January 14

Projet d’affiche de film

Core competencies Reflection

  • Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in how I communicated with my team to create the poster and practice for presenting it to the teacher. We did our jobs well because of the communication between us that let us know exactly what we were responsible for during the creation and the presentation.
  • I show others that I truly value their contributions by listening to all of their ideas and making suggestions if I feel that the suggestion needs some tweaking. I also make sure to include their idea so that they feel included and that they have a say in how the project turns out.
  • One goal that I have in this class is to make sure that I study constantly so that I can understand all the vocab, rules, and exceptions that riddle the French language. I would like to grow in the collaboration competency so that When I need to work collaboratively with people I don’t know well I can get over my fears and work well with them.
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December 9

Chemistry 12 core competencies

Artifact

My artifact is the lab 20C. which was a lab in which we titrated HCl in an attempt to find it’s molarity (concentration). In this lab I demonstrated Critical thinking when we had to problem solve and find out how to get the trials in the lab to go well. (we were having trouble getting the right amount of base in the acid to titrate it). We had to change our methods and ere on the side of caution in order to do this lab correctly.

Core competencies

I can analyze evidence to make judgements. I showed that I can analyze evidence and make sound judgements during the analysis of the lab where I determined what happened during the lab based on my results and the information given to me.

I remain open minded as I explore viable options or alternative approaches, like when we were adding to much base to quickly to the HCl and were over doing it. After we had over done a few trials we switched our approach and were able to quickly complete the last trials successfully.

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June 17

Wood Working 10 Reflection (Thinking)

I demonstrated Problem solving skills when I cut my lift lid box to the wrong height and had to adjust to the instructions to fit my box. I realize that the reason I cut my box too small was because I was having trouble reading the measuring tape. With experience I would have understood that I was cutting my wood too small. At the end of the year, I can tell that I am much better at reading the measuring tape and I always double check my work before I cut.

  • In this class I learned to find ways around my mistakes (Thinking)
  • I have learned not to get upset when I break a piece or have to redo something. (Personal/Social)
  • I learned to ask for help when I need it and to take advice when given. (Communication)

My finished lift lid box a bit smaller than it’s supposed to be but it still works, and I am proud of the work I put in.

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February 26

La nourriture et les courses

Shopping for Food in France

Core competencies Reflection

Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in the way I spoke during the small skit we put on. In this skit I spoke loudly and clearly in French so that I could express all of the meaning that I wanted to get through to the audience. When I started the skit, I tried to have my lines be clear and loud so that they were heard and understood. That is an example of how I communicated clearly and purposefully during our French skit.

I know the group is working well together when I see that we are constantly practicing and learning the script as well as admitting to mistakes so that we can improve on them. This happened many times and we are better off for it. That is how I know that we worked well together as a group during this project.

One goal that I have is to improve my ability to speak clearly and affectively in the French language. I will complete this by practicing this skill at home and in school so that I am able to develop in my French skills faster and with high accuracy. I will take home the notes of the day and read them aloud as well as study how they are spelled so that I will be able to write as well as I can speak. I hope for this to happen before that end of the term so that I can be ready for the next year.

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February 3

Study Smarter Not Harder

Five tips to study smarter

  1. Schedule time to study. Put aside some time in your day where you will just focus on studying and no outside distractions.
  2. Clear out distractions. Hide things that will distract you from studying or split your attention.
  3. Break your study time into smaller chunks. This will help you to stay focused on your task.
  4. Teach others. If you teach other students how to do the thing you studied, it will help you to lock the information into your brain.
  5. Test yourself on the study material. This will help you to be able to remember more volume of material and also recall it more accurately.

What can I do

In order for me to study smarter I will alter my day schedule to incorporate time for me to study. After diner I will gather my notes and homework, and I will go over them and ask myself questions about the material. I will make sure to spend at least 30 minutes a day (on the weekdays) to study and focus only on the task at hand. During this time, I will ask others to leave me alone so that I can work uninterrupted. That is what I will do to study smarter not harder.

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January 10

ES Acadamy Reflection

Curricular Competency Reflection

  • Q) How did you explore the diversity of Canadian Identities and perspectives?
    A) I was able to show that I know how to explore the diversity of Canadian Identities and perspectives in my Sketch Notes project. In this project I read “The Sea is at Our Gates” which is a book about the history of the Canadian Navy. After reading the book I interpreted the different views and events and put them into my own words. The project was meant to deepen our understanding of Canadian history, and it definitely did that to me.

  • Q) How have you begun planning for your career-life pathways? What skills in networking, job-seeking, and employment marketing have you developed?
    A) I have begun to plan for my career-life pathways by thinking about what things I like and what I would be happy doing. These things that I am thinking of are getting my driver’s license, becoming a rugby referee, and maybe working towards getting a piolet’s license. Some skills that I have developed are my resume and cover letter writing skills. I did that by working on mock job applications and interviews I hope to put them to use soon.

  • Q) Which physical activities did you engage in and enjoy the most this term?
    A) One physical activity I engaged in and enjoyed was our canoe trip to deep cove. In that trip we canoed to deep cove and spent some time in the town. I enjoyed watching the water rush beneath the canoe as we paddled onward and the smell of the salt in the air. At one point I did get my foot wet, but it was fine after it warmed up. Overall, it was a good experience.

  • Q) How have you grown in your leadership skills this term? When and where do you think you have demonstrated leadership the best?
    A) I have grown in leadership this year by socializing with my classmates and directing certain group projects. I think that the time that I showed my best leadership was when I helped my group create A map using compass bearings. The map was made by walking down a route and recording the steps we took and the direction we went in. This was one time I think that I took charge and showed my leadership.

  • Q) How did you develop and demonstrate your lab and field work skills?
    A) I was able to develop and demonstrate my lab and field work skills in the tidal adaption zone lab. In this lab we went to Belcarra and observed and recorded the different animals we found in the tidal zones. After we went back to school, we found out how their adaptions helped them to live in a constantly changing environment. This was one time that I felt that my lab and field work skills.

Core competencies

One strategy or activity that stimulates my imagination is reflecting one what I learned or what I have done. This helps me to understand what was just taught to me and that helps me to use my time effectively to plan and think ahead of what I have to do. Some things that I think about are work that I have to complete or sometimes I will think about what I could do to improve something that I have been working on. Reflecting on what I have done or learned in my free time.

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June 19

ENGLISH 9 EDUBLOG FINAL REFLECTION

My Book reflection (below)

Book-Promo-slide-Download

Curricular Competencies Reflection

Comprehend and Connect In this project I furthered my reading skills and I learned that we affect who is around us and they affect us. First, I grew my reading skills as I read the book that I did this Promo on. The book was Six of Crows as you can see. The author did a good job of creating deep and complex characters and also allowed you to predict what they would do next by giving you accesses to all of the character’s views. Because of this I was able to make inferences and predictions throughout the whole book. My reading skills benefited from this because was able to test my ability to make inferences and predictions. I learned how we affect others around us, and they affect us by reading about the characters and seeing them do just that. During this project I furthered my reading skills and learned that we affect others around us, and they affect us.

Core Competencies Reflection (critical/Reflective thinking)

I can analyze evidence to make judgements. I show this when I am reading my book and in my Book promo when I talk about making connections and inferences about what will happen and how people will react. In the Book Kaz (main character) is offered a job with a monumental reward; he has to choose his crew carefully so that the crew will work together well. After he gets them all onboard, he tells them that they will all split the reward evenly, this shows that Kaz chose people that he cared about; he could easily have said that he would get more that the others and I doubt that they would have questioned it. That was an example of my critical/Reflective thinking. I hope that shows that I can analyze evidence to make judgements well.

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May 17

Advertisement Persuasion Project

My Advertisement

Persuasion and Advertisement Techniques

Persuasion and Advertisement Unit Reflection

  • Why is it important to remember who benefits from the advertisement when you view an advertisement?
    • I think that is important to remember who benefits from an advertisement when you view it so that you can see where your money is going. For example, you may donate to a charity thinking that all of your donation go’s to helping people when it is only about 20% does. The rest would end up helping to run the charity and pay its workers. There could also be worse scams out there and you have to remember were your money goes in order to avoid them or other things.
  • Choose one form of persuasion and explain why it is effective in persuading you/an audience: logical, ethical, emotional
    • emotional is one of the best types of persuasion because you can play on people’s desires, hopes, and dreams. For example, say someone hopes for a great lawn this summer and then you go ahead and make an ad for fertilizer that promises a better lawn. This makes them think that all they need to do to make this come true is buy and use your product. That is why emotional is the best form of persuasion.
  • Choose an advertising technique and explain why it is effective in selling a product.
    • Glittering generality is a great advertising technique. I think this because it can hide all that you don’t want buyers to see. This could be price, fat, sugar, and many more. It is also good at making it seem like one of the best things in the world. One more of my thoughts is that is best at marketing food items as there are tons of things you don’t want people to see about your product, and this is true in the case of most fast-food items. that is my opinion on glittering generalities.

Core Competency Reflection

  • One of the ways I ensured my group was clear on what we were doing was to check in constantly on the task at hand. What I mean by this is that say we were working on our picture; I would ask how it was coming or if my partner had any ideas.
  • I used to think that advertisements did not work and now I know that they do because I have seen how easy it is to hide tiny suggestions within the obvious one. I even did it in my own project by coving a “great deal” and “glittering generalities” with an air of professional business. I think that it worked fairly well. The thing is if people are trained for this through college and university, they have to be a thousand times better than me at this. So, in the end ads work and we just don’t know it.
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April 12

ADL socials studies- Ethical judgement

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above: debate by Ryan and Theo

Reflection Questions- is violence justified during a revolution.

A) How did the use of AI assist you in developing this project 

AI helped me research the topic of my debate, I put in a question and then I looked at the information

and turned it into my own words. It also gave me the sources that it used to get its information so I could see if it was good.

B) How did you ensure that the work you created was still your own, rather than just a product of the AI?

I simply looked at the facts it told me and put them into my own words. that was how I made sure it was my work and not the AI’s. 

C) Did you agree with the position you had to argue? Why or why not? 

I did agree with my point in the debate. I agreed because if someone is making life worse for everyone in a big way, you have the right to fight back. If you stand up to people when they won’t listen to reason things will get better.

Core competency Reflection

My strategies for collecting relevant information for specific tasks include asking the right questions and checking to see if the information is correct, I do that by making sure that the information is from a strong source and seeing if it makes sense. Along with that if I am unsure, I can always ask my partner for help.

One of the ways I ensure my group is clear on the common purpose is by asking them where they are at and checking on how well they are doing. I would also go and check their work so that I could see how well they were doing and if they needed help, thankfully my partner was doing good work so there was no problem.

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