January Post

Not so many things has happened in this month, rather than the New Year and the Lesson 2 Plan. I simply researched and went to sessions with Mrs. Eastwood in this month. That's all I have to say.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

Content:  

• LITERAL
• (a) Write: “I, __________________________, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents ____ hours of work.”
• I Lauren Coronado, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 20 hours of work.
• (b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.
• Mrs. Eastwood.
• (c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.
• Link
• (d) Explain what you completed.
• I have completed some sessions of group therapy and sessions of therapy just with Mrs. Eastwood.
• INTERPRETIVE
• Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
• These sessions give me the experience and the knowledge I need for my answer to my essential question.
• APPLIED
• How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate this.
• Sessions help involve people to learn from themselves and from others. Learning from my other peers has helped me better understand myself.

Grading Criteria

• Updated log in Senior Project Hours Link
• Evidence of 30 hours of work
• LIA submitted to blog

Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

1. What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

• I spoke loudly, clearly, and everyone knew what I was saying. I have nailed the personality part of my presentation.

2. a. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

  

AE    P       AP    CR    NC

• AP

    b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

• I may not have all the components to get a “P” on this presentation, but at least my lecture was good, I guess.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

• My presence and my personality. At least I kept people awake.

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

• Dunno. Work on the technical stuff I guess. To busy being mad at myself for not doing so great.

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

December Blog

Ah, December, the time of the year where I'm broke and have nothing to give to my friends or family... For shame Lauren. For shame...But, anyways. Project. Its going okay. Still working at it. Having some stumbles here and there. Nevertheless, I will prevail against this endeavor of procrastination. So, all I've been doing do far is my mentorship, research, and gathering experience through my independent component. I mean, for this month of December. Its going. Its going.

 

Blog 12: Mentorship 10 Hours

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?

• Here at school, Mrs. Eastwood works here as the school psychologist, so its pretty easy to get a hold of her if I have a question.

2.   Who is your contact?

• Sarah Eastwood. She works here for this school. I often see her on Mondays and Tuesdays. The other counselors who work alongside her also has her contacts. I often turn to them if I needed to call her.

3.   How many  hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).

• I have done about 25 hours of mentorship. Not including my summer hours. For most of the time, I do one-on-one therapy and some small things for her, help her with her word document when she needs it.

4.   Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.

• I mostly do independent component with her. one-on-one therapy or group therapy.

*You need 50 hours plus the original 10 in the summer by May.   The original 10 from the summer do not count toward the 50.  By the end of the year, you will have 60 hours counting that original 10.

Blog 11: Holiday Project Update

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?

• For the most part, I just stayed at home to study on my new books on my topic, read about mental disorders online, and worked on my PowerPoint for my project.

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

• The most important thing I have learned is that child development plays a big part into future mental disorders or difficulties. I read a lot about mental disorders online, and found that most are caused by either household and peer pressures.

3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?

• I would talk to my mentor for this interview. I feel that this upcoming interview would be more important than the rest. I don't really know why, but I really would like to interview my mentor for this. Perhaps its because I feel as though I could ask better questions and have an easier time to communicate with her.

Blog 10: EQ

1.   Review this.  Confirm by stating "I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ."

Essential Question

Once a topic is chosen, the student will develop a working essential question.  The purpose of the working essential question is to help the student build a strong foundation of research which will allow him or her to create an essential question that encourages depth and rigor in the chosen topic.  An essential question must:

• Provide a framework for studies (It calls for breadth and depth of research, Is not a yes/no question)
• Take a stance (It allows you to argue some point, Cannot be a recitation of facts or a list)
• Format (It is specific, The wording makes sense)

I have reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.

2.  Review the following EQs and

• Tell us if each meets the rule of three.
• Tell why they do or don't.

a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?

• Yes, because the question is specific and there can be many  factors.

b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?

• Yes, because there are factors you can go in depth to find an answer.

c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?

• No, because it would seem hard to go in depth in this.

d.  How can an anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?

• No, because the wording sounds a little strange.

3.  Based on your review of the rule of 3 and your experience with assessing four EQs, please write another draft EQ for your senior project.  The senior team will be meeting with students shortly for EQ revision and approval; you are expected to bring your research notebook to that meeting with your EQ draft written inside in pencil.

• What is the most successful type of therapy for finding better coping mechanisms and alleviation to a client?