Self Reflection: Reconstruction Debate.

Self-Reflection Questions

Reconstruction Debate

1. How did I feel during planning this presentation? I felt at ease while planning and creating the presentation. Why did I feel this way?

 a. I felt this way because I only had to take what Lisa was saying and explain what’s good about it.

2. How did I feel prior to presenting? When the day came to presenting I felt nervous. Why did I feel this way? I felt this way because I found out Lisa had 15 slides the day of.

3. How did I feel while I was presenting? I felt worried. Why did I feel this way? I felt this way because I thought that I was going to be called out on something.

4. What did I personally do well? I think that I had good volume control.

5. What did not go as desired in this presentation?

6. On a scale from 1-10, how well do I think I understood the content? Explain. I would give myself a 5 because some of the content I could understand but not fully.

7. How do I think my group members perceived me? I think they saw me as someone who had no idea what I was talking about. Why do I think this? I think this because I had very little slides.

8. How do I think the 8^th graders perceived me?  I think they saw as the same way. Why do I think this? I think this because I had not many slides and I had stumbled on words.

9. Knowing that I can only control how I act and react, if I could do this presentation again, what would I change about my actions to make it a more ideal experience? I would have practiced my script more and added more slides.

10. What are my strengths in groups? I can work with almost all the technology on a Mac and I’ll agree with most ideas.

11. What areas do I need improvement? I need to improve on time management.

12. What is the most important thing I learned about myself? I learned that when I actually try I can accomplish almost anything. Why is this so important? This is important because with me knowing that I can positive reinforce myself to achieve my trying to do.

13. Are there any other things that I need to express?

Reflective Blog Entry

In the beginning of the year I wasn’t doing my work and Ms.Bailin was telling me that kids didn’t want to work with me. Now in the 2^nd quarter of the year I have been doing my work and I have 2 A’s and 1 B. I think that is a real improvement for me.

The project I’m most proud of is my digitally recreated Red Badge of Courage scene 2. I’m most proud of that because I did it myself, got it done on time, and I got a 100 on it for technology grade.

The most challenging project of the year so far was the Thematic Causes of the Civil War. The thing that I found most challenging was getting to five minutes of explaining topics that explain my main cause.

My favorite project of the year was the digitally recreation of the scenes. That was favorite because I think it was the most creative project. I also had a good time creating them and using sound effects for a mood.

My hope for the 2^nd semester is that we really get into battles and the concentration camps of WWII. I want to get into depth with WWII. I also want to learn about pearl harbor.