Month: April 2017

My Graduation Plan

April 26, 2017 — Leave a comment
  1. Healthy Living
    • This year, I am participating in P.E10 to meet DPA requirements (150 mins/week of moderate to vigorous physical activity).
    • Next year, I will take P.E10 as well as to kick boxing at UFC gym to meet DPA requirements.
    • Other than physical activity, I will also need a concrete plan for Healthy eating and stress management in order to lead a healthy life after graduation.
  1. Course Credits
    • I need 80 credits to graduate. A typical course is worth 4 credits.
      • 48 of them must be from required courses.
      • 28 of them must be from electives.
      • 16 of them must be from Grade 12 courses.
      • At the end of this year, I will have 42 credits.
  1. Community Connections
    • I need 30 hours of work/volunteer experience. To show I completed this, I must show proof in the form of signature by a teacher/supervisor or reference letter.
    • I can start accumulating these hours in Grade 10.
    • My plan to earn work/volunteer hours is through Independent Studies Leadership (IDS).
    • I will also need to complete a reflection that includes employability skills, what I did, and how I benefitted from it. It will be 200 typed words minimum.
  1. Career and Life
    • In addition to updating my resume, I will also create a post-secondary plan and financial plans to show that I have a plan in place after graduation.
    • When I graduate, my current plan is to university.
  1. Interview
    • To prepare for the interview, I can look at the questions ahead of time. They are found on the grad transitions website.
    • My interview will be with a staff member.
  2. The 3 people at Riverside who are here to help with this process are:
    1. Mr. Thompson
    2. Ms. Johal
    3. Ms. Chapell

In Grade 12, I will find all the necessary documents AND submit them to the website.

I will complete Grad Transitions 12 whenever I have completed English12. If I have it in 1st semester, I must complete everything except the interview before Winter Ball. In 2nd semester, everything except the interview must be completed before the end of April.

Poetry Response – Langston Hughes

April 18, 2017 — Leave a comment

I think “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes is the best poem because it explains the roots of African-Americans. It felt like a tale with lesson you can learn. Langston Hughes used well-known allusion and simpler language to get his point across to his audience. The poem was targeted for everyone and it was much easier to understand. His allusions were to important parts of African-American roots and they were easy to understand with little research. Through the poem we see that African-America roots are strong and powerful, he was speaking not only for himself but also for his people, his ancestors. There is a reflection and proud tone to the poem. I like that his poem is literal, straightforward and audience can understand it easily.

 

 

How do human relationships help us develop?

April 5, 2017 — Leave a comment

George and Lennie the protagonists from the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck have the strongest relationship in the novella. “because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, that’s why.” (John Steinbeck, pg.15) They both need and depend on each other, share the same dreams and take care of each other. George was thrust into this parent role for Lennie. George holds onto to Lennie’s work card and always does the talking for him. George could have left Lennie when he was in trouble but he decided to run with him. They look forward to their American dream and it’s something that keeps them going. It has always been George and Lennie until Slim. In the third chapter George confesses to slim what had happened before they came on this ranch and his relationship with Lennie. George finds an ally in Slim and it’s a relief to be able to talk about Lennie. Their relationship helps George deal with the stress of taking care of Lennie and have someone to talk to. It would be overwhelming from time to time to take care of Lennie. At the end of the book Slim tells George “You hadda, George. I swear you hadda.” (Steinbeck, pg.107) Slim was the only one who understood what really happened, and comforted George. Many people prefer companionship over being alone. Lennie helped George grow as person. People can find friendship in unexpected places or situations. Relationships influence us in the way we talk, lifestyle choices and we grow from it. Companionship can affect us positively or negatively and we learn from it.