Romek #3

1. I was very surprised that an older aged man like himself could speak with so much passion and anger. I was moved by his speech about his life because he showed a lot of emotion. Although it was a very interesting story, some parts were too scary and horrifying to even listen to.

2.David had been working for the Russian Partisans, to sabotage the German railroad tracks. I think Romek looked up to/was proud of the Russian Partisans because they were trying to make a difference, instead of just staying home and hiding. All of the people who are in the Russian Partisans are very brave and courageous for just joining, because there is a high chance of dying. But they still decided to join, to make a difference.

3. Like in the story, the man who helped kill Romek even said "I think he is too young to know anything". Im pretty sure, because of his age the people thought he was too young to know anything and let him work and get stronger.

Romek #2

1. First of all i think the pigeon is important because it helped Romeks family escape. I first thought it was important because Romek asked his mom if he could keep it because it was unique and the only one with that pattern of color.

2. The conditions of the POW camp isn't half bad, compared to other POW camps. It still involves hard labor all day but the people who run the place aren't mean at all. I think they call it vacation camp because they are putting a little humor into their camp. It might be because first it was used as a vacation camp then the Nazis over ruled it and turned it into a POW camp.

3. After all those years, do you still have nightmares about the Holocaust?
Did you ever wish you were dead during a horrifying event?

Aztec project reflection

Name:Michael Fortin

Project Reflection


Project Title: Aztec Mural Project

Letter: A Dates: 5/05/08

PURPOSE
In this section, explain what you were supposed to learn and what you were supposed to do.







The purpose of this project was to learn about Aztecs and how making murals reflected their lives. In order to learn about the Aztecs, we had to make a mural that represented the Aztec in some way. Either its a symbol that the Aztecs used or it was a mural about the every day life of the Aztecs. We were assigned a group to work with throughout the project. We were assigned jobs. My job in the group was the emperor. As the emperor, i was responsible for keeping my group on task at all times.

WHAT I LEARNED
In this section, tell what academic information or skills you learned or improved.







I learned about the daily life of the Aztecs. I explored the concept of the Aztec social classes. In this project, i learned how to paint a mural. I learned how to find pictures online and trace them onto our mural. I learned about what the Aztecs ate and made throughout there daily life. I learned about the Aztec slaves and peasants. I learned how the slaves and peasants were treated. I learned how good the Aztec emperor and priests were treated. I learned about the different clothing that the Aztecs wore.

REFLECTION
In this section, reflect on your experience. Did you like the project? Why or why not? How did you do? What would you do differently next time?








I enjoyed this project because it was a project about the Aztecs. I also enjoyed this project because it involved us painting, and i love painting. I feel like i could have don't better on this project because i did not help my partners paint and decide on the colors. Next time, i would help my partners throughout the whole project, no matter what the problem is. I would help paint a lot more than i should have.

WORK HABITS
Complete the following section about your work habits. How did you manage your time in and outside of class? What parts of the project were you responsible for? What strategies did you use when you had difficulty understanding or completing the project?








I was responsible for keeping my group on task at all times. I was also responsible for painting and sketching the mural. I had difficulty in keeping my group on task because my group had the habit of talking a lot and not working. Next time, i should have tried different ways to keep my group on task and helped paint a lot more that i did. I had the difficulty of painting because usually when my group is painting, there would be no room for me to paint.

ARTIFACTS
You should have at least one artifact from each project on your DP. What document, picture, or link will you have for this project?

I will take a picture of my mural and put it on my DP.