My Artifact

Core Competency Reflection

Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in the fact that I encouraged change in the design plan of our water filter when there were problems. I suggested that we add more mass into the filter so that water would be stuck in the filter for longer meaning more unnecessary debris were filtered out. I communicated this in a calm and respectful way that we should add more elements and I was able to improve the filter with this suggestion.

I show that I value feedback from others in my group by making the others feel heard and valued in the group. I listened to all ideas and ensured that nobody felt like their voice was going unheard or brushed off and took these ideas into account when creating the water filter. I added more sand when when of my group members suggested so and also removed marble at the request of a member to see what the effects would be.

By being kind and also on task in the classroom, I make a positive difference to my peers. I am a very nice person in the classroom and I am kind to everyone while also being on task and not distracting other from getting their work done. I am able to make connections with others and am always welcoming to questions that are asked by my peers and will answer them to the best of my abilities. I think this is very important in the classroom so we can learn and grow as a group.

A goal I have is to improve my willingness to collaborate with others instead of just working on my own. I have a tendency to zero in on my own work and not want to work with others. In the future I want to progress forward with my goal by putting myself into situations where I may be in a team environment instead of an individual one as I feel that I only gravitate to working on my own.

Thinking Core Competency

This in class assignment where I had to use my critical thinking skills to demonstrate that I can form sentences in Spanish is a great example of how I can use my knowledge to put out work. During this assignment I took any challenges I had and developed a solution using my own resources. I ran into the issue of having to use the Por and para which is a topic I struggle with and in turn I used my own notes as well as the textbook to figure it out and develop my Spanish skills. In addition to these skills I used I was also able to use my past Spanish knowledge when it made sense to further elevate my paragraph. Overall I used my critical thinking skills in my in class write during many different occasions and further expanded my knowledge.

Communication Core Competency

During this lab dissection, my partner and I had to figure out the most efficient way to work together and have an equal amount of work to do. We made decisions on where and how we would carefully take out the small parts of the earthworm like the aortic arches and made the decision that I would take out the seminal vesicles and then my partner would take out the hearts. We shared ideas while we did the partner test and agreed that we would help each other prepare for the assessment and we made sure that both of us knew where everything on the worm was and that one person was not carrying the weight of knowledge. We worked through issues like not being able to find more then four hears and agreed that we would show what we had rather then tear into the worm further and possibly destroying another internal structure. We made sure to have great communication and that none of us became confused, overall the only issues we faced were locating certain structures. In conclusion, my partner and I worked very well together and had an amazing sense of communication and I fell that I learned a lot from having to work together to achieve a goal.

Curricular Response

In this project, I displayed many strengths and weaknesses along the way. I thought that the way I was able to touch on important Indigenous issues and show how colonialism has effected the Metis people and the community as a whole. I displayed a great understanding of how we can move further along in the path of reconciliation and the pain that constant racism has caused. A weakness I displayed was in my explanation, in the future I would create a more in depth and detailed explanation of my poem and be sure to add more information on the points I made through the artistic style of poetry. I also touched on major issues regarding identity as many years of suppression of self and telling Indigenous peoples how to be and how to act have very serious and longlisting consequences.

Core Competency Reflection

Completing assignments in EFP11 is usually an enjoyable process as I prefer written based classes over arithmetic. I don’t find the assignments to be very challenging however they are stimulating and require much thought and I think that is important. I believe that the instructions that are given are clear and easy to follow and this makes doing assignments much less stressful. My favorite type of assignment to complete in EFP11 are creative based assignments where we have to learn about the subject then make a Canva poster talking about facts we have learned while also adding pictures that support what we are saying and making connection to Indigenous peoples and all the work they put in to their crafts and healing their community. Outside of EFP11, What helps me succeed in English is staying educated and informed on issues happening around Canada and in the world and making sure to always be sensitive and open to hearing things that Indigenous people and other minority groups have to say.

Reflect and share your personal experience of observing a provincial court case, highlighting what you learned and how it impacted your understanding of the judicial system.

How did the reality of the courtroom compare to your expectations?

The courtroom was similar to my expectations. My parents are lawyers so I grew up around the idea of what a courtroom actually looked like and I expected something similar to what I saw. I expected a room on the smaller side with the crown and defense on either side and the judge perched at the top and this is similar to what I ended up seeing. I expected the conversation in the court room to be professional and to the point and I found that this is what I mostly saw other then a few disagreements between the crown and defense. Overall I saw what I expected to see in the Surry Criminal Court and enjoyed my experience and learned valuable information.

What did you find most surprising or interesting?

I found the way lawyers conversed with one another to be a main point of interest. While conversing the Lawyers called one another “friend” as a way to keep things civil if disagreement came up and I enjoyed seeing how they question the person giving their testimony or each other. I also found it interesting when the judge came in and everyone bowed as a sign of respect showing the formality of court.

How did this experience change your understanding of the judicial process?

This experience changed the way I view the judicial process by showing in detail how cases are delt with in real time and how the timeline of events that are important to the case is so picked apart and questioned by the crown and the defense. My view on the way the judicial system treats those who testify was changed completely, the ones testifying are asked many questions and are pressed for answers with more force then I expected. Overall this experience helped me to better understand how the judicial system works and how the innerworkings function.

I can gather and combine new evidence with what I already know to develop reasoned conclusions, judgments, or plans. (based on your previous knowledge of the legal system and your newfound knowledge after attending multiple court cases)

I am able to discover new information as I actively learn more about the justice system and I have a great understanding of how the legal system works. I can combine the information that I already know with the things that I learn and form opinions about the things I am learning and create a judgement on the legal systems inner workings and how we view certain offences.