R1 – Sando

I think Japan is more creative with their sandwiches, because in Japan things are made to be more “aesthetic” or unique. A lot of the things there are very visually appealing or “strange” to what we have here. In Canada, our sandwiches are very basic, or loaded with filling. Usually things aren’t made to be as good looking as they are in advertisements, and lately people have tried to make more of a “healthy” alternative to the things we eat.

The most creative meal I’ve had was moose meat with bannock made by my kokum. While I’m not sure if it’s considered creative, it’s certainly more interesting as moose meat is not something people usually eat, at least not around here. I think it would be good as a sandwich, as the moose meat was better than I thought it would be, and bannock is already a bread.

Bannock

I’d be most excited to try a fruit sandwich, because they look pretty and they look like they would taste good. I think those types would also be fun to learn how to make, because once you master it, it would be quite accomplishing.

I would eat Anpanman’s head because he offered it to me so it’s probably good.

Reflecting on My First Year

My Grade 9 Year

This year what I enjoyed most was making connections and building relationships with my peers. With different people in each class, I learned to be more social and made friends. I overcame the challenge I’ve always had with talking to people and being less quiet. All of my life I stayed quiet around most people, and this year I’ve stopped doing that so much.

My Favourite Website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

I chose Wikipedia because I used it to help me in a lot of my assignments. In social studies it was good help for learning about people or past events. Wikipedia is commonly used with other people too.

My Favourite Video

I took this video during my English class, and I found it pretty cute. I like geese so I sent the video to my friends who also liked it. I chose it because I remembered this moment really well.

My Favourite Image

This is a picture of my friends stuffy that I borrowed. While I was in English, I took multiple photos of him and put little captions on them where I then sent them to my friend. This pose was him in meditation position.

My Favourite Quote

My favourite quote relating to school would be “Do what is right, not what is easy.” Which is said by Roy T. Bennett. I use this one when I’m doing work. I end up wanting to do things easy but messy, and it helps me remember to try.

Works Cited

“Main Page.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, 5 Oct. 2022. Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=1114291180.

Touching Spirit Bear Movie: Garvey’s Story

Our Movie

Plot, Character, Setting, and Mood

I did the avatar for Garvey by just using my imagination. In my mind I imagined he looked like my uncle so I went a bit based off of that. We chose the plot points remembering what had happened in the story, giving each other ideas as we went on. The setting was given through reading the story, the setting is important because it sets the mood for the whole thing. Mood kind of means the emotions and feelings set for the whole thing, and that’s what helped us pick the song.

Core Competency Reflection

When I need to boost my mood or refocus I... Take a break and listen to music to boost my motivation.

Some skills I have developed to make my creative activities better are… Giving myself a moment to picture what’s happening in the book.

In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by… Giving ideas that can be built off of.

R4 – School Life

Japan schools vary from Canadian schools in a lot of different ways. They’re a lot stricter with things and you have to wear a uniform. Uniforms look nice and can identify which school you might be from, but I wouldn’t like it because there’s a different mood on different days, and they also may not be the best in certain weather. They also have the teachers switch classrooms instead of having the students switch, which is also something I don’t like as much because when the teacher only stays in one class, they put more personality into the decorating. I wish that centennial would have more clubs, like Japan does. It would be a good way to meet people with similar interests. I think that students here should have more responsibilities in the school in terms of cleaning, though I would prefer there not to be as much as Japan since I don’t like cleaning. It would make it less of a responsibility for just the custodians and it is good to help out.

RSelf Study

What I did well and how I can improve my Japanese study habits

For this course, I did well memorizing the hiragana chart and some words and phrases, I could work on handing in homework on time and actually studying it more, I could also work on pronunciation.

Core competencies

An example of something I have spent a lot of time learning about is… The words on the vocab sheets, and how to form sentences properly.

I appreciate feedback on… How I can make the sentences I form better.

A long term goal for myself is… To remember all that I have learned during Japanese. I will do this by studying the sheets every once in a while.

How will you continue your Japanese language acquisition over the year?

I will continue with learning apps or tools.

If you could travel back in time, what study/language advice would you give yourself or others?

I would tell myself to study ahead of time for quizzes.

Scale Factor Project Reflection

Core Competency Reflection

When I need to boost my mood or re-focus I… Put on some music while I do the work.

An example of something I have spent a lot of time learning about is… How to easily figure out where to place a dot when the scale has changed.

An area of study in which I feel confident to regularly challenge assumptions and develop new ideas in is… Scaling up and down now.

A goal I have for myself is… Finding one strategy that stimulates my imagination in projects like this one. I am working on this goal because I lack creativity on some things. I will achieve this goal by trying to be more imaginative.

Core Competency Self-Assessment

Critical and Reflective Thinking

Was the French Revolution justifiable?: I believe the French Revolution was justifiable because it’s unfair to make only one estate (the poorer estate) pay for taxes while the others do not. The king was not doing anything about it and was not making the best decisions, so the 3rd estate had good reason to be upset and start the French Revolution. They fought for their rights, which is fair.

I can analyze evidence to make judgments: I gathered my evidence from paying attention to the classes we’ve had on the French Revolution. I’ve answered the question based on my own beliefs from what I’ve learned.

During socials this year I can say that I’ve learned a lot that I did not know before, and I’d like to continue learning all the things I do not know.