The wilderness must be explored. Project was a part of our Oregon trip so we had to write down in a book in our iPads about our journey across Oregon and then we had to make an ad. I’ll talk with Dad so we had to make a series of different ads like an ad campaign, we had to talk about a bunch of locations. My group did three. I was with another boy named Griffin and we talked about Fort Stevens all the history and the other two groups. One of them talked about factory and the other one talked about the tidepools
and now I’m gonna talk about our trip and the driving question
no, we went to a bunch of different places we went zip lining go karting, which were the two funnest things we also went for lots of walks and somehow almost every day I got wet a lot of places went really good except the golden corral
our driving was How can language inspire adventure I answered this question was language fitness many ways to motivate us. It can encourage us to move on and see what lies ahead
“Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for listening and for offering feedback that I can use to improve as a learner.”
Here is evidence to demonstrate that PLP Success Behaviours have prepared me to advance to the next grade level?
Focus: I gave myself a Sometimes mark on Focus.Focuses on task but may need frequent reminders.
In the fall, I was a lot less focused than I am now. Now I can focus a lot better but in the fall I couldn’t get anything done, I couldn’t focus on the lessons or the homework. I needed lots of help with my work.
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At the beginning, most of my work was late because I didn’t understand any of it. I thought it was confusing because there was so much work to do. So, I didn’t do any of it. In the lessons, I was just staring at the teacher. Nothing was going in or out. When I got the work, I got overwhelmed I couldn’t focus.
When I got in my group in the middle of the project I got most of my work in on time because my focus got better. I didn’t have to manage everything on my own. Working in groups helps stay on task because I am not worried about everything. Because it was just 3 or 4 of us talking together I could understand it more.
I only really asked my teachers questions about the lessons and assignments. I pretended I understood their answers even though I didn’t. I did that so they would think I knew what I was doing but I didn’t understand.
I decided to ask my mom for help. She helped me catch up on all my work, so I could work on the group project. Once I was caught up I didn’t fall behind because I got organized anddid the things that were due immediately and moved on to the next thing until there was nothing left to do. It helped me with focusing because I could take a break when I was on each step. Breaking it up did work because I wasn’t overwhelmed any more.
Knowing this now, I won’t make the same mistakes next year. I will tell the teacher that I don’t understand what they are saying even though they are answering my questions. I will break my work into chunks so I can get my work done faster. I won’t get too stressed about it and writing down my thoughts at the end of class. I know it takes me longer to get my work done on time because of my ADHD. I will try my best and not beat myself up. Next year I will ask can just tell them my final thoughts and then type it out later or use dictate.
Resilience: I gave myself a Rarely mark on Resilience: Gives up easily or becomes discouraged when confronted with challenges or setbacks.
I chose the https://www.blog44.ca/marcusr/2023/11/16/nothing-gold-can-stay
/. I struggled with it because it involved reading and I have a hard time reading. I also have a hard time sitting still for a long time and I had to do sit still to get work done. Not being able to get up all the time makes me agitated. I gave up at some point because every section we had to write about it. I forget things really easily so I saved up all the writing for one night. That made me really stressed. It was really hard compared to elementary. Last year I had time in between books in elementary.
This year we didn’t. I got overwhelmed by all the work and I wanted to give up.I asked my mom to help me typing out my ideas. I talked, she typed. I also asked my mom for help when I was getting frustrated. She helped me organize to catch up.
Now I try my hardest to get my work done on time. Before, I couldn’t hear my teachers, it was all white noise. That made me give up sooner. Now I can hear my teachers and I understand the lessons.
I had a lot resilience with my https://www.blog44.ca/marcusr/2024/03/11/this-is-my-mind-over-matter-video-game/ l really wanted to give up but I never did. The program was really old and barely worked. It took me the entire project (12 days) to figure out just one part. It was getting the molecules to change when they touched. I finally figured it out. There were still some problems with it but I felt really good about it because I knew I tried my best.
Knowing this now, for next year, I know that I should always try my hardest, be organized and on task. I also know I can do it. I also don’t ask my mom for as much help as I used to. I have more confidence in myself now. The Spring Exhibition is an example of better resilience because I have a lot of confidence talking to people. I felt less awkward so I didn’t want to give up.
Outside School Preparation: I gave myself a Rarely mark on Outside School Preparation. Has difficulty managing time and tasks and does not use organizational tools; requires significant intervention and support.
My example is my https://www.blog44.ca/marcusr/2024/01/10/powerplay-and-my-renaissance-project/. I got a lot of outside help for that. My mom made me sit down for two days and worked on it for an entire weekend. I left it too long to work on. I thought I had way more time to get it done. It took a less time than I thought it would though.
I should have done it during class. I was just staring at my iPad. It was overwhelming again. Since the Renaissance Art Chart I have been working by myself at home and school a lot more. I have been getting my work done on time. I tell my mom what is due so she can help remind to get things done. I work alone in my room or my parent’s bedroom to get rid of distractions. In class, I remember what I need to write down for later. I am embarrassed to use dictate in class because people tease me. This means I have to work extra hard to remember group conversations for later so I can write it down away from other people.
Next year I won’t leave everything until the last minute and then I won’t need to ask my mom for help. I am going to ask my group mates and teachers if I can record my group talking so I don’t have to work so hard remembering conversations.
I think I’m almost ready for grade 9, but I’ll just have to toughen up and repel the homework storm like I did this year.
in this project, we learned about how to body has hole to the skin the hair and the snot. I thought this snot was just for when you got sick, but turns out if that helps you and the hair follicle. I thought it was just that help your hair was the most recent thing we were learning about
I think before that way I feel we have to show our experiment of my experiment was which would get more better dirty table or a chair and I chose a chair, but turns out the table got more dirtyField Journal Template
We started with a few labs where we did some stuff then we started coding our game, but for two weeks all I had figure out was movement and I was getting close to the deadline and it was kind of going insane because I couldn’t figure out anything on the final day the final three days I got it finished even though it’s a buggy mess. It just works workshttps://scratch.mit.edu/projects/973693294/editor
We started with doing a drawing and thing with two sets of words on either side of a paperHere’s a link for itwhat are the hardest things we had to do was the art chart because we had a photo that was actually from the Renaissance and link to my art chartArtwork Choice Chart
another part of our Power play project is we had to cut out our face in a picture and put it on a mediaeval art, and use a bunch of images to represent how the world view of the mediaeval was back i’m going to put the link in here
in our Renaissance project by the end of it, we presented something at the winter exhibition. Everyone in grade 8 that was in PLP We all made Tablo we each did three different ones, and each one had a representation of three different time periods in the world which word, mediaeval renaissance and modern time we had to do a lot of work before that which order another art chart,Artwork Choice Chart 3
And we also did a paragraphs and art of ourselves and then we had to get all the props in cardboard and costumes that we needed for the presentation and then we presented it This is the end, Blog, post
The driving question is: what was the mediaeval worldview? I showed that in my work, the rich get richer and the poor, get poorer.This is an example of society and economy mediaeval worldview
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Another part of mediaeval worldview is that if you believe in God, you would be protected. This wooden painting of Saint Vincent is an example of their beliefs that God will protect them.Itshows that they’re trying to make him break his faith. nature and God help him survive Nature. after he was dead, they helped him so he could get properly buried
Another part of mediaeval worldview is that if you believe in God, you would be protected. This wooden painting of Saint Vincent is an example of their beliefs that God will protect them.Itshows that they’re trying to make him break his faith. nature and God help him survive Nature. after he was dead, they helped him so he could get properly buried
We went through this project.The way I went through it was, organized I would do the thing that was due immediately, and then I would move onto the next thing until there was nothing do.
We went through this project.The way I went through it was, organized I would do the thing that was due immediately, and then I would move onto the next thing until there was nothing do.
I realize I was proficient when I had no more work to do, and I was actually surprised when I had a break from all the homework. because I worked hard.
This poem represents my world view because with time everything gets older and decays. It will all eventually become dust and nothing. I believe that my world views will change and eventually disappear because I will no longer exist. Another pandemic or another war could change my world view drastically. I will probably find out that the world will find a way to ruin everything. I feel like every couple of years my world view gets darker because of things that happen to me. People making promises and not following through, people I know suffering from a bunch things, learning about the Middle Ages and how dark people could be, learning about the first two world wars, pandemics and wars happening now.
Johnnie was telling Ponyboy to stay young and good. My worldview might change to the positive if something similar happens like when I got two dogs in two years. If the world would just stop literally trying to rip itself then maybe I could see the gold in everyone.
Our BC geography is so nice people like outdoor activities
I have been taught by the school system and my parents that nature is better than anything else and I should spend all my time in it
Everyone needs a good rain jacket and waterproof everything
From experience. If you live in BC you know what I mean. Anytime I think that it won’t rain and don’t take a jacket it will rain and I’ll get soaking wet and yelled at by my parents.
Our geography makes us think the environment is important
We live on the side of a mountain. In the morning we can ski on the top of a hill and go for a swim in the afternoon. This geography feels like one of a kind.
Time
If you have a family you should get more time off work to spend with them
I hate it when I’m home alone and I have to wait for my mom or dads to get home. I understand why they can’t be home right away.
I like when people are early to events
If I’m right on time I have no buffer and I will panic because I don’t know where I’m going.
We should have more online services so we don’t waste our time in lines
I have heard of horror stories of going to the dmv. I do not like waiting in line because it is boring.
Beliefs
I believe in God but I don’t consider myself a Christian
I would like to think there is somewhere to go when everything is over and not just a void of darkness
I think you should be kind to everyone
If everyone is unkind then no will go anywhere in life. Life will be about revenge. I see that all the countries are at each other’s throats
I believe in heaven
We have to go somewhere. You can’t just destroy energy. That’s impossible.
Society
Taxes should be lower because the government is wasting tax payer dollars
I see what the government does with our money. They wastes on things that no one asks for building more road they should be building more homes and making jobs near those homes so people doesn’t have to drive as much.
Everyone should be treated equally by the law
I have seen lots of news about cops being corrupt. George Floyd
Many governments are corrupt
I hear the news and grown ups talking about the things our government has done. Chinese spy balloon, Russia bullying Ukraine
Values
I value having family time
Playing games and sharing food, giving hugs. I feel happy, safe and calm when I am, with my family.
I think having friends and being good to them is very important
It makes me feel good to have lots of friends. My friends help me with stuff and make me laugh. I try to do the same.
I value peace over war
War is just wasting time and resources.
Economy
We should go back to using metals instead of just paper money
Paper money is worth nothing. It is backed by beliefs and propaganda. I want the gold standard back. It is actually worth something.
Women and men should be paid the same money for the same job
Woman are still paid less than men. I think that’s stupid.
So far I think capitalism has proven effective compared to communism. Communism in theory would be great but in practice it has gone horribly wrong.
What I know about Communism is that everyone is treated the same and is equal. But what I have heard is that it has horribly wrong because leaders are psychopaths like Stalin,Putin and KimJong Un.
Knowledge
I think the school system needs an update. A picture of an average classroom in the 1940s is pretty much the same as an average today with just a grainy filter on it.
People like me (learning disabled) are now accepted in school and the same projects for every kid doesn’t work anymore. Everyone should get what they need to learn.
I think university should be free if you can get into it.
Students should not need loans. Knowledge should be free. I want to go to trade school where I get trained on the job.
Everyone should get super cheap internet services in their home.
Humans feel better when they are connected to each other. You shouldn’t have to chose between groceries and being connected to the world.
PLP is good place for someone with a Learning Disability like me. It is way easier to complete assignments because I can use technology to finish them. I use text to speech. I also went into the accessibility settings and not my IPad reads to me. I am pretty smart but being in a normal school doesn’t show how smart I am. I am actually able to create something instead taking notes about stuff. I like to work in the groups because the work is not is as heavy. It still feels heavy but I know it actually isn’t because the other people in the group share the load. I struggle with losing papers a lot because of my ADHD in normal school. There is a lot less paper and I can always find things in Showbie and Basecamp. In the mornings there is Tutorial. It is not only for PLP, it is also for Math. If I run out of time the previous day I know I have time in the morning with the teacher. My old school there was no time to be with the teacher on my own. It is making a minor difference but that minor difference is helpful. It makes me feel a bit better. Normally I would be really worried all the time. LAC replaces classes like French. I don’t do French at all because of IEP. I really had a hard time in French. LAC helps me catch up on work if I miss Tutorial time. When it is the middle of the day it is a great time to cool down. I get annoyed when it is third period because I always think it is lunch time. EA’s help me sometimes in class. He helps everyone regardless of learning abilities. I don’t stand out that way. I don’t like standing out.
Tips for PLP Students with Learning Disabilities or ADHD
To be successful in PLP with a Learning Disability you should:
1. Make sure you don’t put off everything until the last minute
2. Don’t forget to take your pill
3. I separate my work into chunks
4. When I am at home I listen to music or videos to help me focus
5. Going into Setting to make sure the IPad can speak to you
6. Use Text-to-Speech – be loud and speak slow
7. Talk to your teachers about your Learning Disability/ADHD. If they don’t know they might not adapt things to help you
8. Go to teachers and ask for help during class, after class or Tutorial
9. In LAC ask for help, don’t just hang around with your friends
Keynote Presentation
How I got to make the video was I took it from Keynote and exported it to Photos and import it to YouTube and then I posted it.
Maker Projects
I used the fill tool to create something that I have dubbed the Shrek Shoe. I also made a pumpkin.
Figit – I made it in Keynote. It was weird and took me a couple of days to figure out. You click on a shape and then you add another shape. Make sure is it rotated so it is not exactly the same. Then you animate it so it spins.
Ben Kenobi was a dog we adopted from Princeton in August 2022. The first time I saw him he was scared of me. After a day, he warmed up to me. We’ve had a lot of walks, a lot of adventures and a lot of him eating everything I own. But, he really likes to eat my mom’s stuff. Here are a few fun facts for Ben: Number 1: He will find the biggest sticks he can so you can throw them. One time he brought back a tree. Number 2: he caught a dead salmon at the when he was swimming at the beach and tried to eat it. He is the cutest being in the universe and no one can make me change my mind. Follow him on Instagram @benkenobijedilab
The story of Wally. He is the second buddy I own. Wally was a stray in Squamish that one of my dad’s coworkers found. He is a bylaw officer. He was adopted by 2 people for a year. The reason he is with me is because they were moving into a place where they couldn’t have any dogs. My dad happily accepted to take care of the dog. Here is a few fun facts about Wally: He will try to bite your face off, he won’t eat everything he sees, if you pet his head and rub his belly at the same time he will roll on his back and go crazy. Another fun fact: he will only eat his food if it has water in it, he hates squirrels with a burning passion and I worry about him ripping my arm off. He is also the cutest thing in the universe.
what are the hardest things we had to do was the art chart because we had a photo that was actually from the Renaissance and link to my art chart
