What is the project?

This project was called “Its the end of the World as we know it” in this project we had to read a book called  “ The Outsiders.” This book was okay but I don’t think I would have  read it if I had the choice. This book gave me a lot of information about worldview. I compared my worldview to the Outsiders worldview. We had 4 weeks to read the whole book and every Thursday we met with our discussion groups to talk about the chapters we had read and the role sheets we had to do on the section of reading. The role sheets were sheets that we had to fill out based on what your role was that week. There were 4 sheets but we only did 3 of them over the 3 weeks we were reading the book. We each did a role sheet and we switched between them every week so we all did a different one each time. When the book was finished we did the 4th one but every one was meant to do the same one so then we could each present it to our groups. After we had finished reading the book we watched the movie and had to make Venn diagrams while we were doing so. We were introduced to the main part. We had to make write a song with with the background music of  “It’s the End of the World as we Know it” by REM. We had to write lyrics to the music about worldview and we had to use our notes that we had made to do it. We recorded our song and then had to make an iMovie. We had to get photos from when we were younger and now. We put all our photos together to make a slideshow and then we put it on our YouTube channels.

The Driving Question

The driving question for this project was “How can a text help me understand myself as my worldview is changing?” This project was all about worldview and how we can understand our worldview and others. The outsiders were to help us understand our worldview by comparing it to theirs. They lived in a rough place and fought each other, they killed each other in self defence. This all related back to the driving question and understanding our worldview. We had to make a MindNode on our worldview and put things in it about ourselves and what is part of our worldview. 

YouTube Video

We had to set up a YouTube channel to put our “Becoming a PLP Learner” video in (which was our maker project.) We also had to put our song on it so if you would like to watch it then you can right here! I think that we did a good job with the video and the way we set up our slideshow.

What I did well

I think in this project I did well by staying focused and trying my hardest to make my work the best it can be. The lyrics were hard to write and it was a very fast song so it was pretty hard to sing, but I think that I did a good job. The lyrics were hard to write because you had to get them perfect and make sure that its in time with the music. Overall I think that me and my group members (Brooklyn and Kiera) did a pretty good job on this project and I am proud of what we have managed to do.

Reflection 

I think that overall I did a good job on this project with my group members. I now understand what worldview is (kind of). I didn’t really like this project at first but as we got into it more and more I started to really enjoy it and have fun! I am happy with the work I put into this and am happy with what I have done. The book was ok and the movie was short but I learned a lot from it about understanding my worldview by understanding the Outsiders worldview. I am proud of the work I put into this and I think that me and my group members did a good job on this project. The singing part was hard because the song is so fast. Writing the lyrics were even harder because you had to make sure it that is exactly in time with the music so when we sing it it is exactly in time with the music.