Joseph Bechara!!!

1. What CST and IST grade what you allocate yourself for this project? Justify your response.

 I think that the grade that I would allocate myself to would be a B grade because I feel that I did work my part in this project. Also I think that i played my part well in this project but I could have done better.

1. What could you do tonight that would improve your grade?

 I think that I would get my journals done probabley and to finish any work that is uncompleted to recieve a better grade for myself.

1. What grade do you think your team will give you for teamwork? Why?

 I think my team will give me a good grade because I played my role in a good way. I believe that i could have done better but in my next project I will push myself to achieve a better grade.

1. Thinking about your presentation on Monday, what do you need to do to score an “A” grade? (hint: Look at the presentation skills). What could you do before Monday, to ensure you receive an “A”?

I need to get an A by looking at everyone with eye contact, have my speech ready and revise it well and to have the audience catchy for them to enjoy the presentation.

In yesterdays lessons I worked on the project sheet that Mr. Vuki gave out.

Then I researched some of the questions that we to be answer as part of the project to be done.

WHAT DID WE DO TODAY IN CLASS ?

Today in class we did look at the secondary document and made up a new KNOW and NEED TO KNOW list for this project and we also did a group meeting to discuss what each group member is going to do today.

1. WHAT YOU LEARNED TODAY?

Today I learned that this project Green Up is to redesign Westmead by making a better environment for everyone. Also I learnt that if I ever need help with doing my journals I could look at other people’s journals to get a rough idea and not to copy their work. I learnt how to use the Habits of Mind sheet to reflect over my journals.

2. WHERE YOU ARE ACHIEVING YOUR TASK OR GOAL?

I am wanting to achieve at my task at being more aware at what I am doing and to understand the rubric to get the research done.

3. YOUR NEXT STEPS?

My next steps are to follow this sheet to get my journals done well and right as the teachers want me to. Also my next steps will be preparing with my group to get organised and to start research in the next few lessons as this projects has already started.

4. ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT ANYTHING?

There is one question I want to ask is ” How and what do we use to redesign Westmead? ”

1. Analyse why red sunsets can sometimes be more impressive when there is more dust or pollution in the air than usual.

Well i think that red sunsets can sometimes be more impressive when there is more dust or pollution because this dust and pollution can give off a different colour to a normal colored sunset.

1. Describe what happens inside water droplets to cause a rainbow and explain how you can tell whether a rainbow is a primary or secondary.

A collection of suspended water droplets in the atmosphere serve as a refractor of light and the water represents a medium with a different optical density than the surrounding air. Light waves then refract when they cross over the boundary from one medium to another.

Investigate the two types of sight defect- long-sightedness and short sightedness.

Find the following information:

1. what causes the defect

What causes the defect is that when you look at something at a long distance your eyes start to blur and you get a less clear vision.

1. the symptoms displayed

The symptoms displayed are blurieness and sore eyes as you strain them to look closer or further than you can.

1. Propose what sort of lens may be used to correct each vision.

Maybe the lens called bi - concex because it gives you an oval shape which our eyes are similar to that shape of lens.

Fibre optic technology offers many advantages when used in medical applications.

1. describe how optical fibre may be used in medical applications

They can be used in medical applications by have flexible tubes in them to have a similer content to the digestive system.

1. identify the traditional medical techniques that optical fibres might replace

They provide doctors with images of the stomach and intertinal lining.

1. Evaluate the benefits of fibre optic technology to medicine

Tumours that can not be treated can be treated by this fibre optic to help others.

What influences your values about issues relating to your life?

Well sometimes I do see stories that have happened and they are true, then you see them on the news and they have changed that story to make it hear like it is very tragical.

Do you ever compare images/values presented by the media to those of the bible? If so why? If not why not?

It depends on what the issue is but most of the time i believe the bible more than what the media says about religion for example.

Has this project challenged you to examine your values? Why / Why not

Yes it has challenged me to examine my values because I want to know more about the real life issues out in the real world.

• How do you feel the media portrays social justice issues?

I feel that the media portrays social justice issues by saying fake things about the story, of fake recordings that never happened.

• Has it been difficult to find articles on social justice issues why/why not?

It has been a bit hard because the are so many articles out there on the internet and then you  find an article in two different sites and the articles reads different stories than the other.

• Do you think that the media operates from a moral framework? Give evidence by using your research

Yes I do think that the media operates from a moral framework because sometimes you here stories that have been changed to the actual real story which makes it a fake story.

1. Open and read the “How to write a critique” document in the resources menu.

Describe what is a critique.

A critique is to identify the subject you are talking about and involves you to review the subject and also it gives you a critical evaluation.

2. Outline the FOUR stages in a critique.

The four stages in a critique are:

1. The introduction.
2. A summary.
3. Your analysis or commentary on the original text.
4. Your evaluation or conclusion.

3. Can a critique be positive? Discuss.

Yes, a critique can be positive because you can say the truth will writting out a critique.