Core Competency Self Reflection

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I did word art for the sub competency, “Creative Thinking” based off of the competency “Thinking”.  I expressed certain words that empower and inspire me regularly in an image that i can relate to.

This is a list I made about the sub competency, “Collaboration” based off of the competency “Communication”.  I thought a list was an appropriate way to demonstrate this competency because it resembles a manual that a group may have to follow.

This is a mind map I made about the sub competency, “Social Awareness and Responsibility” based off of the core compentency “Personal and Social”.  It represents the different responsibilities that come with being a kind and loyal person and friend.

Shakespeare (English)

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In the scene that my group did, I used critical and creative thinking when i was creating the scripts and editing them thoroughly.  I spent a lot of time memorizing my lines which caused me to be upset and dissaointed when I blanked and forgot my lines.  I am disappointed with the group I got because they didn’t take it seriously and expected to get a good mark.  I wish they supported each other and me more; if they did I think we could have done fairly well and landed at a high B.  I think this lands under the core competency, communication.  I am more then capable at working with others to achieve a common goal.  Although, I believe that to achieve a common goal you need all group member’s hand’s on deck.  It needs to be a group effort.  I definitely did majority of the work and put in the time for this act.  I should have communicated in a polite way my feelings and thoughts on their efforts for the group project.  One of my strengths is being able to recognise my strengths and weaknesses.  I have realized that a project like this is important to me and I need to speak up for my self and what I believe in with a group that carries characteristic like I described above.  I strongly believe that I can acknowledge my struggles and failures as well as my accomplishments.  I can solve problems myself and with peers, and I can also identify when to ask for help from an adult.  I am kind to others and am able to identify who I would like to be my friend, and build a relationship with and who I might not want to with.  I am fully capable of supporting others and identifying when they need help.  Overall I understand why we got the mark we did.  I think I could have worked harder to encourage my group members to make more of a collective group effort.

Short Story Assignment

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I built my plotline off of a few different series and then mixed the stories together to create my short story. While creating my short story I generated new ideas and built off of them to make building blocks and plot twists. I think one of my strengths is generating new ideas and building new ideas off of others. I do well when I have building blocks to work off of. Some of my ideas I felt were weak by themselves, so to fix that problem I combined a few of my ideas to make one involved and slightly complicated, exciting idea. Something I could improve on is my vocabulary. I believe that my vocabulary is quite limited which prevents my English and writing skills from being the best it can along with a few other things, including my punctuation and the occasional run on sentence. I think sometimes I will start going off topic in my writing and in general. I want to try harder to focus on the my point I am trying to get across; and when writing I am going to try harder to stay on the story line. If I could go back and change some things in my short story, I would make my story line more original and try to only have one protagonist. I felt that through out the story the main character switched between the main friend group.

My Flag Project

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I identify as Canadian because by dads’ side of the family has been in Canada for just over 6 years.  I have also lived in Vancouver, BC my whole life and was born at the Royal Columbian hospital.  My mom grew up in Toronto, and more than 3 generations before my mom lived in on Ontario.  I also identify as Scottish because that is where some of my ancestors originate from.  I am also British, and I am related to Mary Queen of Scots, if you go way back on my moms side of the family tree.  I feel very blessed that i come from a forunate family that lives in a safe community.  I am bless to have many great friends, i feel extremly well rounded.  I am proud to say i am a Canadian when i travel to international destinations.  I feel very knowladgable about Canada and Vancouver espessially.  I feel condident answering questions about where i live and experiences i have had in my communtiy and in Canada.  I love asking open ended questions and learning about other people’s experiences to improve my knowledge about different cultures, communities and thing happening around the world.

Enviroment Video Project

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Critical thinking came into hand when there was many websites with different points and statements on Mercury and Tuna.  We decided to go with more websites that we believed were reliable and had information that many other websites had.  When we were creating our scripts we found that we needed to go onto the internet to get more information to fill some gaps in our research.  When Luísa and Riley came to my house we used creative thinking with what we were going to say to put a bit of a spin on things.  We wanted our setup to be believable like we were scientists.  We did this by, going down to the shore of Port Moody inlet, and putting images and videos of fish and oceans behind us on the TV to make it look professional.  In conclusion, I personally learned many new things from this project about Mercury making its way into Tuna and how that can affect humans as well as planet earth.

Take Your Kid To Work Day 2018

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The first two months of high school have been exciting and very intriguing.  On the first day of high school I was very nervous and didn’t know what to expect.  I slept over at my friend Haley’s house the night before the first day, and we got ready the next morning together and walked to school.  When we got to school, we got separated into groups for tours.  We were upset that we got split up and were anxious that we didn’t have each other; but once I was off on the tour, I felt more content with my self even though I was still very nervous.  The first week and a half of school, I was still trying my best to find my way around the hallways and locate where the Tech Ed hallway was sense that is where my locker is.  After the first two weeks of being at Heritage Woods we were expected to know where our classes were, and the introductory was at its end; which meant academics got harder and projects began.  I have now found many groups of friends that I love being around and that I have fun with.  I feel comfortable in my school and I feel like I belong.

 

 

 

 

My advice for future Kodiaks comes with that expectations are higher but not extreme.  There is room for laughs and socializing but there is a time and place for it.  Horseplay is not usually accepted so I suggest that you don’t do it.  Another suggestion I have is to not worry about what other students think about you.  Heritage Woods is so big and there is such a big variety of personalities that I can guarantee you will find a group of friends that you will learn to adore and that will accept you for you.  Another piece of advice would be that you might think that grade 9 is a year that doesn’t matter and doesn’t affect your future and that may be true; but grade 9 is preparing you for grade 10, and I can assure you that grade 10 matters.  Try your hardest every single time, and if your hardest work gets you a C+ that’s okay.  Teachers are at school to support you and improve your skillsets, which includes bringing that C+ to a B and than that B to an A.  My last piece of advice is to join sports teams and clubs.  Getting involved in your interests lets you love school even more and you will meet so many great friends that have similar interest as you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am very appreciative of where I live and the education system, I get to be a part of.  Heritage Woods secondary school is a gorgeous building and to be honest I would not change it.  At times I wish that one of my teachers would make my questions feel more appreciated and worth her time.  I feel like if she disapproves of my question I fit under the category “stupid”, which should not be the case.  In my opinion, I shouldn’t be afraid to ask questions because I get up in the morning everyday so I can go to school to learn.  Furthermore, I have learned lots in her class, but it is definitely one of my harder courses.  I wish I could change some of the experiences I have watched other kids take part in, like drugs and vaping on school grounds.  I never really believed that teenagers actually did drugs until I saw it firsthand.

 

 

 

 

I have been passionate about law for the last year or so, I find law very intriguing and interesting.  The amount of school required before becoming a lawyer is intense.  You need at least 4 years at university and than an additional 8-12 years at law school before achieving the title of being a qualified lawyer.  If I was a lawyer, I would want to be a prosecutor.  I would want to investigate crime cases and find ways to make the witness guilty.  Even though I find this career extremely fascinating, I need to consider my values which includes that I am a very sensitive person.  I don’t know if I would be able to decompartmentalize and go home to my family after dealing with a heavy topic such as crime all day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventions Infographic

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In my Piktochart I believe that I showed a strong understanding on the Spinning Jenny and the Watt Steam Engine.  My research appeared to be accurate when I was making connections between the different facts and research that I surfaced.  I feel like I did well creating a Piktochart that was clear and allowed me to have a good presentation.  When I gathered and had all my research, I could only keep the important, to the point information.  This meant I had to get rid of lots of different facts and research that I had which meant that I had to make some well thought through decisions on what information to let go of.  I personally think that goes under the core competence, critical thinking.

 

 

 

 

My Digital Footprint

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When I google myself, a picture of a stunning, flawless tanned pageant queen comes up and then I laugh and whisper to myself “in my dreams”.  But with all seriousness, in my Hollywood 9 class at the end of the day we all googled our Instagram usernames and a bunch of our saved photos came up, and family members as well.  There wasn’t much of anything about me attached to my username accept a video of me and my cousins when we were young singing to Annie, it’s a hard knock life in my cabins kitchen while we were doing the dishes, and I was defiantly put off by that.   

I am a very private and cautious person with my social media, I only have people I know follow me and I try and keep the number of people I follow on the downside with the acceptation of a few celebrities, so I’m not consumed with a long feed.  My friends and relatives tend to enjoy and like my stories on Instagram and Snapchat because it keeps them updated on what’s going on in my day.  I think my digital footprint comes across to most people as “normal”.  My posts are down to earth and not all about vanity.  I think this is important if you are a grade 9 girl really making an effort in school with academics as well as athletics; and not to be obsessing over how you look and how many followers you have etc.  

 

All teenagers have heard the stories about how high school students aren’t careful with there social media and how it can affect their future opportunities and experiences.  For example, Yuri Write was one of the best cornerbacks in America and lost his top scholarship due to his twitter account.  Not many students take theses stories and events to heart, but one day it might affect them more then anything like it does to many others.  Social Media is a dangerous world that I find tip toeing around at times.  People forget that as soon as you post something, even on a private account it is now public because others have access to it and can repost.  These posts can affect and ruin future job and life opportunities. 

 

One strategy to keep your online appearance safe and appropriate is to always have a private account and keep your followers to a minimum.  Another way to be aware of your online appearance is to make sure no revealing information is advertised in your bio.  For example, where you live, your full name or your school.  On snapchat there has been a new update that includes a new feature in their app called snap maps it allows people to know where you are at any given time, make sure to put yourself on ghost mode in the snapchat settings.  I also try my best not to advertise when I am away on vacation, so people don’t get a hold of the knowledge that my house is vacant.

 

I will try my best to be a good role model for younger students and friends as well as any fellow classmates of mine around the topic of social media.  “It is easier to be mean behind a screen” this is a quote that is full of honesty which means it’s a reality.  To add to this quote, it is also easy to hide behind a screen and no show your face which many people are aware of.  I try and remind people of this because it seems that people often forget it.  Social Media can be awesome, but it can also be tragic.  As a community we need to use it as a resource for the better.