History Alterna
1. Que es la idea principal de tu proyecto? Nuestro proyecto se enfoca en qué habría pasado si la Plaga Negra hubiera destruido toda Europa, en lugar de entre 20 y 200 millones de personas? Nos sumergimos profundamente en la Edad Media y exploramos quién se convertiría en el mayor poder del mundo si Europa no estuviera presente. La presencia de Europa a través de la historia ha jugado un papel en la forma en que se ven las Américas, África, Asia y la forma en que se ven muchos otros continentes en 2019. Sin Europa, nuestro mundo sería muy diferente y queremos mostrar cuán dramática realmente sería la diferencia a través de elementos interactivos, mapas y una presentación interesante de lo que aprendimos. La Peste Negra solo necesitaba ser un 15% peor para que nuestra historia alternativa sea una realidad, por lo que esperamos mostrar a las personas por qué la Peste Negra puede ser uno de los eventos más pasados por alto en la historia. 2. Describe como el exhibido expresa los ideas y temas principales! Una de las piezas principales de nuestra exposición es el enorme mapa que mostrará cómo se verá el 2019 en nuestro mundo actual, y el otro lado representará cómo se vería el 2019 si la Plaga Negra eliminara toda Europa. El mapa tendrá pequeñas unidades de texto que describen quién controla qué países, y por qué el mapa se ve como lo hace. Este mapa podrá girar para que los visitantes giren y vean ambos lados. El mapa ayudará a los visitantes a comprender realmente cuánto habría cambiado el mundo la Plaga Negra. Ingles: 1. What is the main idea of your project? Our project focuses on what would have happened if the Black Plague were to wipe out all of Europe, rather than 20 to 200 million people. We dive deep into the middle ages, and explore who would become the world’s greatest power if Europe was not present. Europe’s presence through history has played a role in the way that the Americas, Africa, Asia and the way that many other continents look in 2019. Without Europe, our world would be so much different and we want to show how dramatic the difference truly would be through interactive elements, maps, and an interesting presentation of what we learned. The Black Plague only needed to be 15% worse for our alternate history to be a reality, so we hope to show people why the Black Plague may be one of the most overlooked events in history. 2. Describe how the exhibit expresses the main ideas and themes! One of the major pieces of our exhibit is the massive map that will depict what 2019 looks like in our current world, and the other side will feature what 2019 would look like if the Black Plague were to wipe out all of Europe. The map will have small units of text describing who controls what countries, and why the map looks the way it does. This map will be able to turn around for the visitors to rotate an see both sides. The map will help the visitors truly understand how much the Black Plague would have changed the world. |
La Historia Alterna: La Reflexion
1. What went well throughout this project was my Spanish placard as well as my spoken piece. I felt like in terms of my placard we really wanted the Spanish to be perfect so that we knew any Spanish speaker that read it would know what we were talking about, as well as feel like we had a good grasp on the Spanish aspect of the project. To do this, we checked it with Senor G, and when he asked if we wanted his help to make it perfect we were super excited. After refining it with him, we felt great about what we wrote as well as how it sounded in Spanish. In terms of my spoken piece, I spent a lot of time memorizing it so I didn’t have to use the paper, as well as focusing on pronunciation and flow. In terms of things that didn’t go so well, I think I could have challenged myself to memorize more Spanish. Though my spoken piece was around 40 seconds, I think I could have pushed myself to really try to do closer to a minute of Spanish.
2. If we were to do this project again, I would only change a few small things. First, I would have not taken the paper out of my pocket when presenting my spoken piece. I knew I had it fully memorized and could do without it, but I got nervous in the moment and felt like I needed it. I only looked at it once, but it would have been cool to just jump right into the Spanish. Another thing I would have changed is just the overall amount that Spanish was incorporated into the project. If we did a smaller thing on the side with Spanish or something, I feel like I could have learned a bit more than I already did. Overall, I felt really good about the work I did.
3. The most significant of the project for me was being able to say my spoken piece to a visitor that only spoke Spanish. Before, I would have never felt comfortable talking to someone that only spoke Spanish about any projects I had done in the past, but to be able to do it in a way that then they could be part of my project was really cool. I saw that they understood what I was saying, and really got the premise of our project.
4. I learned and grew in my Spanish skills a lot during this project. In terms of vocab, I learned many words associated with history and the Black Plague specifically. In terms of pronunciation, I worked with Spanish speakers to make sure my pronunciation was on point, and I felt confident about every word I said. For writing, doing the placard was a great opportunity to see how an english piece can be transformed into Spanish, and that I can worte out more complex things than I previously thought I could. Speaking was where I felt I grew most over this project. I was able to use the other skills (writing, pronunciation, vocab, listening) to feel confident about speaking about my project in Spanish with both my peers, and strangers. Though you might not think this project was challenging in Spanish, it did push me out of my comfort zone and challenge me to speak with some people I didn’t think I could before.
5. Overall, I enjoyed this project and totally understand and agree with the concern surrounding how much Spanish was actually learned. From the garage band, to writing, and speaking I feel like it was all about how much effort the student put into learning the Spanish, and feeling good about talking about their project. I put a lot of time and effort into learning, and feel like I got more out of the project because of it. I am extremely hopeful and excited for what we will learn the rest of this year, and how many more ways I can grow as a Spanish speaker, writer, listener, and learner.
1. What went well throughout this project was my Spanish placard as well as my spoken piece. I felt like in terms of my placard we really wanted the Spanish to be perfect so that we knew any Spanish speaker that read it would know what we were talking about, as well as feel like we had a good grasp on the Spanish aspect of the project. To do this, we checked it with Senor G, and when he asked if we wanted his help to make it perfect we were super excited. After refining it with him, we felt great about what we wrote as well as how it sounded in Spanish. In terms of my spoken piece, I spent a lot of time memorizing it so I didn’t have to use the paper, as well as focusing on pronunciation and flow. In terms of things that didn’t go so well, I think I could have challenged myself to memorize more Spanish. Though my spoken piece was around 40 seconds, I think I could have pushed myself to really try to do closer to a minute of Spanish.
2. If we were to do this project again, I would only change a few small things. First, I would have not taken the paper out of my pocket when presenting my spoken piece. I knew I had it fully memorized and could do without it, but I got nervous in the moment and felt like I needed it. I only looked at it once, but it would have been cool to just jump right into the Spanish. Another thing I would have changed is just the overall amount that Spanish was incorporated into the project. If we did a smaller thing on the side with Spanish or something, I feel like I could have learned a bit more than I already did. Overall, I felt really good about the work I did.
3. The most significant of the project for me was being able to say my spoken piece to a visitor that only spoke Spanish. Before, I would have never felt comfortable talking to someone that only spoke Spanish about any projects I had done in the past, but to be able to do it in a way that then they could be part of my project was really cool. I saw that they understood what I was saying, and really got the premise of our project.
4. I learned and grew in my Spanish skills a lot during this project. In terms of vocab, I learned many words associated with history and the Black Plague specifically. In terms of pronunciation, I worked with Spanish speakers to make sure my pronunciation was on point, and I felt confident about every word I said. For writing, doing the placard was a great opportunity to see how an english piece can be transformed into Spanish, and that I can worte out more complex things than I previously thought I could. Speaking was where I felt I grew most over this project. I was able to use the other skills (writing, pronunciation, vocab, listening) to feel confident about speaking about my project in Spanish with both my peers, and strangers. Though you might not think this project was challenging in Spanish, it did push me out of my comfort zone and challenge me to speak with some people I didn’t think I could before.
5. Overall, I enjoyed this project and totally understand and agree with the concern surrounding how much Spanish was actually learned. From the garage band, to writing, and speaking I feel like it was all about how much effort the student put into learning the Spanish, and feeling good about talking about their project. I put a lot of time and effort into learning, and feel like I got more out of the project because of it. I am extremely hopeful and excited for what we will learn the rest of this year, and how many more ways I can grow as a Spanish speaker, writer, listener, and learner.