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To answer these questions, I had to look at the use of figurative language, strong words and phrases, atmosphere and connections. My answers directly on the worksheet are not very extensive but, we were put into groups to complete this exercise and, I remember having great dicussions about every question. In our discussions, I showed my level of mastery in making various connections, identifying different types of figurative language, as well as discussion atmosphere and setting.

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As I have mentioned in the Writing portion of this reflection, I have been getting more into poetry this year. I used to hate poetry with a passion but I have come to love how many things are hinted at but never explicitly said in these texts. The use of figurative language to express common feelings is so powerful. I love and have developed a certain strength in poem analysis.

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The process in completing this assignment was quite different than how I would usually go about it. I will admit that I am someone who likes getting a lot of my work done outside of the classroom as I am able to set my space up however I like it, play my music aloud (sing along even), and be alone. For this assignment, I was not able to do this as it was a locked assessment. This ended up with a rushed final product that was not very well edited. I wrote too much or this assignment, and I am aware of that fact. I need to continue to work towards "best words, fewest words", especially in my analyses.

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Although I am definitely not a techie person and I know nothing about editing, filming, or acting, I think I have thoroughly looked into these different aspects while watching the Indian Horse movie. In my exploration of the central themes, I show a thorough understanding of the effects of the aspects I have mentioned above. In my review, I touched on all of the features we discussed in class and commented on them by relating it to my personal movie watching experience and how it helped shine light on the main themes of the story.

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In the English course, I would say that analysis of different media forms is one of my best developed skills. I am able to successfully pick out the main themes of media texts and explain in detail how they helped in making the work stronger and more memorable. The film review is a hreat exampele of how I am able to pick out different themes from the book by focusing on flming strategies such as visuals, sounds, and the overall plot.

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I feel that the English classroom has become a safe space for me this semester and that I feel more comfortable sharing my thoughts and opininons in small groups because of this. In addition, the fact that I am always prepared and ready to share in group discussions highlights my understanding of various media texts that we have explored in the classroom. I am able to effectively communicate my findings with my peers and organize my thoughts logically before sharing them.

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Despite the fact that I struggle with oral communication in front of the entire class, I am happy to express my opinions and findings in smaller group discussions. As you can see from the picture I have attached, I am often ready for the conversations and the one to lead them. As a result, I am scared that sometimes I take away from others' talking since I tend to fill any silence at all with talking.

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To be honest, I struggled to complete this assignment for the due date. I was not particularly motivated for an oral presentation so, I did complete most of the script the night before the assignment was to be presented. Obviously, when it came tome to present, I did not have my script memorized. Although I was reading for parts of the presentation, between sections that I knew by heart, I believe I did quite a good job maintaining eye contact with the audience. Presenting my work infront of the complete class is something I still need a lot of work on.

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The part of the Seven Fallen Feathers presentation that I decided to include was the plannning.  In my group, we were three people.  As I usually do in group projects, I allotted myself the most work: two parts of the presentation and allowed my partners to chose what they wanted to do first. The two parts I was responsible for were: central themes, and circumstances of death/response from authorities. I enjoyed finding passages in the book to support these two topics. In my planning, my stellar choice of quotation for each theme can be observed.

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Out of all the strands in the NBE 3U course, oral is definetely my weakest. I have had toruble with oral communication since elementary school. I think I have slowly been working towards feeling more comforatble infron of the classroom but I am most definitely not there yet. I get so anxious for presentations such as this one. All in all, I do not believe I did too bad considering how I was feeling going into it.

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All the documents I refer to in any of my posts will be linked at the bottom of the padlet.

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On this padlet, I have included pitures of the introducting and concluding paragraphs. I love how coherant these paragraphs are with the same cracking, burning, bleeding, and sharpie imagery and mentions. To me, these paragraphs are also te two most poetic of my personal essay. Completing this writing assignment has elped me develop my poetry skill as well. I am very enthusiastic about modern poetry and I have tried to wrte some myself. Completing the personal essay has helped me better organize and express my ideas in my personal writing.

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The focus of my personal essay was Academic Burnout, something that I have been struggling with for the past year. I also touch on other mental illness throughout the essay by hinting a feelings of anxiety and depression. All of these themes are abstract and are very much "in my head". I am proud that I was able to relate internal feelings to physical sensations in my writing.

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My strength in using figurative language in my own writing can be observed in this piece. I have included similes, metaphors, and imagery throughout my personal essay. There is a variety of metaphors that run through the entirety of the essay and others that are quick hitters used to emphasize specific feelings. In addition, the language I have included provides great imagery for the reader. Some of these words are: "seared", "scraped", "cracking", and "bleeding."

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My personal essay is probably my favourite piece of work that I have created throughout my three years of high school.  I love how raw, and vulnerable I was able to be.  While I was completing the writing process, ideas flowed naturally, and nothing felt forced.  I loved working on it so much.  It didn't even feel like an assignment.  In the same way, this assignment was the one that allowed me to connect my feelings more to my writing.  It allowed me to become more open with myself, and with others. As an added plus, going back to read this essay fills me with so much emotion since I was able to hide experieces within the writing that only I would notice.

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Being able to correctly identify use of figurative language in my reading is a skill that I is hugely important to me. Identifying figurative language allows you to immerse yourself completely into the story prepaed for you. It allows you to see and relate to the characters in a way that taking the words exactly as they are does not. In this journal, I analysed a speech given by Father Leboutillier to Saul and seperated what he was saying from what he truly meant. My strength in understanding form and style can be observedin this journal.

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I fear that the limited space may have negatively affected the work I created for this reading piece.  I have never completed my journals with sticky notes in my books in previous years but, I think I will cotinue to hand in my work this way throughout my senior year.  I loved being able to annotate Indian Horse and have the oppurtunity to have the quotations I am referring to in my journals adjacent to the sticky notes. However, one of my weaknessess, especially in this journal was to limit the amount of detail in my responses to allow them to fit on the sticky notes I had available.

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In this piece of writing, I was able to show my extensive vocabulary and research to bring life to my writing.  Since I was writing about addiction in the form of alcohol in a personnified manner, I gave the woman I was describing alcohol traits such as "chemical", "intoxicating", and "warm."

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This area of the RAFT writing task is the part that I believe has been the best executed.  My high level of comfort when working with figurative language can be easily observed in this piece.  I was able to personify alcohol and addiciton in a way that keeps the reader on their toes until the conclusion of the journal entry.  Simoultaneously, I compared the stages of addiciton to gestation period since the narrator of my piece was pregnant in the times she is writing about. Completing this successfully proves that I am not only capable of incorporating figurative language in texts relating to myself, but I can create a captivating world for characters I have imagined.

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I am very thankful for the oppurtunities that I have been given this year to challenge my creative writing abilities. As I have mentioned previously throughout the semester, I have always thought that I was stronger at writing analytically compared to creatively. This assignment (especially the frist journal entry) showcases my growth in creative writing. I am immensly proud of the content I have generated.

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By expanding my level of comfort with relating media texts to myself this year, I have found that the meaning of these media texts has become much more apparent.  This year, I have felt the most at ease with analysing texts for meaning. Making connections has definitely helped me grow this skill since grade nine.

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This entry shows my proficiency in connecting to characters in works I am reading by relating their thoughts, actions, or experiences to my own.  Developing this skill has proven to be very helpful in understanding other media texts we have read throughout the semester.  In addition, I have used this competence to better understand characters in my recent written pieces.

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After compleing my personal essay, I found it a lot easier to make connections from other texts to my personal experiences.  In the past, when tasked with making connections, I would always gravitate towards the other two types.  While reading Indian Horse, I was able to make quite a few connections between Saul's feelings and my own.