Transitional Presentation of Learning, Ninth Grade
Who Have You Become This Year Through Your Experiences At Animas High School?
Look at me, Look around
Listen to me and, Hear the sound
I know who I am, and I am proud
No more tears, No more crying
Your on your own, and I am fine
I know who I am, and I am proud
YOur so controlling, you broke in
Now all is done, it is what it is
You wanted power but, you got me
Nothing is right, its not as it seems
Look at yourself, your running in circles you
Don't know where to go so you
Turn away
Who are you really, and where are you now
Run Away, Run Away
You can't face the past so you, Run Away
The futures a mystery
One you cant face
Boy your a coward so
Run Away
Look at me, Look around
Listen to me and, Hear the sound...
Listen to me and, Hear the sound
I know who I am, and I am proud
No more tears, No more crying
Your on your own, and I am fine
I know who I am, and I am proud
YOur so controlling, you broke in
Now all is done, it is what it is
You wanted power but, you got me
Nothing is right, its not as it seems
Look at yourself, your running in circles you
Don't know where to go so you
Turn away
Who are you really, and where are you now
Run Away, Run Away
You can't face the past so you, Run Away
The futures a mystery
One you cant face
Boy your a coward so
Run Away
Look at me, Look around
Listen to me and, Hear the sound...
Presentation Of Learning
My Strengths
Last year, my strength was refinement, and I think this is still true to this year. For example, the mask project. It started off simple but representing a lot, and slowly I added more symbols and refined my mask to the point that I was asked to attend the friend raiser and present my mask and identity essay. Click here for my mask project. My short story also represents my refinement because of all of the stages it went through. It started out as a story where she was possessed by the devil, to ripping a mans heart out, to representing women's liberation.I eventually settled on a love story taking place in the apocalypse, and decided to write it in verse. I also feel like perseverance is also one of my strong points. Click here for my humanities page. I have been climbing after school almost every day of the week, and have band to attend and music to practice. On previous years this would have been hard enough to juggle, but this year is even harder. I just joined high school, so have that extra homework and responsibility to account for. On top of it all, I need to have enough sleep, so I have had to persevere through all of this. I also feel like I need to persevere through Digital Arts. I have never been computer savvy and I need to persevere through the questions and when my lack of knowledge shines through in my projects. Click here for my Digital Arts page.
Goals
We went over this last year at Mountain and I needed to work on Advocacy. This is still true this year with the addition of the 21st century skill, Effective Communication. I need to work on working with groups. If I feel like the group does not work to my advantage, I try to take control and do everything myself. This happened recently in physics, as part of the rocket project. I was not comfortable in my grouping and ended up forgetting a piece of the project worth fifty points. Luckily, Mr. Heerschap was open to regrading if we had something to change, so I brought my grade up to an A-. Click here for my Physics page. My action plan for this is to learn how to step back and let others put their work in. We will be more successful as a group and will work more efficiently. I need to work on advocacy in math, because I have trouble speaking up for myself. This shows in all of my homework assignments. I have never gotten an A on any homework assignments, because I haven't asked anyone when I have questions. My action plan for this is to be more open and ask more questions when I am confused. Click here for my Geometry page.
Reflective Questions
1. How is the work that you are doing here relevant to you personally or to your larger goals?
Everything I do here is relevant to me now because I am learning and I enjoy every minute of it. It relates to my future goals and career because everything I do now affects my future decisions. I am competitively climbing and I know this will effect my ability to persevere through hardships and learn as I go along. My after school band I am a part of will teach me public speaking and performing skills. And last but not least, school will affect me majorly. Every decision I make now will affect my ability to get scholarships and make my dreams come true. I am figuring out where I am now, and where I am going.
2. What topic have you engaged with this year that has caused the most personal or intellectual growth for you?
I have grown the most in humanities. I started off last year as a shy insecure girl. Over the summer I grew steadily more confident. This year I have learned a lot about my changes and expressed this through my mask. I feel like my mask represents my journey through insecurity and how I have come out in the end. I have grown most intellectually through my writing. I discovered writing in verse and have found a whole new way to express my feelings.
Everything I do here is relevant to me now because I am learning and I enjoy every minute of it. It relates to my future goals and career because everything I do now affects my future decisions. I am competitively climbing and I know this will effect my ability to persevere through hardships and learn as I go along. My after school band I am a part of will teach me public speaking and performing skills. And last but not least, school will affect me majorly. Every decision I make now will affect my ability to get scholarships and make my dreams come true. I am figuring out where I am now, and where I am going.
2. What topic have you engaged with this year that has caused the most personal or intellectual growth for you?
I have grown the most in humanities. I started off last year as a shy insecure girl. Over the summer I grew steadily more confident. This year I have learned a lot about my changes and expressed this through my mask. I feel like my mask represents my journey through insecurity and how I have come out in the end. I have grown most intellectually through my writing. I discovered writing in verse and have found a whole new way to express my feelings.