Da Chief's Thlog

Holy shit, this is my second to last thlog. You know what they say, time flies when you're having fun. Right? We have now passed the hump of group presentations and are now diving right into our FINAL portfolios! Since this week was mainly focused on group presentations, that is what this thlog will cover.

Starting with my presentation on hedged language and qualified claims, I'd like to think we thoroughly explained the topic through relevant examples and keeping an interactive audience. Personally, I did not know what the hell hedged language was when we got assigned the topic and was not looking forward to this presentation. However, after researching it for a little bit, I realized we had an easy topic. I enjoyed creating the game "Hedged or not" and I'm glad the class actually participated in it.

I thought all of the presentations were good and covered the crucial parts to their topics. I did realize that the groups who lacked audience participation tended to have more boring presentations than those who did include the audience. I found that I actually paid more attention when it was required for us to do something, which is a good technique all teachers should use when teaching (DP does it all of the time).

The presentation on transitions/flow was one of the most memorable, especially because they did the fill in the blank activity. Although I was getting frustrated when my guesses were incorrect, I learned that many different words can fit when you need to put in a transition. There is not only one correct answer, but it is encouraged to find the word with the best fit for the sentence. It's just like looking at the menu in your favorite restaurant, everything sounds so good but you have to pick the one that sounds the BEST.

See how I broke up this thlog into many smaller paragraphs? I would have never done that before this class, but I've been told that it is much easier to read when it is like this. I could not agree more. I will be forever thankful DP pointed this out to me, it's a lifestyle change. The Chief is signing out for now, but I hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving!