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Reflecting on My First Year

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My Grade 9 Year

In my grade 9 year I learned a lot. The first day of school was different. It was a new environment with new people. Adjusting to a new school was difficult but over the course of a few months I adjusted. I was able to make new friends in my classes. I felt more comfortable having people I know around the school, old friends and new.

My Favourite Website

https://www.office.com/?auth=2

I chose Office 365 as my favourite website. The simplicity of all the applications makes it easy to get work done. Different applications for different tasks makes it easy to manage and file your work.

My Favourite Video

Over the course of my grade 9 year this has to be my favourite movie I’ve watched.

My Favourite Image

I chose this image because this demonstrates my learning skills. I am proud of the effort I put in and the time I used in class.

My Favourite Quote

“Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein.

I chose this quote because it applied to my first high school year. Even though I was in completely new circumstances and conditions I kept moving. I was able to maintain balance in life by overcoming obstacles and keep moving.

Works Cited

The Last Of The Mohicans – Official® Trailer [HD]. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaQeVnN6pUc. Accessed 19 May 2023.

ADL – Collaboration and Solutions for Financial Literacy

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Data and Solutions

Justification

The strength of a GIC is that it will consistently give you money when you invest. The weakness is that you will not be able to take out your money until the term ends.

Collaborations and Contributors

I found working with my group very helpful. We were able to talk about different areas and solutions to come up with the best answer.

I contributed and collaborated in my group. I helped by offering my feedback one questions. My group mates also helped in drawing out what was the most optimal way to solve the answer.

I used solutions and ideas from my group. This helped and made the assignment a lot easier.

I feel confident to collaborate and talk with my group.

Core Competency Reflection

I can ask and respond to questions to be an active, supportive listener. I make sure my group is active in learning and understands the solution.

I can reflect on my thinking. I am able to look at my work and see any things I’ve done well in and any things I might have missed.

I can analyze evidence to make judgements. I look at the evidence provided and create a possible solution.

I consider more than one way to proceed in an investigation. I can look and process any other possible solutions to the problem. I then can see how it compares with my own solution.

Spanish Reflection

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Unit 3 Conversation Reflection

This Unit 3 Conversation helped me to strengthen my Spanish. It taught me how to properly form sentences and use proper conjugation. It also taught me how to make conversation and respond to questions in Spanish.

Core Competency Reflection

I can reflect on my thinking. I am able to reflect on how I was able to complete my work and see how well I’ve done.

I can form new ideas and create new things. I can also build on the ideas of others.

English 9 Final Reflection

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My Artifact:

Curricular Competencies Reflection

What did you learn during this assignment or task and how did you grow in your writing, speaking, or representing skills? 

The persuasion and advertisement assignment helped me in growing speaking and representing skills. I was able to create and make something to represent my skills. This assignment showed me how to incorporate different storytelling techniques in my life. It also taught me how to recognize storytelling techniques and point them out.

Core Competencies Reflection

I can understand and share information about a topic of interest in a clear, organized way. I was able to communicate and work with my group to present this project. I understood how to create stories and shared information to support my group. We were able to organize it neatly into comic strip panels.