about how I’m going to wrap up the essay and make a connection to myself.

Goal:

A long term goal for myself include me learning as much as I can while at the same time having fun. My plan to achieve that is to take breaks, like watch my favorite book, watch my favorite movie, hang out with my friends, etc.

French 11 Movie Poster

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Aladdin: 1992 film

For this poster, my partners and I put together details and information of our favorite animated movie, Aladdin. We worked hard on it especially on our French grammars and spellings. We tried our best in summarizing the movie without having to spoil it for anyone who hasn’t watched it. We utilized collaboration as well as communicating because we all have different ideas that we brainstormed and get feedbacks on how to make it better. The grammar, in my opinion, is the most difficult part because it tests our knowledge. This was an experience that I would be glad to do again in the future as I learnt a lot in this project.

Arts and Crafts 11

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Personal and Social: I can recognize my strengths and take responsibility for using strategies to focus, manage stress, and accomplish my goals.

Crochet

This project was the most challenging for me to accomplish as I have never done anything like it before. It was stressful at some point, especially the beginning of the project, which for me was the hardest part. Fortunately, I have coping methods on how I handle my stress or frustrations. In order for me to gain back my focus, taking short mental breaks was really helpful. I also manage to accomplished it after watching the Youtube tutorial as well as seeing it demonstrated in person. I paid close attention to the details regarding the correct way to handle the crochet hook and the proper way to hold the crochet thread. I did my best effort into completing the project and learnt a lot throughout the process. Nevertheless, I am certain that I will be able to use this new skill in the future.

Research Assignment Reflection

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For the research assignment, i demonstrated a few core competencies and those are; collaborating, social awareness and critical and reflective thinking.

Collaborating- i think i demonstrated this the most out of the three because i did my part and worked with my group mates as best as i could by discussing the important parts of our project. I tried my best to communicate and understand with each of my teammates and give my feedbacks as well as receive it from them.

Social awareness- I am kind to others and participated in group discussions. I demonstrated respectful behaviour in the classroom and outside.

Creative thinking- i tried my best to give a creative idea or inputs to my group and i reflect on the feedbacks that i received from them and improved it.

Core Competency Goals

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How do you learn best?

I learn best when I write down notes that the teachers provide on teams and having it on paper is easier for me as I prefer it. It also helps me remember little details about the lecture that the teacher did previously. When I need to boost my mood or re-focus, I would put my ear buds in and play my favorite songs to calm me down and help me stay on task. Most people probably likes a quiet place in order for them to be able to focus on their studies, but for me, I prefer the opposite.

What do you do when you disagree with someone in your group or discussion? How did you learn/develop that strategy?

In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by respectfully asking for their comments and their point of view before stating my disagreement with them and explaining my perspective in a calm manner. This way, both sides will come to a consensus agreement and avoided a potential argument. For me, this way of communicating is best because both sides get to learn something new.

What helps you get new ideas?

When it seems the good ideas just won’t come to me, I would read a book that I think would be relevant to my task. Of course there are a lot of other ways to get new ideas from, but I have two favorite things to do and one of them I just mentioned. The second is to share it with my friends and family and express an idea I had but wasn’t satisfied with in order to get their constructive criticism that I can use to improve. To help calm myself or create space in my mind to absorb this new ideas, I would quickly write down notes so that I can easily finish the task at hand.

English 10 Final Reflection

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My Artifact:

POV Write Up

Curricular Competencies Reflection

In this Assignment, I learned about how to write a short story in First-person point of view. I have written other short stories before that is also First-person POV, but not as in-depth as this one. I tried my best to used everything that I learnt from reading books and the different writing style that the authors are conveying, which sets the mood of the story. Reading it to myself often works in improving it because it will sound off or I didn’t like it, so it helps in editing it while also learning from my mistakes at the same time.

Core Competencies Reflection

I demonstrated my thinking skills by first coming up with a plot and a theme for this Assignment. I can reflect on my thinking by brainstorming ideas on how to show my learning and thought of how it will all come together in the end. I also ask some of my peers to give some constructive criticism on how I can improve it. I listen intently to the feedbacks from my friends and my teacher and proceeded with editing my work. I can deliberately learn about things that interest me, and new ideas pop into my head. I tried to be as unique as possible in coming up with the plot and I hope I executed that properly.

Core Competency Reflection

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Ideology Worksheet

This picture of my Ideology worksheet is what I chose for this reflection because I think it showed my critical thinking skills because I answered it with my own words, which helped me understand it thoroughly. Although most of the answers came from the online textbook that was provided for us, I studied it and engage with the text so that it would have prepared me for the quiz at the time. Some of the challenges I faced in answering these questions was that, I had to read a lot from the textbook in order to find and summarized it. It all worked out in the end because by reading parts of the textbook, I learnt more necessary details about these topics. I will continue to engage with the text in the future.