Artifact 1 - 9/11 story
In Global Studies I completed a 9/11 story, which required me to write a story of the events that took place on 9/11 and what led to the action that was taken by Osama Bin Laden. This was an opportunity for me to practice my accessing and analyzing information skill which is the ability to access quality information and analyze the important parts of it. This story shows that I used this skill skill because I had to find information about Osama Bin Laden and 9/11 by analyzing the letter he wrote after 9/11. I also was able to access the most important information about the history of the Arabs and their relationship with the USA in a video that we watched. While I did a good job with this skill because I used the information that I accessed and analyzed, I need to improve in the area of finding more information about the topic I am writing about, in this case 9/11 and the reasoning behind it. I can achieve this by taking more time to look up information.
Artifact 2 - Who's that Physician
In Physics I completed a short biography poster on a not so well known physician which required me to find a unknown physician and write a short biography about them and their accomplishments. This was an opportunity for me to practice my accessing and analyzing information skill, because I had to find viable information on this certain physician and sort the information into a relevant group and an irrelevant group. I did a good job with this skill because I found accurate and relevant information on the topic I was researching. I have improved in the area of finding more accurate information. I achieved this by checking the website I found and comparing its information with that of other websites.
Artifact 3 - Infographic Analysis
For my third artifact showing accessing and analyzing information, I used a spanish infographic given to me and analyzed the information on it to answer questions. This skill means the ability to find credible information that can help you and analyze the content of that source. This assignment demonstrates those skills because I answered questions on the spanish infographic using the spanish to english translation given on the sheet. I could improve in this skill by improving my background knowledge to effectively analyze information given while also practicing new techniques to find credible sources.