Tag: G8SLC
Evidence of organization
Above are the documentations of my science notebook.
Throughout the year, my notebook has improved as a tool that assists my learning. Initially, there was just pages of text, but now I learned to use graphs and symbols to represent ideas.
Evidence of active learner habits
Above is my active learner rubric. I have struggled in remembering to bring my supplies to class, following directions, and reviewing for assessments. I once made a mistake on my 3 for 3, but eventually corrected it. I have made progress, as now I always bring my needed supplies to class and I follow directions on assignments. My 3 for 3 grades are much more consistent now.
Evidence of understanding key concepts
In the second semester, I began to have a constant score on my 3 for 3s demonstrating my successful understanding of key concepts.
Evidence of Growth in Science skills
The skill I chose to reflect on is engaging in argument from evidence.
- Standard 1: Developing and Using Models
- Standard 2: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
- Standard 3: Engaging in Argument from Evidence (CER)
- Standard 4: Asking Questions and Defining Problems
- Standard 5: Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking
- Standard 6: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
I improved in my CER abilities as my writing performance improved as time passed. I changed from misusing evidence to writing a sophisticated CER.
I believe in the 2nd semester I would continue to improve as a learner in science.
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Pickleball unit reflection
In the last unit, I started playing pickleball. I practiced how to serve and understand the rules of pickleball. I also trained to vary my shots to maximize my performance.
As seen in the grading, my performance in the unit is average. However, I wish to adapt to the unique materials of the pickleball paddle so I could vary my shots without risking going out of bounds.
In this semester, I rejoined the band and committed to our winter concert, Halloween parade, and a trio performance.
Above are some photos of me in the year.
Strengths: I can connect music to my experiences effectively at school, because I am able to identify themes in music and apply them to my life. I can also read notes and have correct finger positions when playing.
Weaknesses: I need to improve my ability to use formal vocabulary and apply more dynamics. I do understand what the vocabulary means but it is important to incorporate them in my responding tasks. Applying dynamics is something I can improve on especially when playing in a trio.
Expansion: To further extend my learning, I plan to apply to ASA Jazz after Lunar new year and I’m currently doing Amis Solo and Ensemble right now.
In this semester of Spanish, we reviewed previous knowledge, learned how to be healthy, and learned about the environment.
Review
In this unit, we reviewed the past tense, which is a key understanding for 7th grade. I successfully implemented past tense when describing what I did.
Be Healthy
In this unit, we studied healthy habits and past imperfect, so we can indicate that an activity is a habit. We also took a test on Doler, the verb we use to indicate where we are hurting.
Environment
We are currently in the environment unit and studying how humans polluted earth and caused harm to many animals. We studied the future tense to indicate what we would do in the future to protect the environment.
Alejandro
The story of Alejandro is a short story we are currently studying in class. We did reading comprehensions on chapters of the story.
Semester reflection
Generally, in this semester, I demonstrated consistent abilities in typing out/writing Spanish in reading comprehension and creation tasks. However, I could improve in my ability to speak in class and be a more active learner.
Above is my vision board for the new year. The first item I included was math assessments. I plan to utilize my math skills and become a better critical thinker. The second element I included was social studies, as it is an important subject where I practice my skillful communication skills. I also included a basketball hoop as I want to be fit to play basketball.
My Goals Are
My three goals are getting exceedings at least 70% of the time in math, increase my presentation quality, and to be fit enough to join the basketball team.
How to complete each goal
As for math, I would remember to review before assessments on critical questions that I might fail, and during the assessments, I should remember to check my answers.
For my presentation quality, I shouldn’t only focus on the slide/artifact itself, but know that it is important to plan out what information I’m sharing, as the goal of my presentation is to present information, not to show visually satisfying pictures.
To be fit enough to join the basketball team, I should increase my stamina through long-distance running practices.
TTG
The TTG i chose to reflect is skillful communicator.
The two audios show my ability to talk with more precision and clarity.