Resilience Cafe Project Reflection

Now that the Resilience Cafe Project is over it is time for me to reflect on my performance throughout the project. I think i have done well on this project but that i can improve.

While going through the process of creating our projects we had to gain skills and learn information: to identify two resilient people (one from the past and one from the present),to research and share information on our resilient people (and establish a connection between them), and to learn and understand the issues surrounding the Civil War (understanding the views of both the North and the South). When we first began our project and we where choosing our resilient people I came down with a cold which left me having to stay home for a few days which left my partner having to do the initial researching and brainstorming which is when she came up with the idea of honoring Helen Keller and Melanie Benn. After this we did research and interviewing with our people so that we could know as much as we could about them. Also for this project we had to read a packet on the Civil War so that we could understand all of the issues surrounding the war. I think on this part of the project I could have read and taken my notes more thoroughly so I could have done better in the Civil War Showdown. I think in the area of content and skill I deserve a meet expectations or a B.

In the time leading up to the Resilience Café we were asked to: help plan and prepare for the Resilience Café Night (at which we would have to dress in a professional manner), to present our artwork in a professional way, and to have created a polished 100 word piece of writing or plaque describing our art piece. On the night of Resilience Café I made sure that I came to school dressed in a professional attire while wearing the requested black and white so that I could look professional. I think that I could have helped with more of the planning involved with the Resilience Café Night, but I was busy helping burn CD’s and making sure my book page was in the right format and such. When I presented my art piece I tried to do it a professionally as possible and I think that I did a good job. I talked about how the quilt related to Helen Keller and I didn’t talk for a long time and I tried to keep it interesting. As for my plaque it was kind of a rush to get it done type of thing so it wasn’t done as well as it could have been. For the category of PRESENTATION/ PROFESSIONALISM I think that I deserve a meets expectations or B.

For the writings portions of the project we were asked to revise our work to correct all grammacal, spelling, and punctuation errors, and to establish a connection between our resilient people. I didn’t do any of the writing from the Resilience Café Night, but when we did the poetry slam competition earlier in the project I held my self to the standard of correcting all of the criteria above. I don’t really know how to grade myself in this category.

When creating my art piece I knew I wanted it to be different and meaningful. I liked the idea of making a quilt because it was different than what everyone else was doing. I think that our quilt turned out very well and I would be proud to have it displayed in the classroom or out in a hallway. For my art piece i think that i would give myself a ecceeds expectations or A.

At the beginning of this project “resilience” was a vocab word followed by a deffinition that I could recite without much though. Now that this project is over this word means so much more to me. It has been so meaningful to meet and hear the stories of these inspiring people.