Bully Project
This assignment was given to our group Shark Tank, to spread awareness about Bullying. We were instructed to create a Prezi, a video, and a game to play with classmates. We also took trips to different classes, spreading our message throughout the school and hopefully impacting many students. We designed shirts to show how serious this issue is and to unify our classmates on this subject. This assignment was one of the most impactful projects we've had all year. Prior to these projects, we saw documentaries and read passages on this topic. We were moved in a way to where we felt the urge to do something about it. Bullying is very strong subject for me, due to witnessing it, and never doing anything about it. I gained so much more knowledge on how to help, how to notice it, and how to solve the problem. I now know that bullying is a serious problem, and it happens more often than you think.
Drugs and Alcohol Amongst Teens
This assignment was another project given to our Shark Tank group. This assignment was based on spreading awareness about drugs and alcohol amongst teens. We were instructed to create a Prezi and a video for this assignment. We presented in front of our class, describing the dangers of alcohol and drugs. We gave examples, facts, statistics, and behavioral studies about how teens react when using alcohol and drugs. This project was very impactful due to the growing number of teens dying every year to alcohol and drugs. It really opens your eyes about this subject, and how much it has affected teenagers lives. I now know that alcohol and drugs may be fun in the present, but may lead to unfortunate situations in the future.
Shark Tank Weebly Site
For our English class, we were instructed to design a website with our classmates. It had to be groups of 6-7 and we had to create everything from scratch. We came up with the name Shark Tank. Shark Tank symbolized how we hunt and explore new topics and discussions in and out of the class. We constructed the site to work as a team on assignments our teacher will give us. We created a home page, wrote bios about ourselves, and constructed projects together. It was one big team effort. I learned how to work with many people that gave equal quality of work and always followed directions. We have become close as a group, helping and doing projects together. I now know that if everyone puts in equal share, your expectation can be exceeded by others brilliance.