This is my Greece Creation Myth! :)
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
The Final Post! I'll See Ya In August! Class of 2017!
My last blog! Wow. The end of the year - that went by way too quick. But, no thanks, I don't want to repeat. :P
I'd like to say a quick and welcoming to the 7th Grade teachers reading any of this!
IT'S THE END!!
1. What piece of work and learning are you most proud? Explain.
The piece of work and learning I'm most proud of is probably the travel webpage I did just recently for Ancient Greece. Even though I was supposed to write a simple 15 day trip to Greece for educational groups - my partner and I didn't just get carried away - we made a whole site. He made a commercial, put up pictures of his own experience and I spent 5 hours thinking and making a simple itinerary. Honestly - it's the most time I've spent on work. Ever. Even weirder, this was a simple one. But it makes me proud that I put loads of effort and time in to this when it didn't even need half as much as the effort I put in. After a while, even my partner started nagging me about how detailed the schedule was.
2. What were your greatest challenges? Explain.
My greatest challenge for the whole year is making the effort. In fact, you can do a literature circle, answering with maybe a word or two. That would be easy, of course. But, no. Of course you'll get a bad grade - if you did a bad job, you'd see the bad grade coming. If you want to get a good grade - you make the effort. Like I said, it's the hardest part. You make a goal, dedicate your effort and you actually have to mean it. Bad grades? You don't mean anything, you basically just unconsciously write something not even worth seeing.
3. Reflecting on your growth this year, what did you learn about yourself as a learner?
I learned from my growths that I'm good at communicating effectively when I ignore everything but the subject we are discussing. Even if you are supposed to discuss a matter with someone you aren't particularly close to (maybe a colleague), just ignore it because it's part of your grade/education/work to communicate effectively about the subject. If I randomly just start talking about social matters - our communicating effectively? It's dead. Just STAY ON THE SUBJECT and it'll be a breeze, trust me.
4. To evaluate your work habits, choose 1 of the following from each category ( and provide explanations):
a) Behavior
Satisfactory
Explanation: Well, haha, I have to say - I'm not the model student. I've slipped up plenty of times in class where I just become loud, noisy, a little weird, angry because of what happened yesterday and so on. Me, being me, I can hold grudges for a long time and those sometimes bust into class when someone is fooling around past the boundaries or sets me off.
b) Participation
Satisfactory
Explanation: I can say that I participate when I finally get the nerves up to ask a question that everyone else knows the answer to but me. That's the main reason I don't raise my hand - it's pretty embarrassing when I'm the only one that doesn't know the answer or conclusion. I don't raise my hand when I don't know the answer and sometimes I just don't raise my hand to let other students answer. If people are raising their hands to answer questions, there's that thought that you might get it wrong and some people say: "That's SO easy." or "That was SUCH an EASY question." It's a little nerve wrecking but when I'm 100% sure, I go for it.
c) Organization
I'm super organized
d) Effort
Satisfactory
5. Based upon your reflections, write two personal learning goals for Grade 7 next year.
Goal 1 - In Grade 7, I plan to raise my hand more often to ask questions that I don't know the answers to, no matter if everyone else does.
Goal 2 - In Grade 7, I plan to think more creatively and out of boundaries. Basically: THINK OUT OF THE BOX. Why? In school, I pretty much keep inside of the box. The only thing I really exceed the boundaries for is writing & reading.
6.Is there any more information about yourself that you would like the teachers to know?
If you see me bringing the same book to class for the whole year - Do Not Panic. I always keep losing the book, picking up another one, finding the lost book, trying to read it, losing my page, starting again, etc and repeat.
If I make exaggerated expressions, I'm in deep thinking (weirdly enough.) I like to choose my own groups but I keep making the bad move to wait until everyone is done choosing their own groups so I can go choose one last minute. But then someone I don't particularly want to work with asks me, therefore, guilt takes me often.
7. Finally, cast your minds back to the first few months of middle school (when you arrived in Grade 6 ) what "Words of Wisdom" or "Advice" could you pass on to the Class of 2018?
- Don't wait last minute for homework. You won't end up with as much of a high grade as you would've got if you started it early.
- Don't expect good grades, remember, it's a big transition.
- Expect more homework but not loads of it (you'll get that in High School.)
- Don't worry about the locks and locker at all. The locks are easy to use and soon, you can do it easily. You may forget at times but you can always go to the office, your band teacher or PE teacher for the combination again.
LAST, but no least - GOOD LUCK.
Sooner or later, you seem to learn these things by yourself as the year goes.
All my teachers in 6th Grade this year are spectacular, being fun but know how to get work done efficiently. Special thanks to Bronwen Narsiman (Humanities), Pamela Smith (Math & Science) and Darren Smith (Physical Education) - my core teachers. Thanks to my other teachers - Paz Molina (Visual Arts), Jane Thompson (Homegroup & Health), Leanne Fulcher (Drama), Marie-France Blais (French Basic) and James Housego (Beginner Band.)
You guys are awesome! Thanks for the great year! :)
I'd like to say a quick and welcoming to the 7th Grade teachers reading any of this!
IT'S THE END!!
1. What piece of work and learning are you most proud? Explain.
The piece of work and learning I'm most proud of is probably the travel webpage I did just recently for Ancient Greece. Even though I was supposed to write a simple 15 day trip to Greece for educational groups - my partner and I didn't just get carried away - we made a whole site. He made a commercial, put up pictures of his own experience and I spent 5 hours thinking and making a simple itinerary. Honestly - it's the most time I've spent on work. Ever. Even weirder, this was a simple one. But it makes me proud that I put loads of effort and time in to this when it didn't even need half as much as the effort I put in. After a while, even my partner started nagging me about how detailed the schedule was.
2. What were your greatest challenges? Explain.
My greatest challenge for the whole year is making the effort. In fact, you can do a literature circle, answering with maybe a word or two. That would be easy, of course. But, no. Of course you'll get a bad grade - if you did a bad job, you'd see the bad grade coming. If you want to get a good grade - you make the effort. Like I said, it's the hardest part. You make a goal, dedicate your effort and you actually have to mean it. Bad grades? You don't mean anything, you basically just unconsciously write something not even worth seeing.
3. Reflecting on your growth this year, what did you learn about yourself as a learner?
I learned from my growths that I'm good at communicating effectively when I ignore everything but the subject we are discussing. Even if you are supposed to discuss a matter with someone you aren't particularly close to (maybe a colleague), just ignore it because it's part of your grade/education/work to communicate effectively about the subject. If I randomly just start talking about social matters - our communicating effectively? It's dead. Just STAY ON THE SUBJECT and it'll be a breeze, trust me.
4. To evaluate your work habits, choose 1 of the following from each category ( and provide explanations):
a) Behavior
Satisfactory
Explanation: Well, haha, I have to say - I'm not the model student. I've slipped up plenty of times in class where I just become loud, noisy, a little weird, angry because of what happened yesterday and so on. Me, being me, I can hold grudges for a long time and those sometimes bust into class when someone is fooling around past the boundaries or sets me off.
b) Participation
Satisfactory
Explanation: I can say that I participate when I finally get the nerves up to ask a question that everyone else knows the answer to but me. That's the main reason I don't raise my hand - it's pretty embarrassing when I'm the only one that doesn't know the answer or conclusion. I don't raise my hand when I don't know the answer and sometimes I just don't raise my hand to let other students answer. If people are raising their hands to answer questions, there's that thought that you might get it wrong and some people say: "That's SO easy." or "That was SUCH an EASY question." It's a little nerve wrecking but when I'm 100% sure, I go for it.
c) Organization
I'm super organized
d) Effort
Satisfactory
5. Based upon your reflections, write two personal learning goals for Grade 7 next year.
Goal 1 - In Grade 7, I plan to raise my hand more often to ask questions that I don't know the answers to, no matter if everyone else does.
Goal 2 - In Grade 7, I plan to think more creatively and out of boundaries. Basically: THINK OUT OF THE BOX. Why? In school, I pretty much keep inside of the box. The only thing I really exceed the boundaries for is writing & reading.
6.Is there any more information about yourself that you would like the teachers to know?
If you see me bringing the same book to class for the whole year - Do Not Panic. I always keep losing the book, picking up another one, finding the lost book, trying to read it, losing my page, starting again, etc and repeat.
If I make exaggerated expressions, I'm in deep thinking (weirdly enough.) I like to choose my own groups but I keep making the bad move to wait until everyone is done choosing their own groups so I can go choose one last minute. But then someone I don't particularly want to work with asks me, therefore, guilt takes me often.
7. Finally, cast your minds back to the first few months of middle school (when you arrived in Grade 6 ) what "Words of Wisdom" or "Advice" could you pass on to the Class of 2018?
- Don't wait last minute for homework. You won't end up with as much of a high grade as you would've got if you started it early.
- Don't expect good grades, remember, it's a big transition.
- Expect more homework but not loads of it (you'll get that in High School.)
- Don't worry about the locks and locker at all. The locks are easy to use and soon, you can do it easily. You may forget at times but you can always go to the office, your band teacher or PE teacher for the combination again.
LAST, but no least - GOOD LUCK.
Sooner or later, you seem to learn these things by yourself as the year goes.
All my teachers in 6th Grade this year are spectacular, being fun but know how to get work done efficiently. Special thanks to Bronwen Narsiman (Humanities), Pamela Smith (Math & Science) and Darren Smith (Physical Education) - my core teachers. Thanks to my other teachers - Paz Molina (Visual Arts), Jane Thompson (Homegroup & Health), Leanne Fulcher (Drama), Marie-France Blais (French Basic) and James Housego (Beginner Band.)
You guys are awesome! Thanks for the great year! :)
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Totsiens, Чао, До свидания, Adios. Goodbye...
Dear Mother and Father,
Tonight, I am leaving the community and I will never return. I know it is absurd to do such a thing but I too have my reasons. It has been a pleasure to be a part of the family unit that both of you have established many years ago but I can not live here any longer after being The Receiver for quite a while and learning the truth behind this safe community.
Yes, the truth. To you, this is just the safe, amazing community anyone would be lucky to live in. But during my training to become the next receiver - this is a prison, with no feelings and no pain. Life, here, is completely dull, after finding out the truth. The Receiver is the only one I can trust truthfully, ever since I watched you, father, do a release 'ceremony' on a poor and innocent newborn.
In my training, I had learned of many amazing things that don't exist here. Being The Receiver, I receive memories with true pain, more tremendous then a simple scrape on the knee. Then, I learned about dancing, singing, jokes, lying, color, what life was like before this controlled community existed. Back then, you could choose your spouse! Create your own children if possible! Feel. There was this terrific memory The Receiver had given to me. It was with true love in it unlike what exists in our family unit - as you like to all it 'enjoying.' Love is the opposite of obsolete and the way it feels.. I can not describe. The memory had been of a real family that is blood related were all in a room. They were sitting on couches, opening gift boxes that were wrapped and the atmosphere was full of love. The way everyone was smiling at each other and the coziness of it all especially with the warmth of the fire. *Pgs 122-123* These memories motivated me to want to figure out and find if this still existed. Elsewhere. There are other communities and this community that we know are controlled like ours, or as we say 'perfect', but elsewhere? Who knows, there could be color there! Or real happiness which none of the community have ever experienced except for The Receiver and I.
But then, the sadness of the memories. I had to learn of other things that existed that were not always happy. There are two main types of pain - physically and emotionally. I had taken a memory of going down on a slope and breaking my leg on an object called a 'sled.' It had hurt much, blood was everywhere and I couldn't move. Then there's emotional pain - my least favorite type of memories. I had received a memory with extreme pain in it - a battlefield. I watching the scene as innocent people died. A dirty, bleeding boy had crawled to me, begging for water and after he had taken his drink of water, his eyes rolled back as he died before my eyes. There were no tears as I watched the scene before me for hours until I couldn't take it anymore and shook myself out of it. *Pgs 119-120*
Finaly, after discovering why the community is so controlled - it was true, the wanting to live elsewhere bothered me. If I want my life, I'll live it how I want it to be without anyone telling me "Marry the young man" or "take that job for money!" The motivation was fueled by the pleasant memories I received and thought about for a long time. Living in elsewhere might be a large risk compared to here but it's a risk that's worth taking. People should be allowed to choose for themselves. Mother, father, what job have you guys wanted to try? In Elsewhere - that might be possible! Then there's the real feelings which just might exist in elsewhere. There's that big chance this might all not exist but it's better to find out then never. My life is mine.
The feelings I feel for the both of you and Lily are infact enjoyment because the feeling of love with our family unit has never once come up - especially to people who find love so obsolete. Father - I understand why you released the baby, though. Why you lie to our faces every night, just being quite joyful about your work - but I understand. Why I have to come home and hide my own assignment secrets for my own family. You do it because you're doing your part to keep this community under control, keeping the population down. For myself, I do it for the safety of the community - none of you would be able to stand the memories. Everyone in the community do their assignments to help run the community no matter if you have to lie or not - it's all kind of like a game. Everyone does their part. But all your feelings happen to be fake. Lily was not angry and both of you have never been truly happy. Color - wow, color. I have the ability of seeing beyond and objects have this difference to it, like a tint or shade, it just stands out a lot.
While I leave the community, or 'die in the river', my new memories will spread to the rest of the community and The Receiver has stayed behind to help all of the citizens calm and get used to the memories. Eventually, all of you have started learning about the past for the better. If I ever come back or hear of your comunity - it's going to have much more then it does now (color, weather, feelings, pain, music,etc.) I have taken Gabriel with me as he has some memories and he was about to be released - which is quite unfair and the both of us are taking on a new start.
Thank you, mother and father, for raising me but I must leave now that it is time.
Farewell,
Jonas
Tonight, I am leaving the community and I will never return. I know it is absurd to do such a thing but I too have my reasons. It has been a pleasure to be a part of the family unit that both of you have established many years ago but I can not live here any longer after being The Receiver for quite a while and learning the truth behind this safe community.
Yes, the truth. To you, this is just the safe, amazing community anyone would be lucky to live in. But during my training to become the next receiver - this is a prison, with no feelings and no pain. Life, here, is completely dull, after finding out the truth. The Receiver is the only one I can trust truthfully, ever since I watched you, father, do a release 'ceremony' on a poor and innocent newborn.
In my training, I had learned of many amazing things that don't exist here. Being The Receiver, I receive memories with true pain, more tremendous then a simple scrape on the knee. Then, I learned about dancing, singing, jokes, lying, color, what life was like before this controlled community existed. Back then, you could choose your spouse! Create your own children if possible! Feel. There was this terrific memory The Receiver had given to me. It was with true love in it unlike what exists in our family unit - as you like to all it 'enjoying.' Love is the opposite of obsolete and the way it feels.. I can not describe. The memory had been of a real family that is blood related were all in a room. They were sitting on couches, opening gift boxes that were wrapped and the atmosphere was full of love. The way everyone was smiling at each other and the coziness of it all especially with the warmth of the fire. *Pgs 122-123* These memories motivated me to want to figure out and find if this still existed. Elsewhere. There are other communities and this community that we know are controlled like ours, or as we say 'perfect', but elsewhere? Who knows, there could be color there! Or real happiness which none of the community have ever experienced except for The Receiver and I.
But then, the sadness of the memories. I had to learn of other things that existed that were not always happy. There are two main types of pain - physically and emotionally. I had taken a memory of going down on a slope and breaking my leg on an object called a 'sled.' It had hurt much, blood was everywhere and I couldn't move. Then there's emotional pain - my least favorite type of memories. I had received a memory with extreme pain in it - a battlefield. I watching the scene as innocent people died. A dirty, bleeding boy had crawled to me, begging for water and after he had taken his drink of water, his eyes rolled back as he died before my eyes. There were no tears as I watched the scene before me for hours until I couldn't take it anymore and shook myself out of it. *Pgs 119-120*
Finaly, after discovering why the community is so controlled - it was true, the wanting to live elsewhere bothered me. If I want my life, I'll live it how I want it to be without anyone telling me "Marry the young man" or "take that job for money!" The motivation was fueled by the pleasant memories I received and thought about for a long time. Living in elsewhere might be a large risk compared to here but it's a risk that's worth taking. People should be allowed to choose for themselves. Mother, father, what job have you guys wanted to try? In Elsewhere - that might be possible! Then there's the real feelings which just might exist in elsewhere. There's that big chance this might all not exist but it's better to find out then never. My life is mine.
The feelings I feel for the both of you and Lily are infact enjoyment because the feeling of love with our family unit has never once come up - especially to people who find love so obsolete. Father - I understand why you released the baby, though. Why you lie to our faces every night, just being quite joyful about your work - but I understand. Why I have to come home and hide my own assignment secrets for my own family. You do it because you're doing your part to keep this community under control, keeping the population down. For myself, I do it for the safety of the community - none of you would be able to stand the memories. Everyone in the community do their assignments to help run the community no matter if you have to lie or not - it's all kind of like a game. Everyone does their part. But all your feelings happen to be fake. Lily was not angry and both of you have never been truly happy. Color - wow, color. I have the ability of seeing beyond and objects have this difference to it, like a tint or shade, it just stands out a lot.
While I leave the community, or 'die in the river', my new memories will spread to the rest of the community and The Receiver has stayed behind to help all of the citizens calm and get used to the memories. Eventually, all of you have started learning about the past for the better. If I ever come back or hear of your comunity - it's going to have much more then it does now (color, weather, feelings, pain, music,etc.) I have taken Gabriel with me as he has some memories and he was about to be released - which is quite unfair and the both of us are taking on a new start.
Thank you, mother and father, for raising me but I must leave now that it is time.
Farewell,
Jonas
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
There Could Be Love And There Shall Be
This week's blogpost is yet again focused on The Giver Literature Circles - the fourth one. The third blogpost was commenting and that's the reason it is missing from my blog. Find it on one of my peers' blogs - Cienna's. Again, moving on, this blogpost is more precisely focused on freedom and choice.
Here's what the blogpost is based on:
'Gabriel's breathing was even and deep. Jonas liked having him there, though he felt guilty about the secret. Each night he gave memories to Gabriel: memories of boat rides and picnics in the sun; memories of soft rainfall against windowpanes; memories of dancing bare-footed on a damp lawn.
"Gabe?"
The new child stirred slightly in his sleep, Jonas looked over at him.
"There could be love" Jonas whispered.
The next morning, for the first time, Jonas did not take his pill. Something within him, something that had grown there through the memories, told him to throw the pill away.' - The Giver (A MUST READ!)
We are supposed to find the reasons of why this passage and chapters 16-18 relate to freedom and choice and I have many ideas to that - since I enjoy thinking of these things often.
My first reason that the 2 chapters and this passage relates to freedom and choice is because in this passage - Jonas chooses to not take his pill (when everyone else has probably never even thought of that, especially doing it on purpose.) He showed that he has a spark of freedom in him - slowly removing himself from the things that keeps the environment so safe, weak and boring. The pill keeps away emotions, the memories teach him the hidden past, The Giver told him of why it was safe and that made Jonas not want to always be in this environment that oddly reminds me of an empty kiddy playpen made out of plastic and has no way out except to climb over.
Also, Jonas -in these 2 chapters- had asked his parents if they loved him and they only 'enjoyed' him. Love is obselete to them, absolutely meaningless. Even Jonas knows it's the complete opposite, especially when he thought "Meaningless? He had never before felt anything meaningful as the memory." But the parents wouldn't know better - it's drilled in to their mind is that they know these words but never use them (because the emotions never occur to them) and to them, it's meaningless, sadly. This relates to choice because if they knew love meant something, would they choose to say they loved Jonas? But it doesn't exist to them.
Finally, when Asher, Jonas, Fiona and the other twelves play their game and as Jonas realizes it is war - it relates to freedom and choice because if the committee didn't have such a tight grip on control, it would bring freedom and the twelves would soon figure out it was war. Then, it relates to choice because if they had seen what Jonas had seen and knew war existed: would they still play the game of war?
Here's what the blogpost is based on:
'Gabriel's breathing was even and deep. Jonas liked having him there, though he felt guilty about the secret. Each night he gave memories to Gabriel: memories of boat rides and picnics in the sun; memories of soft rainfall against windowpanes; memories of dancing bare-footed on a damp lawn.
"Gabe?"
The new child stirred slightly in his sleep, Jonas looked over at him.
"There could be love" Jonas whispered.
The next morning, for the first time, Jonas did not take his pill. Something within him, something that had grown there through the memories, told him to throw the pill away.' - The Giver (A MUST READ!)
We are supposed to find the reasons of why this passage and chapters 16-18 relate to freedom and choice and I have many ideas to that - since I enjoy thinking of these things often.
My first reason that the 2 chapters and this passage relates to freedom and choice is because in this passage - Jonas chooses to not take his pill (when everyone else has probably never even thought of that, especially doing it on purpose.) He showed that he has a spark of freedom in him - slowly removing himself from the things that keeps the environment so safe, weak and boring. The pill keeps away emotions, the memories teach him the hidden past, The Giver told him of why it was safe and that made Jonas not want to always be in this environment that oddly reminds me of an empty kiddy playpen made out of plastic and has no way out except to climb over.
Also, Jonas -in these 2 chapters- had asked his parents if they loved him and they only 'enjoyed' him. Love is obselete to them, absolutely meaningless. Even Jonas knows it's the complete opposite, especially when he thought "Meaningless? He had never before felt anything meaningful as the memory." But the parents wouldn't know better - it's drilled in to their mind is that they know these words but never use them (because the emotions never occur to them) and to them, it's meaningless, sadly. This relates to choice because if they knew love meant something, would they choose to say they loved Jonas? But it doesn't exist to them.
Finally, when Asher, Jonas, Fiona and the other twelves play their game and as Jonas realizes it is war - it relates to freedom and choice because if the committee didn't have such a tight grip on control, it would bring freedom and the twelves would soon figure out it was war. Then, it relates to choice because if they had seen what Jonas had seen and knew war existed: would they still play the game of war?
Thursday, March 10, 2011
You know what is - Black and white. :)
The song - made by the community featuring myself - Dee Zee!
But that's not what we're here to talk about today. Infact, in the 6A team at ISKL, we're reading The Giver by Lois Lowry and this is the second blogpost on it. There were 3 questions to answer back on this site: http://isklrewired.blogspot.com/, the 6A team site. I chose this question to respond to:
When Jonas learns all about colors, he claims "it isn't fair that nothing has color". Why does he say this?
This question is a good one and, well, it's answer is basically like a question: Would you like the world without color? Thinking about all the reasons of a world without color, anyone could understand Jonas. But anyways, here's the explanation...
Colors are beautiful and to us, it's just a typical part of our everyday world, it soon becomes something we don't really think about. Well, except for when you're learning it and in art situations but otherwise, they're like a chair. No one has actually thought of a world without color, well, because it would never happen, but we never know.
When Jonas said it wasn't fair and when we really look in to colors, they are actually beautiful and just make everything more vivid and amazing. I mean, what would beautiful, gentle scarves be without their color? Nothing, just soft items that are barely acknowledged or described as anything more then comfortable and has a pattern.
If you were the only one besides The Giver that knows about color, wouldn't you say it isn't fair that nothing has color? I mean, we're so lucky, we get color everyday. Their community has no color at all, objects just barely acknowledged and probably with no color, definitely no art classes. Some people take colors passionately and use them like that in their art pieces. It wouldn't be fair for a person to not find out that they could be a good artist.
Jonas said it wasn't fair to live where nothing has color since colors actually fill the world, making it more interesting to us and can be undefining at times.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
A Day In The Giver
Would you want your future to be decided by others? Why or why not?
Honestly, I would never like to have my future be decided and written out for the rest of my life. Our lives in Malaysia aren't even that controlled, rules for safety, rules for property, not any rules that are in The Giver. We have choices if we want to do some work, choices to do what we want. In The Giver, they don't really have a choice to do volunteer hours or else they don't graduate and have to have their own private ceremony later and are shunned for it.
Of course, freedom of choice is important for choosing what you have to work with or live with. What if you don't like the choice they give you, it may not fit what you're interested in. Having a spouse, they may be most compatible, single and appropriate, just for you, but that doesn't matter if it happens to be someone you weren't very interested in. All those romance movies and romance comedies would have to make a run for it if the government chose your spouse.
The main idea is: I would never want to have someone deciding my future. If it was my parents pushing me to become a doctor or something, just because it was good for my future, I would only choose a job with a passion for it, my eyes wide open and concentrating on it. It would never be just that person's choice, it would be mine as well. If someone was pushing me in to a relationship, I would push back as much as I could if I didn't want it. If it was someone I did take interest in, again, no one would just push me in. Never, am I going to let someone run my life when it is mine.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
The Hatshepsut Reflection
The reflection on the latest show of Kids' History...
Why do you think Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs created monuments?
I think the pharaohs made monuments in honor of themselves. For example, Hatshepsut made Djeser-Djeseru in honor of herself, with scenes of her reign covering the walls. But, some pharaohs created monuments for gods and other great ones.
What monuments in our society are similar?
Some monuments that relate to those in the past are like The Washington monument, the one where Abraham Lincoln sits in a giant chair (all made out of cement.) People had made that in honor of him, since he was a very well respected president. There's also monuments of gods for people of those religions to respect, since they believe in it very much.
How did the using google docs as the main portal for collaboration help you with the assignment?
Since it was online and Shannon and I both had internet, it was easy to access to work on the script and note taking. Having the script actually helped a lot since we got in all the videos done in about 20 minutes.
What did you learn from this assignment?
Well, of course, I learned more about Hatshepsut's life and the achievements she did (1st female pharaoh, promoter of Egyptian trade, etc), and I also found out the key is: Organization.
What was challenging?
For Shannon and I, it was getting all of the videos, pictures and conversation on to IMovie. Her laptop was loaded full of things from 2 years ago to today and it was slow working with it. For pictures, we've tried dragging it to IMovie from Google Docs. We've had some discussions about how to put it on and ended up kind of frustrated with it. You would think that if we can get all the hard work done in about an hour, it would take us less to put it all on to IMovie! Exactly the opposite.
Which Schoolwide Learning Results were evident in this assignment?
I think collaborate constructively and learning enthusiastically were the most evident in this assignment because Shannon and I had worked together quite well to do our work, getting the video contents completed quickly. We didn't even have to split up the work, we just knew what to do with out telling the other what to do. Learning enthusiastically because it was part of our motivation to do our work. It was fun getting to move around outside of the class a little bit while getting work done. Shannon could be a stand-up comedian, which makes it that much funnier. Anyways, since we don't mind each other, we enjoyed each other's company and looked forward to doing the video, it was learning enthusiastically for us.
Why do you think Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs created monuments?
I think the pharaohs made monuments in honor of themselves. For example, Hatshepsut made Djeser-Djeseru in honor of herself, with scenes of her reign covering the walls. But, some pharaohs created monuments for gods and other great ones.
What monuments in our society are similar?
Some monuments that relate to those in the past are like The Washington monument, the one where Abraham Lincoln sits in a giant chair (all made out of cement.) People had made that in honor of him, since he was a very well respected president. There's also monuments of gods for people of those religions to respect, since they believe in it very much.
How did the using google docs as the main portal for collaboration help you with the assignment?
Since it was online and Shannon and I both had internet, it was easy to access to work on the script and note taking. Having the script actually helped a lot since we got in all the videos done in about 20 minutes.
What did you learn from this assignment?
Well, of course, I learned more about Hatshepsut's life and the achievements she did (1st female pharaoh, promoter of Egyptian trade, etc), and I also found out the key is: Organization.
What was challenging?
For Shannon and I, it was getting all of the videos, pictures and conversation on to IMovie. Her laptop was loaded full of things from 2 years ago to today and it was slow working with it. For pictures, we've tried dragging it to IMovie from Google Docs. We've had some discussions about how to put it on and ended up kind of frustrated with it. You would think that if we can get all the hard work done in about an hour, it would take us less to put it all on to IMovie! Exactly the opposite.
Which Schoolwide Learning Results were evident in this assignment?
I think collaborate constructively and learning enthusiastically were the most evident in this assignment because Shannon and I had worked together quite well to do our work, getting the video contents completed quickly. We didn't even have to split up the work, we just knew what to do with out telling the other what to do. Learning enthusiastically because it was part of our motivation to do our work. It was fun getting to move around outside of the class a little bit while getting work done. Shannon could be a stand-up comedian, which makes it that much funnier. Anyways, since we don't mind each other, we enjoyed each other's company and looked forward to doing the video, it was learning enthusiastically for us.
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