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.

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)

Blog 13: Rough Draft 30 Minute Presentation

30 Minute Lesson Plan
Name:	Angel Campos			Date:1/17/13			House:	West
Essential Question: What is the best way to help street children assimilate to maintstream living conditions?				Objectives: To teach audience the importance rudamentary shelter can be when it comes to childrens' development.
Category		Guide
Introduction		Hello West House, my name is Angel Campos and today I will be teaching you abou the difference a stable shelter can make in a child's life.
Verification (Steps to check for student understanding)		Beginning: Has anyone ever seen a homeless child stationed on the side of the street? (If so) What kind of shelter were they using for protection, if they were using any at all? End: Based on the information taught, why do you believe having rudamentary shelter is important?
Body (Give and/or demonstrate necessary information)		• Literal: 1. Street children most often make unsafe shelters with their surroundings. 2.These shelters  make them suseptible to physical harm, and don't protect them as much as they should. 3. There are much safer alternaties available, which could help a child develop better. • Interpretive: 1. Many people may have younger siblings/family members. 2. We live in the Los Angeles area, the capital of homelessness in the US. • Applied: This topic helps me in the future by really understanding what devestating effects a child can go through simply by having bad/no shelter. It helps me with the end result of my senior project, because it really gives my mentorship more meaning, by working in a shelter, and it also gives me a sense of direction as to what I want to choose as my final answer for my EQ.
Visuals		1. Powerpoint 2. Pictures of children who live in makeshift shelters vs. those who do not (yet are still homeless e.i. shelter children)
Activity (Describe the independent activity to reinforce this lesson)		• Making Space: • How it will be done: I will bring a plethora of materials that one would typically find on the street and some that would be more ideal for a safe shelter, in groups, students will have to construct a makeshift shelter in which they deem durable by the information taught in x amount of time • What materials will be used: tarp, trash bags, mesh, coat hangers, wooden planks, blankets, etc..
Three Important Sources		Three Important Sources 1. My experience at URM, I would consider this a valuable source because when I work with the children in the shelter they are so much more cared for and protected than those I see on the street. 2. http://www.layouth.com/a-world-apart-i-lived-on-skid-row/ This is a first hand account of a minor living on skid row without proper shelter. 3. first5la.org this website greatly talks about what its like for children from 0-5 living in LA
Conclusion		Thank you west house for listening and participating in my presentation on why shelter is so critical to a child's development.

Rough Draft of Presentation 1

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_yNhJ5LSQ5AR1JObHUyMGFRaEk