Collaboration on the pig dissection project required clearly defined roles, with me focusing on the dissection and my partner working on the paperwork. To stay on track, we established clear targets and communicated on a regular basis. We encountered and resolved misunderstandings by consulting resources and our instructor, as well as improving our communication skills by verbalizing observations. Sharing ideas through talks and using technology to document helped us stay organized. To improve our teamwork, we plan to better balance the workload, prepare more completely, manage time effectively, and establish regular feedback sessions on future projects.
Thinking
Critical and reflective thinking was essential for our pig dissection assignment. To address challenges and precisely identify anatomical components, we took a systematic strategy that included the use of guides and resources. Our teachers feedback helped us better our approaches, and additional study enhanced our comprehension. For future initiatives, we intend to increase our planning and create regular reflection sessions to continuously improve our strategy and outcomes.
Personal/Social
During the pig dissection assignment, I helped my peers by sharing materials and providing instruction, creating a collaborative learning atmosphere. I enthusiastically participated in class discussions, adding to the cheerful mood. I made sure that everyone felt at ease sharing their opinions by acting respectfully and inclusively. Working closely with my partner and students improved our connections and sense of community. For future efforts, I hope to engage the entire class more to promote collective learning and create community relationships.
I used a variety of functions such as eclipses, circles, hyperbolas, radicals, linear, etc. as I deemed necessary to create the most impact possible. I noticed my face shape and eyes are a little sharper than usual, and not very round or circular therefore I used radicals and exponentials a lot. I used circles, hyperbolas, and eclipses for the eyes and very obviously circular shapes to get the round effect I wanted. And lastly, for the rest of the simple shapes, I used linear functions. Restrictions improved my graph tenfold and it could have never looked this way without it, not even close. The only thing I felt I could improve on was shading, however, after trying it out for the whole face I decided it did not look good enough and was better off without it.
What are the pros and cons of having individual counters?
Having lots of individual counters also means memorizing lots of these counters. It can be confusing. However, it allows a way to express plurality.
Discuss 5 different counters from the 350 Japanese Counters article
ほん – counter for long stick-shaped things.
わ – counter for things with wings (birds).
えん – counter for money.
あく – counter for powder, rice, sand.
え – counter for overlapping things (doubling, tripling, etc.)
What is a counter that you wish existed in English? How does it work?
I wish there was also a counter for long stick-shaped things. You could add “stick” to the end of the counter number. For example, if I wanted 3 pencils – “can I have 3 stick pencils”.
Learning Japanese grammar has been easy because each unit develops only a few verbs at a time which is perfect. After all, you get to mess around with the vocabulary and verbs you get. Learning kanji is the most difficult in my opinion as you have to memorize not only the meaning or how you pronounce it, you also must memorize how to write them. After taking Japanese for a few years I’ve realized that I’m able to recognize lots of words while watching Japanese content such as anime and movies, however, I also realized that it is a very difficult language to learn due to kanji.
What did you do well and how can you improve your Japanese study habits.
I studied… By studying harder such as daily practice up to 30 minutes per day I could improve my Japanese drastically.
Core Competency Reflection
An example of something I have spent a lot of time learning about is… the marugoto self study program helped me learn a lot about sports and emails. I think that the emails part of the topic will be helpful for me in the future if I choose to go to Japan to adventure.
Some skills I have developed to make my creative activities better are… my abilities to use resources such is imiwa?, midori, and etc. to help me write things.
When faced with ambiguity or setbacks, I… often take the time to think and reflect rationally on the root of the problem to advance the development of my ideas.
How will you continue your Japanese language acquisition over the year?
I will watch anime and continue to read more Japanese novels to learn about the culture and traditions of Japan.
If you could travel back in time, what study/language advice would you give yourself or others?
Put time and effort towards it otherwise you’ll be in a slump (not like me of course).
In this lab, I actively demonstrated collaboration with my partner/s. Lab 19C was designed to predict the approximate value of Ksp for PbI2. We mixed different concentrations of solutions and waited for the solution to clear up. Collaborating and engaging with others is key for efficiency in this lab. My partner and I split up the work evenly and worked fast to finish filling the test tubes with various concentrations. Because of that, my partner and I had time to be able to examine collectively.
I chose my poem based off of my interest in outer space. Initially I thought the theme of the poem was about the universe and its laws, however as i went on to studying the poem I found out that it was instead a poem about riprap or a picture of where Gary Snyder was sitting and watching.
Laurel really helped me memorize my poem. She pushed me to keep going on and effectively assisted me to memorize the poem.
I would constantly question how the writer would recite his poem. So outside of class I would repeat to myself and change different tones until it sounded right.
The in class write helped me as I then researched the different words used in this poem and their different meanings. I connected them and found out that he was explaining how riprap was formed, its life, and its legacy.
Core Competency Reflection
This is how I select images and words to create impact for different audiences: I choose to emphasize or create a pause for the audience to absorb what I portray. For example, before the “:” in my poem, I chose to take a pause and emphasize what I say to let the audience know that it was an intro, an instruction by me.
When I need to boost my mood or re-focus, I look at Laurel and realize how easy it should be for me compared to hers 😑. I look at her way of memorizing and try for myself. (You should give her extending).
I appreciate feedback on… My tone and mood of the poem and prefer it comes in the form of… constructive criticism. For example when I sounded dumb, Laurel would call me a dimwit (thats a joke), and then I would immediately know what to work on.
Mandatory participation in a class focused mainly on indigenous content should be required for graduation.
Pro
Con
Taylor M.
Danny
Lukas
Enrico
The main point of my con side was that it takes away students rights for their academic freedom and superficial engagement and unauthentic learning. I made the example of a math question and used a forgotten formula to compare and represent unauthentic learning. The pros side argued that people need to know about this and its for reconciliation.
My Debate Reflection
Debating helped me learn that a a good hook can determine the rest of your argument. The difference between a good hook and a hook is huge and in my opinion, my hook was successful and I am proud of it. Before I defaulted to asking a simple question as a hook and sure, it worked as a hook, but it definitely would not work to hook. A hook that draws in the viewer to question and wonder, actively thinking about the connection of what I’m saying versus my topic, is an excellent hook.
Surprisingly, a resource that has no connection to my topic helped my understanding of my arguments and my topic. Connecting two different things takes critical thinking and understanding of both things to find the similarities that assist my point. It did not give me evidence on why my argument is correct but the reason why I chose this is because it helped me understand it instead.
My Favourite Quote
Indigenous peoples are people who should be looked up to, respected, and admired.
Danny Pal
This helped me set the tone of my argument and show that my argument is not of resentment but facts and reasoning for the benefit of the students. I tried to be as respectful as possible with my argument and this is the quote that shows my effort.
Bernstein, Larry. “What Is Student Engagement and Why Does It Matter?” Xello, 8 Apr. 2022, //xello.world/en-ca/blog/student-engagement/what-is-student-engagement/.
My strategies for collecting relevant information when I researched for my debate include thinking critically on what points should be said and shouldn’t and then gathering evidence afterwards.
If there was a disagreement with my partner, I found it helpful to talk to him directly. If I talk to him directly I can incorporate both my part and his part to get the most built product.
I remain open minded as I explored my topic and how I would develop my argument as evidenced by thinking outside the box. to develop my argument while gaining the audiences understanding and evidence I put an interesting and connective point as well as a whole part where I respect my topic. Land acknowledgment and respect for indigenous.
This part of debating stimulated my imagination by making me look at both perspectives of the argument. The rebuttal portion of the debate which I was responsible for forced me to think of creative ways my opponents would try to argue against my side.
1st, we had to start off by reading our scenarios given to us. We are assigned to one side of the divorce and try to get what the sheet tells us what we want. 2nd we have to negotiate trading our assets to get what we want. 3rd, we have to write down what we say to remember and note our old arguments. And also calculate debts, support payments, and etc. and record our calculations. 4th and last, we go to the separation agreement site and follow the prompts to finally get the whole separation agreement.
Core Competency Reflection
I can ask and respond to questions to be an active, supportive listener. – I can ask questions to understand the persons needs and wants and adjust them to mine. Evidence is me writing down what they say.
I can work with others to achieve a goal. – In the end, we have to use the site to finish the separation agreement. I can work with my partner together despite the disagreements to achieve the goal.
I can tell the difference between facts and opinions. – I can know and tell the difference between what he needs vs what he wants. Facts vs. opinions.
I can form new ideas to create new things. I can also build on the ideas of others. – I can understand my partners points and get the middle ground and build the best of both worlds of the argument.
I can explain when something is unfair and advocate for others. – I struggled to make the custody fair for myself and couldn’t communicate for it. I will continue to work on my communication skills.
