Ancient Egyptian Pharohs

Why do you think Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs created monuments?

I think one of the reasons why they created monuments is to worship their ancestors and gods. Another reason is that they made the monuments to show and prove that they were truly amazing. It also shows their cultures as in which gods the pharaohs believed in. I think they also created monuments so that when they die they will still be remembered.

What monuments in our society are similar?

A lot of monuments are similar such as the twin towers which was created a few years ago and it was created to make Malaysia more popular and boost their economy, and it was the tallest building in the world for a short period of time. There are a lot of other examples and the Twin Towers is just one of them.

What did you learn from your preparation (for your presentation) in addition to the presentations of others?

I learned that the pharaohs are all very unique in their own way and that none of them were normal. I also learned that Hatshepsut was the first female Pharaoh. The final thing is that I learned at least one thing about, Ramses II, Cleopetra, King Tut, and Khufu because of the other groups.

What is your analysis of your performance?

My analysis for my performance is that I could have gotten a bit more information and I could have fooled around a little less and instead focus on my work harder. I think we did well on the imovie although we could have prepared ourselves better. Overall my analysis is that I did an exceptional job even thought I could have improved my work more.

City Connections Reflection

What you believe you did well on the project?

I think I did well on my organization on the project for the following reasons. I put my work in bullet points and I did not put any unrelated information on my power point. It was not hard to read it and my graphics were relevant with the information. My final reason is that my slides were in a sufficient order and not in a random one.


What you would improve for future presentations/projects?

I will be more prepared with presenting my projects and I will rehearse what I am going to say a few times before the actual presentation. I will also read the grading rubric more carefully because for instance this project I forgot to add a few things that we would be graded on. My final reason is that in the future I will try to add some extra facts because this time my lacked a bit of important information.

What did you learn from your preparation (for your presentation) in addition to the presentations of others?

I learned a lot of fascinating things about my home town that I never had a clue of before. I learned to be a lot more organized with my work and spread it out instead of doing it all in the last minute. The final and most important thing that I taught myself was that presentations can actually be fun and not always boring.

What is your analysis of your performance?

My analysis for this presentation is I overall did an okay job because I could have improved it a lot. I had rough start with my presentation because I was not sure how to arrange when I was going to do this and that but in the end I got my act together and I tried my best. In the end I think it payed off.

New Year, New Blogpost, New Start

2010 has been phenomenal and now we are in 2011, a brand new year. I have new resolutions which I hope will change me and my lifestyle. Two of my resolutions which I want to complete the most are to speak Spanish fluently, and to get a lot more organized, so I will see an improvement in my lifestyle and my work. In the next paragraphs I will explain how and why I'm going to complete these resolutions.


I would like to learn to speak Spanish because I think it is a very interesting and fascinating language. I would also like to learn Spanish because they have a very amazing culture. I would like to learn more about it and I would like to learn to speak the language. Learning Spanish will come in handy because these days I have noticed that a lot of people can speak it. I would like to be able to communicate with different people in various languages. Those are the main reasons why I would like to learn Spanish, and that is why this is one of my new year resolutions.


My second resolution is to become more organized. To become organized will help me in over a thousand things. Here are the three reasons which I find the most important. Being more organized can help me improve my school work which will help me reach higher standards. Becoming more organized can also help me improve my lifestyle in a huge variety of ways from having lower stress levels to making it easier to finish my work so I do not leave it to the last minute. The thing that will affect me the most if I become more organized is that my work will have a certain quality which I can't say,"I could have done a lot better" and instead I can say,"I'm proud of my work and this is truly the best quality work I am capable of doing". That is mostly why I would like to become more organized.

Part Two

Each Christmas I go to a small town in southern Sweden and this Christmas was not different. This year I had the best Christmas I have ever experienced because I got to go skiing for the first time, and there was tons of snow, but one of the absolute best moments was that I got to see my favorite hockey team play live. Even though I got to do all those great things my favorite part of this Christmas was the presents, mostly because I got almost all the things I wanted for Christmas. I hope that all of my Christmases will be as good as this one.

My Zeitgeist Project

Here is my grade 6 Zeitgeist project. Enjoy!

Learning Profiles (NN)

This week Mr. Whiting came to our class to tell us about learning profiles. It was very interesting to learn about them for example your left side is called the logic side as the right side is called gasalt. We got to see what learning profile we suited us and I tested NN. In the next paragraphs I'm going to write about when I learn best, what I need to do,  the strategies that would  help me, and what I would like my teachers to know about me.

I learn best when....


No one is making weird sounds with their fingers, laughing weirdly without reasoning, fiddle with different things, and especially when no one is making drum riffs with their desks while I'm doing serious work or taking a test. I also learn best through movement and by focusing on the whole picture, and when I sit with my left ear  facing the teacher. I learn best  when teachers use metaphors and examples. Those are for the most part when I learn best.


I need to....

 Work on hearing and communicating in a more direct way.  I need to start following step- by- step- instructions. I most importantly need to enter the pieces of information, and to be able to put them together in a undeviating logical order and communicate them.  I eventually have to become much more organized with things and do things a whole lot more carefully. Those are mainly the things I need to work on.


The strategies that would help me in my learning is....

Becoming more organized and doing  my work in a smart and more orderly fashion. Another strategy is to put work in front of free time. A very smart plan  is to check Moodle daily and make sure what I'm going to do each and every day. Something that would help me personally is not to get distracted easily and just to continue my work. Those are basically the strategies that would help me in my learning the most.


I would like my teachers to know this about me....

I try to learn but I get distracted way to easily by things. I focus better when I doodle or play around with things. Another thing is that I work much better after I have done a sport or ran a lot. The two things that I would like my teachers to know about me primarily is that I really prefer not to sit next to my friends during class and secondly, for some reason when I'm in a green room or if I look at something green under stress I become more calm. Those are the things I would really like my teachers to know about me.

reflection on Literature circle

 My partner for this literature circle was Tyler. Last week Tyler and I worked on a collaborative literature together on the book Thundercave these are the benefits of working with a classmate, challenges and obstacles which I overcame (tried to overcome) and also the new understandings I gained about the novel.

The benefits of working with a classmate.

 The benefits of working with a classmate was that you had an extra person to give you feedback and also give you some extra ideas. Another benefit is that there is someone else to correct your work incase if you spelled something wrongly or if your grammar is incorrect.

Challenges / obstacles which you overcame (tried to overcome)

One obstacle that I overcame was that I had to tell my partner if it would be okay to switch somethings and another challenge, was that I did not want to let my partner down because otherwise he would get a bad grade because of me. A huge obstacle that I tried to overcome was to not get distracted in any way so I could focus clearly on doing a good job on my literature circle.

New understandings that you gained about the novel

A new understanding that I gained about the novel is that it turned out to be completely the opposite of what I had predicted was going to be about. Another understanding that I gained from the novel was that there was a huge variety of new words I learned.

A Reflection of my Literature Circle

How did your groups discussion helped your understanding of the novel?

The groups discussion helped my understanding of the novel. For example the passage that Gerald read made me think of the book in a completely different way. Tyler's passage was very interesting too because I think of the passage he read as an unimportant passage but then I realized it was very important. 

What are the connections that you made during your discussion?

My first connection was that my moms dad got divorced and that relates to Jacobs mom divorcing his dad. My second connection was that when my dog got run over by a car my family and I ran down to check on him as soon as my maid contacted us which relates to when Jacob's mom got driven over by a car and he rushed to the emergency room.

Predictions

My prediction is that Jacob will move to the Kenyan bush with his dad but his dad will be a little bit disappointed because he had no idea. I also think that Jacob will be in a lot of dangerous journeys.