Student Portfolio

I had to be a thinker whilst researching my topic as the information I was looking for, especially statistics regarding the amount of plastic bag waste in 2019 in Montreal, proved difficult to find. I had to come up with other ways to find information to prove or disprove my theories. One of the methods of finding information was creating and sending a survey to my cousins and aunts in Canada who would send it to people they know who live in Montreal. This would help me get primary data on whether or not the public found a difference in the amount of plastic bags on the streets. I am also trying to look for the difference between the emissions produced by producing thin and thick plastic bags and other scientific research. I also feel like I have developed my communication skills. I have been focusing on my grammar and sentence structure, for example, making my points clear and having evidence and analysis to back up my claims in my essay which are areas in which I haven’t always been strong in the past.

I had to be a thinker whilst researching my topic as the information I was looking for especially the statistics of the amount of plastic bag waste in 2019 in Montreal was proven difficult to find and so I had to come up with other methods and ways to find information to prove my claims and theories. One of the methods of finding informations was creating and sending a survey to my cousins and aunts in Canada who would send it to people they know live in Montreal. This would help me get primary data on whether or not the public found a difference in the amount of plastic bags on the streets. I am also trying to look for the difference between the emissions produced by producing thin and thick plastic bags and other scientific research. I also feel like I have developed my communication skills. I have been focusing on my grammar and sentence structure, for example, making my points clear and having evidence and analysis to back up my claims in my essay which are areas I haven’t always been strong in the past.

What I have read?

Personal Response – opinion on whatever u read

• something u were shocked why
• inspired or interesting

Literary/Non-literary features

how did they use font or layout or whatever

what literary devices did they use

the way it was written and how that impacted ur response

Concepts

How can it link to something else

Over summer, I reread some of the Harry Potter books and really enjoyed them, I also read a lot of articles, about the environment and plastic bags and what they do to the world. I thought the Harry Potter books were really interesting and captivating. I think that the amount of description and the feeling it provided where you just feel yourself absorbed or put into the characters shoes was really engaging. I thought all of the characters started to really develop throughout the series and I really liked seeing these characters grow into somewhat adults. It really opened up my mind to new thoughts and possibilities. The articles that I read shocked me and made me realize how that change needs to start happening. It inspired me to try and become more environmentally friendly.