My Grade 9 Year

This year I really enjoyed the wide variety of classes. It was nice to have a bunch of different types of classes throughout the day because it gave me a break from some of my harder classes. Overall, I think my favorite class was probably Spanish. I really enjoy learning languages and I thought this class was really fun! Another class I really have enjoyed is Art. I think it is very relaxing and I have really enjoyed learning different techniques I can apply to my own artwork.

Over this year, I think I have really improved my studying and note-taking skills. Some of my classes were really hard, but I think I was able to succeed in those classes because I studied a lot. For example, I took Math 9/10 Accelerated and that was definitely the most difficult course I took. Since most of what we learned was completely brand new to me I was constantly trying to understand what teacher was talking about. However, I spent a lot of time studying and practicing what we were learning so that I could fully comprehend what we were doing. In addition, I found it useful to write out every rule for the different types of math we were learning. So, while I did struggle in that class, I think I was really successful in the end!

My Favorite Website

https://zbib.org/

I think the website I used the most in school this year was ZoteroBib, a bibliography generator. In most of my assignments, especially in ADL, I have used it to help me correctly cite my work. I think it is really useful and I will probably continue to use it for the rest of my school life.

Favorite Video

For Biology I made this stop motion video of the four stages of Mitosis. I am really proud of this video and I am really happy with how it turned out. I was not super familiar with stop motion before this project, but now; after the many hours of working on this project, I have definitely learned to appreciate this medium. I think I was able to overcome a lot of problems.

My Favorite Image

This picture is from the first ADL project I completed this year. I choose this picture because I am really proud of how this turned out. I made this image using Canva, which I had never used before. Because of this, I struggled to learn how to properly use the app. However, I didn’t give up and I kept trying until I was proud of the finished project. So, I think this image demonstrates my perseverance.

My Favorite Quote

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”

– Wayne Gretzky
– Michael Scott

– Madeleine G

I think this is a well-known quote that is very useful in my schooling. I think that this can help me because sometimes I can struggle to take risks, but when I think of this quote it can help motivate me to take those risks and then have a chance of being successful!

Work Cited

ZoteroBib: Fast, Free Bibliography Generator – MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard Citations. https://zbib.org/. Accessed 3 May 2023.

“Michael Scott Paper Company” The Office, season 5, episode 23, NBC, 9 Apr. 2009. Netflix, www.netflix.com/watch/70152031.