Anushka's SAS Blog

] One of the main things I wanted to learn this unit was how to revise boring non-fiction using narrative techniques, and I needed to learn how to write proper research. Also, I was curious about Auschwitz, so it was interesting to research that topic. The First Part of my Chapter I learned many ways to weave narrative into my writing, and it made my topic much more interesting to read. It was fun to write after all my research, because all I had to do was tell the story like any personal narrative. The important part to the writing process was researching, because that’s where I had to collect all of the information. Inventing would have destroyed the non-fiction element of the piece, so that’s where I had to dig deep and find the best possible sources to base my writing off of. My multiple sources and images are in my bibliography, and I have an mix of primary and secondary. All of my learning was showcased when I put together my iBook. I can still continue to learn about th...

In RLA, we had a persuasive speech unit, where we picked a topic, researched a little bit and tried to persuade the audience. In the end, we presented our speeches to the class; my final product is above. The topic I chose was uniforms, and I argued that uniforms where very beneficial to the school and we should be happy we have them as well as encourage others.

Reflection: We just finished up the journalism unit, which was unique in comparison to others, because we had a lot more freedom, which seldom happens. It was fun getting to meet a real journalist and try it out on our own, with interviews and a podcast at the end. I am most proud of the research that I did on my topic, including the interviews. I feel that I asked many follow up questions and found good information that I could use in my podcast. I also was able to find reliable sources to draw statistics from. My interviews let me learn about SAS as well, because Mrs. Mehrbach told me a few things about uniforms that I was surprised to hear. One of the biggest challenges I had was finding a good topic, because I not only wanted something that had an impact on me/SAS, but also needed something researchable. The first few topics I tried out had few good sources in all of the databases I tried, so I eventually settled with uniforms. Also, Garageband was hard for me to use, because...

Dear Mrs. Windust and Mr. Arleth, It’s been a great journey to reaching the finished product of my application essay. For me, it was one of the most difficult writing styles to try. I learned a lot from this process about writing and myself as a writer. My piece definitely isn’t perfect, but I’m proud of how I was able to show something that was unique to me. I came up with this idea while my grandma was skyping me, but I was setting myself up to be the perfect character and my essay had little meaning to me as a writer. However, by reading Mrs. Windust’s essay and “Armpit Hair”, I learned how to set myself up as imperfect. The whole point of my essay was how I realised that I was not being a good person and I changed, and that change is a big part of who I am now. If I hadn’t had mentor texts and guidance, I wouldn’t have had the element in my essay that I’m most pleased with. Here's an excerpt from my essay where I am the...let's say antihero. " I used to imagine...

D ear Anushka, If you see your mother’s foundation, leave it ALONE. I know, I know, it’s not easy to be different. But if you do pick up the foundation, you will inevitably try it on. Then you’ll want a little more. And then- okay. I’m getting ahead of ourselves. I’ll tell you about it a little later. You’re a good kid; pretty smart, loyal and trustworthy. For a 1st grader, you’re pretty mature. You push in chairs, finish your homework and have never gone to the principal. Here's a quote from the book twilight, a book you will eventually read and love, “I was born 30 and get more middle-aged every year.” Can you relate? Creekside Elementary is small, but still sweet. You know, with the green trees, flowers and creek, which was actually more of a stream. You never miss an opportunity to tell anyone that. You’ve met some good friends; Emi, Marib and Yasmeen are quirky, funny and cool. You know that though. Yet, inside of the school, there aren’t too many dark-s...

Isabella had a shiny, perfect life up until reality suddenly settled in. Her dad was suddenly squeezed out of her life, and her mom went into a frenzy. Looking at them, you would have no idea what was happening to their family, but they were barely skimming the surface of sanity. But then Isabella finds an anaesthetic to the grief. A life-changing anaesthetic. But sometimes, life doesn't need to get any more complicated. Isabella has been binging and purging ever since, to push everything away, and to keep all of the trouble away. However, this anaesthetic has too many side-effects, ones that her mom starts to notice. Isabella won't stop until she achieves "perfect", but what is the value of "perfect"? Is it really all everyone says it is?

Teardrops as Rain . The wind blew a gentle breeze as adoring women watched that boastful man, Nereus, climb the highest tree, Zeus’s sacred one. Helios’s chariot was high in the air and going strong. However, the heavy frame of Nereus couldn’t climb upon the fragile branches for long. A branch cracked, causing Nereus to fall The wind started howling and the shocked girls ran away. The sky darkened with leaves rustling in the air. The air was whipping Nereus. Lighting lit up the sky and a voice boomed so loud that Nereus fell backward again. “You have disrupted this special place. You were boasting to make wood nymphs love you, so from now on you shall never be able to make another mortal fall in love with you!” Zeus boomed and thunder crackled. “Be gone!” Zeus yelled and Nereus did run. With his whole body twitching with fear. From that day, he hadn’t boasted again.    *** Hephaestus, god of forgery, tried, he truly did. He ma...

Greek Activities Reflection 2015 Think about your participation and involvement during the six meetings of your Greek Activity. Thoughtfully complete the reflection below. Did I work cooperatively with my group? Below Approaching Meets Exemplary Here are some examples that displayed how I worked cooperatively with my group. Me and my group were extreme temple makeover, and we had to design, assemble, paint and bring our temple to life in just six 70 minute sessions! It was quite a task and we barely finished. At the designing stage, we all had a temple in our minds, and we all had moments were we agreed or disagreed. So we really had to work together in our group of four to make sure that the temple was perfect for everyone. And our temples were really different. One was imaged as a temple for Zeus (lightning bolts) while the other was Aphrodite (flowers and hearts). You get the picture. At the assembling stage, it was difficult to carve cardboard and get everyt...