I have learned many new skills in English 10 like identifying poetic devices, finding meaning in poems, and understanding Shakespeare. These skilled have helped me find success with other classes. I now use a variety of words that are at or above grade level and that has shown a deeper understanding of the concepts being taught. In English 10 I have made a lot of new friends and connections with my peers. We help each other out with assignments which is beneficial to our mark. Out of the whole course, the assignment that I was most proud of was my newspaper and poem for my novel study project. I showcased many skills I have learned in the class like writing in different perspectives and creating my own poem using poetic devices and hidden meaning. The final result came out really well and I believe that it is my best assignment.
Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in the monument we made. Our monument has a lot of meaning and my partner and I put a lot of thought into building it. The parts of our monument clearly convays the impacts of the battle and its easy to tell what is going on. On the graves it has the number 6,500 and a Canadian flag next to it. This number represents the number of dead and injured Canadian soldiers who have fought in the battle. I decided to put a Canadian flag so people clearly know that its Canadian soldiers and not soldiers in general. The guy on the top is leaning away and has a cloth to his mouth. You can tell that he is trying to get away from something harmful, which is what we were trying to tell.
Some things I think about before dividing tasks among group members include thier strenghts and what they are comfortable with. I let my group memebers decide what they wanted to do before I could. I was fine with any task but I wanted to make sure that they were comfortable with theirs. Their strengths and comfort carry on to their work. We wanted to have the best work possible so thats why we divided our tasks into our strengths.
I can work on representing and adressing multiple perspectives in this project by asking my group members who were doing the writing portion what they thought of the monument. My partner and I created the monument on our own and didnt show our other group members what it was going to look like. I should have shown our outline before we built it and asked for feedback. They could have had good ideas to put in the monument and we missed out on that.
I used creative thinking skills to come up with a landing pad for an egg being dropped from various heights. I knew that I wanted to make a type of trampoline for the egg to bounce off of safely. I recognized that plastic wrap is bouncy and stretchy like a trampoline. I also decided to use yarn to support the plastic wrap and to help cushion the egg’s fall. When we tested the trampoline objects bounced too high and fell out of the structure. Our group decided to add a barrier so that the egg doesn’t bounce or roll off and crack. During this project I took in all my group members ideas and put them together to make a final landing pad. I wanted to make sure everyone ideas were included and heard. The landing pad was very successful and the egg survived all of the heights that it was being dropped from.
I will participate in class more often by sharing information that I know. When the teacher wants us to answer a question, I will raise my hand and answer. I will also contribute my ideas when we have a class discussion. I usually hold back because I don’t know if my ideas and answers are the correct ones. I should step out of my comfort zone and participate more. Having a wrong answer or a bad idea isn’t the end of the world. Participating in class is also beneficial to me because I will understand what we are learning on a deeper level.
When I disagree with someone, I will be patient and talk about our ideas. I want to work on this goal because I often get impatient and annoyed with people who disagree with me or don’t get what we are doing. When people ask simple questions, I get annoyed because I think that it’s easy. I should acknowledge that people need support on different things and help them to the best of my ability. When I disagree with someone, I will try to see where they are coming from and their thinking. I will be more open-minded and use their ideas.
I used my collaboration skills when dividing up the tasks. I talked with my group member’s and asked them what they felt comfortable doing. Based on that information I decided to make the icing, which no one wanted to do. I feel that it’s important for everyone to work on the tasks they want so that the lab would actually be fun for them. I also used collaboration while brainstorming what cupcake and we should make. We came up with a main idea (berry themed) and branched off from there. One of my group members wanted to have a lot of fruit flavour in the cupcake. I came up with the idea of making a berry flavoured icing.
My first year of high school was intimidating but eventually fun. I was overwhelmed by the size of the building and was scared that I was going to get lost when trying to find my classes. I used the map to help me find my classes and soon enough, I got used to the schedule and where I needed to go. As I settled in my classes, I met a lot of new people and made a variety of friends. This year I really enjoyed my English and Japanese class. I really liked my classmates because they were super supportive and fun to be around. Those subjects are also the most interesting for me and I enjoyed learning new things. This year I also found out that I work and learn better in groups. Having a variety of opinions and views on topics help me see different perspectives and further my learning. Working with my friends is also just super fun and I look forward to completing assignments with them. This year flew by super fast and I’m excited to go back next year!
Quizlet has helped me tremendously this year and even previous years. Quizlet is my favourite website for studying for tests. It has many different features for studying from flashcards to matching games and even an AI chat bot. Quizlet makes studying fun and I find myself reviewing and studying more. I found that using Quizlet to study for Japanese has helped me memorize words faster and longer.
A Useful Educational Video
I chose this video because I made it for the ADL debate assignment. I spent a lot of time and effort with my partner to brainstorm ideas, create an argument and turn it into a video. I used topics and ideas that I have learned in different classes to support my claims. For example, in socials I learned that people resort to violence as a last resort, and I used that fact in my argument. I think that this assignment clearly shows the skills that I have learned and developed this year.
A Useful Educational Image
I chose this image because for me, its the most important thing I learned this year. I looked forward all year to take Japanese and its my favourite class. This image shows the Hiragana chart which is one of the alphabets that Japan has. This alphabet is the fundamental one and I think that its the most important. This chart is very helpful because it shows how the characters are pronounced and how to write them in the right order. Without memorizing the characters, Japanese would be very hard to learn so that’s why I think this image is the most important.
An Inspirational Quote
-Nelson Mandela
I like this quote because it applies to many different areas in my life. This quote is telling you to just push through all the challenges because when you look back, you will realize that it wasn’t impossible to do. When I think an assignment is hard, I try my best to get it done and it almost always ends up being easy to do.
Works Cited
8 Nelson Mandela Quotes That Inspire Me Every Day. https://www.lionworldtravel.com/news/8-nelson-mandela-day-quotes. Accessed 27 May 2024.
David. _25A0059. photo, 3 July 2020. Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/bootbearwdc/50076780993/.
The Japanese version of Spiderman differs quite a bit from the western version, mostly in the plot. Takuya Yamashiro who is a motorcycle racer got his powers by encountering a guy who is from the planet Spider. The guy, Garia wants to avenge his planet because it got destroyed by an evil group called the Iron Cross Army. He gives Takuya “spider extract” which makes him gain powers. Takuya’s goal is to fight the Iron Cross Army because it was their fault that is father died and to fulfill Garia’s wish. Peter Parker is a high school student who went on a field trip to see spiders. While he was distracted, a genetically altered spider bit him causing him to gain powers. Peter Parker fights more humanized creatures who are threatening the city. Both spidermen have the same costume and string power, but the main difference is that Takuya is fighting for revenge and Peter is fighting to protect.
I would say that the graphics and costuming are the most interesting part of this show. Whenever the Iron Cross Army shows up its funny because they are toy looking robots. Its hard to take them seriously when they look so plasticity and childish. This show was made quite some time ago so the graphics are obviously not good, but they still could have made the villains scarier. Supaidaman’s costume is also funny because it looks poorly made. The fabric is very thin, his eyes are glittery, too high up and too small. Other than that, I would say that the other costumes look cool. I am a fan of Garia and Professor Monster’s outfits because they are detailed and relate to their character.
I would recommend this show to others if they are bored and looking for something interesting but funny to watch. This show is unintentionally funny because it is very outdated and overdramatic. It has a good number of episodes to get invested in without having too many to the point that people won’t want to watch it anymore. I think that it’s a perfect show to watch casually because its very simple to follow along and its hard to forget the plot.
I think that future generations would think that our media is cringy and overdramatic. I find that as the years go on, media becomes less dramatic and has a lack of flair. Serious themes are being introduced and consumed more often and I think this trend will keep on going into the future. Even if we think that our media today is amazing, future generations probably will disagree. This is a cycle that will keep on happening throughout humanity.
School in Japan is quite different from Canada, but still have some similarities. Some differences are that Japanese schools use blackboards, the desks are arranged in rows, students stay with their class all year and all middle and high school students wear uniforms. Some similarities are that there are 3 levels of school, elementary, middle, high and that there are a lot of clubs. I wish that students were more involved in clubs, I would say only about half the students in Centennial are a part of a club. In Japan basically everyone is a part of a club. I think this is because people over here do more outside of school activities instead of their school clubs. Students in Japan don’t have much time after school to do these activities. A lot of them have cram school (after school school) and don’t come home until very late.
I think that students should have more responsibilities at school to prepare them for the future. Its important for kids to build on good habits at an early age. It also teaches kids to respect property and be tidy because they will have to clean it up in the end. Students will also feel more connected to their school and have a stronger community because everyone is working together to make it a better place to learn.
I would say that I am decent at じゃんけん. I don’t win a lot, but also don’t lose a lot. To snag leftovers, I think that I would make it to the final rounds but lose in the end. I don’t have a strategy for rock paper scissors so I just throw random hands in hopes that I would win. I think that having a strategy would help my chances go up.
I showed the skill of collaboration in this food’s lab. This was the very first lab we did, and I had to work with very new people. My partner and I divided the roles in this lab. I took on the role of measuring the dry ingredients and mixing it all together. Having equal roles helped us find success in this lab because it went by faster, and we finished on time. I also had the role of dishwasher when cleaning up after the lab. I followed the instructions posted on the cupboards which helped me know what to do and what was expected. Overall, I worked with others to achieve the common goal of baking yummy cookies, getting out of class on time and that’s what we did.
What I can improve on is getting support by other groups when I need help. When my group and I need help we ask the teacher, but we should really ask the groups around us. I shouldn’t be hesitant to ask because it will help my communication skills. In future labs, I will try to keep this in mind to build on this skill further.
AI helped me during this project by generating main ideas and citing websites that it took their information from. I came up with my own points but I needed sources to back up my claims and provide more in depth information about the topic. I made sure that the work I created was still my own by thinking on my own and jotting down ideas, then going to AI to help me further those thoughts. I read what AI had to say and summarized/rewrote what it generated. This helped me understand the topics given to me on a deeper level.
I argued about pro violence in this debate and I half agree with the claims I made. I think that violence helps people gain attention and awareness of what is happening. Even if its bad attention, people would still see and talk about it. Violence is also the last resort for people, so it isn’t used all the time. It shows that people are serious about their beliefs and want change. But I also agree that it can be very traumatizing to victims of violence and scary for people who don’t want to get harmed. Violence can be used stupidly during protests and revolutions which is bad for everyone. That’s why I think violence needs to be used in the right situation when extremely needed.
Core Competency Reflection
I am clear on the difference between simple “group work” and collaboration as evidenced by working together on tasks. We worked together on writing the introduction and conclusion. I knew that we both had things we wanted to say in those parts so I proposed that we work on it together. This is way better than one person doing the intro and the other person doing the conclusion because we collaborated more which helped us create more ideas. Another time where we worked together is the making of arguments. Even though we had our own side, we helped each other get more ideas and a different perspective on the topic.
I compile and synthesize information to draw reasoned conclusions, such as when I wrote the conclusion with my partner. I summarized what I thought were the most important points in this debate and shared it with my partner to make a conclusion. We agreed that violence can be helpful, but it can backfire at times. It is a short conclusion, but I feel like it summarized everything that we talked about while including both sides of the argument.
