During our most recent project, "Gaming the System", my group put together a spin-off of our favorite, well known game show, Family Feud! We called it Arguing Relatives. We simplified some rules, shortened the game to 3 questions, and took away the fast money round. I think this was a smarter decision and much easier to explain to some of our contestants, especially the younger ones. I think our game was a success! At first it was a bit difficult to get people to join but as the night went on, people had a lot of fun and there were even contestants who wanted to play again!
Moving on to how I used our class "Life Values" and "Learning outcomes", I represented grit by leading the group and pushing them to do more when I realized their slacking and all of us falling behind in terms of completing the final product. It was difficult to express empathy at times but one good example ties in with my representation of grit and being a leader. I think the group needed one and by stepping up, I helped them a lot when they were confused or stressed out. They could come to me and ask what needs to be done or how to do it. Respect is something that I also had trouble with, I could become snappy at times because of my own stress levels but I'd say I respected my teachers very well. I was mindful of their schedule and if they couldn't get something for us in the time we needed it, I had no problem taking matters into my own hands. I bought stuff like goody bags and our most important element to the game show, the wooden boards. Personally, I know I demonstrated responsibility and bravery very well. Near the the end of the project, when I realized my group wouldn't finish in time, I stepped up and took the boards home over the weekend and worked on them for hours until everything was finished and I was content. Looking back, I think I represented integrity well too. I believe I did justice to the project and to my group. I'm proud of the work I did. It was difficult sometimes because a group member left High Tech completely in the the middle of building the structures but I also ended up making a friend. Now that we've discussed "Life Values", it's time to turn our attention to "Learning Outcomes". Our work ethic could have been better in some areas but I think we were really good at coming to quick solutions or compromises. I think we showed that really well when we realized that making a box wasn't going to work and we couldn't get a good buzzer. Not long after this realization, we found some pieces of foam that looked really cool after we put some hand prints on it to signify where the contestants hit. I think most of my group did really well in collaboration. We expressed ourselves well and communicated things on our minds or if anyone ever needed help. I think I did the best at oral communication especially at exhibition. Even though I was already loosing my voice, I was able to be an entertaining host and talk a lot! I was even in the hallway calling people in. Not only did we show off our game shows at this exhibition, we also showed off our adventure books full of vignettes connected with our lives. I think my written communication was best in that project. I believe my work was well organized and served justice to my artistic vision and the aesthetic I envisioned. In Math/ Physics, I learned about circuits and the difference between series and parallel. We even got to make magnets with a battery, wire, and a nail. In Humanities, we studied the history of game shows and the scandals that took place in the game show industry. In Multimedia, we learn about different artists everyday and during this project, studied some hosting techniques and got the opportunity to work with many different mediums and textures.