Category: Grade 9

Musical Performance Reflection

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Small Ensemble Performance\

Here is a minute of the Small Ensamble concert.

Circular Competency Reflection

Some of the musical skills I have shown in this experience are sight reading, and colaborating to make the song sound good. Another skill I have shown is being able to play on stage without being distacted with the audience. I would like to improve on my drumming skills, by practicing over the summer. I plan to continue with Concert and Jazz band next year, and audition for the small ensemble concert.

Core Competency Reflection

During this project, I used my collaboration skills in working with the other people in our group. We had to coordinate with each other to find times to practice the music. We had to work together to ensure that everyone knew their music. We had to decide the speed of the song and make sure that everyone stayed on the same beat.

PHE 9 AH Reflection

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My Stressors

One main stressor in my life is School (tests, quizzes, and homework). When I get stressed, I manage it through physical activities such as going for bike rides, doing parkour, and playing basketball. If the weather is not good, I like to build with Lego or do puzzles. One thing that stresses me is doing reflections on Edublog. I deal with stress by talking to friends and doing physical activities such as parkour.

Core Competency Reflection

I can form new ideas to create new things. I can also build on the ideas of others. In woodworking I demonstred this when I designed a sign and made out of wood.

I work with others to achieve a goal. I demonstrated this, when I had to work with others to write and practice a song for the Small Ensable Ccncert

I take on roles and responsibilities in a group; I do my share. I demostrated this when I did my share on a ADL project and helped my group members finish on time.

My goal is to work towards considering different alternatives in completing a task. “I consider more than one way to proceed in an investigation.” I am working on this goal because somtimes I think there is only one way to get things done, when there is often lots of different ways. Some things that I will do to achieve this goal are: talk to others about how they might complete the task and consciously think of alternatives when working on a big project.

The Tempest

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Revenge, we have all thought about it. But have you thought about the quote, “The best revenge is a life well lived.” At first this did not seem to make sense to me. In Grade six, I would leave something on my desk, go away for a few minutes, and then when I came back it was gone. This happened quite a few times, and it made me angry and frustrated, and I wanted revenge.

Looking at the theme of revenge in the Tempest, there is another way of handling this situation. For example, when Prospero had all his enemies at his mercy, he decided not to do anything bad to them. Instead, he gave up his absolute power, freed his slaves, and took his rightful position of the Duke of Milan back. If I would have spent all my time thinking about the ways I could retaliate, I would have focused on the hurt and anger that I had and not on other more positive goals. Instead, like Prospero, it made sense to make choices that help me and not seek revenge.

In keeping with my values, I believe that even though someone has hurt you, I should still treat him/her with respect. Seeking revenge on someone could lead to that person trying to get revenge back at you – which can lead to an endless cycle. Often, you don’t know why someone is acting out at you. I believe it is not my job to decide what their consequence should be or somehow punish them. Life will punish them more than I ever could.

In The Heat Of The Night

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Racism in Canada

In Canada there are many examples of racism. Racism is discriminating against a certain race or group of people based on factors such as skin color, gender, culture, religion, wealth, and political traits. Nobody is born a racist. People are taught by their parents, peers and media what is socially acceptable. In the Novel, Heat of the Night, racism is evident against Mr. Tibbs, as he is an African American. Racism in life can be obvious or more subtle.

There are many groups in Canada that face discrimination. These groups include, but are not limited to, Black, Indigenous, Asian, and other underrepresented people. Different groups experience racism in different ways. Black people can be discriminated by the police. For example,” A CBC News analysis has found that black people are far more likely to be killed by police in Toronto than other racial groups. 36.5 per cent of the fatalities were black people even though they make up only 8.3 per cent of the population.” ( https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-edition-april-8-2018-1.4604763/michael-s-essay-it-s-willful-blindness-to-think-canadians-aren-t-racist-1.4608027 )

Indigenous People are often treated poorly. One in three Indigenous people experienced discrimination in the past 5 years. ( https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2022001/article/00002-eng.htm. ) An example of this discrimination can be seen by the lack of access Indigenous people have to health care compared to Caucasians. In 2019, a CBC news report about a Grandparent and his granddaughter, who were of Indigenous decent, being handcuffed by the police highlighted the issue of racism. A bank teller called the police because she thought the grandparent and child were trying to fraudulently open a bank account (even though they had the correct documentation with them).

During COVID-19, many Asians felt unsafe in Vancouver as hate crimes increased. Asians were blamed for bringing the virus to Canada. Recently, many murals in Chinatown have been defaced.      

More subtle discrimination occurs to homeless people who are told they “Should just get a job and clean up their act,” disabled people who cannot access buildings due to lack of ramps, or even the lack of signage in brail found in our cities. In our schools, people are still teased because of their sexuality or race.

The novel, In the Heat of the Night, has confirmed my belief that racism has existed for a long period of time and continues today. It can, however, be overcome if people look for similarities in each other rather than differences. People should not judge others based on their race, gender, culture, religion, or other factors. We are entitled to our beliefs, but everyone needs to be treated equally with respect.

Cites

Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. Experiences of Discrimination among the Black and Indigenous Populations in Canada, 2019. 16 Feb. 2022, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/85-002-x/2022001/article/00002-eng.htm.

Radio ·, C. B. C. “Michael’s Essay: It’s Willful Blindness to Think Canadians Aren’t Racist | CBC Radio.” CBC, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/sunday/the-sunday-edition-april-8-2018-1.4604763/michael-s-essay-it-s-willful-blindness-to-think-canadians-aren-t-racist-1.4608027. Accessed 26 Apr. 2022.

Social Awareness and Responsibility

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My Texts

Core Competency Reflection

I am so curious about woodworking that I am excited to learn more about how I could improve my skills to make it even better. I chose this statement because I am finding woodworking interesting and have been using some of tutorial time to practice my woodworking skills in the workshop. Spending time in the workshop has allowed me to pick up more skills in woodworking and learn what others are working on.

Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in my Career Life Education work. I chose this statement because in CEL I have to create videos and images that represent myself so I had to think about how to do that in a clear manner. I also had to make a resume that made me think about how I am gong to communicate clearly in a concise document.

By helping others in the classroom, I make a positive difference to my peers. I chose this statement because I often help my fellow students in understanding concepts that we are learning about. This often helps me understand the concept or topic better which increases my knowledge.

Some of my preferred strategies for maintaining a healthy, balanced lifestyle include planning out how I will complete projects on time so that I ensure that I get my work done but also have a chance for physical activity. I feel better when I get things done before the deadline but I also like to have time to do other fun activities.

One goal that I have for myself going forward is to continue to do well in school. I plan to continue to work on the “By helping in the classroom, I make a positive difference to my peers.” statement because I like to use my knowledge to help people and by helping people I feel better and I understand more about the topic, which will help me in my schoolwork.

In the Heat of the Night: The Movie

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My Movie

Character, Setting and Mood

This ADL project based on, In the Heat of the Night, helped me learn how the characters, setting and mood are developed within a novel. To learn about my character, I used the author’s description, paid attention to how my character acted in different situations, and how other characters described and interacted with my character. For my Avatar, I used the information I gathered and visualized what I thought the character would look like to choose his characteristics. To figure out the setting and time period of the story, I paid attention to how the author described the buildings, homes, surrounding areas, and characters’ clothing.  In literature mood describes the emotion that the author wants the reader to feel. The mood of the movie my group created was serious since the novel dealt with discrimination and murder. Our group also recognized that there are some “celebratory” scenes in the book, for example when Harvey is released, and Virgil’s skills are recognized and accepted. Our group’s music choice reflected these ideas. In conclusion, I used the assignments in this project to further understand characters, settings, and moods within a given story.

Core Competency Reflection

  1. Some things I think about before dividing tasks among group members include each member’s strengths and interests, and difficulty of the task. In my group we each created an Avatar as that was something we enjoyed. We decided that each of us were going to do two setting pictures as that seemed manageable. As I don’t listen to music a lot,. someone else choose our background music for the video.

2.+3 If the group is not productive, I can encourage others (I said that Nick’s setting picture was really good), ask if anyone needs help (since Kaleb was away, I explained what we had done last class and asked if he needed help), ask others to do a specific thing (I asked Nick to think of one thing that happened to Harvey in the novel), remind others of what we need to be doing at the moment to get the assignment completed, and if all that fails ask for assistance from the teacher (I explained that I felt like I was doing most of the work to my teachers at the end of a period). This experience also helped me to learn how to respectfully advocate for my needs.

4. I use evidence to make judgements or decisions as demonstrated in this project in order to complete my Avatar, choose images for my setting, By examining how the author described my character Harvey, looking at how my character reacted in different situations in the novel, and how other characters described and interacted with my character I formed my Avatar image. To find images for the setting I had to find details in the story, such as Wells was a small town, that Virgil was black and that the rest of the town was white. In addition to complete the voice over, I needed to find specific actions that my character did and infer what he might have said or thought.

Meal Planning Assignment

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Problem

The problem is that the family wants to have everyone cook at least once a week and that the meals are spread evenly among their strengths and weaknesses. The meal plan should be able to fluidly spread among their weekly activities. The family wants to know who, when, and what dinner will be cooked. 

Solution

Days Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 
Who will cook Teen 2 Teen 1 Parent A Parent B Parent A 
What recipe will they cook Black Bean Tacos  Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas Beef and Spinach   Lasagna Chickpea Cauliflower Curry Ginger-glazed salmon 
What portion of the recipe Full recipe Full Recipe Quarter recipe Half Recipe 3/4 recipe
What time dinner will be ready Start at 5:45pm.

Be ready by 6:00pm.		Start at 4:45pm.

Be ready by 5:45 pm.		Start at 4:55 pm.

Be ready by 6:15 pm.		Start at 5:45 pm.

Be ready by 6:15 pm.		Start at 5:55 pm.

Be ready by 6:15 pm.

Our one new recipe:

Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas Ingredients  

1 red pepper, cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick slices  

1 orange pepper, cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick slices 

1 red onion, cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick slices 

3 tbsp vegetable oil 

2 tbsp chili powder 

1/2 tsp salt 

1/4 tsp pepper 

1 lb. chicken breasts, cut into strips 

12 corn tortillas (6-inch/15 cm), warmed 

1 cup guacamole 

1/2 cup cilantro leaves 

1 cilantro leaves

Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas Recipe 

Step 1:  

Preheat air fryer to 375°F (190°C). In large bowl, combine red and orange bell peppers, red onion, vegetable oil, chili powder, salt and pepper until well coated; add chicken, stirring to coat well 

Step 2:  

In batches, arrange chicken mixture in air fry tray; cook for 15 to 18 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender. 

Step 3: 

Serve chicken mixture with warmed tortillas, guacamole, cilantro and lime wedges

Justification

Monday: I choose teen 2 to cook because he has no after school activates and teen 1 is available in case teen 2 needs help. The recipe we chose for him to cook is Black Bean Tacos because the recipe is quite simple and does not involve an oven. Dinner is going to be ready at 6:00pm so that gives parent B half an hour from when they get home to dinner being ready and an hour from when dinner is ready until they go to their fitness class.

Tuesday: I choose teen 1 to cook because she has no after school activates. The recipe we chose for her to cook is Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas. Dinner is going to be ready at 5:45pm so that gives teen 2 45 minutes from when dinner is ready until they go to their soccer practice.

Wednesday: I choose parent A to cook because between parent A and parent B, parent A gets home earlier. The recipe we chose for them to cook is Beef and Spinach Lasagna because it takes longer, but no one has after dinner activities. Dinner is going to be ready at 6:15pm so that gives parent A 25 min from when they get home until they have to start to cook dinner.

Thursday: I choose parent B to cook dinner because they get home at 5:50pm and have no other activates. The recipe we chose for them to cook is Chickpea Cauliflower Curry because they get home from work later than everyone else so they cook a recipe that takes a shorter amount of time. Dinner is going to be ready at 6:15pm so that gives parent B 20 min from when they get home until they have to start to cook dinner.

Friday: I choose parent A to cook because other than teen 2, they get home the earliest, at 4:30pm, and have no other activities. The recipe we chose for them to cook is Ginger-Glazed Salmon. Dinner is going to be ready at 6:15pm so that is the same time as Wednesday and Thursday.

References

https://www.chicken.ca/recipes/air-fryer-chicken-fajitas/

Collaboration Reflection

We shared information with each other by using a Word document that was shared with everyone in our group. All our group members had shared a document in Word before so it was not new for any of us. We distributed the tasks such that each person in our group chose a person in the family and planned the solution in the table. One person in our group was done first so they found the recipe. We all had an equal amount of work except one person did two days. I completed Wednesday and Friday on the table, wrote my justification, and helped distribute tasks to other group members.

About Me

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My Bio

My name is Andrew and this is my first year at Centennial School. I am 13 years old. I am a very active person and like doing parkour. I do parkour 4 times a week at Origins Parkour because I am part of their youth team. I also like to bike, play basketball and disc golf. I like to play board games; some of my favorite games are Ticket to Ride, Unfair, and Catan. One of my favourite hobbies is building things out of Lego. I like to challenge myself by building things I have come up with. The build that I am most proud of is a big Lego cruise ship I designed.

The courses that I enjoy the most this year are Drafting, Design, and Animation and band. I am in Junior Concert Band and Jazz Band, and play percussion. I learn best by doing hands on things and by being able to use technology to complete assignments. Next semester I am looking forward to taking the Wood and Metal work course and P.E.

The most important things to me are my family and friends. I don’t have any pets, but my aunt has a rescue dog named Sparky. He is 14 years old and is a mix of a couple of different breeds. He use to be energetic but now old age has caught up to him; he is deaf and cannot see very well so he bumps into things quite often. A peculiar thing that he does is walking around in circles over and over again.

My Favourite Quote

I chose this quote because it reminds me that I can do anything even when things are hard. Just do not give up!

Favourite Video

This my parkour instructor in Ultimate Tag. Ultimate Tag is a tv show where a contestant tries to get from one side of the course to another without getting tagged. If they don’t get tagged and get the fastest time they win $10,000. One day I hope to be as good as my instructor.

My Favourite Website

https://ideas.lego.com/ This is my favourite website because you can summit Lego ideas, and if 10,000 people like it, Lego will review it, and it might become a set. I also like it because you can see what Lego might do as a set and you can get good building ideas.

An Inspiring Photo

This picture inspires me to become a better Lego builder. It reminds me that I can design my own creations and use different building techniques. It shows that there is a lot of engineering and architecture that can be done in Lego. Lego is not just a toy.

Bibliography

UltimateTagFOX. “We Are Speechless. Thomas Just Put up the Best Showdown Run IN #Ultimatetag History! .” Twitter, Twitter, 18 June 2020, twitter.com/ultimatetagfox/status/1273435047866109958?lang=en.

“Download Gradient Abstract Background Design for Free.” Freepik, 18 Aug. 2021, www.freepik.com/free-vector/gradient-abstract-background-design_17354547.htm.

Mistry, Neha. “Lego Creations by Master Builders That Showcase Why Lego Is Not Just a CHILDREN’S Toy: Part 3.” Yanko Design, Yanko Design, 23 Sept. 2020, www.yankodesign.com/2020/09/23/lego-creations-by-master-builders-that-showcase-why-lego-is-not-just-a-childrens-toy-part-3/.

Smith, Danielle. “Walt Disney Mickey MOUSE Dreams Can Come True Wall QUOTE VINYL Wall.” QuotesGram, quotesgram.com/img/disney-dreams-come-true-quotes/3808349/.