Personal and social-positive personal and cultural identity  

“I can identify my individual characteristics and explain what interests me” 

I chose to base my idea on my passion for art. By participating in this assignment, I was able to think about the various reasons why photography is the right job for me, and how my personal values align with this form of art. I have never been super into photography, but I have always loved art. Portraits, drawing, music etc. I have drawn from an early age, and I find photography similar. When participating in both activities, you focus on angles, color theory, posing, etc. 

Communication-collaborating 

‘’In familiar situations, I can participate with others’’ 

One of my assignments in this class was to write a feature story for the athletics section in the yearbook. I chose to interview Sameera Parmar, an athlete on the senior girls’ basketball team. I easily collaborated with her before, during and after the interview. First, we scheduled the interview at a time that worked for both of us. During the interview I was clear on what I was asking and made sure to thank her after. All of this was done within three days. By engaging in this assignment, I was able to reconnect with the assorted reasons why communication is extremely important for me.  

Thinking-critical and reflective thinking 

‘’I can use evidence to make simple judgments” 

One of my assignments in this class was to design the grade 9 portraits page, the staff portraits page, and the winter formal page. Some problems I came across were portraits shifting from their original spots, people/names missing from the pages, not enough spots being available, or even just a page not being designed well. I noticed these problems and made sure to fix them.