I think that everyone can agree that it’s been an interesting school year! When I walked into Gleneagle Secondary for the first time in the Fall, I certainly didn’t expect that I would only be spending half of the year at school. Whether we liked it or not, we were forced to adapt to a […]
In-Depth Presentation
Hi everyone! I’m Brianna and welcome to my in-depth presentation! Although my final presentation isn’t quite what I thought it would turn out to be, I’m still proud of how far I’ve come since I started this project in January 🙂 For those of you who are new here, let me give you a […]
In-Depth Post #6
Hi everyone! Since my last post, I had my interview with Kimmie, and will post it below. Besides the interview, I’ve continued to attend aerial conditioning and flexibility classes and have started to prepare for my final presentation! The online classes I’ve been taking are a great help for me, as they allow me to exercise […]
Ecological Footprint Assignment
As an introduction to our environmental science unit, we were tasked with calculating our ecological footprint, then identifying which actions contributed to our footprint the most, changing 5 aspects of our daily life, and re-calculating our ecological footprint after two weeks to see how much of a difference our changes made. Below you can find […]
In-Depth Post #5
From my last blog post, I’ve tried to maximize the continuation of my learning at home. I have been continuing to stretch and exercise daily, and have signed myself up for some additional aerial conditioning and flexibility classes. Also, Kimmie and I have scheduled an upcoming online meeting where I can ask her questions about […]
TALONS DL #4: PTI Presentations
PTI Presentations Here is a link to our PowerPoint. As part of a novel study we did on The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, we were put in groups and had to research a topic related to Indigenous rights. For my group, our topic was residential schools. In addition to providing research, we […]
TALONS DL#1: Eminent
Eminent Here are links to my speech and bibliography. As the first major project of TALONS 9, we were tasked with researching a famous person considered eminent. Once we had chosen our Eminent person, we then had to create a blog post summarizing their achievements and comparing their experiences to ours. Then, we had to perform a 4-5 […]
TALONS DL#3: Parts of a Cell PowerPoint Slide
Parts of a Cell PowerPoint Slide Unfortunately, the PowerPoint was deleted, but I have included a drawing of an animal cell that I created for my slides. As an introduction to our biology unit, our class collaborated together and created a PowerPoint. Each of us were responsible for researching a different part of the cell, […]
TALONS DL #2: Short Story Mind Map
Short Story Mind Map Here is the link to the write-up for my mind map. To wrap up our short story unit in English, we had to create a mind map illustrating the core components of a story (plot, setting, protagonist, conflict, mood, irony, etc) that we chose to read. The short story I picked […]