The main objective of World Geography class is for students to explore the beauty of the physical and human geographies of countries all around the world, and one of the ways to achieve that is through 'Country Presentations.' Basically, student groups are given one or two countries in a certain region to research about. From that, we have to create a PowerPoint presentation, make one-two dishes of that country, and perform a cultural dance. Since India was the second presentation assigned to me, I was able to apply the experiences I got from my first presentation and make this one a better one. And I believe that my group did a really fantastic job!
Let's first talk about the PowerPoint Presentation. One thing that really impressed me is how well tasks are distributed among my group-mates. There are the researchers, as well as the designers. Each one had a portion to work on and when we combined them all together, it's just at the right degree. Through researching and reading my group-mates findings on India, I definitely learned in-depth about the physical features and colorful cultures of this rich nation. I believe we all practiced our 'self-manager' trait in fulfilling our duties for individual and the group's benefits.
Moving on to the food part, our group was very fortunate to have an Indian-background member who knew about all the spices and chose the appropriate dishes to make. We made Samosas, a famous Indian snack, and Kulfi, a refreshing milk-based dessert. While making the samosa stuffing, due to the great amount of spices hitting the hot oil, tons of infused smoke swooshed out of the skillet and it happened so that we inhaled it... The smoke got stuck in our throats and we coughed like we were about to lose our breaths! Yet, we stood among the smoke and continued with the cooking. In the end, we were able to produce a decent, home-made samosa that we are all extremely proud of. This experience taught us how to deal with troublesome situations away from the help of adults. It also made us 'collaborative workers' that encourage each other to reach the finish line.
Finally, we are confident to say that our dance had been through a lot of practice and deliberate plannings, making it one that showcased comprehensively the beauty of Indian dance culture. Again, our Indian-background member took the responsibility of overseeing the dance by finding the costumes and choosing the right song to dance to, which the rest of the group was really grateful for. We all eagerly participated in practices, as we wish not to embarrass ourselves but to receive recognition through our hard-work. To make it even more interesting, we choreographed our dance in different formations, which turned out really well! This sort of allowed us to be a 'complex-thinker,' who tries to elevate the assignment by thinking outside of the box.
This "Country Presentation" assignment can never be done by one person, as the workload is heavy and one may not have the creative thinking for all aspects. I felt really good to be in such a wonderful group, where all members were 'responsible citizens' and gave in their 100% in trying to make this project one of the best. Good communication ('effective communicator') was the key in producing quality work ('quality producer'), and I've seen that happen smoothly within our group.
Let's first talk about the PowerPoint Presentation. One thing that really impressed me is how well tasks are distributed among my group-mates. There are the researchers, as well as the designers. Each one had a portion to work on and when we combined them all together, it's just at the right degree. Through researching and reading my group-mates findings on India, I definitely learned in-depth about the physical features and colorful cultures of this rich nation. I believe we all practiced our 'self-manager' trait in fulfilling our duties for individual and the group's benefits.
Moving on to the food part, our group was very fortunate to have an Indian-background member who knew about all the spices and chose the appropriate dishes to make. We made Samosas, a famous Indian snack, and Kulfi, a refreshing milk-based dessert. While making the samosa stuffing, due to the great amount of spices hitting the hot oil, tons of infused smoke swooshed out of the skillet and it happened so that we inhaled it... The smoke got stuck in our throats and we coughed like we were about to lose our breaths! Yet, we stood among the smoke and continued with the cooking. In the end, we were able to produce a decent, home-made samosa that we are all extremely proud of. This experience taught us how to deal with troublesome situations away from the help of adults. It also made us 'collaborative workers' that encourage each other to reach the finish line.
Finally, we are confident to say that our dance had been through a lot of practice and deliberate plannings, making it one that showcased comprehensively the beauty of Indian dance culture. Again, our Indian-background member took the responsibility of overseeing the dance by finding the costumes and choosing the right song to dance to, which the rest of the group was really grateful for. We all eagerly participated in practices, as we wish not to embarrass ourselves but to receive recognition through our hard-work. To make it even more interesting, we choreographed our dance in different formations, which turned out really well! This sort of allowed us to be a 'complex-thinker,' who tries to elevate the assignment by thinking outside of the box.
This "Country Presentation" assignment can never be done by one person, as the workload is heavy and one may not have the creative thinking for all aspects. I felt really good to be in such a wonderful group, where all members were 'responsible citizens' and gave in their 100% in trying to make this project one of the best. Good communication ('effective communicator') was the key in producing quality work ('quality producer'), and I've seen that happen smoothly within our group.