(1) Positive Statement
What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?I am most proud of putting so much effort into thoroughly researching this topic. This helped me learn a lot about forensics even without a mentor for the whole first semester of the year. I am also proud that I didn't give up on forensics and change my topic to an easier topic just because it was very difficult for me to find a mentor. As for my block presentation, I am proud of how successful my activities were in helping the audience further learn about my answers. Lastly, I am also proud of how much I improved on presenting in front of a class and speaking loudly.
(2) Questions to Consider
a. What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation? Use the component contract to defend that assessment.
P. Met all the P consideration criteria. Dressed professionally, eye contact, engages audience, Justification of answers, organization and creativity.
b. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project? Use the component contract to defend that assessment.
P. Although I missed a couple of assignments throughout the year, I continued to remain on track with my research. It was difficult to complete some assignments because I didn't have a mentor so I mainly relied on research.
(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
The best thing that worked for me in my senior project was how broad and diverse my topic is so that helped me find more quality research.
(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project?
The one thing that didn't work was not being able to find a mentor. If I had a time machine, I would've used different search words while I was researching on forensic mentors. If I had a mentor from the beginning of the year, I would've saved my self a lot of wasted time and saved pointless research. I also would've gotten better grades on my first 2 lessons and even completed interview 2 which had to be on your mentor.
(5) Finding Value
How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors? Be specific and use examples.
I chose forensics as my senior topic because I was really interested in it and wanted to learn more about it. I even thought of forensics as a possible career option. However, after all the research I went through and the people I talked to, I now know that it isn't a job I would want to persue. I still love and enjoy forensics but it isn't a right career choice for me. Also, because I know so much about the topic of forensics, I can state why I would not want forensics as a career.
1. What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?
I am most proud of my enunciation through out the presentation because I usually have a low volume while speaking. Also I am really proud of the organization of my presentation and how it flowed really well and caused me to meet the minimum time limit.
2. a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?
P
b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.
According to the lesson 2 component contract, I give myself a P. I don't think I had any concern with professionalism because I spoke loud and clear, made eye contact, and engaged and interacted with the audience. No concern with the organization and creativity nor the audience involvement. Also, I provided more than 1 quality published research source cited.
3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
Having more time to present really helped me and worked for me in my lesson 2. I was able to say whatever I needed to say and go into depth about it. Another thing that worked was being able to have a powerpoint because it really helped organize my presentation and helped me stay on track with time.
4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
I would have done my activity differently. I would've came up with a more engaging and creative activity that helped the audience further learn my answer but 10 minutes was just not enough time to do a different more engaging activity.
5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?
I think my answer #2 is going to be the improvement of standards set in forensics with federal support. Basically, getting more funding to improve forensic techniques and further research to reduce human error and reduce the number of wrongful convictions.
1. What are you most proud of in your lesson, and why?
I am most proud of the amount of research I provided in my lesson because this helped me reach the maximum time limit and the audience really comprehended it.
2. What assessment would you give yourself on your lesson? Explain why you earned that grade using evidence from the component contract.
According to the component contract, I would give myself an AP because I know I had a problem with my volume and enunciation and I didn't reference my cited research source. Besides that, I made eye contact with the audience and engaged them with visuals. As well as, providing a great depth of clear and concise research and referencing my current mentor status since I do not have a mentor.
3. If you could go back, what would you change about your lesson? How can you use that knowledge to give a better Lesson 2?
If I could go back, I would prepare more for my lesson and make it more organized to help the content flow smoother. I can make a better lesson 2 by practicing the coordination of content to timing. Also, I should have a mentor by lesson 2 who can help me with more information and real life examples.
