MN GCE Portfolio

This is my third and final action project for my Humanities class, Forbidden Books. This unit was about diversity, and although this was a very brief unit we looked at the importance of diversity in literature, and how the lack of it can affect a society. We also read The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian , which is a story that depicts racism from the perspective of a young boy living in the modern world. For this action project we watched the movie based off of the novel, The Color Purple and then look at why the novel was banned in so many places. Flower Cranesbill Bloom Blossom Flowers Blütenmeer (2016) Web: Max Pixel When Celie was just 14 years old her father gave her away to Mister in place of her sister, Nettie. Not too long after Celie was forced into a life of servitude as ‘Misters’ wife, Nettie runs away from their father and takes refuge in Celie’s new home. While she is staying with Celie and Mister Nettie finds herself at the end of unwanted and unwelcom...

This is my second action project for my STEAM class Disease. In this unit, which is called Mind, we studied mental disorders, brain waves, and how the mind and body are interconnected. We took a trip to UIC to talk to Dr. Ronayne about his work and to walk through how doctors diagnose both mental and physical diseases and disorders. The purpose of this action project was to create a simulation to demonstrate what a daily experience of someone with a mental disorder could be like. I chose to simulate Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, because I personally have ADHD so I already had an idea of how to display it. I had enjoyed this project immensely, mostly because I was able to accurately explain the way my brain works to my classmates on a scientific and personal level. A quote that feel perfectly my experience with ADHD was spoken by Rowan Moon, the sister of a YouTuber I watch regularly: "It’s like you’re in a corridor, most people get an empty one, they can think in ...