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3th semester
MAGAZINE (English B)
DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEND?
In English B the teacher asked us as an activity to make a magazine about our favorite topic. I had several choices of topics for the magazine, but after much thought I decided to talk about the Nickelodeon television company. I decided to talk about this company because I am a big fan of their movies and series so I wanted to know the history of the company.
EXPRESSING FEELINGS
I felt happy, relaxed and calm because since I was talking about a subject of my interest, I didn't see any problem.
GENERATING IDEAS
This activity was fun to do because it allowed me to exploit my creativity and talk about a topic of my interest.
ASKING QUESTIONS
Some questions that I have are:
The topic is correct?
What information should I add?
NICKELODEON-MAGAZINE.pdfEthic dilemma for Reflection Proyect (PdR)
DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEND?
The reflection project (abbreviated as PdR) is a major project within the International Baccalaureate (IB). This project consists of a reflection and analysis of a topic which is related to my vocational study. This project helps students to develop a critical and reflective point of view. To start the project we had to define the research question and the ethical dilemma, these are the basis of the project.
EXPRESSING FEELINGS
At that moment I felt nervous because it was something new for me and I also felt stressed because the teacher corrected me several times on the wording of the dilemma. In spite of this, I managed to write a good ethical dilemma
GENERATING IDEAS
This experience was difficult due to the fact that the teacher and I had corrected the wording of the ethical dilemma several times, but we managed to arrive at the correct ethical dilemma.
ASKING QUESTIONS
What is a etical dilemma?
I was the right dilemma?
I will approve the PdR?
How difficult will this PdR be?
Homework of my Career-Area
TASK II EFP.docxDESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEND?
In class that day we looked at the topic of problems, as well as the different types of problems. Based on this, the teacher gave us the task of giving examples of each type of problem. In my opinion the examples I wrote down may be basic but they help to illustrate each type of problem. Also each example was developed to find a solution.
EXPRESSING FEELINGS
I felt relaxed and calm because it was easy for me to identify each type of problem with something from my daily life, I am very clear about the problems in my environment.
GENERATING IDEAS
After doing this activity I realized that we are involved in problems all the time, whether they are big or small.
ASKING QUESTIONS
Some questions thag I have are:
- What are the different types of problems ?
- What are the most appropriate examples for each type of problem?
Literature - Outline of individual oral practice
DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEND?
One of the subjects it evaluates in the International Baccalaureate is literature. One project that the IB requires to evaluate literature is the individual oral project, which consists of speaking and analyzing two literary works. This activity allowed us to get to know the important elements of the individual oral for when in the future we are going to do the real tests.
EXPRESSING FEELINGS
Yes I felt nervous and confused because it was my first approach to the IB tests, these tests at that time were something new to me so I felt stressed.
GENERATING IDEAS
At the end of the activity I realized that I need to improve my writing skills and that I also need to be much more analytical.
ASKING QUESTIONS
What are the IB tests in the literature meteria?
How should the outline of the individual oral test be done?
Guided Testing - Literature
DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEND?
In literature class we were reading the play “The Cherry Orchard” by Anton Chekhov. When we finished reading it, the teacher asked us to write a guided essay if I remember correctly of 1500 words about the reading. In order to write the guided essay we had to choose a topic to analyze and also choose a research question. Aspects such as literary figures, narrator, etc. were also mentioned in the essay.
EXPRESSING FEELINGS
While writing this essay I felt really stressed for several reasons, one because it was the first time I wrote an essay with so many words, also because I didn't know what to write but in the end I managed to write a good essay.
GENERATING IDEAS
After this activity I realized that to write a good essay I have to inform myself and understand well the topic of the essay, in this case as the essay was about the play "The Cherry Orchard" I had to make an effort to understand the play.
ASKING QUESTIONS
What is the topic of the essay?
The essay is correct?
What should the essay contain?
Learning and service
DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEND?
One of the components that the International Baccalaureate evaluates is Service Learning. This consists of developing one or more projects which help to make a change in society. Through service learning we can help solve or diminish a problem in our community. In thinking about the problems in our community, my team and I decided to focus on the problem of garbage.
EXPRESSING FEELINGS
During this activity I felt happy with myself because I was doing a job which I knew was going to benefit others, but at the same time I felt bad because despite the work I did, I did not make a big impact on the community.
GENERATING IDEAS
In order for my work to have much more impact in my community, I may have had to invite other people to help me collect garbage. I also had to be constantly reminded that trash is left in its place.
ASKING QUESTIONS
What activity can I do to benefit the community?
What factors must be considered in order to carry out social work?
4th semester
Initial Planning Form for Mathematical Exploration - Mathematics
DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEND?
One of the subjects that the International Baccalaureate assesses is mathematics. One of the internal assessments of this subject is mathematical exploration, which consists of taking something from our daily life and finding a relationship with mathematics, for example, finding the volume of an object.
This work allowed us to define the theme of the exploration as well as the objective and the research question.
EXPRESSING FEELINGS
During this activity I felt normal and calm because from my point of view this activity was not difficult so I managed to carry it out.
GENERATING IDEAS
In conclusion, this activity helped me to have a clearer idea of what I am going to do during the whole mathematical exploration.
ASKING QUESTIONS
What topic will I choose for the mathematical exploration?
What will be my objective?
Prototype desing (Career - Area)
DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEND?
One of our final projects within my ...... was to design a 3D part on the Onshape platform. As I was under pressure at the time the simplest piece I designed was a chess piece. Once we had the piece I had to pass the piece to another program and make some adjustments to be able to print the piece in the 3D printer.
EXPRESSING FEELINGS
At the beginning I felt good because it was easy to design the object but when we moved to the printing platform I felt stressed because I had technical difficulties.
GENERATING IDEAS
I have to explore further the functions of the platform we use for printing.
ASKING QUESTIONS
What object can I design that is easy?
What platform will be used for 3D printing?
Third partial final project
DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEND?
As a final project of the third partial in the mathematics course, the teacher asked us to demonstrate a parabolic shot in something that happened in our daily life. Briefly, a parabolic shot is the motion of an object following the trajectory of a parabola. For this project we were also asked to find things like the function, the rate of change, and its instantaneous velocity.
EXPRESSING FEELINGS
My team and I felt stressed because we had a backlog of other projects and also because we had technical difficulties.
GENERATING IDEAS
In conclusion, it is necessary to review concepts such as the parable, to improve the wording
ASKING QUESTIONS
What is the structure of the project?
What is the project about?
Project advance (English B)
Project-English .pdfDESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEND?
In English B class the teacher asked us in pairs to research scientific and technological advances and innovations, as well as their impact on humanity and their positive and negative consequences. After my partner and I researched all of the above we had to write it down in a presentation. Once the presentation was finished, my partner and I presented our presentation to our classmates.
EXPRESSING FEELINGS
In this activity I felt good, calm and relaxed because it was a relatively simple activity.
GENERATING IDEAS
Based on my research, I conclude that technology has both benefited and harmed mankind. At the same time
ASKING QUESTIONS
What is the topic to be investigated?
What elements should the presentation contain?
TOEFL Test (English B)
DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEND?
The TOEFL is a test of English which is administered to non-native English speakers. The objective of this test is to evaluate the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers. This test is administered by several academic institutions. On behalf of the school we applied the TOEFL to the fourth semester students, at the end of the test we were asked to take a screenshot.
EXPRESSING FEELINGS
During the test I felt a bit nervous because there were some words I didn't understand and I was running out of time.
GENERATING IDEAS
I need to review both vocabulary and grammatical structures to improve my English.
ASKING QUESTIONS
What comes inside the test?
How long will the test last?
Individual Oral Literature
BAÑUELOS RUIZ JULIO CESAR (online-audio-converter.com).mp3DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPEND?
As I said at one point one of the subjects that the IB evaluates is literature, the individual oral is an internal test. The individual oral consists of an analysis of two studied works. In the evidence of the third semester you can see how we practiced for the individual oral. For the fourth semester we did the real test of the individual oral, this oral is the one that will be evaluated by the IB.
EXPRESSING FEELINGS
In this activity I felt very nervous because even though I had studied everything I needed to, at the time of the test I forgot everything and many of the things I said were improvised.
GENERATING IDEAS
For future tests I have to control my nerves as these were the ones that betrayed me for the individual oral.
ASKING QUESTIONS
What elements should I mention in the individual oral?
What is the way to evaluate the individual oral?
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