WOOHOOOOOO!!!!
The presentation was last period. It's always nice to not have it looming in the distance, but I am sad to see this project end. It was BY FAR the best project I have done in any class. Ever. I just want to make that clear. So, how would I grade myself? Well, I'll be totally honest. I forgot my notecards at home, which was pretty terrible preparation on my part. However, the way it turned out I didn't really use the new ones I made. I stumbled pretty badly a couple times, it is really hard for me to onstage, which is something I have to work on. And I did deviate from the speech I had written for a few parts, but I maintained some kind of organization I think.
Logistics aside, the purpose of this presentation was to convey a general idea, and how my project had been my epiphany. I spent a lot of time drafting my speech, and I think that I accomplished that pretty well. I tried to display the message throughout the explanation of my process, something I did not do last year for our Inventor Presentation. I'm proud of the improvement. Actually, there have been a lot of changes since the beginning of last year to my presentation skills. Today I found myself laughing, onstage, at the ridiculous chicken article. It was a connection with the audience that I couldn't have had a year and a half ago. This being the last solo presentation (I think) I will ever give for Mr. McDaniels and Mr. Perlman, I think improvement can be factored into the grade.
So, I have 30 possible points to rate this project by. I'll divide it up and allot points as follows.
Clarity and delivery of intended message: 14.5/15 (97%)
Description of project/process: 5/5 (100%)
Poise and preparation: 4/5 (80%)
Improvement: 4.5/5 (90%)
Total: 28/30 (93%)
There's always room for improvement. But I am really happy I had the opportunity to do this project and the way it turned out.
