Blog 26: Senior Project Reflection

1. I am most proud of the effort and creativity that went into my final presentation. I didn't think I would be able to pull it off but with the help of all my friends and people who I mentioned in my presentation, I was able to but I wouldn't have been able to do it without them.

2.

• I would say an AE+ due to all the effort that went into my final presentation, and for having a lot of research backed up with articles 
• P or P+ because I do think my final presentation did reflect how much knowledge and dedication I put into this presentation and topic. 

3. The final presentation worked SO much better than I thought it would, I thought the walls would break or there would be so many more complications, but regardless of grade I am really happy it turned out the way it did.

4. I would have started a lot earlier

5. I have such a deeper level of understanding for homeless youth, which is really helpful because I know my future will consist of finding ways to help them, even if its not my career. I will continue to volunteer for organizations that help the homeless in all regions that I will live in my future.

PARTY!

So to conclude my project, we all took down the cardboard and took it to Natalie's house to make forts and have a giant water balloon fight. I think it was a great way to make sure the project didn't go to waste after and wrap up my final presentation for iPoly.

Thank You So Much, I Couldn't Have Done it Without You!

I just wanted to thank everyone for helping me with this massive project, I know it was such a pain to put together but I love you so much for not even thinking twice about helping me, and giving me help even when I didn't ask for it.

Thank you Cheryl, Natalie O., Gohan, Ivy, Victoria, Joe, Jesse, Joey, Elijah, Priscilla, Xavier, Dominic, JD, Zhailah, Andy, Rene, Nicole D., Lucas, Jesus, Grandpa, Diego, & my Mom

I love you so much!

An Inside Look

Presenting outside had many pros and cons. A pro would be it really got to give my audience an authentic feel of what it was like to be a homeless youth- they had to sit on the floors and in some sections had no shade. A con however would be it was really hard to see my powerpoint off of the projector I had borrowed, and while I know we aren't getting graded on that, It would have been great if that would've worked also.

Making Space

For my sponge activity I had groups create makeshift shelters out of materials commonly used by homeless youth. I thought it was pretty funny and awesome at the creativity some of the groups used to create their shelters.

Handprint Wall

For my walkthrough, I decided to have some of the walls be hand prints of students who attend iPoly, in order to emphasize my 3rd answer, which is having a life mentor. The objective of the hand prints was to make your mark, and then write one person who you could not have made it to where you are today without. This helped my answer because, life mentors jobs are to believe in children and help them achieve their goals, much like the people next to hand prints have done for us.

2 Hour Presentation Inspiration

For my 2 hour I knew I really wanted to do something that would hopefully be memorable, so I started thinking of all different events or galleries I have attended that have left a huge impact on me. I immediately thought of the Museum of Tolerance because they really gave you the feel of what it is like to live during the Holocaust which made the topic more understandable and way more connectable. However, I didn't really know how I would pull this off, but just by chance I one day while I was volunteering at the URM I got to attend an art gallery on the homeless living on Skid Row. I fell in love with the way the gallery was set up as one huge room constructed out of cardboard and sheet metal. Also, the room had no roof and I thought this really added to the feel of living on the streets because we got to see the whole gallery under the stars. (See Second Thursday Blog Post)