FHP Project Reflection

Name: Bailey Galloway Project Reflection Project Title: Family History Project Class: Humanities Class Dates: October, 17 2007

PURPOSE In this section, explain what you were supposed to learn and what you were supposed to do. Sentence Starters The purpose of this project was to learn about… In order to learn about _________________, we had to create/perform/ write/etc… In order to learn about Vietnam first I had to use all of the resources I can to create 4-5 pages of notes on the war. Next I created a rough draft of a historical narrative that I used my notes to produce. I interviewed my grandfather and asked him multiple questions that would also help me with my narrative. I used the questions and answers to make a interview write up. I also wrote a personal narrative in which was the story of mine and my brothers names. I made sure to sight all of my sources and created a bibliography using easybib.com. Finally after many drafts completed a final draft of both my personal and historical narratives. I gathered up all of my pictures and memorabilia and made captions for the pictures. Lastly I bound all of my book together and created the final product. WHAT I LEARNED In this section, tell what information or skills you learned or improved. Sentence Starters I learned about… I explored the concept of … In this project, I learned how to…. (skills) During this project I really learned a lot about the Vietnam war because at first I didn't even think about the war or know anything about it. Iearned why the war started and how the U.S became involved in the war. I also learned about the easy-bib sight in case I have to create a bibliography in the future. I learned about the different type of questions and what they consist of. I learned how to bind papers using a binding machine. At first I had never did an interview and didn't know how to do one and after this project I feel like I can do an interview any time on anyone. I also learned a lot of things that my grandfather did that I really hadn't asked him or thought of asking him before. I think that the most important thing I learned is how to pace myself bcause in this project we didn't have a lot of due dates so this taught us that you need to make sure that you get everything done. REFLECTION In this section, reflect on your experience. Did you like the project? Why or why not? How did you do? What would you do differently next time? Sentence Starters I enjoyed this project because… I feel like I could have done better on this project because… Next time, I would… I really enjoyed this project because I love the flexibility to do most things at our own pace. I think that this project taught me a lot of good information that I could use later in my life. I also feel that it was kind of fun learning all of this information about my grandfather that I didn't know. It was also fun to be so independent and set your own due dates for most of the required things. Think that next time I would do a scrap book instead of binding my pages because I think that the scrap book looks better and shows more effort and you could show more creativity. I would also put way more pictures in my booklet and get more artifacts and have my grandfather send me some of his medals. ARTIFACTS You should have at least one artifact from each project on your DP. What document, picture, or link will you have for this project? Pictures from student share Letter from Kennedy to Ngo Dinh Diem personal photos Interview historical narrative