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English First Peoples 11 Reflection

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My Artifact:

This is an essay about the significance of family in and out of the novel The Marrow Thieves.

Curricular Competencies Reflection

I demonstrated create and communicate competency throughout this assignment. I learned how to connect ideas and themes explored in The Marrow Thieves with myself, other texts, and the world. I was able to insightfully explain my own experience and make connections with the other novel and the movie Coco to support my writing. Not only is family critical in the novel, but it also serves as a basic and essential building block of our society. In Indigenous cultures, family extends beyond the notion of family members living together in one house. Family is a strong, connective network that gives them a sense of belonging and dignity. The ideas and themes presented in the novel reflect the historical and contemporary repercussions of Indigenous issues such as dispossession, oppression, and discrimination. Thus, acknowledging these consequences would be a very basic and fundamental step that we could take to get toward working on reconciliation.

Core Competencies Reflection

I demonstrated critical and reflective thinking by analyzing evidence to make judgements and reflecting on my thinking. I considered and verified the authenticity of each evidence before I developed ideas based on the evidence. I also created the outline to reflect on my thinking by trying to be objective and considering other points of view before writing my essay. I remain open minded as I explore viable options or alternative approaches, like when I viewed ideas and themes from multiple perspectives during research. Throughout this assignment, I can contribute to and work with criteria to improve my own work; evidence of that is when I tried to show originality and inventiveness, following the criteria provided after revising my outline. Accordingly, others find my feedback useful because I gave my peers constructive and objective feedback while being free from bias.

English First Peoples 11 Reflection

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My Artifact:

-> This is a character infographic I created to analyze the protagonist in the story “Mountain Legend.”

Curricular Competencies Reflection

I demonstrated the aspect of create and communicate competency. Throughout this assignment, I learned how to analyze characteristics such as speech, thoughts, and actions. These literary elements of characterization ultimately enhance and shape meaning and impact. My character infographic indicates my growth in writing and representations skills. I was capable of showing my critical and insightful understandings of the character and the text in a create way, which indicates a deep analysis in my writing. The story “Mountain Legend” allowed me to learn a strong connection between Indigenous peoples and the ancestors. The stories and oral traditions play a crucial role in depicting the close relationship with nature in terms of preserving Indigenous cultures.

Core Competencies Reflection

I can analyze evidence to make judgements. I can develop a body of creative work over time.

I grew in thinking core competency during this character infographic assignment. I was able to show my creative thinking by effectively using the chart provided to generate new ideas before making the final draft of my infographic. I mostly used the red colour because I believed that red symbolizes bravery, which clearly depicts the characteristics of the protagonist. I used my peers’ feedback to improve and make decisions when I faced any challenges and obstacles. I demonstrated my critical thinking skills by making a strong connection between the Indigenous peoples and their ancestors. The story of Muskawashee (the ancestor) was being told, and shed light on the protagonist’s perspectives, values, and beliefs. Ideas taught through storytelling become part of someone’s values and beliefs and have lasting effects just like the protagonist in the story was compelled to climb the treacherous mountain to dignify his heritage.