Blog 14: Independent Component 1

Hannah Leonard

North 12

Independent Component 1

• LITERAL
  (a) Write: “I, Hannah Leonard, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
  (b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component. Marina Wood, Ashley Solis
  (c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.
• (d) Explain what you completed.    
• I completed 30 hours of mentorship at the House of Ruth for my independent component 
• INTERPRETIVE 
  Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
  
• My mentorship has always been my best source of information and did expand my knowledge of my senior project topic significantly.
• APPLIED
  How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate this. 
• The House of Ruth specializes in domestic violence and gave me any and all information that I needed.
• My mentor gave me a book "Why does he DO that?", which goes into detail about why batterers do what they do and how they think.

Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

Hannah Leonard

North 12

January 28, 2015

 

Lesson 2 Reflection

 

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?
In my Lesson 2 Presentation, I am most proud of my activity because I got a great response from my audience, it was very interactive, and tied in perfectly with my first answer. 
 2. a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

       AE       P          AP       CR       NC

     b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.
1. I spoke for almost 20 minutes when I was only required to speak for 10

2. I had three props, when I was only required to have one

3. I references three sources, when I only was required to reference one, and two of which I brought in to show

4. I referenced my mentorship, a real life scenario, and my interview.

5. My entire presentation was almost 25 minutes and it was only required to be 20 minutes

6. I addressed my topic, my essential question, and my answer, including a detailed breakdown of my topic and answer to my EQ.
3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
What worked for me in my Lesson 2 was how I organized my PowerPoint, the breakdown of everything flowed very well. I also think my activity was a perfect fit for my EQ answer.
4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
If I had a time machine, I would have tried to speak louder and would have done a more in depth conclusion expanding on my activity and its correlation to my answer.
5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

My answer #2 is going to be Trauma Therapy. 

Blog 12: Mentorship 10 Hour Check

Hannah Leonard 

January 9, 2015

North 12

Blog 12: Mentorship 10 Hour Check

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?

The House of Ruth

2.   Who is your contact?

Marina Wood 

3.   How many total hours have you done (total hours should be reflected in your mentorship log located on the right hand side of your blog like your WB)?

64

4.   Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.

At my mentorship I make copes organize files, check messages, and anything else that my mentor might need. 

Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

Hannah Leonard

January 4, 2015

North 12

Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?

Over break, with my senior project, I reviewed my Research Check notes. However ....

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2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

I learned that Beauty and the Beast was an example of a domestic violence. This is important because it demonstrates that many young girls that mistreatment from a man is acceptable and is their job to "change" the man. I originally heard this at my mentorship and then further researched it at a later date.

3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?

If I were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answering my EQ, I would talk to one of the councilors at the House of Ruth. I would talk to one of the councilors because, not only do they have one on one experience with domestic violence victims, but also know a multitude about clinical psychology and its role in domestic violence victims lives.     

December Extra Blog Post

Hannah Leonard

December 30, 2014

North 12

December Extra Blog Post

It came to my attention that the classic Disney movie, Beauty and the Beast, is sending a negative message to young girls. The Beauty and the Beast are in a classic domestic violence relationship. The beast yells at her, throws her around, and then is sweet. The Beauty, Bell, forgives him and takes it upon herself to bring out the good in the Beast, thinks it is her job. The link that I have attached explains all of this in more detail.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL1q19yrLb0

November Extra Blog Post

Hannah Leonard 

November 30, 2014

North 12

November Extra Blog Post

In the month of November I discovered two things in particular that I found to be extremely interesting. The first thing is called reproductive abuse, also known as reproductive coercion. Reproductive abuse is defined as a woman getting pregnant against her will. While this is considered rape, reproductive abuse is an abuser trying to control their victim by getting her pregnant. This in done in many ways, forcing a woman to have unprotected sex against her will (rape), sabotaging the birth control, or coercion (a form of sexual abuse), making a woman afraid to say no to sex. The victim might be afraid to say no because their abuser is also physically abusive. Many people believe that its common for women to get pregnant in order to trap a man in a relationship, however it is far more common for men to do this. With a new born baby or multiple children, it would be far more difficult for a woman to leave.
In a domestic violence relationship, the children are also often abused. Some of these children do get therapy. A form of therapy that has been proven to be effective is animal therapy. Having a dog around in a therapy session, for example, would be very effective in getting a child to open up. This is because the dog makes the child feel more comfortable in that unfamiliar environment. These dogs used for therapy are nonjudgemental and gentle, which is very important to the children's healing process. Abused children often have a hard time trusting, or being close to anyone. They will shrink away from everyone, not just their abusive parent. Animals and their innocent, nonjudgemental nature help the children open up and heal.   

Blog 10: EQ

Hannah Leonard

November 12 , 2014

North 12

Blog 10: EQ Research

1.   Review this.  Confirm by stating "I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ."

Essential Question 

Once a topic is chosen, the student will develop a working essential question.  The purpose of the working essential question is to help the student build a strong foundation of research which will allow him or her to create an essential question that encourages depth and rigor in the chosen topic.  An essential question must:

• Provide a framework for studies (It calls for breadth and depth of research, Is not a yes/no question)
• Take a stance (It allows you to argue some point, Cannot be a recitation of facts or a list)
•  Format (It is specific, The wording makes sense)

I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

2.  Review the following EQs and

• Tell us if each meets the rule of three.
• Tell why they do or don't.

 a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?

Yes, because it is not a yes/no question, allows for argument, and the wording makes sense.
 b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?

No, because the wording seems off.
 c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?

Yes, because it is not a yes/no question, allows for argument, and the wording makes sense.

 d.  How can an anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
Yes, because it is not a yes/no question, allows for argument, and the wording makes sense.

3.  Based on your review of the rule of 3 and your experience with assessing four EQs, please write another draft EQ for your senior project.  The senior team will be meeting with students shortly for EQ revision and approval; you are expected to bring your research notebook to that meeting with your EQ draft written inside in pencil.

EQ: What is the best way to prevent domestic violence?