Google Map Reflection

1. How did making a google map about Ancient Greece help you understand the geography more effectively than a "paper and pencil" map?

By studying the google map, I could clearly see the location, and geographical conditions, whereas in a paper and pencil map, the information would be brief enough to fit in a page, and many important details would be overlooked. Through the Google map I can scroll, zoom in, and find the sub details that build my general knowledge even more.

2. How did making a google map about Ancient Greece help you understand more about the culture of Ancient Greece?

Looking at the Google map, I could see the pinpointed locations at different positions; some along the coastline, some near fertile soil and greenery, and through that I could infer the lifestyle and culture. For Example, I could infer that since the location is near the sea, trading was a big part of lifestyle, and culture could be the items the merchants and traders traded.

3. What were the features of google maps that you enjoyed working with to make your map effective?

I enjoyed everything since all the features did some role in making the map more effective.

4. What challenges did you face when working with google maps?

Finding the specific answers and reliable sources were the challenges I had.

5. What challenges or successes did you encounter when working with a partner in this assignment?

A success was that we communicated well and did our part of the map on time, and we had no arguments on the research. A challenge was that sometimes it was hard to see each others work on the map, and it took some time to save the information.

6. What advice would you give another student about working with google maps?

An advice I would give is zoom in around the pinpointed location, and research a little bit about that. You may find some relevant information which can solve some questions that you couldn't answer.

7. What will you always remember about Ancient Greece from having made a google map?

I will always remember the location of many key locations in Ancient Greece, and connect to how the people might have lived their lives.


link to map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&authuser=0&mid=z0m8kk_bYMio.kBvrddHsekVM 

Math Project Reflection

What did you already know? 

I already knew that interest was included in investments.

What did you learn?

I learned a lot! I didn't know how to work with spreadsheets, and I didn't really understand much about investing and interests; how it works and what it means.

How might this affect what you do in the future?

In the future, when I make any presentations, or I am given an assignment to work with spreadsheets, I will know all the elements including graphs, tables, pie charts, and format.

What was your favorite part about about the project? Least favorite part?

My favorite part was getting straight to creating my presentation, and creating pie charts and graphs.
My least favorite part was probably completing the worksheet, I guess I really just wanted to start my presentation!



here's the link to the google presentation:

https://docs.google.com/a/sas.edu.sg/presentation/d/1bFHDPZdfn09WjkVOG9h19eV70kKkUqq4T5anhgfRf6k/edit#slide=id.g7c0a1774b_07

Here's the link to the worksheet:

https://docs.google.com/a/sas.edu.sg/document/d/1BvZWBNmhT7yXnT0wzdKxrSM7mqh36RBodasYueqTkAo/edit

Here's the link to the spreadsheet:

https://docs.google.com/a/sas.edu.sg/spreadsheets/d/1h1Q_0XqOsyIQktHuubJGTDyXxIsaej40W4dGnSf9txA/edit#gid=0

Writing Goal Reflection

Process goal: Trying out new techniques (more than once)

I have made progress on my goal. I can use different structures and techniques mainly in my reading responses. My evidence is that in my reading responses, I use different themes and sentence starters, which is improving my grade. A next step would be to practice using techniques while I read. At the end of each book, I can make a brief response and practice different techniques through that.

Product goal: Structure

• Leads
• Transitions
• sequence of ideas
• conclusions

I have made a lot of progress on this goal! I use many more complex transitions, and my structure and sequence is well-developed and clearer. Leads and conclusions have improved the most, because I feel I am able to gather all the points of my writing and introduce them, and sum them up. My writing reads more fluently and professionally because of that. I can tell the difference when I compare other writing. A next step could be to keep transitions in mind while writing.

Art Sun Symbol (Picture and Reflection)

My sun symbol is coffee. It sounds a bit weird, but my logic was that sun = morning = waking up = coffee. That is why coffee was my sun symbol. I am proud of my shading and creativity. If I had an opportunity to do it again, a thing I would do differently would be choice of background colors. Otherwise, I have surprised myself as an artist.

Art Photos (Picture and Reflection)

This is one of my photos. This shows texture. I used some paperclips, and overlapped one another till a paper clip stands out. I then blurred the sides, and changed the color of the image by editing. I find this work to be the best because it has good focus, and finding the texture is pretty easy.

Art Name Design (Pictures and Reflection)

4 Ideations                                

For my ideations, I just drew random thoughts that came in my mind. Nothing by itself was worth a draft, but all the different ideas together seemed better.

Experimenting Textures With Circles

While experimenting, I tried practicing color contrast and blend, and creativity was something I kept in mind. Shading and textures were very helpful to practice for my draft.

Rough Draft

Here's my draft! This was a great opportunity to see what colors and shades would work. I did all my experimenting here. 

Final Art Work!

Finally, here's my artwork! I was very proud of how it turned out, and I liked the shading and creativity. This work definitely shows who I am.

Greek Myth Reflection

A Poisonous Punishment

After Arielle, a simple girl who lived in a small cottage, returned from her pottery making lessons, she decided to go apple picking from a well-known garden with her mom. The garden was beautiful, it beared the juiciest, sweetest and freshest apples. No fruit vendor could provide apples of better quality than these. The problem was that in an attempt to take a crunchy bite of of the juice-oozing apples, many died. Some apples were poisonous; they were so deadly that one bite was all that was needed to kill anybody. Luckily her mom, Terriesta, having experience with harvest, knew all about the poisonous apples and how to identify them. She taught Arielle too, so that she could separate the edible apples for her. Terriesta loved and trusted her daughter more than anything. The only thing was that she couldn’t bear if any of the rules or directions weren’t obeyed. That was the only reason why Arielle feared her mom.

After Terriesta finished picking apples from the tree, Arielle would sit on a rock and start to separate the edible apples from the poisonous. Terriesta didn’t allow Arielle to leave the rock without informing her because she feared Arielle would get lost and never find her way through the twisted trees and confusing paths. Every week it was the same routine, until one week, Arielle heard a harp being played at a distance. It was the Siren. She could hear the melodious harp being played at different pitches, blending in beautifully. She could also hear light whispering that welcomed Arielle to listen to them, and she got hypnotized. The music was so enticing that she just couldn’t resist running and taking a closer look. After some time, when the music stopped, and Arielle came back to her senses, she ran back to the rock. She was just in time because Terriesta was coming too. Arielle knew that her mom would be very upset to hear that she hadn’t done her job and instead had run off without telling her. So she decided to lie that she had separated the good ones from the poisonous ones, and then quickly separate them when Terriesta wasn’t there. When Terriesta approached the rock, she questioned Arielle about the task she had given. Arielle reluctantly said that she had done her job, and then gave a drained, faint smile. Terriesta, having trusted her daughter so much, left for home without seeing the empty basket in the corner. Arielle could feel a bag of guilt tugging in her throat, but she was relieved to see that Terriesta was out of sight. Arielle was always given the task to then pick wild berries from the neighboring bushes, and separate the ripe berries from the sour. She found this opportunity to quickly separate her apples before Terriesta came out to check.

When Apollo, the god of truth, heard Arielle’s lie and deceit to her mom, he was infuriated.

“Why did she lie? By committing a grave mistake in front of my eyes, she will get her punishment. But how do I give her such a punishment, that will leave her in nothing but regret?” He thought hard, and finally came to the conclusion that the best way to punish Arielle, was to punish her mom.

“But since Terriesta has no fault, I will let her stay and enjoy with the gods once she dies.”

Apollo then walked away, eyeing Arielle quickly doing her job. How about I leave a few poisonous apples for Terriesta to eat? And so that happened, even though Arielle had been very careful, she had to leave a few poisonous apples. When she returned home, she lied that there weren’t any good berries to eat, and then placed the apple basket on the counter next to her mom. Terriesta was pleased to see the apples, and picked an apple without looking. Evidently, the apple she picked, was indeed one of the poisonous apples. She took an immediate bite of the crunchy fruit, and began work. Arielle was happy that she had gotten away with her lie. Apollo just sighed. He then waited to see when the poisonous apple would do its work, and Arielle would realize her mistake.

Days passed by, until one week, Arielle and her mother decided to pick fresh mangoes. The mangoes weren’t poisonous so it was easy to pick the right, ripe mango. Stretching her arms, Arielle reached for the dangling mangoes this time, and let Terriesta sit on the rock and wait. The moment Terriesta sat on the rock, she felt sick. Suddenly, with a loud THUD, she fell to the ground. Even the birds chirping nearby paused their music. Dropping her basket, Arielle turned around to check what had happened. Arielle was in shock, Terriesta lay dead.

“Mother! Wake up! Oh, what happened?” Ariella screamed.

“This is the result for lying to your mother. This is the work of a poisonous apple.” a voice boomed. It was Apollo. Ariella was speechless, her face blood red with shame. How could I lie to my mother, that too, in front of the god of truth? She dropped to her knees and cried. She felt horrible, and regretted the mistake she made. Then she noticed her mom slowly turn into a green apple.

“This, and every green apple will remind you of your lie. Every sour bite will remind you of what you’ve done, and make you cry at your mistake. Every green crunch will represent the poison your mother took. The punishment wasn’t for your mother, but for you. Every minute will torture you, recalling this bitter memory.”

And so Ariella kept the green apple as a punishment, to punish the lie she said. And so now when anyone takes a bite of a green apple, all they will taste is a green, sour crunch which brings Ariella’s lie, the first lie, in front of the world.

Reflection:

I have definitely grown as a writer! When I compare my Myth with my On-demand, I can see a significant difference in word choice, authenticity, and structure. I feel more comfortable in applying skills such as appositive, participle, and absolute phrases in my writing now. I have really improved on structure as well. Challenges like myth authenticity and including Membean words were faced, but it was actually fun to find ways to overcome them. I was full of surprises when I compared my on-demand with my recent writing! I didn't know I could write in an authentic way! I got feedback to focus on Greek terms and originality which further improved my myth.