Presentations

I missed class on Feb. 23 because I was really sick, so I missed a majority of the Multi-Genre Autobiography presentations :(

But this past Monday's class, I got to present my autobiography and saw some of the other ones too. I was really impressed by them, even though I only got to see a few. Everyone was so creative, and it was interesting how there were so many things that were different about each presentation, yet many of us cherished some of the same books, movies, and television shows. It's funny how everyone can live in different places and live completely different lives, but when it boils down to it, we all pretty much watched the same shows (to a certain extent). It was interesting to hear people say that "TV is so different now," and that "it was much better when we were younger," because I've had that same thought.

I was thinking about it, and it's very hard to judge the validity of those statements, because I guess we, as a generation, are a bit biased. Kids that are glued to Spongebob, High School Musical, and iCarly are probably going to say the same thing about the shows they watched once they get older, too. I think it just has a lot to do with the fact that television, movies, and music all seem to have a big influence on young people. I think that as a teacher, it would be good to embrace the current popular shows and incorporate them into lessons, because it would help grab students' attention and also help reinforce the lesson.