This week in AP Lit. we were introduced to our new This I Believe projects. I think the project is really interesting and I am excited to hear my fellow classmates' beliefs/videos. I've had a few good ideas but they are pretty generic; I'm having a hard time making that personal connection to my "beliefs" that truly makes the project interesting. That got me thinking, do I really believe this strongly about this? And, I came to the conclusion that if it isn't very easy for me to write about and I have to desperately look for a personal connection, I probably am not too passionate about that belief. I have now found a new belief that I can very easily connect to and speak about, however, it's quite personal. I'm having a really hard time committing to writing about/doing my project on the specific topic because I don't know yet how comfortable I am with sharing that with my class. But, I guess that's the whole point of this whole project, to be vulnerable.
I have read five or six different This I Believe essays online and have drawn some good ideas and principles from each. I have decided the focus of mine will be on the topic of control and self-worth. I know it applies to me and most everyone else in the class, and even in the rest of the school, so it won't be hard to draw the personal connections. Again, I am a little hesitant to fully expose my personal flaws to my entire class, but I am willing to do that for the sake of the project. I don't think this project is necessarily just focused on AP Lit., I think it's supposed to be there to benefit us as human beings.
Another thing that I am somewhat concerned about that I have spoken with some of my classmates about and have learned that they are concerned about as well is truly communicating their belief. I don't necessarily know if I can adequately communicate my belief with my classmates in such a short amount of time and that make this assignment challenging. I also am afraid that my classmates may interpret my efforts to communicate my belief as an attempt to seek pity which it is not at all. I don't want to receive sympathy for any of the personal things I had gone through, I just believe that my personal experiences aid in communicating my belief and that's why I involved them in my project.
I have read five or six different This I Believe essays online and have drawn some good ideas and principles from each. I have decided the focus of mine will be on the topic of control and self-worth. I know it applies to me and most everyone else in the class, and even in the rest of the school, so it won't be hard to draw the personal connections. Again, I am a little hesitant to fully expose my personal flaws to my entire class, but I am willing to do that for the sake of the project. I don't think this project is necessarily just focused on AP Lit., I think it's supposed to be there to benefit us as human beings.
Another thing that I am somewhat concerned about that I have spoken with some of my classmates about and have learned that they are concerned about as well is truly communicating their belief. I don't necessarily know if I can adequately communicate my belief with my classmates in such a short amount of time and that make this assignment challenging. I also am afraid that my classmates may interpret my efforts to communicate my belief as an attempt to seek pity which it is not at all. I don't want to receive sympathy for any of the personal things I had gone through, I just believe that my personal experiences aid in communicating my belief and that's why I involved them in my project.