ELOCUTION:
As a creative activity, I participated in the inter-house elocution. I was required to make a speech in front of the entire school community. As a good writer and public speaker, this activity provided me with a good platform to showcase and improve my skills. The activity was great! All my expectations were met, as I managed to live up to my high standards, performing well by giving a good speech.
The activity, however, was not without difficulties. During my speech I forgot one of my paragraphs. I overcame this difficulty by staying positive. By staying positive, I did not get nervous, and no one realized my mistake, enabling me to continue strongly with my speech.
If I was given the opportunity to redo the event, there would be a few areas where I would like to improve. I would like try to improve my eye contact with the audience and be more commanding on the podium, as those are essential qualities in a superior orator.
My accomplished learning outcomes were:
1: Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth
2: Undertaken new challenges
DEBATE:
As a creative activity, I participated in the inter-house debate. I was required to debate the topic 'The Copenhagen Meet was a Flopenhagen', and I was debating that the meet was a failure. I was keen to participate in this activity because I am a good public speaker, and I wanted to showcase my talent.
The activity met my expectations, as I performed fantastically, driving my point across to the judges. I even won the 'Best Speaker' award! This activity was smooth sailing and did not have any difficulties. Although in the past I did not make much eye contact or stuttered, this time I delivered a very good speech and debated very well, and I would not change a thing if I had to redo this activity.
My accomplished learning outcomes were:
1: Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth
2: Engaged with issues of global importance
BASKETBALL:
As an action activity, I participated in the inter-house basketball competition. I played competitive basketball against the other houses in my school in 2008 and 2009. I participated in this activity because I wanted to win the basketball tournament, and I also wanted to showcase my basketball skills.
In 2008, my individual expectations were met, as I performed extremely well, becoming the top scorer for the tournament. My expectations as a team member were not met because we did not win the tournament, and I have very high expectations of my teammates and myself. It was especially disappointing since I had led the team to victory in 2007.
In 2009, my individual expectations were met, as I excelled, becoming the top scorer for the third straight year. In 2009, however, I led the team to the tournament victory which was highly fulfilling.
If I redid the tournament, I would want longer matches so that the students would get more time to exhibit their skills. I learnt that I have the potential to play basketball at any level if I train regularly. It helped me realize my full potential, and it helped everyone learn how to work better in a team. I learnt that when others on your team experience success, it gives you a lot of joy as a team mate, and at the same time, you feel the pain when your teammates do not perform well, proving that there is no 'I' in basketball.
The activity was very meaningful to me because I am very passionate about basketball. This activity allowed me to showcase my skills in a tournament. It was great, as it allowed me to display my passion for the game.
My accomplished learning outcomes were:
1: Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth
2: Worked collaboratively with others
3: Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities
FOOTBALL:
As an action activity, I participated in the inter-house football competition. I played competitive football against the other houses in my school in 2008 and 2009. I participated in this activity because I wanted to help my house win the tournament, and I also wanted to improve my football skills.
In both years, my expectations were not met. The tournament was a dissapointment, as the team performed badly. Although my skills did improve a little, the improvement did not meet my expectations.
The tournament had many difficulties. Namely, we encountered difficulties working well as a team. We bonded well as a team, but our teamwork skills, which were mediocre, prevented us from winning games.We overcame our difficulties by staying positive. Our strong team bond prevented our losses from negatively affecting us by lowering our morale.
I learnt that my skills need to be significantly improved. When when you work well as a team, poor performance is also taken in the right spirit.
If I could redo the tournament, I would want longer matches, so that the children would have more time to express their skills.
My accomplished learning outcomes were:
1: Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas for growth
2: Worked collaboratively with others
3: Showed perseverance and commitment in their activities
4: Developed new skills
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