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Reflecting On My First Year

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My Grade 9 Year

This year I leaned that putting your self out there isn’t always as bad and as scary as it seems. At the beginning of the year I was very scared to go up and talk to new people i haven’t met before, and absolutely terrified to join any school sports teams. So at the start of the year I made a promise to myself that I would join at least one of centennials many sports teams and try and talk to as many new people as I possibly could. On the first day of school I ended up talking with a group of girls that i used to go to middle school with, but i hadn’t ever talked to them before. Fast forward to today and the group of girls ended up becoming some of my best friends, and they also help me get out of my comfort zone and join the junior girls soccer team with them.

My Favorite Website

https://www.wordreference.com/

My favorite website is word reference, because whenever I don’t understand a word or verb conjugation in french i can look it up on the website. I also like this website because in french sometimes the same word can have different meaning and it can be spelt multiple different ways, word reference makes it very easy to find which is the correct one i’m looking for.

My Favorite Video

My favorite video from this year is the Matrix. I enjoyed this for the first time in english class, and while we were watching it my teacher took the time to explain the deeper meaning and truth behind the movie and how it can relate to my everyday life.

My Favorite Image

I took this photo when I went to Mexico during spring break. I think this photo is very pretty because of the ocean in the background and all of the trees, you can see the sun rays coming through the clouds while the sun is rising.

My Favorite Quote

“Better we raise our skill than lower the climb.” — Royal Robbins I chose this quote because rock climbing is my favorite thing to do. But I also feel that I can relate this quote back to my learning, because everyday that we come to school I learn something new.

Works Cited

The Matrix (1999) Official Trailer #1 – Sci-Fi Action Movie. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKQi3bBA1y8. Accessed 2 May 2023.

Editor, Danielle Dahl, Managing. “50 Climbing Quotes to Help You Reach the Top.” Everyday Power, 16 Sept. 2022, https://everydaypower.com/climbing-quotes/.

Shatter me: the movie

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my movie:

Plot, Character, Setting and mood

  • Explain how you figured out what your Avatar would look like.

I figured out what they would look like by their descriptions in the book and also looking up fan art images that other people created, and that helped me design my avatar.

  • How did you choose the plot points?  

I chose the plot points based on how they were explained in class, because for example we were told that the initiation incident was the part of the story where the main conflict begins. So when i was reading i was looking for those points in the book, and when i finished reading the book i went back and chose what i thought was the best one.

  • Explain how you figured out the setting in your story. Why is the setting significant to the story?

I figured out the setting by paying attention to the way the protagonist described the world around her. the setting is very important because if it was set in a different time and place the vibe of the book would be completely different.

  • Explain what the word mood means and how/why you picked the song that you picked?

the word mood is the way the author makes you feel when you are reading his or her book. i chose the song I did because is the begging its very suspenseful then if becomes more up beat and action packed.

Core Competency reflection

An example of where I built upon someone else’s ideas is… During this project when it was time to create our own avatars we needed to envision the way our characters looked, but i was struggling because i felt like my antagonist was missing something so i looked up some of the art the other people have made and that helped me find what was missing.

When I need to boost my mood or re-focus, I… We started this project on the last week of school before spring break so i was very excited about that, and not really focusing in class when i should have been. So after school i would either listen to music or go on a walk to try and re-focus then after i felt more calm and ready to work i would get all my work done.

I use evidence to make judgements or decisions as demonstrated in this… Throughout the entire time I was reading this book I would keep little sticky notes in places i thought were important and could help me later on with my powerpoint presentation.

ADL- Collaboration and Solutions for Financial Literacy

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Data and solutions: for option 1

calculations with a 3-year 4.2% non-redeemable GIC :

year 1: 80,000 x 1.042 = $83,360

year 2: 83,360 x 1.042 = $86,861

year 3: 86,861.12 x 1.042 = $90,509

calculations with a 1-year 3.5% non-redeemable GIC :

starting total of $80,000

year 1: 10,000 x 1.035 = $10,350

year 2: 10,350 x 1.035 + 20,000 = $30,712

grand total : $90,509 + 30,712 = 121,221

justification:

I chose this option because there is no chance of you losing any money in a GIC, unlike with stocks you have lots of risks and chances of losing money. The main downside with this option is that you can not access your money for the allotted time period without big fees. Another reason why i chose this option is because of my score on the risk tolerance quiz, the quiz told me that i am not a very big risk taker and most of the time i go with the safest option.

collaboration and contributions:

1. How did you find working with your group? I found the collaboration part of this project wasn’t the best because most of the group was either on their phones or doing different projects for other classes instead of contributions their ideas.

2. How did you contribute to the group? And how did others in the group contribute to your learning? I felt like I took the leadership role in the group by paying attention to the teacher when he was explaining what to do and actually being able to help others in the group who had questions. Most of the others in the group helped with finding the formulas of the calculations we needed to figure out.

3. Did you use any other solutions proposed by your group? Why or why not? I did not use any other solutions the group proposed because I was the person who came up with the solution, and I found it was the best one in this situation.

4. How would you rate your ability to collaborate with others in your group on a scale of 1-4 (1 not good; 4- excellent) I would rate it a 3 because after the first class when the teacher said he was going to take our phones away if we weren’t using them for learning purposes, most of the group started to pay attention and help the rest of the group.

core competency reflection:

  1. If I notice …, that’s a sign that my group needs help and we can get support by… On the first day that we started this project, my group was very confused throughout the entire block. On the second day, I noticed that we were all still a bit confused so I asked the teacher for more help explaining what we needed to do. And by the end of the second day we understand the project way more.
  2. I consider more than one way to proceed in an investigation... For this project the teacher gave us multiple options to chooses from to pay our down-payment. During class my group and I tried all of the different options to pay the down-payment and that is what help us find the best option for us.
  3. I can work with others to achieve a goal… Our goal for this project was to find a way to reach our goal of being able secure the amount needed for a down-payment within three years. I worked with others while trying different methods to secure the amount needed for a down-payment. In the end we achieved this goal.
  4. I can find it easy to be part of a group... Most of the time i find it very easy to be apart of a group, but sometimes when the group puts no effort in i find it very hard to the the task that we need to do. thats why i like to be in a group with people i already know and i know their work habits.