“The sign was painted, said ‘private property’. But on the backside, it didn’t say nothing.” and the photo was my drawing of the signs. I chose this to represent the ‘hidden’ bias between Canadians and Indigenous people. It represents how it is private property on land that was not originally theirs. It provides a realization how someone claims land to be theirs however it was never really theirs to begin with. It shows a divide between a country and its people.
Core Competency Self-Assessment
How did you select images and words to create meaning? What this easy for you? Why or why not?
I tried to use quotes that has metaphors attached to them so it would be easier to draw images with symbolism. Although I found quotes too with literal images associated to add to the map. This was a little difficult for me because I find it challenging to find hidden meaning in text. However I consulted with peers and came up with ideas to implement in my own map. Overall I’m happy with how my map, quotes and images turned out.
I used the core competency of communication throughout this lab by communicating with my partner about what we are doing and how we wanted to go about the dissection. I also used communication to answer questions about identifying different parts of the pig. Communication was also helpful when asking my classmates questions for clarification.
Thinking
I used critical thinking to solve problems with the pig dissection. Especially while taking out the digestive system my partner and I needed to problem solve to find where the esophagus when and how to unravel the intestines. Also during this lab we problem solved when we couldn’t find a specific organ and looked for help from diagrams, Mr. Asano or other groups.
Personal Social
I used social awareness/responsibility to help answer my classmates questions. I tried my best to help them and if I could not provide them a solution of my own I would try to lead them to someone else to help or provide them a diagram which could help. I also participated fully in the dissection even taking out the digestion tract which was not required to do.
I used the critical thinking core competency to help problem solve how to do different stitches. Since this was the first time I hand sewed I am very proud of how this project turned out. I took time to think out the details of this project and chose the appropriate stitch for the design.
This is my notes from our novel study for the Marrow Thieves which I shared in my Lit Circles
Curricular Competencies Reflection:
Create and Communicate: This assignment reflects the Create and Communicate competency because I read the chapters of the book and took notes. Then in our Lit Circles I communicated my thoughts and opinions with a small group. I also asked for other peoples opinions so we could build and create new ideas and connections together. I took these ideas and connected them to others ideas as well like themes of the course and to the text. I also connected the themes of the book to real life Indigenous issues and mainstream issues as well. Which helps relate the book to real life.
Core Competency Reflection: Communication
For this artifact I used the competency communication because that is how I communicated my opinions to the group. I spoke in an organized and concise way and I improved over the four different lit circles. With communication I think listening is also a part of communication because you need to listen to others to have a good discussion. Both of these skills I utilized in the lit circles so my group and I could be successful. This helped me make meaningful connections with my group members about the book.
This is my Titration Lab, I used critical thinking a lot during this lab because it had lots of questions and I have never done a Titration before. I learned about lots of equipment I have never used before and got to try it out. There was critical thinking involved while preforming the lab since you had to stay on task and make sure that you do everything correctly so it is accurate. Also while filling out the lab analysis and conclusion since you have to critically reflect on what you did in the lab, how you did it and why you did it. I liked this lab because it was challenging to make sure you got a pale pink that lasted 30 seconds and didn’t put too much base in or else it would go a bright pink.
This is my Character Infographic I made for the short story of A Mountain Legend about Jason the main character.
Curricular Competencies Reflection
Create and Communicate: What did you learn during this assignment or task and how did you grow in your writing, speaking, or representing skills?
Through this assignment I learned that characters actions in a story subconsciously tells us more about them. It isn’t always the author saying ‘he had long black hair’ it could be the character getting frustrated their hair is in their face and they need to tie it up. I grew in my representing skills since doing an infographic means adding visuals while finding ways to represent certain things. An example would be trying to apply a nature theme to the whole infographic.
Core Competencies Reflection
Thinking
One of the major core competencies I used during this assignment was thinking. I used a mix of creative and critical thinking for completing this project. I used critical thinking while finding examples of Jason’s attributes through the text and making connections to characteristics. I used my creative thinking to format and design my infographic to make it look appealing and connect it to the text. I needed to use both styles of thinking to be successful with this assignment. I hope to continue to develop and use my thinking skills in future assignments.
My favourite recipe I have made so far this year was the Smoothie Bowls with Homemade Granola. Creating this recipe was fun because we could get inspired by other people with their designs. I am happy with how my smoothie bowl design turned out because it looked colourful and had a very pintrest-like appearance. My group and I worked well to come up with different ideas of flavour combinations to make for our smoothies. We also combined ideas to make our own granola going back and forth between ideas. I gathered feedback from peers and received that our granola got a little more toasty than we would’ve liked. But that was a learning moment so next time we will cook it for less time. In conclusion I would make the smoothie bowl and granola again just try out some new flavour combinations since it is such a versatile recipe.
“Create food product, incorporating feedback from self, others, and prototype testing.”
“Critically reflect on their design thinking and processes, and identify new design goals.”
Core Competency Reflection
My strategies for collecting relevant information for specific tasks include research and talking to others. This can be seen by going on Pinterest for ideas specifically for smoothie bowls and talking to group members. Talking to group members helped me because everyone has different ideas so it can help me edit my own.
I know the group is working well together when I hear/see people on task and talking to each other while smiling. I think it is helpful when a group can have “chemistry” because then they are happy to work together and they will communicate better.
I show that I value feedback from others in my group by applying the feedback they give me. If I feel like their feedback can’t be applied right away I will communicate how I appreciate and value their feedback.
GOAL: When I need to work collaboratively with people I don’t know I tend to not communicate as well. I want to improve on pushing myself to get to know new people and talk to them. So eventually and progressively we can communicate better while cooking.
This is Romeo’s Instagram profile, I used a lot of creative and critical thinking to complete this project. I did this by using the competency of thinking. I used creative thinking to explore new ideas of how would Romeo use Instagram and what he would post. Thinking of different things to post on his story and use as highlights. I used Critical thinking to refer back to the original story and make sure all the events line up in the correct order. I also used my creative thinking skills to make up the small details of the post like the location, captions, likes and comments.
For this Greek Week recipe we had to make many elements to create a full dinner. I liked the challenge of making some things I’ve never made before while creating a food product by incorporating feedback from others. I used this when replicating the dish from the recipe and taking the feedback from Ms. Bolli by making the pan hotter. I assessed my ability to work effectively both individually and collaboratively. When I worked with my partners especially hard to create the pita bread since it didn’t want to stay in a bigger circle shape but we problem solved and eventually got it to stay in a decently large circle. The final result of the plate was colourful to look at and filling to eat. In the end the dish was very cohesive which is reflective of how my group and I worked to create it.
Prompts used:
Create a food product, incorporating feedback from self, others, and prototype testing.
Assess their ability to work effectively both individually and collaboratively, including their ability to share and maintain an efficient co-operative workspace.
Core Competency Reflection
Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in when I communicated to my group members to keep organized and complete the task at hand. This is because it was our first lab as a group and we had to communicate what we were doing since we haven’t cooked with each other before.
As an active listener, I notice that I can really work efficiently with my group when we all are communicated and listening to each other. I think I was successful with this skill as well with my group.
I show others that I truly value their contributions by complimenting them on whatever skill or task they have completed. Or I admire their work that they have done and give positive comments.
My goal is to improve on is while working in the kitchen, I help to build and extend understanding. I will do this by asking more questions to my group members and classmates. As well as ask Ms. Bolli and do research on topics I want more clarity on.
In my Scout Body Biography project I used my collaboration skills to help me complete the project. This was a project assigned during our novel study unit, To Kill A Mockingbird. My group included Ashlyn, Sophia and myself. I demonstrated collaboration by making plans with my group members on what we planned to achieve each class. I also showed this by my group and I all working efficiently to complete the project. Our group as a whole was very good at contributing ideas as well as listening to others. In the future I hope to continue on building my collaboration skills in areas such as creativity and coming up with new ideas.
