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=**Personal Reflection** = =**Adult Response** = How well you presented you subjects, and your understanding of them. By encouraging you to keep up the good work. =My Subjects= =Math=
 * 1) Two things I am good at are: Being able to make any information given to me and incorporating it in multiple assignments, whether they are a written one or an illustration . I am also good at being able to catch up with my math work despite being away for leadership.
 * 2) Two things I need to improve on are:I need to work on not doing my work last minute. I do manage to finish them, but the assignment may not come out as nicely as I would hope. I also need to particepate more in class discussions.
 * 3) My goals for the next 6 weeks of school are: My first goal is to finish my major assignments (French, and 2 minutes) in time and done well. I'll also try to study more ffectively and more often before the test. From now on I will try to participate in all class discussions.
 * In looking at your work, I would like to compliment you on the following 2 things:
 * In the last 6 weeks of school I will help you reach your goals by:

Term 1 Reflection
In term 1 I first learned about ratios, rates, and proportions. I learned the difference between the three, how to use them in real life and how to solve problems using them. For example, a ratio compares two quantities in the same units, while rates compare two quantities in different units. While proportion on the other hand is a relation that says that 2 ratios or rates are equal. Next we learned about square numbers and square roots. Square numbers are ones that have a whole number that if multiplied with itself equals said number. Squaring a number is basically multiplying it by itself. When we got further into the subject we learned about square rooting numbers. Finding the square root for a lot of other numbers was harder to find so we were taught 3 of methods to find them. Next was the Pythagorean theory. Using the theory we were able to find the missing side lengths of right triangles and how we can apply the theory to real life problems.

Proportion, Ratio, and Rate
My Sesame street scribe post can be viewed [|here]. media type="youtube" key="vI12I5O0uFM?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

Pythagoras
Here's the link to my Pythagoras scribe post: [|link]

Percent
Here is the link to one my percent posts: [|link]

Term 2 Reflection
In Term 2 We learned about Percents, Surface area, and Volume. For the most part, I though that I did well on all three of them. Surface Area and Volume were a bit harder due to the many formulas and units we had to remember in order to solve and get full credit for quizzes and tests. Percents were easier because of my previous teachings and knowledge on the subject. Next term, I will try to keep up with blogging. I think I should comment more and make my opinions and suggestions more helpful, by suggesting sites and videos. I also think I should read my questions more carefully, and to check over my tests to see if I’m missing anything.

I learned about how to convert percents and how to use percents in our daily lives. At this point along the way we enhanced our problem solving skills. For surface area, we learned about how to calculate the total surface of different prisms and cylinders. For volume we learned how to calculate the volume of prisms and cylinders. This is basically how much is in or how many units the shape is made of. That’s also the difference between surface area and volume. Surface area is finding how much is around the shape and volume is how much a shape is made of or can hold.

Surface Area
Here's the [|link] for the surface area post I made.

Volume
Here's the [|link] to the scribe post I did for volume. And now the video: media type="youtube" key="2ZBHqi_vZio" height="390" width="640"

Integers
Here is a link to my [|"Great Big book of Integers"] post. It should cover each of the chapters we had learned on Integers, along with a small review from Gr.7.

Fractions
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Now, here's a video of me adding mixed fractions. media type="youtube" key="7lF4J-2CJ20" height="390" width="640"

Simile Definition Card


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"Thank you Ma'am" friendly letter
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Subject: English language Arts Topic:Short Story "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes

TASK: I was required to compose a friendly letter using information from a short story.

INTENT: There are several reasons I am writing this assignment. First, I learned the elements of a short story and learned to identify them in our story. Next we learned the components to write a friendly letter format. Then we applied specific story details and write in the first person as if we were a character from the short story.

CRITERIA: -Use proper friendly letter format referring to letter frame. -Compose the rough copy letter using specific details form the short story and the write the letter from the prospective of the main character of the story. -Remember to use appropriate tone and audience for the letter. -Complete all steps in the writing process as set out in the directions.

NEXT STEPS: Upon completion of the assignment I can now...

-I can use specific story details in my writing -I can now identify elements of a short story -I can write a friendly letter -I can now know hen to use the right tone for the correct assignment and audience

**Mysteries of the Past Postcard**

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Subject: English language Arts and Social Studies Topic: Mysteries of the Past Postcard TASK: I was required to compose a postcard as if you had just visited 1 of the 3 mysterious monuments of the past (Easter Island statues, Stonehenge, or the Aztec Lines of Peru) to any person of your choice. INTENT: There are several reasons I am writing this assignment. First, I learned how to apply information I had learned into a writing piece, in this case, a postcard. Next we learned the basic format of a postcard. Then, we learned how to put personal voice into our writing and to use the appropriate tone to use for the audience. CRITERIA: -Use proper postcard format referring to postcard frame. -Compose the rough copy postcard using specific details from the textbook and then write the postcard using your own personal voice to speak to the audience of your choice. -Remember to use appropriate tone and audience for the postcard. -Complete all steps in the writing process as set out in the directions.

NEXT STEPS: Upon completion of the assignment I can now...

-I can use specific text information and incorporate it in a writing piece. -I can now identify elements of a postcard and know it's proper format. -I can write a postcard on any subject. -I can now know when to use the right tone for the correct assignment and audience

**Social Studies**

Mesopotamia Cuneiform




<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">Cro-Magnon Drawing Assignment
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Topic: Cro-Magnon Life

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> TASK: What was I asked to do for this assignment? I was required to illustrate a Cro-Magnon four quadrant poster that has four sections about their homes, social structure, food, and tools. The poster need to be fully colored and the colors should have been a color that existed or was common back then.

INTENT: Why am I completing this assignment? There are several reasons why I completed the illustration assignment. First, I now know I can demonstrate my knowledge through drawing instead of writing. I also had to organize my information into four categories about Cro-Magnon Life.

CRITERIA: How do I know what I needed to do to be successful in completing this assignment?
 * <span style="color: black; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">﻿visually represent four categories easily understood by the viewers (specific details)
 * <span style="color: black; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">use all space and draw scene from Cro-Magnon life
 * <span style="color: black; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">finish product included title, subheadings, fully colored, layout

NEXT STEPS: I can now use a process to visually represent for any time period and design elements and layout techniques to do a drawing task.

**Questions to Ask About a Culture**

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