Feature Cast From The Past! Reflection

Project Purpose:
To understand the difference between Cause/Effect Relationships and Correlations. To understand how and why major events in history are connected and intertwined (think yarn activity). To research a major event from U.S. history in order to understand why it is significant and how it relates to other major events. To understand features of a feature article and podcast and to be able to create a feature article and podcast about your major event in history.

Project Purpose:
To present the 5ws of your major event to the class. To write/peer edit/revise a feature article or podcast. To have at least three drafts in your writing portfolio. To present a polished version of your feature article or podcast on Media Night, as well as posting it online to our Team feature cast from the Past web page.

Specific Concepts Learned:
1. One concept I learned in this project is the difference between cause and effect. Cause is something that happened and effect is the result, what came out of what happened.

2. Another concept i learned is how to use Pages in a Mac and make my own hook when writing, so I can get readers to keep on reading my writing, in this case my feature article. I learned how to use Pages from my friends because I didn't know how to use it and a lot of them did, so they helped me a lot. I thought It was easer and better looking than making it in Adobe Illustrator.

Real-World Significance:
If I ever wanted to write my own article, so that it can go into a magazine, then learning how to use Pages would help me a lot. It would help me with any other writing job. I also learned how to make a hook, which again would help with any job dealing with writing because it helps readers keep on reading, because most readers read the first sentence to see if it isn't boring and if it doesn't bore them then they keep on reading.

My Querencia Clip board

This is my Querencia Clipboard that I made! It is a volleyball net, and I made it out of a Clipboard because it was part of the project. In this project we had to design are clipboard into something we are passioned about and love. A Querencia which is on the back of my clipboard, is your own place that you like reading at or doing anything, but it doesn't have to be a place it can also be something you are passionate about, which in this case mine is volleyball. I chose Volley ball because it makes me feel like I'm somewhere that is away from all my problems and I'm very passionate about it. I have my querencia writing on the bottom if you want to read it.

My Querencia
A Querencia is somewhere or something that makes you feel safe and happy, somewhere like your home or just outside. Well my Querencia is playing volleyball because it is so much fun and very exciting. Not only that, every time I hit the ball it makes me feel happy; somehow it separates me from all the bad things happening to me at the time. It also makes me feel safe from everything that surrounds me and makes me feel like I’m in a different world were nothing bad can happen to me, it’s just me and the volleyball. I usually play in the sand, like on the beach because it’s easier to dive on and is just more fun, except when the sand is hot. Most of my friends don’t play volleyball so I can only play with my cousin, but I’m trying to get them to play so that some day we can all play together. I have only been playing volleyball for a year, not even a year only about 4-5 months, so I’m new to this. Volleyball is fun, if you know how to play it, but if you don’t it isn’t that fun. This sport brings lots of joy into my life and that is why I chose it for my Querencia, not only is it fun and exciting but it makes me feel powerful when I am about to hit volleyball over the net. Well there is not much more to say about volleyball, so I’m going tot have to bump, set and spike my way out of here.