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Technology: reflection

Christopher — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:06:54 +0000

In technology class we have been using a game called Minecraft. It is a game where you can break and place blocks to make a structure. We got into 4 groups and chose a theme to build, our groups theme was horror. I think not only our group but the whole class did well to make it look like a amusement park. Our group build a haunted boat which I built, a haunted house, a town and a graveyard. I was kind of in a hurry to built a boat because we wanted to put the boat in the middle so we had count all the blocks so it was in the middle, but a few times we miscounted so after half way of building the boat I had to break it and rebuild it again and that happened about 3 times. also when I was almost done with one, my group member said it wasn’t scary enough so I had to break it and build it again. I think I had the theme horror in my ship but also you can see that it was rushed, so next time we can make sure to count the blocks right and plan how the boat will look like a bit more. that way I can take my time and make it look better.

French answers

Christopher — Fri, 31 May 2013 03:27:12 +0000

Activité 1: Tu as compris?
Réponds aux questions suivantes sur Sympa, la famille!1. What are Isabelle and Thuy talking about? 2. Does Isabelle have brothers or sisters? If so, what are their names? 3. How many cousins does she have? 4. Who are some of the other family members she mentions? 5. How does Isabelle feel about her family? How can you tell?

1, Their families
2, Yes she has a brother named Alexandre
3, 3 cousins
4, Her Dad, Mom, uncle and aunt and his brother
5, She likes them because

Activity 2

1. Julie a huit ans.
2. Julie est blonde.
3. Les cousins d’Isabelle habitent à Paris.
4. Tante Véronique n’a pas d’animaux.
5. Thuy a un frère.

1,true

2,false

3,true

4,true

5,false

Activity 3

1. Il a onze ans.
2. En maths, elle a toujours 18 sur 20.
3. J’ai un an et demi, je crois…
4. Elle a huit ans.

1,c

2,a

3,b

4,d

Activity 4

ask permission?
identify family members?
describe someone?
pay a compliment?
tell someone’s age?
complain about someone?

1, Je peaux

2,ce sont

3, Elle est tres intelligente

4,Ils sont heureux

5,Il/Elle a ans

6,ce sont

Global Warming

Christopher — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:41:43 +0000

My speech:

Music: Japanese Music

Christopher — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:03:52 +0000

In music class a guest named Mr, Bruce a friend of our teacher Mr, Patterson came to talk about Japanese music. He introduced 3 different kinds of instruments. A koto, shyamisen and the shyakuhachi. The koto is a long piece of wood with 13 strings on it. shyakuhachi is a Japanese flute with 4 holes in the front and 1 in the back. It sound like the wind. The shyamisen is a japanese loot with 3 strings and we use a pick to play it. The teachers and the guest, Mr, bruce played 5 songs in total for us. Eghigo Jishi, Honkyouku, Kaze no Uta which means song of the wind, Gensoukyoku means fantasy and the song my teacher and Mr, bruce made together, Deep forest. I liked Deep forest the most because it sounded like nature which I think Japanese music is about and the instruments make the sound of nature so I thought it really fits together. I liked the Shaykuhachi the most because I thought it was interesting how the sound sounded like the wind. The shyamisen surprised me the most because the pick was about 5 times the size of the koto picks. He also talked about the History of the instruments. I found it interesting that they all came from China but still very popular in Japan. I really enjoyed his visit because I learned a lot about Japanese music.

Line drawing: Reflection

Christopher — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 08:34:43 +0000

In art class we have been drawing a landscape just with different types line techniques to illistrate different landscapes and we needed to think of how thick the lines are going to be or how long they are going to be to get the shading. We made our own landscape by choosing 3 different pictures and putting them together. I drew a mountain with a gravel road and a fence by the side.

For my drawing I think I could have improved on many parts. First I think I could have added something to the sky because it looks empty when there are actually clouds there, so I could have made the clouds somehow and add something to the sky. When I looked at my drawing at the end, I noticed that my fence was camouflaged into the grass so you couldn’t see it as clearly. So I think I should have changed how the fences look to make them stand out by using different line techniques. Also I noticed that I didn’t add any shadows anywhere when there are actually places where I can add shadows. For example the fence, I could have added shadows there.

I think I did well with the mountain. I thought that the mountain actually looked like one and I thought I did a good job describing it. I tried to describe the lighter bits and the darker bits with different line techniques. I also think I described the grass really well, other than the part where it camouflages into the fence. I think I did good on making it actually look like grass even though grass is just lines, I needed to do something to it to make the grass more realistic.

Overall I am proud with my work but still there is a lot to improve on so on my next drawing I will make sure I have everything and review it more often so I can spot my mistake faster and fix it. I really enjoyed this unit of line drawing and I am glad I think I did good on my drawing.

MY PAINTING:

Drama: speech

Christopher — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:44:44 +0000

In drama class we have been planning a speech about a given topic. The topics were the best day of my life, celebrety, neighbor and one more. I chose the best day of my life. I first didn’t know which day was the best for me but I thought of my 3 year old birthday because I remember every bit of that day and it was a very fun day. Definitely that wasn’t the only best day but of course it was one of the best. I think I did good with my volume and projection. But I know I could have worked on my pause and emphasis because I think I didn’t pause much so my speech will be more dynamic and interesting.

My video:

7C Drama: Given Topic Speech from YIS Arts on Vimeo.

Science: Student led conference

Christopher — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:48:35 +0000

For student led conference I chose to show my element law poster. We chose an element and made a poster about that particular element. I chose the element As which stands for Arsenic. We chose a element and we researched on all the facts the element had. I chose this poster because I put a lot of effort into it but I know I also could have done better. For example I think I did good with the details and the facts but I know I could have improve on the organization.

https://docs.google.com/a/yis.ac.jp/document/d/1TVh76COISd76cJXnlZHzX2WhZLj5Pawysmg5iW-NhRc/edit

Here is the link to where you can see what score I think I got and the rubric.

Bully: tutor

Christopher — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:01:45 +0000

Bullying is a major problem in all across the world. There are many types of bullying. Cyber bullying where you bully people online, physical bullying includes any physical contact that would hurt or injure a person like hitting, kicking, punching, etc. Taking something that belongs to someone else and destroying it would also be considered a type of physical bullying, verbal bullying is name-calling, making offensive remarks, or joking about a person’s religion, gender or because they look different. Indirect bullying is spreading rumors about other people and excluding others from the group.
When people get bullied mostly the persons school grades, attitudes and many others would change. Their school grades get worse and they become more shy and less talkative.

What are strategies to deal with bullying?
1, Walk away when you have the chance to
2, Tell your teachers, parents etc.
3, Tell them to stop (if it doesn’t work use number 2)

Why do people bully?
1, Once a victim of bullying and revenge
2, Issues with family friends etc.
3, wanting power.

PE: Good sportsmanship

Christopher — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:01:29 +0000

In PE class we looked at good sportsmanship.

This is the video:

I thought that this was good sportsmanship because the boy missed the free throws on purpose because he felt sorry for the boy who lost his mom. I also thought that the coach was very good trying to not take the free throws.

Drama mime: Airplane

Christopher — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 07:11:30 +0000

In drama class out topic now is mime. We got into groups and chose a topic out of four. Our group chose “airplane”

Here is our mime:

Our groups topic was about Sungwon and Mimi, the customers and me the flight attendant and Keina, the captain. When I was telling the customers the safety rules Mimi isn’t listing to me so she wasn’t sure what to do when the plane was crashing. The plane was crashing because the food tasted so bad that Sungwon went to complain to the captain. The captain was into fighting back instead of flying the plane. So the plane went out of control and went down. We could have shown that the plane was crashing more clearly by being more dramatically and overreacted. I think I did good with explaining the safety rules and that I over exaggerated when I ate the disgusting food.

7C Drama: Group Mime from YIS Arts on Vimeo.