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My Current Events Assignment
Source: Newman, Kira M. “Eight Acts of Goodness Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak.” Greater Good Magazine, Berkeley University of California, 18 Mar. 2020, greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/eight_acts_of_goodness_amid_the_covid_19_outbreak. Accessed 14 May 2020.
Summary:
Lots of people have been spreading kindness throughout the COVID-19 outbreak despite the fears. A few examples of positive things done related to the outbreak include: offering to help neighbours, stores opening for the elderly and those with weak immune systems, and Chinese health experts bringing medical supplies to Italy.
Reflection:
I believe in making peoples’ lives better for them in any sort of way, and I think people will focus more on the positives after reading this article.
Current Lab Reflection
For the current lab that we did together, 3 important core competencies were involved. The first one was collaborating to plan, carry out, and review constructions and activities. We showed this by gathering the required materials from reading the instructions, observing closely, and taking pictures of the results and putting them on our Sway. We recorded the results on the data table in the lab sheet and made graphs out of them on Excel.
The second was questioning and investigating. For our hypothesis, we asked ourselves if the current would decrease for both series and parallel if we added for more light bulbs. Eventually we found out that it was true for series, but not for parallel. The current actually increased for parallel instead. We put the answers in our two graphs. Last but not least, the third was explaining/recounting and reflecting on experiences and activities. We demonstrated this with reflecting on our hypothesis and writing the conclusions for series and parallel.
Now onto some things I would do to improve on for next time. Firstly, I will check the light bulbs or whatever important material we’re testing more carefully, as for the experiment some bulbs still didn’t work. Also we could check the amps with the ammeter because it wasn’t steady every time. We described those in our Sway. Those are the two things I can work on together with my group.
Animal Farm Campaign Project
Here is the video and poster for our Animal Farm campaign project.
I showcased communication of ideas in our poster. We discussed our ideas and made sure they fit together, which they did, and we did not have any problems with each other. I came up with the slogan, “A clover for good luck” because Clover is the name of the horse, and one of good luck’s symbols is a four-leaf clover. To add to our slogan, we also put on four-leaf and three-leaf clovers. We designed our picture to represent that all the animals are equal.
Our video showed questioning, investigating, and generating ideas. We researched reasons why Clover should be voted and the other animals aren’t worthy. The notes taken are stated in the video with supporting quotes from the book. I helped generate ideas for how the animals should be presented. I drew the animals’ heads (it was an idea I thought of), and then Emily helped put them on popsicle sticks and take pictures of them. All of the photos were taken with a green background.
I could have managed my time better, even though I knew at least one of my group members was busy. I feel like I should’ve worked on the script on Thursday, when we were assigned, or Friday, although at the same time it might have been too much work for me. The majority of the work we left to Monday, and the video we mostly worked on Tuesday and Wednesday. Anyways, we worked on it only slightly on the weekend, thus barely leaving enough time for the video.
My Extracurricular Activity
One of the extracurriculars I do is taking piano lessons. I chose it because I love music and how beautiful and interesting the instrument sounds, and I have been doing it since I was 6. I have got to know several different people through piano. Additionally, piano prompted me to join band and choir in middle school. It allows me to play pieces that I really like, has inspired me to write my own melodies, and encouraged me to listen to to a variety of music. I decided to write my own melodies based off of the music I listened to and what I did for my theory exams (theory comes along with the actual piano stuff). Because of it, in the future I see myself playing an advanced piece in front of a large audience in a musical venue or a theatre.
Credit: Public Domain Pictures
Audio clip of me playing shorted version of “Fur Elise”:
Take Your Kid to Work Day 2019
1. Research a career that you are interested in pursuing in the future. Why are you passionate about this career and what does the work entail? What qualifications and/or education will you need to pursue this career? What are the salary expectations for your chosen career? Will this career be in demand in the future? Include images/graphs/charts to help you fully explain your points.
A career that I am interested in pursuing is computer programming. I am passionate about this career because it involves making computer, mobile, and console games, which I have been playing ever since I was very young, and they, along with websites and other types of software, are made through block or text-based programming languages. For education, the majority of programmers have a bachelor’s degree, although they can also be hired with associate’s or computer science degrees. Programming languages can be learned in school too, though only a few. Many students gain experience through internships in college/university. Programming languages can change overtime, so it is possible to learn a new language at your job or take continuing education courses. The average salary expectation in Canada is $53,712.
Source: https://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Computer_Programmer/Salary
Websites:
https://www.truity.com/career-profile/computer-programmer
https://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Job=Computer_Programmer/Salary
2. You will also need to find people with whom you can connect who could help you to find out more about your chosen career. Look for people who may be experts in the field and see if there are links to email/social media that might allow you to contact them for more information.
My mom can help me find out more about programming. She is a quality engineer for a local tech business, and has been coding for over a decade. She knows a lot about programming languages, programming terms, and how to fix problems in code.
Email: lydia.fang@gmail.com
3. Find a video that is related to your chosen career. Embed this into your post and explain in detail how this video relates to your chosen career. Be sure to point out any interesting facts or information that is contained within your video.
Video: Most Popular Programming Languages 1965-2019
This video, which was posted a month earlier this year, shows the most popular programming languages from 1965 to the present. What I learned from this video was that programming languages have existed since around the mid-20th century and what was popular back then was almost completely different from now. Currently the 3 most popular languages are Python, Java, and JavaScript.
Afrika Road Rap Project
For creative thinking, we generated the ideas for the lyrics, beat, and outfits. We based the lyrics based on the content of the short story, and the costumes were made to look like a road: black/grey clothes with yellow lines and road signs. The beat was also based on the story’s content, having a rather nasty and dark mood.
For critical thinking, we questioned and investigated the main points of the story, which then were used to help write our lyrics. We divided the song into three main parts. Each one of us individually wrote a rough draft of our parts, and then we all looked at each other’s drafts after we were done. Based on the feedback I edited my part so that it could be longer, and so did Emma.
And last but not least, for communication, we communicated what we wanted to do with the project, and actively listened to each others’ ideas. I asked Carmel and Emma if my ideas were okay with them, considering what they wanted. I also gradually developed my relationships with them through this project through feedback, and was able to reflect on my accomplishments after the rap was done.
What we could’ve improved on was performing in front of an audience we didn’t know. We were somewhat nervous, and I think we could have shown more emotion on stage. Emotion will probably help the audience engage with us more. As well, I feel we almost barely moved around, while the other groups moved around a lot.
What I Want to Learn in English 9
The first, and most important, thing I want to learn is new, challenging vocabulary. I’m interested in it, but fail to grasp definitions of new words. Also, sometimes my mom quizzes me on complicated words I don’t get and criticizes me for having limited English vocabulary.
The second thing I’d like to learn is how to improve my reading strategies. This includes inferring and reading comprehension. I think these will be very useful for assignments and tests.
Last, but not least, I want to improve on my writing, especially my proofreading skills. I feel sometimes when I write, small things pop up like punctuation errors that I didn’t notice beforehand. I need to make sure stuff similar to that happens less often.
In conclusion, I will restate my 3 goals for English 9: to improve vocabulary, proofreading, and reading strategies.
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