In this assignment, Ms. Sutton required us to research a social issue that we thought needed to be shared with the rest of our class. Our think tank group chose Gay Rights. So we spent weeks researching and making a video and a prezi related to the topic of gay rights. After that, we presented our topic to the class with our video and prezi. This assignment proved to be significant to me because I have never actually researched a topic controversial as this one and present information about it. From this assignment I learned that many nations around the world actually legalized gay marriage and those nations are the stepping stone for our world to reach equality.
In this assignment, Ms. Sutton required us look into the topic of bullying and create a prezi and a video about how to stop bullying. Our think tank group began by looking into the health websites about the signs of bullying and what can people do to stop it. Most of them requested that friends and family should comfort the one bullied rather than ask the person being bullied to talk to the bully. After weeks of rigorous research, our group finally finished a prezi and video to present to our class and other classes. This assignment was very significant to me because I felt very emotional while researching about this topic because I was empathetic while reading the stories and watching the ones who were getting bullied. From this assignment I learned to watch what I do and stand up for the ones getting hurt. I began to implement the gold rule more strictly, treat others how you want to be treated.
In this assignment, Ms. Sutton required us to make flash cards on the vocabulary that she assigns weekly. On this flashcard, I was required to draw a circle with a word that she assigned us. Then she made me split the circle into four sections with the topc labeled at the top of each section: synonym, antonym, picture, and definition. I had to look up more than 20 words week and was forced to use a flashcard for each words. Then the class was tested on these vocabulary.This assignment was very significant to me because it helped me improve my vocabulary and I was able to utilize this for the SAT. With this assignment, I was able to expand my vocabulary bank and I am able to read books that have more challenging vocabulary.