10-12-13 humanities heroes project reflection

After the “gallery opening”, you will need to complete a written reflection, posted to your
blog, regarding this entire project.
First, look through the bulleted concepts carefully and pick THREE that you sharpened
orgained throughout this project, including:
● Develop and present more sophisticated writing
● Practice planning, drafting, and revising
● Use clear and concise language
● Speak eloquently and knowledgeably
● Accessing and analyzing information
● Curiosity and imagination
● Effective oral and written communication
Second, write a minimum 350 word reflection essay explaining: a. which 3 concepts you
improved significantly on, or gained b. specifically how you improved/gained c.
what you enjoyed or are proud of, and what you wish you could have done differently.
3. Post this essay in your blog with the title: Date. Humanities. Heroes Project Reflection.
You will be graded based on: your ability to accurately identify 3 concepts you acquired,
your
inclusion of DETAILS as evidence of your concept gains, meeting the length
requirement, timely
completion, effort, and your honest and critical thoughts.

After finishing the Hero's project, I noticed that I had a better understanding of many concept and themes that the project taught us students. The first concept that I understood and gained experience from is the planning, drafting, and revising that we had to repeat throughout the whole project. If I just tried to write out the project in one draft and then turn it in, it would be all over the place. I also learned that you should get multiple peers to critique your work, because everyone has a different view than yourself. Getting more people to look at your work will mean it will make more sense to a larger amount of people. Also, it will give you more of an understanding of how peoples points of view are different from others.

I also refined my speech. Its been very hard for me to pronounce my words because I recently got braces, so I've been really having to strain to speak clearly. I hadn't had a chance to really practice my speaking until the second half of the heroes project. Using correct speech skills and grammar is an essential skill to have. Being able to speak clearly and correctly can really engulf listeners, and also help to convey your emotions or theme.

Finally, I learned how to use my imagination and find out different questions to ask my hero. While thinking of questions to answer, I became curious about what a hero was. Hero's are not at all like the people in the Odyssey. They do not go around killing people they don't like, or stealing things just because they want to. Heroes are people who do the exact opposite. If they don't like someone or something, they will help them change. If they want something, they will give it away to people who need it more then they do. A hero is someone who always puts other before themselves, and always thinks about their actions beforehand. When I was thinking up my questions, I had these traits in mind. If I could do my questions over, I would make them more specific.