Monday, April 11, 2011
Daily Goals!!
Today I am going to keep working on my project which is the video with Kylie, Alyssa and Leah. I also want to turn in my Literary Analysis because I forgot to on Friday.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Daily Reflections!!!!
Today I got my Literary Response number three written and got the basis of my project finished.
Literary Response #3
NUMBER THREE:
The Room reminds me a lot of the story of Jaycee Duggard who was kidnapped from the bus stop in her hometown of North Lake Tahoe, California at the age of 11. She was taken by an old man and his wife and kept in a shed. While in the shed she gave birth to two children who were fathered by her kidnapper just like Ma gave birth to Jack who was fathered by old Nick. Jaycee was rescued 18 years later with her 11 and 15 year old girls. Their case is worse because it was a longer period of time but most of their life is really relatable to the life of Ma and Jack in the "Room".
The Room reminds me a lot of the story of Jaycee Duggard who was kidnapped from the bus stop in her hometown of North Lake Tahoe, California at the age of 11. She was taken by an old man and his wife and kept in a shed. While in the shed she gave birth to two children who were fathered by her kidnapper just like Ma gave birth to Jack who was fathered by old Nick. Jaycee was rescued 18 years later with her 11 and 15 year old girls. Their case is worse because it was a longer period of time but most of their life is really relatable to the life of Ma and Jack in the "Room".
Daily Goals!!
I want to get my third Literary Analysis written and try to figure out what I am going to do for PBL...i am so stressed.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Daily Reflections!!
Today I studied more for Geometry. I studied a lot and worked on the Practice Test for the Semester Test, i did not finish it but I am close.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Daily Reflection!!!
Today I would say that I exceed expectations according to the PBL Work Habits document. I posted my "daily goals" blog and I am on pace or so I feel that I am. I wrote my Literary Analysis Response #2 today, but I also researched more on my project but I am still really lost and don't know how I want to present.
Literary Response #2
NUMBER TWO!!!
The "Room" describes the life of Jack and his mother, Ma, inside eleven by eleven foot room for 5 years for Jack but 7, for Ma. Living in this room for this long is due to a horrible man, known as Old Nick, kidnapping, Ma, at the age of 19. Following the kidnapping, old Nick raped Ma causing her to get pregnant at the age of 20 but the baby died. Two years later, Ma, got pregnant again with Jack at the age of 21.
Ma and Jack's life together in "room" life would remind anyone of a normal life for a 5 year old and his mother, their day consists, of getting a bath, watching TV, eating breakfast, reading his four books and bringing his imagination to life. Some events though, lead the reader to believe that there is something that is not normal. Jack sleeps in the wardrobe, because of his mother wanting to protect him at night from old Nick seeing him. He also has no idea that their is a world outside of "room" seeing as he only has one window that looks up at the sky. Getting their daily supplies is also different from an ordinary family. Every Sunday, "Sunday Treat" comes which is when old Nick brings in whatever that they need. Old Nick is never really talked about or described, he just is brought up when he comes at night to "make the bed creak" which is how it is described by Jack. He does make Ma really nervous and angry when he tries to check in on Jack but she can never get so mad that she lashes out. When she does he always retaliates, one time by cutting off the electricity and did not come in at all for 3 or 4 days, causing them to not bathe, cook, get rid of the trash or use the bathroom. These events just add to Ma's wanting to escape that has been developing for the last 7 years. Her and Jack started planning immediately on their escape. The plan was to fake that Jack was sick and needed to go to the doctor leading to Old Nick taking him out the room and into the car, while Jack was at the hospital he would stat screaming and trying to get away. After all the planning and stress the plan fell apart when old Nick was not convinced enough to take him to the hospital. They would not start there so, Jack and Ma started planning the next escape. The plan this time was to make old Nick think that since he didn't take him to the hospital that he had died and that old nick must take him out and bury him in a rug, and while Jack was wrapped up in the rug in the back of old Nick's truck, he would unroll himself and jump out. This plan worked out so well that Jack ended up getting out of the truck, telling people about his predicament and getting old Nick arrested and his Ma rescued.
The "Room" describes the life of Jack and his mother, Ma, inside eleven by eleven foot room for 5 years for Jack but 7, for Ma. Living in this room for this long is due to a horrible man, known as Old Nick, kidnapping, Ma, at the age of 19. Following the kidnapping, old Nick raped Ma causing her to get pregnant at the age of 20 but the baby died. Two years later, Ma, got pregnant again with Jack at the age of 21.
Ma and Jack's life together in "room" life would remind anyone of a normal life for a 5 year old and his mother, their day consists, of getting a bath, watching TV, eating breakfast, reading his four books and bringing his imagination to life. Some events though, lead the reader to believe that there is something that is not normal. Jack sleeps in the wardrobe, because of his mother wanting to protect him at night from old Nick seeing him. He also has no idea that their is a world outside of "room" seeing as he only has one window that looks up at the sky. Getting their daily supplies is also different from an ordinary family. Every Sunday, "Sunday Treat" comes which is when old Nick brings in whatever that they need. Old Nick is never really talked about or described, he just is brought up when he comes at night to "make the bed creak" which is how it is described by Jack. He does make Ma really nervous and angry when he tries to check in on Jack but she can never get so mad that she lashes out. When she does he always retaliates, one time by cutting off the electricity and did not come in at all for 3 or 4 days, causing them to not bathe, cook, get rid of the trash or use the bathroom. These events just add to Ma's wanting to escape that has been developing for the last 7 years. Her and Jack started planning immediately on their escape. The plan was to fake that Jack was sick and needed to go to the doctor leading to Old Nick taking him out the room and into the car, while Jack was at the hospital he would stat screaming and trying to get away. After all the planning and stress the plan fell apart when old Nick was not convinced enough to take him to the hospital. They would not start there so, Jack and Ma started planning the next escape. The plan this time was to make old Nick think that since he didn't take him to the hospital that he had died and that old nick must take him out and bury him in a rug, and while Jack was wrapped up in the rug in the back of old Nick's truck, he would unroll himself and jump out. This plan worked out so well that Jack ended up getting out of the truck, telling people about his predicament and getting old Nick arrested and his Ma rescued.
Daily Goals!
Today I want to write my Literary Analysis number two and I also want to talk to Mrs. Amy to better arrange my project, then research more on it.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Daily Reflections
Today I just researched my topic and tried to think of ways to present, like fashion shows, or avatars.
Daily Goals!!!
I plan to get started on really reading and collecting information and figuring out how I am going to present.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Literary Response #1
Number One:
For my Literary Book this time around I chose to read the "Room" by Emma Donoghue. Emma allows her readers to view her creative mind as she discusses the life of a 5 year old boy who has lived his entire life in a 11 foot room with his mother. Left to wonder how the outside world worked through his imagination and their miniscule television. His life was because of a very cruel man that kidnapped his mother and raped her causing her to become pregnant at 21, two years after being abducted. The "Room" has allowed me to open my eyes and realize how lucky I am to be living in a free and loving household kept safe and out of harms way.
For my Literary Book this time around I chose to read the "Room" by Emma Donoghue. Emma allows her readers to view her creative mind as she discusses the life of a 5 year old boy who has lived his entire life in a 11 foot room with his mother. Left to wonder how the outside world worked through his imagination and their miniscule television. His life was because of a very cruel man that kidnapped his mother and raped her causing her to become pregnant at 21, two years after being abducted. The "Room" has allowed me to open my eyes and realize how lucky I am to be living in a free and loving household kept safe and out of harms way.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Daily Goals
Today my daily goals are to get my Project Planning Form finished and turned in. Then work on some FLVS or just research more on my essential question which I have changed to "How did Fashion change throughout History?"
Monday, March 7, 2011
Daily Reflections!!
Today I got a lot done. I wrote my daily gals, my OHpedia reflection, and I picked my topic and essential question. My topic is going to be Fashion and my essential question is "How does culture influence the fashion of the country?"
OHpedia Reflections
The OHpedia project was very important to me because I spent so much time and effort on it. I am going to like being able to look back on it in the later years to see what I did.
My expectations have not changed during this project I still expect the best work from myself and I expect myself to stay focus and get the task done the best I can.
This project at time definitely tried my patience just because I am not patient at all so when things wouldn't work or it was not turning out how I wanted it to I got frustrated but I just learned to deal with it.
It satisfied me knowing that most all of the benchmarks got done by doing this one project. It left me feeling very relieved and wanting to move on to bigger and better things.
This project allowed me to work on my own pace and gave me creative freedom.
I will always remember being able to create my own lesson and working with Kylie.
My expectations have not changed during this project I still expect the best work from myself and I expect myself to stay focus and get the task done the best I can.
This project at time definitely tried my patience just because I am not patient at all so when things wouldn't work or it was not turning out how I wanted it to I got frustrated but I just learned to deal with it.
It satisfied me knowing that most all of the benchmarks got done by doing this one project. It left me feeling very relieved and wanting to move on to bigger and better things.
This project allowed me to work on my own pace and gave me creative freedom.
I will always remember being able to create my own lesson and working with Kylie.
Daily Goals
Today I would really like to complete my OHpedia reflections and start on my project planning form for my choice project.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Cheha Reflection
We arrived in Cheha today and as soon as we got here we were ready for an adventure. But before we got started we were putting yesterdays lessons on Government to work. Mr. Randy and Mrs. Amy decided to write down a bunch of governments on pieces of paper and have one person pull one from a hat and we would try it out. After three times we got dudeocracy, democracy and dictatorship.
First was dudeocracy which is when the "dudes" rule, meaning Cale, Taylor, Mr. Randy, Jack and Trae had full power. It didnt last long but it Cale took full reign and tried to control all of us but nobody listened or followed his power. I would say that this didn't work very well and wouldn't work because women are feeling very powerful nowadays and would not feel comfortable with all of them ruling.
Next was Dictatorship and I took over by winning a number test and but I don't like being the dictator so I passed the honor onto Jo Jo. That lasted longer than the Dudeocracy and went pretty well because she still took our advice, so I don't think that we experienced the full power of a dictator. I don't think that it would have worked otherwise.
Lastly we tried a Democracy which is when everyone has a say which is kind of like America's government although a Democracy is more free than America. We all got along well and I loved hearing and getting to do everything that everyone wanted to do.
First was dudeocracy which is when the "dudes" rule, meaning Cale, Taylor, Mr. Randy, Jack and Trae had full power. It didnt last long but it Cale took full reign and tried to control all of us but nobody listened or followed his power. I would say that this didn't work very well and wouldn't work because women are feeling very powerful nowadays and would not feel comfortable with all of them ruling.
Next was Dictatorship and I took over by winning a number test and but I don't like being the dictator so I passed the honor onto Jo Jo. That lasted longer than the Dudeocracy and went pretty well because she still took our advice, so I don't think that we experienced the full power of a dictator. I don't think that it would have worked otherwise.
Lastly we tried a Democracy which is when everyone has a say which is kind of like America's government although a Democracy is more free than America. We all got along well and I loved hearing and getting to do everything that everyone wanted to do.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Family Government
The government in my family would have to be Democratic Geurocracy. The elders are in charge which would be my parents but they take me and my sisters say and opinions into considerations.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Daily Reflections
Well I never really wrote a my Daily goals which were to get some of our benchmarks on our Blog which is where I am writing my lesson for the project.
I did that. I got three benchmarks on there and worked a little on correcting some of them that Mr. Huber commented on.
I did that. I got three benchmarks on there and worked a little on correcting some of them that Mr. Huber commented on.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Daily Goals
Today, Kylie and I want to get our Lesson Planning form done and sent to Mrs. Amy and Mr. Randy.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Daily Goal/Reflections
Today I forgot to write a blog about my daily goals but they were to send my OHpedia site to experts and to start working on my lesson plan.
I did achieve those goals.
I feel that I am on pace and am feeling pretty good about PBL at this moment.
I did achieve those goals.
I feel that I am on pace and am feeling pretty good about PBL at this moment.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Daily Reflections
Today I did not fulfill my goals of getting all of the benchmarks done but I got all done except for. I also put what I had on the OHpedia wiki website. I learned that I can be very focused but as soon as I start getting frustrated I easily give up.
Daily Goals
My daily goals are to finish my benchmarks. Then to send them to an expert and Mr. Huber.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Daily Reflections
Today as a learner I don't think that I was the greatest well because I was barely at school. I was there probably a total of an hour with actual time to do work. But i didn't do any work because I feel that it is really hard to get into your work with only an hour left in my day right after P.E. and music. Also, with your friends talking around you it is really hard to do anything.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Daily Goal Reflections
Today was another not so productive day due to only getting one benchmark done. This is because they seem harder than they look. The research process is really tough. I think that on Wednesday I just need to really sit down with Mrs. Amy and her to give me some researching tips.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Daily/Weekly Reflections
Today...I did not meet my goals for today because I was stumped when working with researching on my benchmarks. I hit a lot of bumps in the road because I could not find anything on my benchmark.
Throughout the week I am not as far along as I would like to be which will cause me to work over the weekend which I am okay with. I am a little stressed but I know that I can do it if I just sit down and really focus which today i just wasn't into it. It sounds bad as of now but I have no completed one benchmark but I am setting a goal to get at least 3 or more benchmarks done over the weekend.
Throughout the week I am not as far along as I would like to be which will cause me to work over the weekend which I am okay with. I am a little stressed but I know that I can do it if I just sit down and really focus which today i just wasn't into it. It sounds bad as of now but I have no completed one benchmark but I am setting a goal to get at least 3 or more benchmarks done over the weekend.
January 21, 2010
My daily goals!
Today my goals are to actually put information into our wiki. It is to be a team player and be as focused as possible.
Today my goals are to actually put information into our wiki. It is to be a team player and be as focused as possible.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Project Planning Form!
My Project Planning Form was signed off by Mrs. Amy!
StandarD:
Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution. ‘
Essential Question:
How do students know what state standards they are expected to learn and are they able to demonstrate knowledge of the standards and reflect on their knowledge?
Benchmarks:
SS.912.A.3.1: Analyze the economic challenges to American farmers and farmers' responses to these challenges in the mid to late 1800s.
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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» SS.912.A.3.2: Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century.
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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» SS.912.A.3.3:. Compare the first and second Industrial Revolutions in the United States
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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» SS.912.A.3.4: Determine how the development of steel, oil, transportation, communication, and business practices affected the United States economy.
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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» SS.912.A.3.5: Identify significant inventors of the Industrial Revolution including African Americans and women.
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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» SS.912.A.3.6: Analyze changes that occurred as the United States shifted from agrarian to an industrial society.
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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» SS.912.A.3.7: Compare the experience of European immigrants in the east to that of Asian immigrants in the west (the Chinese Exclusion Act, Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan).
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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» SS.912.A.3.8: Examine the importance of social change and reform in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (class system, migration from farms to cities, Social Gospel movement, role of settlement houses and churches in providing services to the poor).
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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» SS.912.A.3.9: Examine causes, course, and consequences of the labor movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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» SS.912.A.3.10: Review different economic and philosophic ideologies.
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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» SS.912.A.3.11: Analyze the impact of political machines in United States cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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» SS.912.A.3.12: Compare how different nongovernmental organizations and progressives worked to shape public policy, restore economic opportunities, and correct injustices in American life.
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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» SS.912.A.3.13: Examine key events and peoples in Florida history as they relate to United States history.
Depth of Knowledge: N/A l Date Adopted or Revised: 12/08
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Experts:
Gregory Clark, University of California
Linda Gordon
Contact Information:
Mark Brilliant
University of California, Berkeley
Department of History and Program in American Studies
3229 Dwinelle Hall #2550 (this # is for mail; #2413 Dwinelle Hall is my physical office)
Berkeley, CA 94720-2550
(510) 642-2118 (office)
(510) 643-5323 (fax)
mbrill@berkeley.edu
Mark Brilliant
University of California, Berkeley
Department of History and Program in American Studies
3229 Dwinelle Hall #2550 (this # is for mail; #2413 Dwinelle Hall is my physical office)
Berkeley, CA 94720-2550
(510) 642-2118 (office)
(510) 643-5323 (fax)
mbrill@berkeley.edu
Brainstorm:
· lots of videos
· lots of pictures
· colorful page
Websites:
Anticipated Finish Date:
January 21, 2011
My day!
Today, I did not get to school until 12:25 because I had to help my mom with my little sister because my mom had to work. But when I got here after playing kickball I got right to work on my literary analysis paper. I got a page and a half done. I feel really accomplished.
But to more follow the prompt I did not start my day off with any goals because I was not here but I feel that I would have probably achieved them because I am in the focused mood. Next time during PBL, I need to work on the project with my partner. I feel that I am going to need to have help from the facilitators on how to enter it and make it the least bit entertaining. As a group member I would have to give myself a 0 because I did not work with my partner today because of conflicting schedules.
But to more follow the prompt I did not start my day off with any goals because I was not here but I feel that I would have probably achieved them because I am in the focused mood. Next time during PBL, I need to work on the project with my partner. I feel that I am going to need to have help from the facilitators on how to enter it and make it the least bit entertaining. As a group member I would have to give myself a 0 because I did not work with my partner today because of conflicting schedules.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Daily Goal Checkout!
I did not complete my daily goals because when I wrote them I did not know that we had to redo our Project Planning form. But I do feel that I practiced good work ethic by staying on task and being very focused and I did accomplish a lot.
Daily Goals!!
For today's goals, I want to get a lot of research done on our topic so that we can get rolling on our OHpedia site.
My Work Habits
Last week during PBL days I thought that I was pretty focused when a task was presented to me. When Mr. Randy or Mrs. Amy would present me and my partner with a task I was very focused to get it done. I think that this was because I sort of enjoy my topic and PBL so I was interested to see what I would find out from the research that I was about to do. I also knew that it needed to get done so I mine as well stay focused for however long to get it done and then socialize.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Standard 3
Analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution.
When working on this standard my partner (Kylie Cloutier) and I will be writing about the how the economy, social and political environment was changed because of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a time where products were not taken off the farm and sold anymore. It was the time that factories and sweatshops came into play because everything like clothes and food were in high deman. This time period was very controversial as it was the time that little kids were made to work long hours with little food, sunlight and water with barely any pay instead of going to school and being normal kids.
When working on this standard my partner (Kylie Cloutier) and I will be writing about the how the economy, social and political environment was changed because of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a time where products were not taken off the farm and sold anymore. It was the time that factories and sweatshops came into play because everything like clothes and food were in high deman. This time period was very controversial as it was the time that little kids were made to work long hours with little food, sunlight and water with barely any pay instead of going to school and being normal kids.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Lets Be Reflective!
Today we worked on PBL. Everyone (middle and high schoolers) met on the couch to get started on our projects. We sat together and worked on a shared google doc where we wrote what made a virtual lesson interesting. After doing this we came up with expectations for our website that we are doing and created a rubric based on this. Folllowing we all sat together and looked up the word "Metacognition" and wrote on our blog what the word meant and what it meant to be metacognitive.
I am feeling pretty good after today's work. I feel that we got a lot done but i am nervous to get started because I just am stressed because i just get stressed before starting a project because we have such short amount of time to get them done. And at this moment..I am tired....antsy....and feeling like I want to go out somewhere and have some fun.
My partner (Kylie Cloutier) and I are going to fill out the Project Planning form next by finding an expert and resources for our project. Then we need to get started researching.
I am still wondering how it is all going to come together? Like what and how are we teaching the lesson? Are we making a product for this standard?
I am feeling pretty good after today's work. I feel that we got a lot done but i am nervous to get started because I just am stressed because i just get stressed before starting a project because we have such short amount of time to get them done. And at this moment..I am tired....antsy....and feeling like I want to go out somewhere and have some fun.
My partner (Kylie Cloutier) and I are going to fill out the Project Planning form next by finding an expert and resources for our project. Then we need to get started researching.
I am still wondering how it is all going to come together? Like what and how are we teaching the lesson? Are we making a product for this standard?
What is Metacognition?
Metacognition is thinking about thinking and knowing about knowing.
It consists of three things:
It consists of three things:
- Develop a plan of action
- Keeping up with action
- Coming through with the plan
OH Pedia
Below you will see the word "trends". My partner (Kylie Cloutier) and I got together and went through a shared google doc that was shared among the school. This google doc included what the school members thought about what made a good virtual lesson. It was to help set up a future website to describe a standard that our group was given for example our website would be on the standard (industrial revolution). The "trends" below helped us form a rubric for the website.
Trends:
Graphics:
Trends:
Graphics:
- photographs
- game: to keep you engaged and enhance your learning
- music: to where you are not just sitting there reading
- videos
- shorter lessons: the lessons are not pages and pages long...keep it to a minimum by just putting the very important stuff
- bold titles
- colored words
- real world examples: link the information that we are learning to the real world to help us understand it better
- fun facts: short fun facts about the information that help keep you engaged
- recap: a short summary at the end of each thing to go over the jist of what you learned
Monday, January 10, 2011
Civil War Project
For my Civil War Project I worked with Nathan Corchis and Connor Mcnamara on learning about the causes that led up to one of the bloodiest conflicts America had ever seen. This project was a very drawn out, trying project for me. This was because we had very many issues dealing with members of my group, experts and presenting. These were very hard things to come through but they are things that I will always remember about this project.
When I was paired up with my group I knew that it was definitely going to be interesting. I liked working with them because they are very entertaining people to get to work with. But sometimes I had to put my patience to work because everyone works differently. So there were definitely times when members would not cooperate which I was expecting. There were also tons of times when we couldn't stop laughing that will always be remembered.
Once we had gotten through our project we had to send it to an expert each. I had found a history professor from Virginia Tech. I was very pleased with his background knowledge on the subject but not so pleased with the fact that he never wrote back. This also happened to my other two partners, so we wrote to three more experts. This process went on two more times lasting about 3 weeks. We had given up hope, so Mrs. Amy pulled some strings with her prior employer and got a teacher to look at our work. He provided a great response with some much needed comments to help us finish up our project.
Presentation Day came sooner than we expected. Even though we had prepared for 3 days I was very nervous with not knowing whether our technology was going to pull through for us or not...and it didnt. We were planning on doing a newscast that would have Connor and Nathan interviewing people who had claimed to have seen our website and it was going to be a very good introduction to kind of amp up a very boring website. But we just went with the flow and introduced it ourselves and as negative as I was that day I have to say now that I think about it was not that bad of a presentation.
Overall I learned a lot from this project and not just about the causes to the Civil War. I learned to have patience when working in a group, dealing with experts and how to just roll with it and breather no matter what happens because they will always be a failure. But to be able to succeed you have to have failures.
When I was paired up with my group I knew that it was definitely going to be interesting. I liked working with them because they are very entertaining people to get to work with. But sometimes I had to put my patience to work because everyone works differently. So there were definitely times when members would not cooperate which I was expecting. There were also tons of times when we couldn't stop laughing that will always be remembered.
Once we had gotten through our project we had to send it to an expert each. I had found a history professor from Virginia Tech. I was very pleased with his background knowledge on the subject but not so pleased with the fact that he never wrote back. This also happened to my other two partners, so we wrote to three more experts. This process went on two more times lasting about 3 weeks. We had given up hope, so Mrs. Amy pulled some strings with her prior employer and got a teacher to look at our work. He provided a great response with some much needed comments to help us finish up our project.
Presentation Day came sooner than we expected. Even though we had prepared for 3 days I was very nervous with not knowing whether our technology was going to pull through for us or not...and it didnt. We were planning on doing a newscast that would have Connor and Nathan interviewing people who had claimed to have seen our website and it was going to be a very good introduction to kind of amp up a very boring website. But we just went with the flow and introduced it ourselves and as negative as I was that day I have to say now that I think about it was not that bad of a presentation.
Overall I learned a lot from this project and not just about the causes to the Civil War. I learned to have patience when working in a group, dealing with experts and how to just roll with it and breather no matter what happens because they will always be a failure. But to be able to succeed you have to have failures.
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