Chinese calligraphy reflection

As a Chinese, I have a deep passion for Chinese culture, therefore I sign up for Chinese calligraphy as one of my activities.

Chinese calligraphy requires concentration. If I do not focus on it,  I could mess up my work. it helps me to develop my mindfulness as I become more focused and concentrated, and I could apply this kind of concentration to other subjects as well. Moreover, practicing Chinese calligraphy  is relaxing and helpful for mental well-being, it relaxs my brain and give me a space to comtemplete about myself.

ee final reflection and changes of the first two reflections

first reflection

作为中国当代杰出女诗人,余秀华诗歌中柔美而又刚强的文字深深触动了我。因此我决定以她的诗歌为研究对象,来构筑我IB课程中的EE。

最开始我拟题为“探究余秀华诗歌中的爱情观”,经过与老师的讨论,我意识到“爱情观”较为宽泛,由于论文有字数限制,难以做出好文章。研读与思考后,我发现身体与女性意识才是其诗歌的根基。在此之上,作者表达了许多矛盾而统一的情感:对家乡的感恩与厌倦;对身体的热爱与拒斥,对爱情的向往与绝望。于是我定题为“浅析余秀华诗歌中的矛盾统一性”,决意从诗歌中的文学手法入手,着力分析作者看似矛盾,实则统一的复杂情感。

second reflection

完成ee初稿后,我与老师针对论文中的精彩与不足之处展开了讨论。论文有清晰的构架,对诗歌的细节分析也比较到位。但对余秀华诗歌的研究意义书写不够,且文章的结论略显单薄。其次,习作中应适当增加名家对余秀华诗歌的评价,并对其进行进一步的讨论和点评,以此体现我的批判性思维。 另外,习作中分论点之间的关联略显隐涩,导致文章的连贯性略弱,因此我选择加强分论点之间的联系,使文章更为饱满流畅。

final reflection

在写ee的过程中,我大量地赏析了诗歌中的文学手法,因此我的文本分析能力,以及对诗歌体裁的鉴赏水平显著提升了。余秀华善抒情,因而我对这种表达方式也有了更多的认知。在查找资料的过程中,我也提高了自己的研究能力。另外,我对诗歌中表达出的顽强坚韧的生命力,与新时代女性的情欲自主意识所透露出的人性之美有了更深刻的认识,提高了参悟诗歌思想性的能力,也更为珍惜诗歌的艺术价值。

Chinese ee reflection 2

完成ee初稿后,我与老师针对论文中的精彩与不足之处展开了讨论。论文有清晰的构架,对诗歌的细节分析也比较到位。但对余秀华诗歌的研究意义书写不够,且文章的结论略显单薄。其次,习作中应适当增加名家对余秀华诗歌的评价,并对其进行进一步的讨论和点评,以此体现我的批判性思维。 另外,习作中分论点之间的关联略显隐涩,导致文章的连贯性略弱,因此我选择加强分论点之间的联系,使文章更为饱满流畅。

Chinese ee reflection 1

作为中国当代杰出女诗人,余秀华诗歌中柔美而又刚强的文字深深触动了我。因此我决定以她的诗歌为研究对象,来构筑我IB课程中的EE。

最开始我拟题为“探究余秀华诗歌中的爱情观”,经过与老师的讨论,我意识到“爱情观”较为宽泛,由于论文有字数限制,难以做出好文章。研读与思考后,我发现身体与女性意识才是其诗歌的根基。在此之上,作者表达了许多矛盾而统一的情感:对家乡的感恩与厌倦;对身体的热爱与拒斥,对爱情的向往与绝望。于是我定题为“浅析余秀华诗歌中的矛盾统一性”,决意从诗歌中的文学手法入手,着力分析作者看似矛盾,实则统一的复杂情感。

Coding for Good Reflection (Celsius to Kelvin Converter)

I joined Coding for Good in season 1 and season 2. In this activity, our goal is to use innovation and computer science to help others. For example, if a charity organization needs an app to collect information of contributors, we then use java to create an app to offer technical help.

In the very first lesson, we discussed the meaning of Coding for Good, which is to use innovation to bring benefits to others. After that, we were introduced  Java by Mr.Kenn. Java is a type of computer language which allows us to design and programme our own apps. By following the guidance, I make a converter which can convert Celsius to Kelvin. As we learn more skills in programming,  we are able to offer higher quality helps to others.

*I spelt “Celsius” wrong in my converter.

 

 

 

Badminton Reflection

In this season, I joined badminton club. I learnt how to play badminton when I was 7 years old. But I seldom play it. Therefore this activity offers me a good oppotunnity to train my badminton skills.

We always do warm-up before the badminton session starts. This allows our bodies to prepare for exercises by gradually increasing the heart rate and circulation. Moreover, warm-up will loosen the joints and increase blood flow to the muscles. Stretching the muscles prepares them for physical activity and prevents injuries. After warming up, we are asked to find a partner to compete with each other.

My partner in last session was Claudia Zhang,  a lovely girl from China.

Sometimes I pair with people who are really good at badminton. It is very chanllenging to play with them. I have to use all my strength on my big arm to hit the target. One girl told me that I need to be aggresive when doing sports. Here, “aggresive” means strong and energetic.  I do agree with this statement. But strength needs time to be built. I feel extremely tired after every session and even the day after badminton session. But it is worthy and satisfying to do it since a strong and healthy body is the foundation of anything.

I do appreciate my experince in this badminton club. For it gives me lots of chances to gain friendships, badminton skils and a strong body.

HS Maths Class Reflection

It’s been 4 months since the first time I had class in UWCSEA. I have always been a maths enthusiast, therefore I take maths HL as one of my subjects.

Maths class in UWCSEA is so different from what I thought it would be. I have studied in China for 16 years and the way of education of Chinese school and Western school is completely different. I expected teachers to guide students step by step and go through each question, but here in UWC, instead of spoon-feeding, teachers only tell you the way of solving problems and ask you to explore more yourself. At first, I found it hard to study in this way, but as the time passes by, I started to realize the advantage of this kind of learning method. It enables me to think myself and to be more flexible and more independent.

I like to do algebra the most. Play around with numbers is really satisfying and interesting for me. Algebra may seem difficult sometimes especially when I expend everything, but after I solve it, it feels so great and the logic flow of maths is just something really beautiful to me.

I think physics is a similar subject to maths. Physics is something built on mathematics. For example, when I need to calculate a force in a particular situation, I need to play around with formulas in order to get the answer I want.

Skip to toolbar