Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

1. What aspect of your Lesson 2 Presentation are you most proud of and why?
        I am most proud of my powerpoint and how I structured the flow of my presentation. I feel that because of the way I organized my information, the class was able to understand my answer better. I didn't start my presentation off with the standard name>topic>hook>EQ>answer, but gave some background and explained my topic and EQ before delving into the rest of my presentation. Interpreting is a relatively little-known subject unless you have experienced it or have an interest in it, so I felt like doing this prepared the class for when I presented my answer, and I'm proud that I was able to execute it well.
       
2. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation? 
        AE

    Explain why you deserve this grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 Component Contract.
        I deserve an AE because I went in-depth beyond what was required on the contract. I used five articles and referenced my mentorship and both my interviews several times, as opposed to the one article and reference needed for a P. I referenced many examples of my answer in real life interpreting scenarios. I knew my lesson content like the back of my hand, so I didn't look at my PowerPoint much. This is not on the rubric, but I think it is a way I went above and beyond.

3. What worked for you in Lesson 2?
        My activity worked really well. Even though I didn't like giving the class yet another handout-type activity, it was fun, engaging, different, and fit perfectly with my answer. I think people enjoyed it.

4. If you had a time machine, what would you go back and do differently to improve your Lesson 2?
        If I were to go back and improve my lesson, I would spend more time practicing my delivery. I had two long pauses that could have been eliminated with more rehearsal. Also, there were a couple times I forgot to say something important for a certain PowerPoint slide. Fortunately I was able to remember and reference back to the slides that had already passed, but this would have been less likely to happen with more rehearsal.

5. What do you think your EQ Answer 2 will be?
        I'm thinking my second answer will be pertaining to cultural awareness of the target language.