Julibella814

=toc= =My Subjects= =Introduction= This school year at Sargent Park, I learned plenty of things. Two things I am good at are dividing fractions in math and writing an explore response of English Language Arts. Two things I need to improve on are speaking up in class and participating in class discussion, also to ask more questions if I need a better understanding in something. Another thing I need to improve on is understanding integers. My goals for the next 6 weeks of school are to try my best to make first on the Honor Roll and to study for exams for get 100% on all of my tests.

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Term 1 Reflection
In the beginning of this term, we learned a lot about ratios, rates, and proportions. There are several different types of ratios, two term ratios, three term ratios, part to part ratios, and part to whole ratios. There are 3 different types of rates, unit rates, price rates, and rates. Proportion is a relationship that says that two ratios or two rates are equal, and they can be written in fraction form. We also learned about squaring a number, finding the square root of a number, and perfect squares. To square a number you multiply the number by itself. Square root is the inverse of squaring. The last thing we learned in term 1 was Pythagoras. Pythagoras is the theory that a2+b2=c2. In a right triangle the length of the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the length of the two sides that make up the right angle. This term we were not given very much math homework. We were given textbook work on several chapters, certain pages in our homework books to complete, create blog posts, and to comment on the blog posts. I did all of the textbook work, all the homework book pages that we given, created all blogs that we assigned to do, and I commented on most blog posts. Next term, I will try to ask more questions and get more involved in class. If I don’t understand something then I should ask for help from the teacher. I will also try to participate more in blogging and commenting. Next term, I will become more involved and I will try my best.

Proportion, Ratio and Rate
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Term 2 Reflection
For this term, term 2 I we learned about percents, total surface area, and volume. I think I did well on percents. I thought it was easy to understand. If we had a test or a quiz I would always get close to perfect. I knew that percent was out of 100 and they could be converted into a fraction or a decimal. Fractions have a denominator and a numerator and decimals were out of 1. I enjoyed having to work with percents. I struggle a bit in surface area. I thought it was a bit confusing trying to identify which was the top, front, or side. I also found it a bit hard to lay out the shape into a net. But I’ve learned that you could have the “banana” net or the “hammer” net. That basically helped me understand how to create a net more. Now, I have gained a better understanding to help me understand volume, which was the next unit we learned about. Next term, I plan to do better by participating during class. Also, raising my hand to answer questions because I’m too quite. Also, I will ask more questions when I don’t understand something. Instead of just sitting there staring at that certain problem and hope the solution comes to me. Bottom line, I plan on speaking up more often during class. This term I learned that percents are out of 100. I also learned that if you have a fraction as a percent like ½% it doesn’t mean 50% it means 0.5%. Surface area is dealing with views of 3D objects. For surface area, I learned the terms rectangular prism, triangular prism, and cylinder. Rectangular prisms have 6 faces, but only 3 different faces. I learned how to identify the top, front, and side of 3D objects. I also learned how to draw 3D objects. To find the total surface area of a cube or a rectangular prism the formula you use is TSA= l x w. To find the total surface area of a triangular prism the formula you’d use is b x h/ 2 for the triangle and l x w for the rectangle then you’d add them together to get TSA. For surface area, we had to learn how to make a net of the 3D object. The net would help break down the area of each face. During second term we learned about volume. Volume is the amount of space an object occupies and is measured in cubic units. The formula you’d use to find the volume of a rectangular prism would be v = l x w x h. For a cube, the formula would be v = s x s x s. The formula for a triangular prism is v = b x h1/ 2 x h2. For a cylinder, the formula is v = π x r x r x h. The base of a rectangular prism is any face. The base of a triangular prism is the triangular face. The base of a cylinder is the circular face. The height is the perpendicular distance between the two bases of a prism or cylinder. The difference between volume and surface area is that volume is dealing with how much space an object takes up. Surface area is the area of a 3D object. They are different because they are measured in different units. They both deal with 3D objects. media type="custom" key="8965144"

Volume
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Percent
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Integers
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Dividing Fractions


=Languages=

The Man Who Planted Trees
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Some opportunities and threats that Canada’s forest and woodlands face are fires, and the government cuts down trees.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. The Man Who Planted Trees relate to us, to me, to the school and to the local community because we plant trees, we protect wildlife, and we recycle.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. What motivates people and organizations in their approach to the environment is to make the world look more beautiful and environmentally friendly. Also, they do it for the publicity to make them look good. What limits their ability to be “green” is all the materialistic things in life that we want and people don’t have the time.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. The different character’s attitudes towards the forest are: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jean- He was the main characters for didn’t think that many trees could grow in the desert. He thought that people only did things that makes them happy, as he did the same. But he realized, that you can

5. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Money, publicity, votes, community benefits, prizes and awards motivate people and organizations in their approach to the environment because they want to win a prize and have a sense of accomplishment at the end that they tried to help the environment. Their ability to be “green” is limited because of things like weather and materialistic things that occupy our time.

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 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jean- supportive and compassionate
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The charcoal burners- happy-go-lucky
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Elzeard Bouffier- caring, encouragement, kind, and loyal
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 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Member of Parliament- conceited
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Timber merchants- gluttonous and careless
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Villagers- clueless

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">10. Trees affect climate at a local level because you get shade and wind, which makes it cooler. Trees affect climate at a global level because it takes carbon dioxide that we exhale into something useful and give off clean oxygen for us to breath.

Iqbal Chapter 1
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Thank You Ma'am Friendly Letter
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Mysteries of the Past
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What Is Peace?
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GRADE EIGHT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT- PORTFOLIO REFLECTIONT ASK/INTENT/CRITERIA Throughout the year I have completed assignments based on Assessment for Learning practices. The learning process has followed the three key components:

Subject: __English Language Arts__ Topic: __What is Peace?__

TASK: What was I asked to do for this assignment? __I was required to visually represented a drawing containing what 2 things helps explain what "peace" was to me. You could have what peace tastes like, looks like, smells like, or feels like. You had to include a statement along with the drawing.__

INTENT: Why am I completing this assignment? __There are several reasons why I completed the drawing assignment. First, I can express my thoughts on peace through drawings. I also had come up with what peace meant to me.__

CRITERIA: How do I know what I needed to do to be successful in completing this assignment?
 * __visually represent 2 things that expresses what peace means to you through drawings and writing__
 * __had to divide our paper for the 2 things and we had to use all the space provided__
 * __finish product;color, outline, layout, heading, subheadings, and statement__
 * __clear drawings and statements__

NEXT STEPS:
 * __I can now express my thought through a drawing or statement__
 * __I can now use this design method on other drawing assignments__

Thank You Ma'am Illustration


GRADE EIGHT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT- PORTFOLIO REFLECTIONT ASK/INTENT/CRITERIA Throughout the year I have completed assignments based on Assessment for Learning practices. The learning process has followed the three key components:

Subject: __English Language Arts__ Topic: __Short Story "Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes__

TASK: What was I asked to do for this assignment? __ I was required to compose a friendly letter using information from a short story. __

INTENT: Why am I completing this assignment? __There are several reasons I an doing this writing 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 in a friendly letter format, Then, we applied specific story details and wrote in the first person as if we were a character from the story.__

CRITERIA: How do I know what I needed to do to be successful in completing this assignment?
 * __use proper Friendly Letter format referring to letter frame__
 * __compose the rough copy letter using specific details from the short story and write the letter from the perspective of one of the main characters in the short story__
 * __remember to use appropriate tome and audience for the letter__
 * __complete all steps in the writing process as set out in the assignment directions.__

NEXT STEPS: __Upon completion of this assignment I can now...__
 * __I can now identify element of a short story__
 * __I can write a friendly letter__
 * __I can write as it I were a character from the short story__
 * __I can explain what tome means__

Simile Definition Card


=Social Studies=

Cro-Magnon Drawing Assignment


GRADE EIGHT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT- PORTFOLIO REFLECTIONT ASK/INTENT/CRITERIA Throughout the year I have completed assignments based on Assessment for Learning practices. The learning process has followed the three key components:

Subject: __Social Studies__ Topic: __Cro-Magnon Drawing__

TASK: What was I asked to do for this assignment? __I was required to illustrate a drawing containing 4 quadrants; homes, social structure, food, and tools that visually represented Cro-Magnon life.__

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 key points into categories about Cro-Magnon life.__

CRITERIA: How do I know what I needed to do to be successful in completing this assignment?
 * __represented visually, 4 categories easily and clearly understood by the view__
 * __use all space provided and draw a scene from Cro-Magnon life__
 * __specific details__
 * __finished product; color, outline, heading, subheading, layout__

NEXT STEPS:
 * __I can now use a process to visually represent any time period in history.__
 * __I can now use design elements and layout techniques to do a drawing task.__

Mesopotamia Definition Card


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