Spanish 11 Core Competency Reflection

Critical Thinking

I demonstrated critical thinking while writing ”Mi ultima vacacion.” Before writing, I brainstormed thoughtful questions to ask myself about my favorite vacation and how I could organize it in a clear, concise manner. I thought about why it was my favorite and how it was different than other vacations. I made an effort to structure my paragraph properly with an introduction and a closing sentence. When I was stuck on what to write, I went back to earlier assignments for inspiration and vocabulary. Additionally, I thought critically about what verb tense to use, and when I was stuck, I looked at older notes.

My In class write-My favorite vacation

Textiles Arts and Crafts Core Competency Self-Assessment

Textiles-Creative Thinking

 

I demonstrated my creative thinking skills during this cross stitching project by forming and developing my own ideas, while also building upon others’. I was originally going to remake someone else’s design of a green dinosaur, but I wanted to make it my own. I changed up all the colours and proportions, while also adding a hat and some Christmas lights (this was during Christmas time). Throughout this assignment, I gained critical and creative thinking skills, and learned how to cross stitch for the first time. Next time I would make my black border thicker, as its almost striped in this project. I think it would make for a cleaner, more finished look.

Core competency self-assessment

Creative thinking

When I noticed the design I selected lacked a tutorial, I applied creative thinking. An art project is generally not designed to be manufactured or drawn by others when there isn’t a tutorial for it. We do this out of respect for the original artist. I can employ new thoughts. I can also expand on other people’s ideas. When I noticed there wasn’t a tutorial, I made it my own. I used multiple skull designs and incorporated all of them in my artwork to give it more of an original look.