Thursday, May 28, 2015

Update

Writing Standards (6, 7, 8)

6) Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update
individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback,
including new arguments or information.
7) Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question
(including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the
inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demon-
strating understanding of the subject under investigation.
8) Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources,
using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each
source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the
text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance
on any one source and following a standard format for citation including
footnotes and endnotes. CA


I used these standard 6 when I put up these blog posts because I'm using technology to post up these standards and getting feedback from peers because of it, it is also applied when I use Google Docs wo share documents with my peers.

I used standard 7 while writing proposals and essays for MyLife project, like when I wrote the proposal for the stage. This really allowed me to focus on my penmanship and use it in a real life situation, a situation in which I could apply my writing skills in multiple ways.

I used standard 8 in many ways this year. I used it when researching information about the skatepark, the stage, and even my vet science projects. I learned how to use web information and put it in my own words, without plagiarizing.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Update

English Standards

Standard W:1 (c-d) c) Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
d) Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to
the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.

I think that these standards apply to a lot of what we do in the MyLife Project. For example, in the beginning of the year when we had to present our proposal to the water board, as well as to the county of Fresno, we had to make sure that our tone was very formal. We had to make sure that we clearly presented our point and that we had a cohesive argument. We also had to do this when we had a few meetings with Dr. Audet and the board, and with Mr. Krikava. It is important to be formal and to sound professional and disciplined. It does not look right when one is presenting a proposal to use slang terms. It is best to be professional to capture the attention of the people you are presenting to. A formal and professional attitude will go a long way in gaining the respect of the people you are talking to.

Update

Economics

Standard 12.1.1 Examine the casual relationship between scarcity and the need for choices.

Basically, it is because of scarcity that we as consumers must make choices. For example, over six million people travel into London each day and they make decisions about when to travel, whether to use the bus, the tube, to walk or cycle or work from home. Millions of decisions are taken, many of them are habitual – but somehow on most days, people get to work on time and they get home too in safety if not in comfort! This is a great way to explain this standard because although our options are somewhat limited, people still got to where they had to get on time.

Standard 12.8.2 Describe the roles of broadcast, print, and electronic media, including the internet, as means of communication in American politics.

In the MyLife Project we use these means for pretty much everything. We use the internet, social media, and emails to communicate with each other. If I need something from David or Mathew for example, I can easily text them, or tell them something on some means of social media. This is also similar to how politicians use TV and the internet to communicate their respective positions on real time issues. We use print as well to communicate standards to each other, and to pass down information to each other.