For my first P.O.L. here at Animas I was really nervous about it but I successfully passed. Something that went well for me during my P.O.L is that I had good TEA format with my presentation. At first I was struggling with the format of my note cards but I was able to figure it out and show good analysis on each strength and weakness. I think I did pretty well on the presentation itself I feel that I was well spoken even though I did freeze up a couple times. Having dress rehearsals was really helpful for me because I was able to practice and get feedback to make sure I did well on my final presentation. What I didnt do well on was during the presentation I noticed that I was talking a little to fast and I also dont think that I did well on the Q&A section. My smart goal for this new semester in order for me to be successful I plan to stop procrastinating and get my work done when its assigned. I will do that by making use of my planner and making a goal at the beginning of each class of how much work I plan on getting done and checking in with my teacher. I actually prefer having P.O.L.'s over having testing although I was annoying at first I learned that I wasn't as bad as I was making it out to be and I definitely feel more comfortable about doing it next time.
The Mask Project
Project Reflection
For this project we studied socialization before we got into the mask project we had other assignments relating to socialization. We looked into the ship of Theseus as well as the looking glass self. We took 3-4 days to pick a book from Stephens selection in which had to do with being socialized I read Flight by Sherman Alexie.
For this project we studied socialization before we got into the mask project we had other assignments relating to socialization. We looked into the ship of Theseus as well as the looking glass self. We took 3-4 days to pick a book from Stephens selection in which had to do with being socialized I read Flight by Sherman Alexie. Then we watched mean girls and filled out a document talking about the agents of socialization shown throughout the movie. But to begin with this project our class made plaster masks, we sanded them down and begin to paint/design to represent how we have been socialized. Then we began on our essay where we wrote about how we have been socialized through things like our family,friends,school,media,ect…
During the process of this project I struggled with the motivation to get my essay completed. I admit that I procrastinated a lot but I eventually finished it during thanksgiving break. I would say that I didn't stretch myself out of my comfort zone with the content on my essay. Mainly because I decided that I didn't want to get too personal. When it came to advocacy I never really advocated for myself except when I would ask to go work somewhere else because of how distracted I get. I think I did preserve during this project because It was a bit hard for me but I got it done. The only think I gave up on was when Stephen read through my essay and told me that I needed to put it in TEA paragraph form. Because by then it was already the end of class and it was due the very next day. My work was pretty refined from the first draft and I think I put enough time into it that I do take pride in my essay.
I do think that this was a cool project even though I personally did not enjoy it. I learned a lot about how I work as a student in these types of projects. I think its better for me to work independently then to be around everyone else so I can focus more. I also think that If I wouldn't have spent all that time messing around that I would have had a better essay.The thing that I wished turned out better than it did was my mask, because I just dont think it turned out as good as I saw in my head. In a way I am proud of my essay but I think im mostly just glad that I finished it.