When I need to boost my mood or re-focus, I take a short break on what I am working on. This helps me re-focus so I don’t get very frustrated and helps me make my work better quality.
When I am sad, angry, or frustrated taking a break or going on a short walk if possible helps me be more productive or calm.
Some short/long term goals for myself include doing better on tests in the future and my plan to achieve them is studying in better ways over a longer period of times.
my math goal for the future is to get through this course with a high grade.
One strategy or activity that stimulates my imagination is closing my eyes and just thinking about the setting of the story or poem I am writing. I like to think about the senses: what does it smell like, what does it look like, how does it make me feel, and so on. I feel like this can enhance my writing by just putting myself into the story for a second.
When I need to boost my mood or re-focus, I usually take a short walk since it helps my focus and boosts my mood, but sometimes this is not possible. If I can’t take a walk I will usually listen to music, change my focus onto some other work, or take a short break. I find that when I do this it improves the quality of my work and helps me complete it faster since I can think better afterwards.
This is how I select images and words to create impact for different audiences: for images I find things that I really like or my friends really like and I find a nice in between if all of ours so it will appeal to hopefully most people. For writing I just read and then from the books that I read I find things like words and writing styles I really like and try to combine them to my own writing and I write about things I am passionate about because the writing is always better when you like what you’re writing about.
The traditions in the Dominican Republic are the merengue which is their national music and dance style. They also celebrate some holidays bigger or different than us but we also have a lot of the same holidays. Their most valued sport is Baseball and they only have one main sport for all year round but in Canada we have two; Ice hockey for winter and lacrosse for summer. They have a lot of beach and ocean and the climate is very warm and tropical. I would like to go to this country for being able to go on walks on the beaches at night. If I ever went here I would probably stay inside more than some people because of the heat but the nights and evenings I feel would be very nice.
Core Competency Reflection
I can tell the difference between facts and opinions I can tell the difference between facts and opinions because when I find something online about the country I check other websites too to make sure it is a real fact. If I can’t find the same thing anywhere else I assume it is a opinion or they are getting their facts wrong and I don’t use it.
I can develop a body of creative work over time I start off with research and notes then I get images that fit the notes and print them out. I then put the notes into sentences that can flow together under categories put a colorful title and organize everything in a way I think will be visually interesting.
I can reflect on my own thinking I write don my thoughts and then read them to make sure they make sense and I don’t want to change them. If I don’t like what I put down I might rewrite it or delete it completely and put down a new thought.
I can form ideas to create new things. I can also build on the ideas of others. I get the ideas and facts from websites and rewrite them in a way that is easier to read and possibly more attention grabbing. I also may have conversations with may friends, family, or classmates who know something about the topic and rewrite those in my own words with their permission.
