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Thursday, October 23, 2014

How can language be a form of oppression?

    Language can be a form of oppression when some one says a word in a language that you don't know and it is talking about race. It is also when the students in Soweto Uprising:thousands of students stand united.  This is when all those students protesting that they wanted freedom and no difference in race.   How people judge others bye there skin color or eyes etc. In the book typewriter the police were capturing people who got out of there houses plus they would be in trouble.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

SLC script

     Hello mom and dad, today I will be talking to you about my learning habits and core values plus my attendance at graded.  Also about Humanities, math and Portuguese.  We are also going to talk about my strengths and weaknesses.
     The first artifact I will be discussing is  My progress through the first Quarter, In humanities class.  This work that I will talk about is Ties that bind book, Boxer rebellion, Chinese history class scribe posts and Specific vocabulary words.  The learning targets I met and exceeded were being responsible, were I met was being inclusive.  The artifact shows me the learning targets because first, I feel confidant second I made a grid for myself That I will show later.  What I gave myself, later the teacher came and gave me the grade for that, you can see in veracross.  What I did to get I good grade in responsible is always bring materials to class and never get late.  What I struggled on is being  a  bit talkative in class.  I got better at it by sitting a bit farther so then they don't interrupt me I I get defocused.  A core value I do well is respecting others, because when someone does the wrong math problem at the board and they say I did it I am respectful so I don't laugh.
     This quarter I was absent zero times. I was late to class once because I had to finish my math test.  There is not much to improve however I should go a bit faster on tests and skip some.  One way I behaved professionally was by having eye contact and hearing what the teacher has to say.  I can improve by having a posture and not leaning down.  What I plan for the next quarter is to act more professionals by having more eye contact.
     One core value I am very good at is innovative, getting new ideas to share with the class.  One core value I can improve is being positive because sometimes I am leaning down on my chair and being negative.










Monday, October 13, 2014

Learning habits-SLC


Learning Habit
My Score
Reasoning for Score
Inclusive: Demonstrates respect for others and the community and works collaboratively with others.
3
I think I got a 3 because I respect others the same way they want to be treated.  Also I work well with friends and other people.  In math I work well with my friends when problems are hard or difficult.  In lunch I respect others in the way they can sit with me. Plus I don't judge them.
Curious: Exhibits an active learning style which demonstrates a commitment to deepening their understanding.
3
I think I deserve a 3 because In portuguese I am always wanting to to learn and see what comes next.  Sometimes, (rarely) I get a little distracted with who is sitting next to me. However they help me usually.
Responsible: Demonstrates responsibility by arriving prepared for class with assignments and materials.
4
I think I got a 4 because, I am responsible because I always come prepared to class with all my materials, like pencil case, homework, book, folder, agenda and more.  I also arrive at a good time to class About 5 min before class really starts.    
Perseverance/Risk taker: Exhibits perseverance when faced with challenges.
3
I think I got a 3 because I usually persevere and try to be a risk taker like raising your hands, That is a huge one, In math I am not much of a risk taker because I don't try to do the hardest problems.


In advisory I did this, and I rated myself, my score plus reasonings.
Strengths and weaknesses
My strengths, Is being responsible because in every class I go to I never forget any materials except when the teacher lets use leave our headphones in our locker and get it when we need. The class that I have most strengths on is PE.  I think that is a strength for me because I am good in the part of physics and running.

My progress through the first Quarter- SLC

      In humanities class we learned about many things.  One of those many things were the Chinese history and that the Boxers fought vs the foreigners.  Also Its main tradition that is foot binding, we also read a book that was about foot binding. The name of the book is Ties that bind ties that break.  Also all this relates to the vocabulary words that we were studying.  Some of the words are tirade, imperialism and wailing.  We worked on the vocabulary words in quizlet. After we learned all these words we got all the interesting words and put them all in an order.  Example: Tradition- wailing because doesn't wont tradition.
     During all the reading we did some tests/ quizes about the book and the new vocabulary words.  Every day we reading our BIG learning targets, the big learning targets is a goal we we have for out class.  We always try to complete our goals.  My teacher posts our homework and grades on veracross, parents can view our scores.  She also tells us if our quizes or tests are summative or formative.  Formative doesn't count for grade, however summative does count for grade.
     One pretty big topic that is literature circle.  How to managed to, organize, prepare and talk.   We learned that a good literature circle has book open to use evidence, eye contact and listening.  We should always bring a pencil and some papers to help you out  for a better presentation.  We used cameras to see how we do part of the literature circle. In Edpuzzle we look at videos and answer questions.
     For my learning habits I would give myself a 4 for responsibility because I always bring all the materials necessary for class.  Also I am responsible for doing my homework, writing in agenda, looking at veracroos, and when arriving to class I start work quickly by getting out 1 or 2 min before recess ends.  A 3 for curious because I ask questions and tell myself what were going to do in class.  I would give myself a 3 for being inclusive because I work well with people like my friends.  Being inclusive also means inviting people mostly, one example were I invite is at lunch and recess.  For me one of the most important is perseverance/ risk taker.  I would give myself a 3 for perseverance/risk taker because I always try my best to get good grades and to know what the teacher expects me to know.  However sometimes I chat with my friends and get distracted.  Adding on it isn't often that I chat in class with my friends.   This is a chart that I did that gives a bit more examples about what I think are my scores, in all classes.
     Last but not least, I will talk about class scribe and what is it.  Class scribe is when you are chosen to write a blog post about how was your day at school.  What you did in class, your homework, agenda that is what we do in class, it is shown on the board.  Everyone in the class does class scribe.  We also add photos of people working hard and videos. My class scribe post.  My best core value/ learning habit is responsible.  It is responsible because I always bring my materials and always do my homework.  Rarely I don't do my. homework


Some goals I have
  • read 20-30 min every day
  • write a summary or tell my parents about the book I read

Saturday, October 11, 2014

SLC seminario

https://drive.google.com/a/graded.br/file/d/0BwKmjN_VvN70NFBmWEVxaGVBV3c/view

vídeo é sobre o meu seminário do livro O menino que caiu no buraco. A nossa pergunta era se aprendemos com nossas próprias experiência? Bom o que eu acho é que efeto porque, como no livro o menino caiu no buraco, quando caiu fico muito triste e penso como iria ser melhor está na minha cama suja. È melhor que dormir na terra onde tem bicho. Isso efeto  ele muito, ele não amava sua família, mais agora mudou seu pensamento de sua família. 

Thursday, October 9, 2014

What does power mean to me?

   Power to me means when someone rules a place.  Power is also when someone makes decisions to other people and me.  I have power, I have power to control what I do, to do what I want.  Decide my future, separate my clothing for the next day and know when to do something and when not.  I usually have power daily, at home especially.   Another type of power is the power in my fist and on my legs.  I have majority of power in my brain and heart that controls me from doing something.  Power can become decisions you make, you may become powerful. The real power isn't the power of force it is the power of your brain.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

SLC math reflection

     1,2,3,4,5, numbers and more numbers can you imagine all those patterns and numbers in the world.  Well there are thousands and thousands of those patterns and numbers.
In this math test (2) I mastered giving values of angles.  I did some mistakes on it by 1 or 2 points away.  There are also many millions patterns in the world some that you don't even imagine.  Some that are easy to notice if you look closely is a flower, bee hive, snail shell and more.
     Another very important sequence that we should know is the pascals triangle.  The pascal triangle is a triangle that has lots of numbers.  Some of them are 1,1,2 so on.  Every where you look there must be a pattern.  Patterns are not invented it was discovered and invented. Partly discovered because no one found it, however it was kind of invented because the numbers were invented. After all it is basically discovered millions of years ago.
   

Learning Habit
My Score
Reasoning for Score
Inclusive: Demonstrates respect for others and the community and works collaboratively with others.
3
I think I got a 3 because I respect others the same way they want to be treated.  Also I work well with friends and other people.  In math I work well with my friends when problems are hard or difficult.  In lunch I respect others in the way they can sit with me. Plus I don't judge them.
Curious: Exhibits an active learning style which demonstrates a commitment to deepening their understanding.
3
I think I deserve a 3 because In portuguese I am always wanting to to learn and see what comes next.  Sometimes, (rarely) I get a little distracted with who is sitting next to me. However they help me usually.
Responsible: Demonstrates responsibility by arriving prepared for class with assignments and materials.
4
I think I got a 4 because, I am responsible because I always come prepared to class with all my materials, like pencil case, homework, book, folder, agenda and more.  I also arrive at a good time to class About 5 min before class really starts.    
Perseverance/Risk taker: Exhibits perseverance when faced with challenges.
3
I think I got a 3 because I usually persevere and try to be a risk taker like raising your hands, That is a huge one, In math I am not much of a risk taker because I don't try to do the hardest problems.

      Above shows for all classes.   For my learning habits I need to be more curious. I think I got a 3 for it I am not being so curious in class like I should be.   For risk taker I am a