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Term 1 reflection
What I learned in math in term1 was expressing ratios using different notations, to use ratios and rates in real-life examples, solve problems involving rates, ratios and proportional reasoning. In the beggining of the year, we learned about about ratios rate and proportion.Near the end of term1, we learned about squaring, square roots, triangles and pythagoras. I also learned about perfect squares and square numbers. An example of a square number is 9, so its a number times itself. Term1, I didn’t finish all my homework because I was procrastinating. For term2, I will try my best to keep up with the homework, scribes and comment on blogs

Pythagoras
http://spmath81710.blogspot.com/2010/11/ajs-pythagoras-scribe.html and http://spmath81710.blogspot.com/search/label/AJ817

==Term 2 Reflection == In term two, I didn’t do well because I was procrastinating and I wasn’t listening. I struggled on tests and homework.This term, I will do better by actually studying and doing homework.Things that I learned about percent is that you need the and fraction to find the percent of something. I also learned that length x width = surface area of a rectangle. Another thing I learned was is that the base of a rectangular prism x the height = the volume.

Volume
http://spmath81710.blogspot.com/2011/03/volume-post.html

Integers
=Language Arts=

Thank You Ma'am Reflection
GRADE EIGHT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT- PORTFOLIO REFLECTION TASK/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: Language Arts 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 am 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 short 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 story - remember to use appropriate tone and audience for the letter - complete all steps in the writing process as set out in the assignment directions

NEXT STEPS: - I can now write a piece of writing using the friendly letter format - I can now complete a piece of writing by going through all the steps of the writing process. - I can now identify elements of a short story + find them in a text - I can now write a story from the point of view of a character - I can now support my thoughts using specific examples from a text

Iqbal Chapter 1 explore response
I have just finished reading a realistic fiction novel called, Iqbal by Francesco D’adamo. This story is about Fatima talking about what happened when they worked in a carpet factory in Pakistan. People that were involved in this chapter were Fatima, Iqbal, Hussain Khan and the numskulls.

The author’s purpose for writing chapter 1 is to introduce us to what we’re going to read and to understand child labour. Our purpose for reading this text is to make an “Explore” response.

A key line worth remembering is “Child labour” because this text that we’re reading is basically about child labour. A key word worth remembering is “debt” because the kids in this book that are in child labour have to pay a debt to their master, Hussain Khan. A key name is “numskulls” because they are the people who work too slow, make mistakes on color patterns and cry about blisters. Another key name is “Fatima” because she is the narrator and she is Iqbal’s friend. Also, Hussain Khan is a name worth remembering because he is master of the group of children that work for him in the carpet factory. A key place worth remembering is the “carpet factory” because that is where the children in child labour work to pay off their debt to Hussain Khan.

The book was organized in chapter 1 with numbers. This is easier for one to understand because if they had titles, it would give away what the chapter would be about.

I can relate to the part where they had to work a whole day so their slate would have 1 less line on their slate. I can relate to it because when I got once, I got into trouble and I had to work for 5 hours. Each day I would clean the house for 1 hour until I didn’t need to work anymore.

Questions I have for this book are How did Fatima get into working for Khan? and How Iqbal become friends with Fatima? My ah-ha moment was when I wondered if it was going to be about bonded labour and then I figured it out it was about bonded labour after I read the first chapter.

=Social Studies= GRADE EIGHT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT- PORTFOLIO REFLECTION TASK/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 TASK: What was I asked to do for this assignment? -I was required to illustrate and define the word 'stylus'

INTENT: Why am I completing this assignment? There are several reasons why I completed this assignment. First, I learned the word. Next, I learned how to define and illustrate the word I learned. Then, I added color and little details.

Criteria: How do I know what I needed to do to be successful in completing this assignment? -the word you are defining -colored illustration -illustration of the word -definition of the word -correct drawing and definition

NEXT STEPS: -I can now write down definitions in my own words -I can now draw a picture according to the description -I can now color according to the description

Cro-Magnon poster
GRADE EIGHT STUDENT ASSIGNMENT- PORTFOLIO REFLECTION TASK/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 TASK: What was I asked to do for this assignment? -Illustrate the Cro-Magnon life. (Food,homes, tools and social structure)

INTENT: Why am I completing this assignment? There are several reasons why I completed this assignment.First,this assignment helped me understand visually how the cro-magnons lived. Also this assignment helped to prepare me for unit test serving as a study guide of Cro-Magnon.

Criteria: How do I know what I needed to do to be successful in completing this assignment? -Each section needed heading -create visual organization to show aspect details of Cro-Magnon(home,social organization, food and tools.) -followed rubric given to complete task, title, neatly done, images and coloring. -I can create rubric/written for now to complete an assignment successfully.

NEXT STEPS: -I now have study tool I can use to help me prepare for a test -I can now create headings to represent specific topics/ categories.

Cuneiform

Cuneiform Reflection
__Yes__ Is my cuneiform square? __No__ Did I include 2 offerings and a signature? __Yes__ Is my writing neat and easy to read? __Yes__ Does my symbol look how it is supposed to? __Yes__ Are my symbols deep enough to make an impression, but do not through my tablet? __Yes__ Does my writing flow from left to right?

My Mark: 6/10 I gave myself a 6/10 because I included 1 offering not two. I also made to so my symbols are deep enough to make an impression and it flows from left to write. I enjoyed a lot but the part I like the most was putting the design onto the clay. I liked putting the design onto the clay because it was challenging but fun. The part I found difficult was to put those complicated lines on the clay. I found it difficult because it was harder to imprint on clay than paper. I would add another offering next time because I worked too slow and I only got 1 offering in. I also should’ve worked faster because it was challenging but fun and I couldn’t put the two offerings in.

Decoding : 6 birds, Great Male



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My topic for 2 minutes to make a difference is __air pollution__ . Several of my big questions were Where in the wrold is air pollution happening?, How did air pollution start?, How does air pollution affect us? and What can we do to stop air pollution?. Some key points that my group and I have researched are the effects of air pollution, what we can do to prevent air pollution and who is getting affected the most. The 2minutes project is due May28th and we are finished everything except we just need to phone an expert. media type="custom" key="9233380"

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