Ariela's Portfolio

Audience Insight: What key message do you want your audience to understand about you as they view your artwork? How did you communicate this message?
– I want my audience to understand that even if the artwork doesn’t exaggerate or really make the symbol pop out, I want the audience to understand that I didn’t want my symbols to be the most obvious thing. To make that happen, I kept my symbols simple but it means something to me. My symbols communicated that I am very curious and the string connecting to my head leads to the paw prints because when I think about what I want to be when I grow up, everything leads back to being a vet and taking care of animals, And the flowers are popping out because they contrast with the rest because its pink but when I was younger, my family and I had lots of good memories but there’s one specific one that I remember vividly and it kinda shows my growth.

Risk and Experimentation: During the creation of your artwork, how did you take risks and experiment in order to effectively express your intended message?

– Coming into my project, I didn’t really have a plan for background and so I had to take the risk of ruining it but then I really liked the layers but as much planning I did, it didn’t turn out planned like I thought it was. The layers also show how with people, they have lots of layers until you truly get to know them and when you rip off a layer, there’s another one waiting. Also, I had forgotten my symbols but then I decided to add symbols that really mean something to me, before, when I was planning my symbols I was thinking of things that mean more to my family than to me like a jiu jitsu belt, or a plane and suitcase but then when I re-thought it, I found things that show who I was and not my family.

Doris, Callie and my artwork:

1. Cultural Influence on Aesthetic Choices:

I think that as Kool Koor grew up in the Bronx, he had a lot of limitations but he used that feeling of wanting to be free and put that into his artwork. So he used lots of bright colors to make a very explosive artwork. His artwork showed the need to live without restrictions. Now his artwork is a bit less explosive as he is free and his artwork is more flowy and calm but it still allows him to communicate that he feels a certain way or has values/beliefs.

2. Environmental Impact on Art Creation:

In the streets, in some places it’s illegal to paint on the walls so he might work fast and leave symbols that mean something really special to him because he really only has one chance for it to be a really powerful painting or with a lot of emotion, because if he gets caught he could get in lots of trouble and so he needs the make that one chance count.

3. Personal Reflection on Aesthetic Development:

I think that my culture can influence my values or beliefs and I can express that in my artwork by using symbols that really show who I am or where i’m from. I can also incorporate my feelings in my artwork in colors, words, or graphics in the art.

I chose question 7B as best evidence of my thinking because I was able to think about different ways to get figure E onto figure F and use different transformations such as rotations and reflections and translations. I also chose the last question as best evidence of my thinking because I had to use mathematical language and reasoning to explain my thinking rather than showing my thinking.

Throughout this unit, I improved the most at dilating, at first I thought it was really hard and I had to ask many questions and ask for help before I was able to look at why I was getting practice questions wrong and I figured out how I can do it better, then I was getting all the questions right after more practice. I feel that I still need to work on using better mathematical language and thinking more about questions because when I first finished writing the test I felt like I should check it one more time and after thoroughly looking at the questions I realized that I had so many mistakes and wrong answers. Also, many of the mistakes I made were describing my rotations without using the direction.

Three things I need to improve are taking time with tests, really reading the questions and being more focused during class. However, three of my strengths could be resilience, organized and efficient.

In the next unit, I want to turn in homework on time. This is important because last year I had a really bad habit of procrastinating and so my homework would pile up and I kept saying I would do it later, this was not a good idea because I didn’t do it later and it backfired. I ended up prioritizing and still didn’t get all of it done because it was so much. Something that could get in the way of this goal could be distractions because for me, it’s very hard to stay focused for a long time if I don’t find it interesting. If I were to get stuck, I could go to a place without distractions and try to set time aside for homework or make a routine that will work.

An exhibition can significantly influence our ideas, beliefs, and experiences. Each viewer brings their unique background, shaping how they interpret and feel about the artwork. For example, two people who believe “anyone can make art” might change their perspective after noticing the intricate details and craftsmanship in a piece. This deeper engagement can lead them to appreciate the skill and dedication required to create compelling art, ultimately shifting their beliefs. Thus, exhibitions not only display art but also encourage personal reflection and a deeper understanding of artistic expression.

In PE we have been learning how to correctly serve and hit backhand and forehand. I think that the hardest part about this unit would be trying to serve, because I have horrible hand-eye coordination, so having to hit the ball diagonally was hard because it would either hit the net or the wrong side of the table. One thing I think I have improved in is my serves, because when the unit first started my ball would go too high and I wouldn’t serve correctly, so the ball wouldn’t land on my side first. However, now I feel more comfortable serving closer to the net but not getting caught by the net.

My sketchbook cover is not finished but it represents me by the big and small drawings on it. For example, the heart shows kindness, I think that kindness is a big part of someone’s personality because there’s so many ways to show kindness and even small things can make such a difference in someone’s day.

The roots that come out of the heart are representing my family and where I come from, I value family so much and it’s a big part of my life. Along with the flowers growing is supposed to show how I want to grow to be a better person in general like having a better mindset.

The paw prints represent my dogs or animals in general, I really love animals especially dogs, I’ve been around dogs my whole life and they are so special to me and this love for animals has caused me to want to be a vet when I grow up.

The skeleton hand is a work in progress.

My growth in art (in my opinion) hasn’t been very significant but I have learned a lot about art history and I also have learned about AI. I used to think that art had very boring history but now I think that I have learned that some arts history can be very interesting if you can either relate to it or find it very interesting in general. In the beginning of art I also thought that making art was hard and I couldn’t make any art whether it was pinch pot, drawing or collage. Now I feel like my art wasn’t the best but I tried my best and worked hard to get where I am now. This entire year has been fun and exciting, I got to learn new things while having fun with friends and peers!

Clay Art Work:

In language arts my topic was the Taliban Takeover, I have learned how to notice when sources are reliable and I also learned how to compare sources to ensure that the article is true. When I was preparing for the KP presentation, I had practiced so many times and timed my talking and tried to present to my family when I had free time. Something that was challenging was the researching, because it was very hard to get the evidence and make sure that the publisher or the author was telling the truth. The presentation itself was also very scary, to get up in front of everyone, the questions at the end seemed more scary then it actually was and so I started stressing about the variety of questions that could be asked and I was trying to study all of them. In the beginning of the school year, I had a fear of going in front of everyone and speaking but now I still have that fear but a bit less. This year I have read many great books but my favorite books were Believe Me, Ignite Me, Watch Me, The American Roommate Experiment, The Summer I Turned Pretty. I would recommend the book Shatter Me. A book that was challenging for me was the book Divergent, because it was a very slow book and I don’t have that much patience yet.

At the beginning of unit 4, I was confused with what all the discussion points meant, and I didn’t know what authors craft was. However, now in the beginning of unit 5, I still have no idea about author’s craft, but I now know what everything else is. Something i’m proud of is maintaining eye contact and tried to speak without reading off my paper. I had a challenge with finding where I can talk or finding points when someone else is talking to relate to them. If I could re-do the summative I would try to find more places to add to my classmates or just try to keep the conversation flowing. Some advice I would give myself would be to speak more and ask open-ended questions to show I am engaged in the conversation.

In the planning doc, I was able to understand all the questions except for authors craft. I am proud of myself because I was trying to focus on finding my evidence and quotes and picking the topic based on how comfortable I feel with it. I was struggling with the citations because I

In unit 5, we learned about the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem, with emphasis on the role of photosynthesis. Our essential question was asking about what was turning Pleasant Pond green? Algal blooms are affected by various factors including water temperature, nutrient levels, and weather conditions. An overabundance of nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen from agricultural runoff and sewage, promotes the growth of algae. Spring through early fall are the seasons when water bodies usually show the most noticeable reactions to water quality issues. Algal blooms can arise from an excess amount of nutrients due to fertilizers, wastewater, and stormwater runoff. These conditions often coincide with ample sunlight, warm temperatures, and shallow, slow-moving waters.

Unit 5 Science: Part 2

In class we had stations with the different ecosystems and the food chain. These things deepened my understanding of energy flow by showing us the roles in a energy system, it also included an example of how energy flows and how much energy is in each roles, for example, in the energy pyramid, Jaguars are the tertiary consumers and have 0.1% energy, unlike bananas are the producers and take the sun energy, they also have 100% energy.

Unit 5 Science: Part 3

If I could have done something different it unit 5, I would have used my time more effectively in class to be able to understand the subject rather than just hear it and ignore it, so I could’ve listened more the the class. I also should’ve collaborated more like asking more questions to my group and discussed topics to have more understanding. I think that one improvement for the teacher could be to try to take things a bit slower, so that each student can have time to really understand instead of switching from project to projects, sometimes it can be a bit challenging to keep up for some people.