Website reflection

Name: Ethan

Project Reflection: Post on your Blog

Project Title: ThinkQuest website project
Class: BD Dates: 3-12-08

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

During this project, we were assigned to a group and created a website relating to moral courage with the group. The website was then uploaded to ThinkQuest, and will be judged based on a ruberic. Throughout the project, we did research, wrote content, made or found images, and constructed a site from bottom up.

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

In this project, I have learned a variety of skills, such as web design, image construction, flash movies, windows movie maker, and writing content. I most improved on web design because I was the tech supervisor, and built the entire site, along with a few features like flash movies and anchors throughout it. I learned a lot about WMM (windows movie maker), and I'm sure it will help later. I felt that improving on my writing skills is pushing me forward to the point where I will be able to write like a master author.

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?

In this project, I felt that I would have done better in another group. I think that if I had joined a group with close friends and a better topic, then I could have improved by a lot. I liked the project a lot because it had to do with web design and technology. Also, we could pick our own topic. The most tedious part, in my opinion, was getting out copyright permissions, because we never knew what we needed, they might say no, and they might take forever to respond.

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?

In this project, I will include my website, which is here. The link may change when the site actually shows on the internet, but the current link is just a preview.

Independent reading post #3

NAME: Ethan Chan DATE: Sunday, March 9, 2008

TITLE: The Innocent Man TIME: 2 Hrs. 25 Seconds

AUTHOR: John Grisham PAGES: 119-192

TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK: 83

RESPONSE:

So far, the book is still pressing on suspects. Ron Williamson and his friend, Dennis Fritz, are being accused of the rape. When the review says "Legal thriller", they really mean it! I have never studied law, and barely know anything about it. It is quite a confusing book, and I think that only people who know about law and order should read it. The vocabulary used is quite intense, and some of the words I have no idea of their meaning.

I am quite confused because there are so many characters. Also, there are many repeated names. I think the author should use only a couple characters in the story to avoid confusion. In the book, the trial against Ron and Dennis is quite unfair, with very unstable evidence and dream confessions, most from unreliable snitches. I'm only halfway through the book, but it's just getting interesting.

Independent reading post #2

NAME: Ethan Chan DATE: Saturday, March 2, 2008

TITLE: The Innocent Man TIME: 2 Hrs. 21 Seconds

AUTHOR: John Grisham PAGES 39-119

TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK: 80

RESPONSE:

I think that this book is a bit confusing because it jumps back and forth between events. For example, one moment is about the crime scene, the next is about the suspect's history (from when he was born to the day of the crime), then the next is about another crime scene. It just jumps a bit too much. I think that the author should have explained the background of the characters first and then slowly unfolded the plot. I also think that young adults should read it, and not me because I still don't understand the many things that the author is talking about, and has quite a few curse words. Most of them are spoken by the police, surprisingly.

It surprises me that there is more than one crime involved in this book. It surprises me so because the summary only mentions one crime, and I think that the other crime should be a good bit of reading, as much as the first one. What are the crimes? You'll have to read to find out. Most of the characters I don't like because they do drugs and drink beer. Most of them have a jail record, and the main suspect has two rapes and one theft behind him, which is the likely reason that he is suspected of raping Debbie Carter.