Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

Hannah Leonard

North 12

Blog 15: Independent Component Approval

Content:

Please review the component contract on page 12 of the senior project packet.   The Independent Component 2 is an opportunity for you to add a dimension of creativity and/or an additional outlet for research.  The goal of the component is for you to explore your answers in more depth.  On Friday, April 24, 2014, you will be turning in the following to your blog to prove completion of this component:

·       Log of hours on an digital spreadsheet (with total number of hours included)
·       Evidence of the 30 hours of work (e.g. transcript, essays, tests, art work,    

        photographs) as digital artifacts
·       LIA

The senior team expects that your log will be on the right hand side of your blog in the Senior Project Hours link.   In addition to this,  we expect that you will be able to prove the total 30 hours of work by submitting evidence to the blog by the due date.  For this blog post and approval, please answer the following questions.

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
I will do 30 mentorship hours at the House of Ruth.
2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
I will volunteer for 30 hours at my mentorship, helping plan and set up events, organizing files, and going over informational packets, videos, and presentations.
3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.
So far I have gotten my best research material and the most depth while being at my mentorship. Even when I think I've learned everything I need to know, they teach me something new.
4.  Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link and label it "Independent Component 2" log.

Your answers to the questions should be supported with details and examples for the senior team to understand what you plan to do.   Once we review your Blog Post 15, your house teacher will discuss with you the approval of your plan.  If it is approved, please start working on it.  If it is not approved, your house teacher will explain why.  It is your job to address the concerns so you can get your component approved. 

January Extra Blog Post

Hannah Leonard

North 12

January Extra Blog Post

I completed a significant number of mentorship hours in the month of January. I completed 20 hours in 2 weeks. I learn a lot when at my mentorship, such as, how verbal abuse in a home can affect the a childs' developing brain. I watched this short movie, which went in detail about the development and I found it very helpful. 

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

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 ....

 504 × 296 - girlsaskguys.com 

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