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__**Assignment 10 - Unit 2**__

At the start of the unit I didn't know much about Columbus and so therefore I thought of him as a hero, but as we learned more and more about his doings my views of him definitely changed. I now think of Columbus as a villain, especially after being a lawyer on the Prosecuting team during the Columbus trail. I had to do more research to write my closing statement and for that I had to think more about the topic and how to prove that he was guilty and so I sort of convinced myself that he was guilty of crimes against humanity.
 * 1. Did your views of Columbus change during our study of Columbus? Why or Why not?**

Columbus was a criminal, because he was the leader of many and should have set a good example for this men. But instead he went to the New World and repaid the Native American's (who welcomed and sheltered Columbus and his men) by enslaving, harming and committing inhumane crimes just to collect gold.
 * 2. What is the most persuasive argument that supports your current perspective about Columbus?**

I think it is important, because just learning one perspective doesn't allow you to learn a lot about the 'hero'. For example, at the start of this unit I only knew that Columbus discovered America and for that he was a hero, but as we went deeper into the subject we learned the negative perspective and for that my view on Columbus changed.
 * 3. Do you think it's important to learn different perspectives about people who we think are heroes? Why or Why not?**

When I learn about people/events in High School, I will make sure to learn about them in many perspectives so that I get a better idea of the topic and to learn different views and ideas, so that if I need to write an essay, for example, I can write about the topic in many different perspectives.
 * 4. How do you think you will use the idea of perspective as you continue learning history this year and in high school?**

__**Assignment 2 - Unit 2:**__ **1. Explain one thing that you found most interesting or surprising while doing this assignment?** I learned that every region has it's similarities and differences. For example, the Great Plains are grassy with large animals while the Great Basin is deserted, dry and has few animals. The people who live in those two very different environments may have similarities and differences in the way they live. They could have similar beliefs, but they survive in very different ways. **2. Explain one thing you think you did well in this assignment?** I think I did rather well in this assignment in terms of figuring out which region each placard matched. By looking at the clothing, shelter and tools the people had I found it quite easy to figure out where they were from by looking at the maps. Some of the placards were very similar, so some were kind of difficult, but my partner and I could figure what went with what in the end. **3. Explain one thing you think you need to improve if you were to do another assignment like this?**If I had to do this assignment again, I would try to be more descriptive in my journal entries. My entries we're okay, but I know that I could have added more to them and I could have said more about the regions environment and the people. **4. Why do you think you did this assignment and how did it help you develop one of the competencies?** This assignment really needed Teamwork since we had to work with partners. My partner was Mark and I think we worked really well together. We could figure out all of the placards and we also worked together to write the journal entries. I don't think this assignment only helped develop one competency. It also helped develop Use of Numbers and Data, Problem Solving and Communication, but I think that Teamwork was one of the most important.

** __Assignment 2 - Unit 1:__ ** ** 1. Explain one thing that you found most interesting or surprising while doing this project? ** When we started this project I was rather excited to start making the timeline, because a a timeline is like having my life recorded down on paper. I though that it was great how we had to have some world events on the timeline too, because I could see some major events that happened throughout my lifetime. ** 2. Explain one thing you think you did well in this project? ** I think that I chose good world events to record on my timeline, because all of them were very interesting or important. I also think that I located the places that I've lived and visited accurately on the map and that my legend was easy to follow. ** 3. Explain one thing you think you need to improve if you were to do another project like this? ** I think that I could've of payed more attention to detail and adding colour, because my map is pretty bland and I think that my lists of places I've lived and visited is a little confusing and difficult to read. I really hope that we will be able to another project like this, because I thought that it was a lot of fun and I will try to do better next time**.** ** 4. Which one of the competencies (Teamwork, Use of Technology, Communication, Problem Solving, Use of Numbers and Data) do you think you worked on during this project? Why do you think so? ** I think that we worked on Use of Technology and Use of Numbers and Data during this project. For Use of Technology I researched and found the world events before recording them on the timeline and we had to find some distances between two locations and listed all the places that I've lived and visited before so that fits in the category of Use of Numbers and Data**.**