Category Archives: Grade 11

EFP 11 -Book Club/Group Work Relfection

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Curricular Response

Some challenges I faced include, finding the time to read outside of class, finding the motivation to remain engaged to the book, and understanding some parts of the book. Finding time outside of class was difficult especially because I had a difficult semester and often did not have time to read. Remaining engaged to the book is also tied into understanding parts of the book. Due to some of the parts of the book being slow and confusing, it made it difficult to stay hooked to the book. I overcame these challenges by discussing the events with peers and teachers to gain a better understanding and help with the reading process.

The author’s writing style was at times painfully slow and difficult to understand. However, I do like the way he builds up suspense in the book. Although long, the rising action gave readers something to look forward to, something to try and understand. This authors writing style I do not mind. I think their unique way in building suspense can really intensify the horror the characters feel in the book.

Core Competency Self-Assessment

Group Work Skills

1. I worked cooperatively with other members of my group and was willing to help with any task.

I worked well with my group members and was willing to help others as well. I was a bit faster than my peers in reading so I would offer help to catch them up with a summary or help them better understand assignments on the book. I was willing to accept any task they needed help with and guide them through the process.

2. I listened to others’ ideas, considered their points of view and offered constructive suggestions.

I feel like I could have listened to my group member’s ideas a bit more and offer more suggestions. I usually would get an idea of what something meant and I would block out any other ideas that may come my way. I think I can improve on listening to other ideas more, rather than being fixated on my own.

Categories: English First Peoples 11 and Core Competencies

Transforming Parabola

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y=(1/3)(x+1)^(2)-3

The vertex for my parabola is (-1, -3)

The vertex for the parent function is (0, 0)

The “a”, “h”, and “k” values are used to transform the parent function. The a value is what determines if the parabola is stretched, compressed, or flipped. If the “a” value is smaller than one or greater then negative one, then the parent function is stretched because the parabola grows at a slower rate. on contrary, if the “a” value is greater than one or less than negative one, the parabola will compress because the parent function will grow at a faster rate. The “h” value is what determines x value of the parabola. The “h” value shifts the parabola left or right. If the “h” value is negative then the parabola will shift left and if the value is positive, the parabola shifts right. The last value is “k” and this helps determine the y value of the parabola. The “h” value will shift the parabola up or down depending on if it is negative or positive. Positive “h” value will move it up, and negative will move it down.

Since the “a” value on my function is less than one and greater than negative one, my parabola got stretched. The “h” value is a positive, so my parabola was shifted to the left by one unit. The “k” value of my parabola is negative three so my parabola shifted down three. This is how the “a”, “h”, and “k” value transformed and shifted my parabola.

Self- Assesment

  1. How did you represent the same mathematical idea in multiple ways in this assignment?
  2. State how the relevant mathematical vocabulary words you used to demonstrate your understanding?
  3. How did you use formatting to share this information in a clear and orgainized way?
  1. I represented the same mathematical idea is multiple ways by showing both the graph for visual learners and in a form of a paragraph for the people who need and learn better from an explanation.
  2. I used words such as, streched or compressed to show the parabola stretching and compressing. I also used the vocab such as shifting or transforming to describe the changes in the parabola.
  3. I used formatting from desmos to show a clear and organized graph. I also used simple and bold titles in Edublogs to be clear of what I will be disscussing.