Blog 9 lesson 1 reflection

What are you most proud of in your Lesson 1 Presentation and why?

I am most proud of the way my presentation came together. I got to see how all my mentorship hours and research really came together, allowing me to speak for 8 minutes about a topic I knew almost nothing about a month ago.  I was also glad to see my presentation skills improve; I had an extremely minimal PowerPoint with no text, freeing me from this long-standing crutch. Without a house teacher the whole assignment was kind of vague so I decided to follow the rubric and do basically a mini senior presentation. This exercise in acumen was really great, it was a fun challenge  

2. Questions to Consider

       a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 1 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE      
       b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 1 component contract.

I deserve an AE, first of all I met all the P requirements including time, works cited and audience engagement. I got a P according to the contract. But I also went above and beyond by first discussing and preemptively answering my essential question as well as often referencing my mentorship. Because i was able to tie in my experiences so effectively further engaging the audience i deserve an AE.

4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 1?
To improve lesson one I would first fix my powerpoint, a slide i though was there ended up not being there. Second i need a  way to improve my prop. I used a tractor which I used as an allegory for the seeming simplicity in  grading operation but I believe that flew over the head of most of my audience. I will need to dumb down my presentations in the future.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 1?

I was extremely satisfied with lesson 1, I effectively communicated my ideas and successfully hooked the audience. I meed the contract requirements and completed the task assigned.