IC Grades 

Every chapter of Blood and Thunder we read, we are expected to write an entry here, in our readers log. We had one for Just Mercy, too. To start, we give a summary of the chapter we read in 1-2 sentences. Then, we pull a quote from that chapter about the injustices toward Native Americans, or maybe lack thereof. Finally, we explain why we picked that quote, and with that final step done, we finish our reader's log entry. 

This exhibition was about the expansion into the southwestern part of the US. There were many people who played a part in this expansion, including mountain man and solider Kit Carson. This unit was mainly about his life and adventures as a mountain man. I was really into this unit because I love history, and it was a lot of fun to learn more about the US and how we became a country. I learned a lot about the law due to the mock trial of Kit Carson. I learned about objections that you can make in court, such as hearsay, which is when the witness uses an out of court statement from somebody unrelated to the case. I can use this in the future if I actually go to court for witnessing a crime or as an expert witness. If I know what to avoid, I won't get objected. I would give myself either a meets + or an exceeds on this exhibition because not only did I give the land acknowledgement to my courtroom, I did a really good job with my direct and cross examinations. In our final unit, I want to end the year on a good note and earn an exceeds on my humanities class.

This project was about how we as kids could benefit our world by supporting it as a whole through the UN sustainable Development Goals. I think I grew as a student during this project because I learned a lot about how to budget and use my money wisely, and I think learning that early will help me significantly in my life. I had some struggles, which included making my budget plan because we made a lot of edits to our business even after it was complete. I learned a lot about economics during this project, and the main thing that stuck with me is the average cost of living for every month, which is about $4.6K. Something I learned about myself during this project was that I don't want to open a business when I grow up because It's a lot of work and I would have to fully commit to it, and I don't think I could do that because of my ambitions to be an anthropologists who works out in the field finding things. I would give myself an exceeds on this because I was also a parent greeter, and that was an extension that basically guarantees you an exceeds, and I also did an incredible job on the presentation portion of this project because I spoke very clearly and just fast enough without being too fast. Something I will do to make sure I am just as sucessful in Humanities as a freshamn is to prioritize school over other non academic things so that I can get all of my work done on time.