What did you learn during this assignment or task and how did you grow in your reading, listening, or viewing skills?
I learned how to use new words to make my persuasive speech more enjoyable. I also learned how to write a good speech. Some ways I improved on my reading was by when I learned deeply about word structure such as the difference between prefix and suffix in words to increase my vocabulary when we were doing the book reports. I improved in my listening by focusing and listening to others presentations.
What did you learn during this assignment or task and how did you grow in your writing, speaking, or representing skills?
I learned that writing a proper speech takes a lot of time and has to be done in certain steps to achieve a overall good speech. I learnt new writing skills when I was making this speech because I learnt that I need to write a hook for my speech. I leant how to pronounce a few new words when doing my speech voice over.
Skills I grew in
I improved in my communication skills because I had to share my presentation with all the people in my class.
I need improvement on
I can get better at reflecting on my thinking because I do not use this skill a lot and I feel like this would be a great area to improve in.
If you were to look at our board game it may seem basic and boring, but really it is not. You start in the centre of the swirl and that represents your home town and the finish line (the end of the swirl) represents Canada or the U.S. Depending on the cards and actions you get, you will go through the board game with a different storyline each time. Their are a few other twists to make our board game fun like our punishment cards, These cards are for when people don’t do he action cards we supplied or if they get a trivia question wrong. We also had a really funny paper hat and a colourful T-shirts as a punishment as well. The trivia questions can be as simple as “what are the struggles that Irish immigrants faced” they could also be more complex like “Did the slaves from North America escape? If so how?” Our class was learning about British and North America colonization. Our board game could be use as a study guide for colonization because we included the Irish immigration and some fun facts about colonization.
My Achievement:
When me an my classmate were making the board game together I did not agree on some things. So I recognize my emotions and use strategies to manage them. I did this by communicating in a kind way what I felt was wrong about our board game and then we made some changes to the game so we could both agree on it. Fo an example, when we were making our board game we painted it and did not like how it turned out so we both agreed and decided to colour over the watercolour paint with pencil crayons an smudge marker on top of that as well.
My goal:
During the board game sometimes I felt like stuff was dived unfair and I had a har time sharing my opinions and thoughts to my classmate. So I want to work on this statement to make my self a better person. This is the statement: “I can explain when something is unfair and advocate for others.” How I will work on this is by gaining more confidence in my self and expressing my thoughts and provide solutions on how we can make it fair. For an example, I can write out what i am going to do in our project and I can write out what my classmate is going to do. Then I can confirm if the work jobs seem equal to her as well, and if they do not we can communicate and change some things around until we both agree on it.
I learnt that you must put thoughts and evidence from the book together, In order to figure out what your character might look like or act like. In the book their was not a lot of information about what my character looked like. I had to assume what my character looked like based off of other information like her job and her personal life choices. For an example in my book Lucy stated that she does not wear a lot of makeup, so based off of that I assumed what her face might look like. I also had to assume what my characters age was. Lucy in the book said she worked in Diana’s bakery for over twenty years, based off of that information I knew that Lucy must be older that twenty. For choosing my plot points I thought of the key scenes and important information that people would need to know about. For an example I wrote a significant scene from the beginning of my book and a few from the middle and the end as well. Because Lucy worked in a bakery I assumed the main setting would be the bakery. To me the word mood means what you feel from watching the movie. I think the mood of my book was happy because most people in the book acted like they were happy. I picked the song I picked because it seemed to match the happy, chill kind of vibe of my book. This is why I chose that song.
Core Competency Reflection
This is how I select images and words to create impact for different audience. I did this by reading my book over again and writing down powerful words as well as significant words in my book.
Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in my voice over. I used a clear voice to communicate the story and plot of my book to others.
In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by suggesting cool deigns that could be used in peoples PowerPoint movie. I also shared my thoughts and opinions with the class in some discussions as well.
My goal: I use evidence to make judgements or decisions. I think I need to improve on this because I did not include much evidence on where I got my thoughts from.
By doing this digital footprint online, I make a positive difference to my peers. I can make a positive impact by doing this because I am sharing my knowledge on how to be safe online. My knowledge can help my peers and others become informed about being safe online and digital footprints. I make digital ethical choices such as making my social media private in order to keep my online life and personal life safe. Some of my preferred strategies for maintaining a healthy, balanced online presence include knowing what is right to post, say, and do online.
I demonstrated my creative thinking skills by making sure I had a proper plan of what i wanted to make. I also demonstrated these skills by making a producted that is out of the box. Though this project I showcased my creativity skills and I can form new ideas to create new things.
When making this recipe I used lots of ingredients. I put spinach in this hash and I had left overs so I diced it up to make a garnish. This recipe had a little bit of left over filling, So instead of wasting it I filled up the three bowls more. During the process of making this recipe I used a lot of vegetables, I only needed half of some veggies like the pepper and onion. I saved these ingredients for another recipe I created.
Sharing:
When making this recipes I diced to make them for my family. I picked a day to make dinner for my mom, dad and myself. I made this meal alone with my Dads supervision. This is one reason why I gave this meal to my dad to try. I shared this meal with my mom because she usually makes dinner for me, So I thought it would be a nice break for her. Then I chose to let myself have one of these bowls since I was the one who made it I had to try it.
Core Competency Reflection
Collaboration:
I show others that I truly value their contributions by taking peoples opinions and ideas into consideration. For an example I cut up the spinach because my dad thought it would taste better.
When I need to work collaboratively with people I don’t know well, I introduce myself and engage in a general conversations.
Communication:
As an active listener, I notice that I can understand and respect peoples opinions and thoughts about my food. For an example my dad loved the dish but thought it needed more pepper, I respected his thought.
The way I communicate while cooking differs from when I communicate at sports. When I am cooking I communicate a plan to myself or my peers when working in a group.
My Goal
One thing I think I need to improve on is communicating when our group is not productive and figuring out why we are not productive at times. I am working on this goal because it is an important skill to have when working with others.
During this sharks tank assignment I demonstrated being kind to others, and supporting others when they need it. I was kind to my partner and I supported her when needed. My partner and I had different ideas for our project and I was kind and respectful about that. When my partner needed help on the presentation I asked how I could help and gave a few suggestions on what we can do to make our presentation better. An example of this is when my partner needed help on facts about the X-ray. I was able to research some information and facts about the x-ray and together we incorporated that information in our presentation. A few ways that I was being kind is when I realized that we are both good at different things. My partner was really good at designing our PowerPoint but I lacked in that area so we were kind to each other and supported each others weaknesses.
I Can Statement #2
I demonstrate respectful, inclusive behavior. When working with my partner I was always respectful. One way I demonstrated being respectful was when my partner needed help I gave her my support. I also listened and was open to her new ideas. I was respectful when we were sharing our opinions and thoughts about our project. I was able to give my ideas in a respectful way. During our project I was inclusive. I was inclusive by making and sharing a word document with my partner so we could both share our ideas and thought. This made it easy for us to work on our project together since we could both see the same thing on our laptops. I was also inclusive by always working together in class and by actually communicating in person to share our thoughts, opinions and changes we could make to our presentation.
A Summery Of The Assignment
For this assignment I was asked to make a PowerPoint Presentation about a product that helped the industrial revolution. We were given the option to work in pairs or alone to create one PowerPoint. We were also asked to give information on our topic we chose and present our PowerPoint in front of the class as if we were the actually inventor of the product. During our presentation We were asked to read our information to the class, share our photos of our invention, and ask people to invest in our business. At the end of our presentation we had to answer questions from our classmates and teacher.
I demonstrated social awareness and responsibility during this class character assignment. During this assignment, I was asked to come up with some ways that we could make the class a great environment for all. I was communicating with my group on ways we could be inclusive in the class. I remember that I said that we can accept everyone for who they are and include them in activities. Another person from my group said that we could use a picture of puppies because they come in all different sizes and shapes but they are all included in the puppy pile. I communicated and shared my ideas, thoughts, and opinions while being respectful. I was always aware of how I was sharing my thoughts. I made sure to be respectful when disagreeing or not liking something that someone said. Myself and my group also had to contribute ideas on how we would be welcomed. Welcoming was a hard word to define for my group and, so we asked each other what made us feel welcomed. We all had different ideas. Some people had a really different means of welcome than I did. I was respectful of their ideas and I shared my ideas with them. Over all, we were able to come to a common understanding and sentence that included all of our ideas. Then we also found a nice image that represented our meaning of welcoming.
A family is wanting to come up with a weekly meal plan, that will have everyone cooking throughout the week and it works with everyone’s weekly activities. They want to make a plan that involves when dinner will be, what will be cooked, how much to make and who is cooking.
Pat the chicken breasts dry with paper towels. Cut each breast in half horizontally into 2 thinner cutlets. Alternately, place the chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound to an even thickness.
In a shallow bowl combine the flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Set aside.
Add 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large skillet. Heat over medium until the butter is melted. Dredge 3 chicken cutlets in the flour mixture, coating both sides, shaking off the excess flour. Add the coated chicken to the skillet and cook until well browned, about 5 minutes. Turn and cook another 3-5 minutes. Remove the cooked chicken to a plate and cover to keep warm. Repeat until all chicken is browned.
Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to the pan and heat until melted. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook, undisturbed, until the mushrooms are very dark on one side. Stir and turn the mushrooms and continue cooking until the moisture is released and then evaporated, and the mushrooms are all well browned.
Add the sliced shallots to the pan and cook until softened and starting to brown. Add the minced garlic and sauté for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Pour the wine into the pan and scrape the bottom to deglaze. Add the thyme sprigs, chicken broth, mustard and cream. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the dissolved cornstarch. Bring the sauce back to a light simmer and add the chicken. Heat and simmer for 5 minutes or until the sauce is thickened and the chicken warmed through. Remove the thyme sprigs and season the dish with salt and pepper to taste.
Garnish with parsley or additional thyme and serve with rice, potatoes or noodles.
Justifications
Justification: Monday
I choose this recipe because its different yet is capable of meeting everyone’s tastes buds. The overall cook time is one hour, so I decided to choose Teen 1 and 2 to cook. They both get home first and will start cooking it around 4:30 when Parent A gets home. When parent be gets home dinner will be on the table and ready to go, so they can get to their fitness class on time for 7pm. Also, they will have enough left over for both teens to have one serving for lunch tomorrow.
Justification: Tuesday
I picked this recipe because it works with everybody’s schedule. It’s a recipe that is cooked in 20 minutes. Which means when Parent B gets home at 5:30 they can cook it 10 minutes after they get home with the normal portion size, and it’ll be done by 6:00. Then Parent A can eat it right when they get home, and teen 2 can get to soccer practice by 6:30.
Justification: Wednesday and Thursday
I chose this recipe because there can be leftovers, and it is a larger meal. Everyone can eat as a family. On Thursday as the left overs day, if someone in the family is hungry once they get home they can eat right away since the dish will be pre made for the night before. They would just need to heat it up.
Justification: Friday
I chose this recipe because Friday is a day that the dinner can take longer, and this recipe does. Also, parent A and Parent B will get two portions.
How we communicated and shared information with each other: The technology was used by all the group members. We used technology to see the word document. We all did one food dish, got the ingredients and recipes from the examples. We added why each of us chose that meal, who cooks the meals and when each meal is eaten in the day.
We had a email thread to use in case we needed to connect outside of school, if anyone needed help.
How We used technology:
The technology was used by all the group members. We used technology to see the word document. We all did one food dish, got the ingredients and recipes from the examples. We added why each of us chose that meal, who cooks the meals and when each meal is eaten in the day. I am familiar with these programs because of the About me Project.
We had a email thread to use in case we needed to connect outside of school, if anyone needed help.
Distribution:
We all had to complete one day and we all did one extra thing as well.
I did Thursday and the table chart
Contribution
I was assigned Thursday and the table chart. When You look at our group solution “The table Chart” You can see all of the days that each person did and information on each day.
