Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Self Reflection: Reconstruction Debate

Self-Reflection Questions

Reconstruction Debate

How did I feel during planning this presentation? Why did I feel this way?

A. During the planning I felt fine, I knew what to do and I knew where to find the information.

How did I feel prior to presenting? Why did I feel this way?

A. During the presentation I felt kind of nervous because I was scared that I would mess up or have technical difficulties.

How did I feel while I was presenting? Why did I feel this way?

A. While I was presenting I still felt nervous because I thought I would mess up and because I thought I would, I did mess up.

What did I personally do well?

A. Thought I did well on speaking loudly and had good eye contact

What did not go as desired in this presentation?

A. I didn’t know what to say for some parts, and sometimes I mumbled instead of speaking clearly.

On a scale from 1-10, how well do I think I understood the content? Explain.

A. I would give myself a 9 because I already knew stuff on slaves and I already knew what happened after slaves were freed.

How do I think my group members perceived me? Why do I think this?

A. I think my group perceived me as someone who takes a little bit longer than most to get her work done. I think this because for the slides that I had to do I finally got them done 2 days after Blair had said she wanted them.

How do I think the 8th graders perceived me? Why do I think this?

A. I think the 8th graders perceived me as nervous because during the presentation I was so nervous that I barely knew what to say.

Knowing that I can only control how I act and react, if I could do this presentation again, what would I change about my actions to make it a more ideal experience?

A. I would make cue cards so this way I would know what to say instead of fumbling for the right word.

What are my strengths in groups?

A. My strengths are probably finding pictures and information.

What areas do I need improvement?

A. The areas I need to improve on would be animation.

What is the most important thing I learned about myself? Why is this so important?

A. The most important thing I learned about myself is that if I don’t write down what I’m going to say and don’t practice then I won’t do as well as I want to or as well as I need to.

Are there any other things that I need to express?

A. None that I can think of.