PVU GCE Portfolio

For this unit, Treatment, in our STEAM class Cure, we studied different ways we can treat illnesses. The specifics of the unit was the difference between a medicine and a drug. We learned about over-the-counter drugs, treatments, prescription drugs, and last but not least natural remedies. I really enjoyed learning these types of different ways you can cure the human body. As an athlete, it is essential to take care of your body. We also learned a lot about what the FDA requires on packaging for medicines. For the this Action Project, we were to choose an illness or symptom and identify three ways to cure or prevent it. To make the project come alive, we made our own medicine box. On the box, we were instructed to label the three cures or preventives we had found. The last three sides were filled with our graph and our (works cited) “ingredients.” I struggled with finding putting the box together. Although I am good at assembling things, I struggled with being exact for my box. I was a...

In our Humanities class, Drama, this unit we read the play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen. We had discussed the impact of women during that time period, and what we have now. We had made a project on feminism in Norway in the 1870’s. We rewatched a couple of scenes from the movie. For this Action Project, we were instructed to create a dramatic dialogue to address the question “Should and men and women have different roles in society?” As I state below, I believe women and men should have equal roles in society. We would answer this by placing ourselves into their shoes and creating a play. We would use one of the main characters from A Doll’s House. Nora, Paul, and Michelle Obama. We chose Michelle because of the extraordinary things she's done. We also chose her because of her voice of feminism. I worked with AA and MJF . Thanks for watching! Enjoy! I think men and women should have equal roles in society. It doesn’t matter the gender because we are all human. I think...

For this Unit, Shrew, in our last Humanities class Drama, we had focused heavily on gender equality. We had read the play “The Taming of the Shrew” by Shakespeare and had studied the play. The play showed us how marriage back then vs. now is represented. For our first AP, we were instructed to write our own sonnet in the style of Shakespeare. We had to play a role from one of Shakespeare's plays and address a problem. I decided to write my sonnet to Petruchio who is a character from the “Taming of the Shrew.” I had chosen him due to his hostility and equality issues. He was very abusive and rude. He had no idea what gender equality was and he was very disrespectful towards women. I really struggled with writing my sonnet. I have a very hard time writing plays or scripts, but with the help of friends and music, I was able to overcome this problem and come up with a creative sonnet. I think it shows the gender equality back then vs. now and the resemblance is still unfortunately si...

This unit, Surgery, in our STEAM class Cure, we learned about the body in all perspectives. We discussed the purpose of different surgeries and the process. For this Action Project, we were instructed to choose and present a prezi about the surgery. I decided to do rotator cuff surgery due to my mom tearing her rotator cuff last year. There are four different muscles in the rotator cuff, I chose to talk about the Subscapularis. I was really interested in this muscle because it is the most common use in everyday life. This muscle helps the whole arm move vertically and horizontal. I struggled a lot with finding different resources to use. I knew a lot about this because of my mom, but not as much as I thought. I was able to overcome this by sitting down, listening to music, and persevering. I really enjoyed this Action Project more than some of the other ones that i’ve done. Hope you enjoy!

In my second elective term for my class M.A.G.I.C., we studied who inspires us and who/what motivates us. M.A.G.I.C. stands for “Mentoring Achievement of Goals and Inspiring Champions.” We studied all kinds of different people who are our mentors or inspiration. I chose Garry Kasparov as my mentor and inspiration, I chose this due to how successful he is not just in chess but in life. Kasparov is a world-class chess player and a political activist. In 2006, he had started the Russian Opposition. The Russian Opposition is a group of various political parties, movements, and groups of citizens, who oppose the policies of Vladimir Putin. Kasparov advocated and spoke out against Putin, and as a result, he was almost killed several times. I also chose a mentor in my personal life that helped me and inspired me. I chose my teammate from fencing Cameron Woods. He inspired me and drove me to success. Although I am not perfect, he taught me to be the best I cou...

In my STEAM course called Disease, we finished our third and final unit called “World”. In this unit, we focused on the wide spread of diseases. We mainly studied the different classifications of diseases such as a pandemic, endemic, hyperendemic, epidemic, and sporadic.We studied how we can keep the public safe from something like an epidemic. In addition, we looked how an epidemic can affect the world. For this final Action Project, we were supposed to choose a disease of our interest. We were then instructed to study an outbreak of the disease from the past. I chose Ebola in the Dominican Republic. I chose this because I thought this was an expected place due to its growth of tourist. We then created a newspaper article that informs the readers about the outbreak. The new article explains how the outbreak was controlled and what we can do to avoid the outbreak. Overall this AP was really fun! I had a good time researching, doing the project, and most importantly learning something. ...

In our final unit of our winter term called diversity, we learned about how people are treated unfairly or based on race. We watched a movie called The Color Purple by Alice Walker. We learned about how racism, repression, and domestic abuse took part thought the movie. For this Action Project, we were supposed to make a review of the movie. I talked about a couple different important things. We were also supposed to interrupt why the movie was banned. I also talked about my personal views of the movie. I think this movie is a really good movie. I don't know think it should have ever been banned. The movie talks through the eyes of the main character and through letters. I think the hardest part of the whole AP was to get it done in time. I was able to just push through and finish my review. The movie opened up a different view towards our past. I think we take everything for granted, and not realising who had it hard so we could have it easy. The Color Purple by Alice Walker ...