Journal

2 October 2010

I have finally finished everything for my WISE project =) I have done all the research that is needed, I have typed up all the information into a book format, I have drawn all the pictures of the musical instruments, I have written the bibliography to reference my sources and last but not least, I have scanned a copy of my book for my WISE teacher to look at. All I have left is to donate my book to a place. In the end, I chose to donate my book to the Music Conservatorium (Griffith University) in Southbank, Brisbane. I have already contacted a person called Dr Weston and she has accepted my donation. I am planning to give the book to her on Monday after the school interviews. She will then donate the book to Brisbane on my behalf.

Journal

14 September 2010

As you could probably see, I was not very organised this week. I have not done any reflections since last week. Even though I was sick during camp, I did not get time to post on my blog. This is because I had the hay fever and had to lie in bed all the time. I only got better on Sunday afternoon. I tried to catch up to my timeline on Sunday but I did not exactly succeed. I did do a lot of research but I am still not up to date. I would have to catch up during the holidays or during the next few days. However, we still have some assessments this week which means that I may not get the time. I have to revise for the science test tonight because the test is tomorrow and then on Wednesday I need to work on my business assignment since it is due on Thursday. Therefore, I may not get time to work on my WISE project before Thursday. But I am still positive that I will be able to catch up as it is really not that much work. My goal for next week would be to decorate and finish completing my book so that I can donate it during the last week of the holidays.

Journal

1 September 2010

As mentioned on my last blog post, I had a lot of tests to study for and assignments to complete this week. As a result, I did not have enough time to do my WISE project. Hopefully I would be able to catch up during the holidays and this weekend (before year nine goes to camp). I think I should be able to catch up to my timeline because there is really not that much to complete left. My goal for next week would be to catch up to my timeline and to continue on the work I set for next week (if possible).

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28 August 2010

Unfortunately, I have not done any work since the last time I blogged which means I am TWO weeks behind my timeline. This is not good and I should be catching up right now. However, it is test week next week and all my spare time have been spent on studying or completing assignments. Even the long weekend (Gold Coast Show Day) was "wasted" because of this reason. This weekend has been so hectic that I'm not even kidding. Most of my subjects' assessments are all next week. I have my music assignment, music performance and maths exam on Tuesday. Then, on Wednesday I have the science QCAT test and my business assignment draft is also due on that day. On Thursday, I have the second maths test (LEAP Maths exam) and a Japanese listening test. Finally, on Friday I have the english assignment and japanese project due. It will be a chaotic week full of tests and assignments. That is why I have not completed any of my WISE project. However, I will still have one week of the holidays to work on my project before I have to donate it. I believe that in one week's time I would be able to finish my WISE project since I'm not planning to go anywhere for the holidays anyways.

Journal

18 August 2010

Now that the english test and UNSW maths competition is over, I now have more time to work on my WISE project. However, this week we also have to write up an EEI prac report. But it is due on Friday which means that even if I don't have enough time to do any work on my WISE project, I still have the whole weekend to continue working on my book. My goal for next week would be to finish researching about the North American instruments as well as the musical instruments from South America. After this I could use the last week and/or the holidays to scan my whole book and to find a place to donate the book to.

Journal

15 August 2010

During this week, I have not been working on my WISE project as much as I should be. My goal was to finish it off this weekend but I did not achieve this goal in the end. This is because I have an english test on Monday and Tuesday so I needed to work on my english essay and plan my feature article. Because of this, I did not spend much time my WISE project. Therefore, I am behind in my WISE timeline. About half a week behind to be exact. But I should be able to catch up by next week, right after the english test is over.

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4 August 2010

During this week I have continued to work on my WISE project. The work I have done so far is successful and I have already drafted/edited them all. I am glad that I have maintained my progress even though I was actually quite busy last week. In fact, last week I had three tests from my tutoring classes and we also had the ACER japanese competition. I am proud of myself for being able to fit in time to work on my WISE project.

The number of musical instruments which I have researched and completed a document about is twenty. I only have ten more instruments to do research on. I am getting closer and closer to finishing my WISE project. My goal for next week would be to follow the timeline and complete all the requirements I set for myself.