Learning Habit Post #2

What aligned with your learning habit in a positive way in the last two weeks?

My learning habit is participation. The way I made sure I participated was, I wrote down notes and focused hard so I could see if I could come up with any questions. When I did this, I noticed it worked for me so I continued to do it.

What do you want to do (set an intention) to make your learning habit feel successful?

I have a lot of ideas that could contribute to class discussions and I want others to hear them but, I don’t always have the confidence to raise my hand. The way I will make my learning habit feel successful is, checking in with the teacher to see what we are doing for the class and talk to them to make a plan so I can participate. I have done this in the past usually, never following through but, I am ready to make a change in my learning habit, so therefore I am going to follow through!

 

Value Eye Drawing Reflection

One of the biggest projects you have to take on in seventh grade is drawing your eye with value and different types of pencils. In this project, you are introduced to six different drawing pencils that are called 6B, 4B, 2B, B, HB, and 2H. To start this art assignment you have to do the following: stand on a chair and look straight while Rohan takes a picture of your eye, you get the picture of your eye in print form, next you make a borderline to where you are going to draw your eye using the 2H pencil, then as you continue you eventually would have used all six different pencils at necessary times.

Up top is a picture of my finished drawing. I am really satisfied with the final result and proud because when I started I doubted myself and thought I wouldn’t be able to do it. There are some parts I would tweak, for example, the shading around the eye and the coloring in of the pupil.

 

“I Wish I could be like Sharma”-Shabanu

Aunt Sharma says there’s a choice to marry and who you marry. I agree with Sharma because in a year or even six months my parents said I would be getting married to a man that’s way too old for me! I believe that marrying this older man and marrying at the age 12/13 will stop me from being the free girl I am in the desert herding animals. Mama and Dadi say I have to marry this guy because he brings money to the family and I have no choice to and the decision has been settled already. I told Mama and Dadi that I want to go and live with Sharma along with Fatima so I don’t have to marry and I can be just like Sharma! But, they yelled at me and hit me on the top of my forehead. Sharma is helping me with this marriage situation and she understands and I’m glad I have an aunt that can help me.

 

 

“There is a choice”-Aunt Sharma

I believe there is a choice who you get to marry. That you don’t have to have a man beside you to lead you through your life. Women are as strong and powerful as men. I chose not to marry a man because I didn’t want to and I certainly don’t need to. Some thoughts came and went about my decision, like being stoned to death.  But, I kept my word, here I am unmarried and happy. I don’t regret the decision I’ve made in my life, but I know the life I have without a man leads as hard. Now my sister’s daughter, Shabanu, is getting married soon and she has the fear of marrying a guy that could be the age of her grandfather! She told me that it became clear that the man she will marry is not trustworthy. Shabanu asked for help and I understand because my husband I had for a very short time abused me. I don’t want anything to happen to Shabanu with this untrustworthy man I heard of. I’m teaching her to learn to use her beauty and charm to manipulate the man and to guard fiercely her innermost self from him.

 

 

 

News-Earth Day

Earth Day was April 22nd. This year’s campaign was Environmental and Climate Literacy(which means to understand our planet’s climate).  Worldwide, various events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. This connects to us because we can help out too in very small ways and we are the future generation sorta.

 

ARTISAN’S GUILD

 In the sixth grade, we have a big project called Guilds. We have been preparing for several months now and last night we had our big pageant. I am in the artisans guild and I made books. I really enjoyed doing this project it was super fun, even though it was stressful at times. It was worth all the work because last night was so fun! I made so many new friends in my guild and I learned the steps of making a book.

Muscular System

 

The muscular system helps you move. It has tendons that connect the muscle to the bone. The muscular system closely interacts with the skeletal system because it has some of the same pieces. Another fun discovery that we made was that all of our body parts that we worked on individually connected in the muscular system. Our question is, “Can muscles ever control themselves instead of waiting for the brain’s signal?”

 

             

 

Spring Break Blog Post

Over Spring Break I went to 29 Palms in California and then Los Angeles. We stayed in the hills. My grandma has a house out in 29 Palms so we go to it when we came. One morning my family and I went to Joshua Tree Park to go on a hike to see the sunrise. We got there, the sky was beautiful; filled with different colors stretched throughout the rise. I was on a rock looking out taking pictures and filling up my lungs with the fresh air the trees provided.