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Drama One Minute Speech

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In drama, we did a one-minute practice speech about something we were passionate about. Here is my speech.

 

7B 1 min Speeches from YIS Academics on Vimeo.

 

Reflection:

My volume was quite good, but I need to work on my projection because in some parts it was a little bit too quiet. My pace was the best I think, because I kept a nice pace, and I didn’t go too fast, or too slow. My pitch needs improving because my voices pitch was almost the same throughout my speech, and it needs varying. My pause was good because I paused in between words, and I also breathed well. My posture was good, and I didn’t sway or wiggle or fidget while I was talking. My eye contact needs to move through the whole audience, and not just in one place.

Thanks,

George

Drama Mime Reflection

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Here is my mime.

 

Reflection:

What did I explore In this unit?

I explored this unit by watching other famous people doing mime, and when I did my summative assessment, I tried to use those ideas I had seen other people do. I also tried to explore how I could still communicate sound or talking or sound effects. When I performed, I made sure to exaggerate my actions so people will still understand.

What did I learn?
I learned that since mime cannot have any sound, noise or voice, I had to exaggerate my movements and actions. Also, when you act in mime, you really have to think about the character you are playing, and that makes it easier to mime well.
What did I know before this unit?
I knew that mime had no sound, no noise and no voice. But I did not know that you were not allowed to use background music.

What do I want to know?

I still want to know some more techniques about how to over-express actions and also how to make the mime more interesting even if there is no voice.

Thanks,

George Wood

7B Mimes from YIS Academics on Vimeo.

Cross Country Reflection

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Date Route Laps Time Feelings and Thoughts
03.10.11 Negishi 2 16.44 I was not used to running, so I felt tired and exhausted after the run.
06.10 .11 Negishi 2 15.56 I felt a bit better today because I was getting used to the running course.
11.10.11 Negishi 2 14.48 I tried self-talk, and that made a huge difference.
13.10.11 Musashi-Kosugi shótengai. 2 I didn’t record my time. I did some running outside of school around my neighborhood, and that seems to be working.
24.10.11 Negishi 2 14.46 I changed to a new pair of shoes today to see how it would affect me. It made me run worse.
25.10.11 Musashi-Kosugi shótengai. 2 I didn’t record my time. I ran with my brother.
31.10.11 Negishi 2 14.47 I made the mistake of drinking water before running, so I got the stitch.
3.11.11 Negishi 2 14.21 This was my best time ever so far! But that happened because Ren and Shin happened to be away that day.
8.11.11 Negishi 2 14.39 I felt good.
10.11.11 Negishi 2 14.36 Cross country day!!!

I felt very nervous so that slowed me down, but I used self-talk to relax myself, and I felt better.

  

 

 

 

 

 

Outcome Goal: To run under 14.45

Process Goals: To not run with friends, and to use self-talk as much as possible.

Reflection:

At the beginning, I felt sick and unfit because I was not used to running, so I knew I had to get back into shape, and also I broke my leg not long ago, my leg wasn’t that used to running yet. So I did some running outside school as well to improve my skills. Also while I ran, I did self-talk such as “you can do it” and stuff like that which encourages me psychologically. Also, my mum helped me with self-talk because she also knows a lot about psychologically as well. But overall, I enjoyed running, and I had a good time, and I was happy that the students from Ishinomaki came. This made me happy that I would be able to run with other students who were less fortunate than us.

Here are some strategies I used to help improve my goals above:

Self-talk: This was probably the most important because this encourages me mentally because even if your body is tired, if you say things which are positive, this helps you to keep pushing forward.

Wearing Appropriate Shoes: At the beginning, my shoes were quite worn out, and they didn’t have proper padding in them, so I changed to some more comfortable shoes.

Running Styles: When I run, I learned to stand straight, and to not swing my arms or flop my legs in the air because this makes people run slower because your are less streamlined, and more air will hit your body, and slowing you down by a lot.

My Progress During the unit:

Week 1: 16.44

Week 2: 15.56

Week 3: 14.48

As you can see so far, I am improving.

Week 4: 14.46

Week 5: 14: 47

Week 6: 14: 36

So, I was improving most of the time, and I managed to accomplish my Outcome goal!!

Self-Score out of eight.

6/8

I think this because I worked hard most of the time, but maybe I think I should have done more running outside of school.

Thank you for reading.

George Wood