Creating a collage to represent who you are..

Now that you have created personal essays about who you are, your next task is to create a collage about yourself.  This collage will de a digital collage where you can find pictures of yourself, make drawings, find clipart, etc. that are included in your personal essay.   You are to post this collage on the blog either by inserting pictures or using a photo sharing site that we discussed in class.

Example: The picture slideshow I created for you all for this blog.

Journal Entry #3: Computer Lab

Today Mr. Lowry was exploring theme for Exhibition.  He asked the students to write what PYP attitudes you display and which ones you need to work on displaying.

Appreciation, Commitment, Confidence, Cooperation, Creativity, Curiosity, Empathy, Enthusiasm, Independence, Integrity, Respect, Tolerance

Personal Essays, Journal #2

Now that we have explored the theme as a class, write a personal essay about "who you are."  Here are some examples from what we discussed in class.  Check your Exhibition Folder for your guiding questions.

What makes you unique?
What do you value or believe in at 10/11 years old?
What is important in your life?
What is your culture or ancestry
What traditions are part of your life?
How do you explore your spiritual health?
How do you take care of your personal and mental health?
How good are you at being yourself on a scale from 1-10 (10 being the most true to yourself) at home and at school?
What communities are you part of  at home and at school?
What rights do you think you any child should be entitled to? Adults?
What is your relationship with your parents, siblings, friends?
What are your responsibilities at home or at school?
What does it mean to be human? 
What philosophy of life do you think, we as humans, should share or what philosophy of life is most important to you?

Exploring the Theme

An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relations including families, friends, communities and cultures; rights and responsibilities; what it means to be human.

When we explore the theme and break down the descriptors, 
what does it all mean?

Inquiry: Study, question

Nature of self: Who you are, the way you are unique, what you believe in at the core of your being, your instincts/behavior patterns, how you react to things, who you are as an inner person


Beliefs: What you believe in, religion or lack of it, right or wrong, the ways things should be, issues you are passionate at and what she be done about them, opinions


Values: What we think is important to us, physical appearance (how someone looks, image, self-image (how you perceive yourself, knowing how to act depending on where you are, value what you have (material things) or people


Personal health: How you take care of yourself,


Physical health: How you stay physically fit and healthy, what you do yourself physically (i.e Emo’s), being comfortable with how you look physically


Social health: Talking with friends/socializing , having or not having friends, how you talk to your friends, not having self-management skills, having a mate, how good you are at being yourself around people, not having to pretend to be someone else


Spiritual health: Being at peace with yourself, being comfortable with yourself, what you believe in religion, keeping your religion a personal choice, your culture, being able to celebrate religious days,having a great self-esteem, not having to set away your beliefs and values away from yourself to fit in, being able to celebrate people associated with your religion, sort of like bullying you for what you believe in, accepting your religion and knowing the consequences (Pilgrims, Jewish), being true your religion


Human relations: (family, friends) How humans act together, dating, soulmates (husband.wife), friends, siblings, extended family (aunts, cousins), youself, business partners, teachers, students, elders, parents/children, how you communicate with one another, how you cooperate with another


Communities: Governments and citizens, where you live, your state, country, neighborhood, refugees, schools, things that make up and break up communities (gangs), service, people that work for the community( workers), how organism/humans interact with one , online community (bloggers), classmates, social networking (face book,) technological communities, my space, twitter, email contacts, work environment


Culture: Way of thinking (American way), way of spending money, sterotypes (Cavaliers will always win), what you believe, where you study about your religion, what your place of origin, country does different from other countries, where your family comes from, wher e you live, traditions you and your family have, what you and race do as a whole, lyour language, what your wear, migration, symbols that represent religion


Rights: Freedom of speech, what is given to us as Americans in the Bill of Rights, freedom of religion, freedom to wear what you want to wear, what you can do without permission from the government, laws, what your are entitled as a human being , having equal rights to do what others in your country, city, state, school do , to stand for what you believe in, (freedom of speech)


Responsibilities: What you do have to do to keep a roof/shelter over your hear and your family’s head, you have to a bide by state and local laws (jury), paying your state, local, country’s fine (ticket, taxes), paying your bills, taking care of children for parents, provide for your children’s daily needs, (food, clothes), to have employment, parent’s response bilty is to eduate you on how to treat other people, ex. Elders, student: get educated, pay attention , listen, doing your homework, take care of your parents when they get older, help out yoru parents, do your chores, do your equal work in a group project, respect other and the teacher


What it means to be human :Obeying laws and people, taklng care of your health, playing a role to help your country, other people, be happy with what you have, taking care of animals, helping your environment, to show your unique, acting civilzed, using manners, knowing that it is ok to be yourself , knowing that it means you can be you!

Journal Entry #1: Explore the theme on your own. What part of, Who We Are, speaks to you and why?

Sameer: Personal, physical, mental and social health spoke to me. You could be emotionally calm and you could have a good, balanced life. I could do peer pressure, gangs, divorce, depression. I could send a letter to hisd about peer pressure. I could send a letter o the government about gangs. I cant do much about depression or divorce.


Maya Waterland: I think What it Means to be Human spoke to me. I think it means the priveledges, rights, and responsibilities we have and get as humans. We have the responsibilities to take care of our world, and the priveledges and rights that other living things don't have.

Felica Dang : What spoke to me was human relationships including familes, friends, communities, and cultures. Waht I think this is , is trying to solve issues that people , familes, and friends to make this world a greater communities. which means no fighting , no arguing and trying to sovle our issues.

Bayley:  PART 1-WHAT PARTS SPEAKS TO YOU AND WHY? The part that speaks to me is the personal,physical,mental,social and spirital health. Because what goes on at your house affects your life style.
PART 2-EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS AND WHY YOU THINK THAT? The way your life is at home will affect your life. If you are abused at home, you might abuse someone later in your life. Or you might not even tell anybody. Your mental and spirital health would be damaged with no help along the way.

Celia: What parts speaks to you? The part of ;beliefs and values; spoke to me, because I think that your beliefs are important. What you think this means? I think this means what you believe in and what your own values are.

Tanny: The thing that speaks to me is human relationships including families,friends,communities,and cultures. This speaks to me because there is a lot of probs with people that fight with other people and make them feel bad about themselves. So that is why this speaks to me.

Alina: Beliefs and Values by Alina C. I think that beliefs and values speaks to me the most, out of all of them.I think that this is important, because many people have dne a lot through their beliefs and values. It basically means what people believe in, they value.

August:: Part1 human relationships including families,friend,communities and cultures. Part2 i peekd this becAUSE ME AND MY SISTER ALWAYS FIGHTANDMY MOM TELLS US TO STOP AND GET ALONG

Angela Liu: Social and Spiritual Health: Every now and the, I see someone running home crying or weeeping because they have been insulted or have no friends. almost eveery school has those so called "groups". I am doing Social and Spiritual Health. To solve this maybe you could comfort those who are sad and be their friends or throw a party for them so they could meet others. That would be great!

Chris Tellison: I think rihgts and responsibilities mean we need to take action and. show what we can do for the people.

Amrith Lotlikar:  Part 1 What spoke to me was personal, physical, mental, social, and spiritual health. Part 2 What this means to me is being able to have a balance of both physical and emotional health. Personal, mental, social, and spiritual health are emotional and you need to be emotionally calm. Part 3 Some issues are scientology, autism, cancer, peer pressure and divorces. Part 4 To help stop scientology, I could contact the HISD board to hold more international festivals. I could contact them to make strict rules of peer pressure.I could raise money for people with cancer and autism. I can't do much about autism.

Sam Cramer: What spoke to me the most?Human relationships including families, friends, communities, and cultures. What I think this means and why?I think this means to have relationships with families, friends, communities, and cultures. I think this because it is called human relationships