How do you feel about your final products? Are you proud of the work you have done, or were there some areas that you could have improved on? Explain.
For the project on To Kill A Mockingbird, we were tasked with creating four paragraphs analyzing theme statements in the book as well as central ideas from news article we picked out. Although I am proud of the work I produced for this project, I do feel as though it was not my best work. This is due to me procrastinating when completing the paragraphs. However, I did keep up with my reading. In the future, I need to work on managing my time better. I do feel that at times I rush work and then go back to redo it because I feel that its not good enough. I need to work on taking my time with my projects.
What steps (checkpoints/activities) in the project were most helpful and least helpful to get you to your final products? Explain.
In creating the final product, checkpoints 1, 3, and 4 were definitely the most helpful. The first checkpoint was to pick theme topics present in To Kill a Mockingbird and write theme statements. We also found quotes which we used later in the paragraphs. Checkpoint 3 was the same except we found central ideas in newspaper articles. Then, checkpoint 4 was to create outlines for our paragraphs. After that, the project was basically complete.
A few skills we worked on for this project included: Innovate, Communicate, and Solve Problems. How did your project involve you using these skills as they came up while writing your Analytical Portfolio and the Structured Academic Controversy Prep? Were there any times where you helped another student with these skills on their project? Explain.
In this project we definitely used many fairview advantage skills. First, using our paragraphs we communicated theme topics and central ideas. We also communicated with each other when finding quotes and topics. Throughout the project, I also helped other students. For example, when we got into groups into groups and found quotes to support a theme topic. I also helped students by proofreading their writing.
Analytical Portfolio