The model UN discussion was at Fort Lewis college .I hate to admit it but it took a really long time to get everything ready. We first did a North Korea seminar. It was really interesting at first when we started the project I didn’t really understand what my teacher wanted me to do. I learned about the model UN as well. After we did the North Korea seminar we did Israel and Palestine debate. We all were different countries. We all acted like we were representing different countries. I was India and for this curtain thing was India is actually semi allies. The seminar was pretty interesting really like it
Right of return essay
My speech
Graphic Novel reflection
The graphic novel project was a very interesting project for my partner and I. We worked very well together as a group. As the artist I worked my hardest to get the story line he was seeing in his head. I was drawing everything out and of course made some minor mistakes. That was my fault I thought that when reading it was a different character then who it actually was. Over all I thought personally we did pretty well. The thing I think I could improve on im my writing and peroration skills. Originally the author s supposed to write the script into the bubbles. My partner at the last minute got sick and could not write the letters. To be honest i’m kinda glad he didn’t. It made me realize that some of the bubbles where to big or to small. He also encouraged me to color the photos in. Originally it was going to be black or white. I'm glad I had a very supportive partner by my side. Even when I was just fooling around he wouldn’t mind. I wish to have him as a partner in future projects.
Masks Project
The Gender Argument
Kaleigh Nau
On a cold winter morning, I stand out by the river bank. I wonder if the world we currently live in will ever be fixed. Hate, despair, anger will they all disappear one day. Will this world still be ruled by chaos? Will age matter after everything that is changing in our world? Like a clock ticking away time or the seasons changing so often…will it end? Will it matter what girls and boys wear? Within a individual human lifetime we start out not caring about what society says but as we get older we lose our ability to act independently of socialization. Girls are shaped by society to act a certain way, such as wearing dresses, wearing makeup and acting submissive to men. As I see this around me everyday I personally wasn’t socialized that way.
Boys and girls around the world are thought differently from each other. Some parents are strict about how their kids act or look. Other parents don’t care. Kids now have access to technology and have more free will, meaning they are more exposed to media. Even now young men don’t wear pink because it is a feminine thing to do. Girls wear makeup to make themselves more appealing to guys. We all are taught that boys and girls should act differently all around the world. Why do you think that? Why can’t boys wear dresses but girls can? Is that such a bad thing?
At a very young age you learn that there are certain things you can and can’t do. Girls stay at home to cook and clean. Boys work to pay for the stuff they need to survive. Women wear dresses and put makeup on. Men wake up looking fabulous and go to work. The boy should stick up for the girl. Girls should act helpless. Girls are weak. Girls can’t do anything. This is what I see daily at high school, but I personally don’t follow any of these rules.
When I was little, I was told if I set my mind to it, I can do anything. I could be strong. I could be anything I wished to be. My parents are very accepting of who I am. No one can judge me for who I am or want to be. I am a little self conscious about my legs so I wear jeans—the only reason is because I was made fun of when I was little because I have a huge birthmark on my leg. I didn’t really think much about it at the time but once it was brought to my attention I became more self conscious. Maybe you have something you hide?
Society changes our perspective on life and our actions. While boys and girls are socialized to act differently, because of my supportive parents and having grown up with a disabled brother, I see people as people rather than weird frickin blobs sitting on the edge of the street forced into society.
Project Reflection
1. What are you most proud of on your mask? Why?
I’m most proud of the clock and the beads that make it look like an accessory. I worked really hard on the project and painting is not one of my strong points. When I first started using detail on my real mask I used pencil and that black paint. I messed up with the black paint and so I switched to sharpie to highlight all my small details. I ended up using a really small brush that I was given by our digital arts teacher Roxy. Thanks to her I was able to get everything done on my mask.
2. Quotes the section of your essay that you are most proud of and describe, in detail, why are you proud of it?
“Girls are shaped by society to act a certain way, such as wearing dresses, wearing makeup and acting submissive to men. As I see this around me everyday I personally wasn’t socialized that way.” I am proud of this quote because it describes that I’m not a normal girl who wears dresses and wear make up for the appeal of men. I wear makeup so that I can use it as a skill for one of my hobbies. I hate dresses because I look terrible in them. I like jeans because they keep my legs warm. I don’t fall head over heels for men. I don’t care if someone says I’m ugly I know for a fact I am pretty and they can’t say no to that.
3. What will you remember from this project? Why?
I will remember that everyone was thought differently. Everyone was socialized to act differently. Not everyone grew up the way I did and I need to keep that in mind. I need to keep an open mind about people I trust and think about their surroundings.
4. Which habit of heart and mind do you need to work on in your next project to get better at project based learning? Why do you need to improve and how that habit of heart and mind will help?
I need to work on advocacy I don’t speak up for myself. I sit on the sidelines and do nothing to help. If it’s protecting me or anything like that I’m at my lowest element. I sit there and watch on the side lines. I plan on sticking up for myself and work really hard. I go in for office hours to. I will keep going for office hours no matter what.