Welcome back to another blog post everyone. Today we are taking about my last project of the year. This is crazy, I can’t believe that my grade 10 year is already over. It flew by, with lots of highlights and very few low lights. With the year coming to an end we of course have our spring exhibition. This years theme was the evolution of Canada, focusing on the moments that built the county we know today. 

This project is called Definitely not the 51st State, and I think that this is something important and worthwhile to touch on. In recent times Canada has been facing diversity, which is nothing knew for us. Canada is being put on the spotlight right now, and we handling it right. A lot of this project was about learning why we should be proud about Canada, and I think that I have a even better understanding now of why I should. Canada is a small county in terms of population, but a massive county in terms of pride, and that speaks levels. 

There were three standout check points in this project: Learning how to take Zetelkasten notes, The Human Library, and then a speech on Canadian identity. My favourite out of all of these was definitely making and giving the speech to my class. This was a massive opportunity to tell everyone what it meant for me to be a Canadian. 

Here is a link to the speech I wrote.

https://rice-clean-3e5.craft.me/ptWpyJdDqgKujD

After we finished learning and creating these three keystones, we moved on to exhibition preparation. Honestly the day that they handed out the roles ad groups I wasn’t there, so when I got back to school Ii had a bit of catching up to do. My group of three was in charge of portraying a 1950’s suburban family in Vancouver. I would say that we got lucky with one of the easiest ones, because we basically just sat on a couch and argued while watching a TV. Pretty sweet deal right. The exhibition had a little bit of a hiccup half way though, when both me and one of the other people in my group had to go help with signing people in at the front of the school, leaving only one group member to talk to all the parents and guests. Since the exhibition was formatted so that parents could walk through and see all of us, this was a little bit of a problem. In the end it worked out, but it was just another thing we had to think about. 

Overall, this project and exhibition did help me find a better understanding of being Canadian, while also gaining pride in my country. This exhibition pushed me outside of my comfort zone by talking to a bunch of different parents on the spot, and even the flash mob. This exhibition pushed me out of my comfort zone, by talking to parents on the spot, and even the flash mob. I have had a lot of great times this year and will definitely miss grade 10. with that being said I am super excited for everything grade 11 has to offer, inside school and out!