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Core Competencies Self Reflection

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Communication – Collaborating

  • I am able to collaborate with other students and combine efforts to accomplish a common task adequately.
  • I can see someone else in the group’s vision as to how to approach something and see if it is workable with the group.
  • I will honour group processes and know when to take leadership if something fails.

Thinking – Critical thinking

  • I know which news sites provide accurate information and which spread one-sided propaganda or fake news.
  • I know what factors to account for while forming new ideas.
  • I can gather and interpret information and draw conclusions based on it.
  • I can identify, assess, and reflect on my thinking and improve or adapt upon it.

Personal and Social – Social Awareness and Responsibility

  • I remind others to keep their mask on during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • As a music student, I often assist in the setup and takedown of concerts.
  • I can identify when and/or why something is morally wrong or unethical.
  • I can identify different perspectives on certain issues.
  • I respectfully follow social distancing and other protocols surrounding COVID-19.
  • I always make sure the space I used to work on is clean after use.

Alternate Portfolio Assignment #1

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I chose this English 9 assignment as one of the two articles of work I have produced over the Spring Break. The assignment is a part of a novel study on the novella “Animal Farm” written by George Orwell. The novella is based on the Russian Revolution and how it lead to formation of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (also known as the Russian SFSR), and later the (although not explicitly stated) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics’ (also known as the USSR or Soviet Union) formation and a reign of terror.

This assignment displays the use of the critical thinking and social responsibility core competencies. This assignment shows the skills I used to analyze, read between the lines, and draw comparisons. As most of the content in the novella is based on a real life historical event, it is important to be able to draw comparisons. The assignment also shows throughout how I am able to cite and explain when something is unfair, as well as identifying important events and conflicts in the story.

Throughout the assignment, I was able to display the use of my core competency skills. However, reviewing the assignment, I can identify areas where I could have improved on. For example, the quotes cited may have been able to be more specific, rather than the lengthy paragraphs/parts of paragraphs I left them to be. Overall, I would say there were definitely areas that I could have improved given the time frame, but the sentences/paragraphs were coherent, detailed, and was definitely clear in its reason to be there. To me, it isn’t that big of a deal that the assignment was very lengthy right now, but I also see it as something to keep in mind about for when/if I pursue a post-secondary education where everything matters as I progress.

 

Alternate Portfolio Assignment #2

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In this English 9 assignment, I’ve primarily displayed the use of the communication core competency. I used several of the skills throughout, but the few that standout is the ability to understand, share, and present information relevant to the topic, as well as some critical thinking skills such as being able to distinguish between what makes something a fact, opinion, interpretation, or judgement.

The question being answered here is “In his role as leader, what did Napoleon do to strengthen his power?”. To answer this question, I first had to explore the material and actions, then distinguish between factual evidence and disinformation occurring within the novella. An example of this is where I identify and point out the false information being spread by Squealer to make sure that Napoleon retains his position without too much of a problem. To be sure I have an understanding as to what is being given, I organized the points into a paragraph to make it easier to read.

Overall, this assignment gives perspective in what I have learned and how I have progressed. If I were able to spend a bit of time to put in some finishing touches and some more evidence, I would be pretty proud of this assignment. In addition, more research could be done from me around the author and the background details of the book. Reflecting on the assignment gives me a chance to assess the areas where I may have been able to do better, fueling the fire that enables further growth in the future.

American Revolution Project

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The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that started as a result of taxation by the British without including representation of the Thirteen Colonies’ in the British Parliament. From the beginning of the revolt with the passing and enactment of the Stamp Act in 1765, tension between the colonies and the government in London only grew from there as war breaks out between the colonists and the British Empire later in 1775. For my creative project, I chose to draw two posters that spread “disinformation” about the British government in England and encourage patriotism. The first poster (left) is encouraging people to abstain from purchasing the seemingly cheap tea that was taxed by the Tea Act and to dump the tea by the East India Company overboard to send the message to Britain that they do not and will not tolerate “taxation without representation”. The second poster (right) encourages people to fight for their freedom and join the Thirteen Colonies’ militia that was back then called the “Continental Army” over standing idly by and risk the British Empire successfully suppressing the rebellion.

Reflecting on this project, I think that I have done well in most of the project (besides missing the due date). I had chosen what I could do to the best of my ability, and used my creative thinking core competency to outline what I was going to put on my two propaganda posters. Incorporating some elements of critical thinking, I had questioned what is the “most convincing” font in most situations, and incorporated that font to the posters to the best of my ability. However, more problems arose when I was drawing the British flag, doing my best to draw it proportionally accurate and look like the British flag as much as possible …until I remembered that I was drawing the flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and not of the British Empire (which has different proportions). Rather than restarting since I had already coloured most of it in, I decided to just erase the parts that haven’t been coloured in (most notably St. Patrick’s Saltire). There weren’t many other problems other than incorrect proportions on the flag of the British Empire (except the time needed to draw about 25 letters or so in very fancy font). Despite all those challenges, I managed to pull through and complete this project with problem solving skills from my creative thinking skills. If I were to give myself a letter grade, I would give it a C+ or B.

Animal Project

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In this project, we were to research and organize information on the species we chose from a list. Through this, we would reach our objectives of deepening our understanding of the importance behind interconnectedness and to compare traditional practices of the First Peoples of BC to current species use and sustainability. This task required a lot of critical thinking skills in order to complete it.

I was able to demonstrate critical thinking in my project in a few ways, and one of them was using analysis and evaluation. Analysis is, in many scenarios, very important. In this project, I used analysis to determine the credibility of sources, rejecting those that are known to be not credible, unreliable, or those that may be reliable, but are simply too subject to change (e.g. Wikipedia). Knowing that media by organizations owned, funded, or ran by the Canadian or American government or information by international organizations that have ties to the United Nations are reliable, we mostly used those as they were unbiased, factual, and are not subject to change. In addition to the sources we know are reliable, we used a few other sources to obtain information that we otherwise wouldn’t have able obtain and looked them up. Eventually we finished with six references (excluding three for images).

In the design space of critical thinking, I decided to opt for an essay-like design with textbook-like elements. I chose this format because I was confident in my ability to write an essay, and since we were not going to present this, there was no reason to organize it into a PowerPoint. Unfortunately, I only realised after finishing it nearing the date it was due that some images were probably unneeded. If I were to go back and redo the assignment, I would have probably removed a few images and replace two with more detailed ones. Next time, I would also want to include more of the First Peoples of BC part of the assignment as I think that there was not a lot of information of traditional uses. However, as mistakes are made, improvements are made in the future.

Industrial Revolution Invention Project

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Our invention is “Zoom Elite Shoes”. These shoes aim to provide the consumer the best of all worlds, providing unparalleled performance in most sports. The shoes are made of many high-end materials, almost certainly going to last a lifetime. Featuring an auto-lacing system, very comfortable cushioning, reliable traction made of vibranium, a greatly increased running speed and levitation as a bonus, you can expect that you’d be getting the best fit and comfort while being able to run the full 50 km/h that the human body is estimated to be capable without needing to worry about slipping and falling.
We chose our invention as a result of us wanting to make something different while remaining semi-original. It is economical in the sense that while it may seem expensive upfront at $599.99 MSRP, it is a good value when the consumer finds how much of value it is. It is also ethical and environmentally friendly since the production doesn’t require lots of burning of fossil fuels or other fuels that would otherwise pollute the environment, whether it be in the form of dumping of waste into a nearby water source or the atmosphere. You can also expect that investment in our product will be profitable as demand steadily increases.

Overall, the hardest part of the project was probably coming up with an idea, since there were so many inventions we could’ve possibly done, and we needed to settle on one. However, if this invention were to be attempted in real life, you could just expect it to fail. There are many parts of the project that would be impossible in real life, which is basically the entire shoe besides the auto-lacing system. The traction is made of vibranium, and as most know, vibranium is a fictional element that likely could only exist in a parallel universe (since the 8th period of the periodic table of elements is most definitely not going to contain any properties similar to that of vibranium); as for levitation, there has been no evidence of levitation being possible, and alleged levitation events could be explained by natural means such as illusions or hallucinations. Finally, we have got speed upwards of 50 km/h. This estimate of the upper limit that humans could run takes into account even the luckiest of people in the genetic lottery, it’s just simply impossible as of now for someone to exceed 50 km/h as the muscle fibres in the legs are simply not capable of contracting and extending fast enough, as well as the feet are simply not on the ground long enough for higher speeds.

I think our group worked well, as we were able to include at least some of everyone’s ideas to produce a product. I would give the project overall somewhere between a C+ and a B. I believe that we have all done well overall, however, there was definitely more we could’ve added. On top of that reasoning, we had a generally lower accumulated cash invested than everyone else (except for one). For individual marks, I think Santino and Sunny deserve a C+ or B as they did a significant portion of the work, while I deserve a C+ for helping where needed (and accounting for missing a day on the 22nd of November).

 

 

Extracurricular activities

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Extracurricular activities are things that I do not really do much compared to the last couple of years where I had the time to do so and do homework. I have done activities such as basketball, badminton, archery, dodgeball (before it was dropped as an available activity), swimming, and probably more. However, despite the indefinite hiatus on these activities, I do take a good interest in keeping up with discussions especially in international relations and politics, as well as learning other things that interest me such as science videos on YouTube and what not.

Here is a playlist on how cooking has been influenced by science, as well as a few videos outside the realm of cooking but just on food in general.

 

Take Your Child to Work Day 2019

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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.

I am interested in becoming an electrical engineering. I am passionate about this career because I enjoy learning about technology and how it works. The career requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and to be registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC). This career will be in demand in the future to replace retiring workers and because of economic growth. This career is also expected to have a salary of about $76,794.

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 dad studied electrical engineering in university, although he probably needs to refresh his memory from here and there as his skills hasn’t been put to very much use since he immigrated due to a language barrier.

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.

This video goes over what someone should expect to learn in university or college should they choose electrical engineering as their major, by a person who chose electrical engineering as their major. It goes over what an undergraduate’s curriculum would probably like and shows that electrical engineering is a broad spectrum of individual subfields including (but not limited to) RF (radio frequencies), electronics, power, controls, signals and goes over them a bit one by one.