This week was the beginning of something new in A.P. Lit, and possibly the most challenging task thus far. It is the multimodal project that deals with graphic design, lots of writing, video production and all the elements we have learned in this class so far this year. This week we just adjusted into our reading mostly, and figuring out who is playing what role to make this project a success. I am the video editor which means I will be doing a lot of the searching and even some filming of scenes which correspond to the message we are trying to get across. I think that being a video editor is a tough role; capturing a video that relates to our topic is not as easy as it sounds. It takes a bit of skill outside of reading and writing, which I can pretend like I have. Usually when my group faces a challenge somewhat similar to this we rely on our creativity to take us to where we need to be. Well, I don't think that will necessarily hold true for this project. There is some real skill required when working with html and such. This is a project that requires all of us to step outside of our comfort zone and be a part of some "intellectual risk taking".
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This week I learned the importance of time management through a nagging project that has to complete by Monday. It is a hard thing to plan time to work on a big project, ideally spread in equal amounts of time throughout the week. I tried doing this toward the beginning but ended up getting derailed on Wednesday. This is a tough challenge but like most challenges, they will come to an end. Monday will come but there is a lot of preparation still required before then. Watching the other presentations from previous years has been helpful in leading me in the direction that I want to go. I will be so relieved to be done with this project and onto the next trimester.
In addition this week I built up my presentation skills to fit the needs for this presentation. This is a unique presentation, unlike any that I have ever set up before, being that each slide only lasts 10 seconds. I am eager to get going on the next trimester and finish out the year and really just be on to my senior year. |
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