My Vote Project
Link to my video:
Product Presetation: https://docs.google.com/a/snths.org/presentation/d/1E-i-sB7Sa2dpmOPL3Q0DAZz5Zs4kuh-mfDyB7OZZ-6A/edit#slide=id.p
Gubernatorial power point
https://docs.google.com/a/snths.org/presentation/d/1lsp3gh0nZdtUI6rxrLcmYMzQLY8cMf01vp6xYjfuQIQ/edit
In this project we were asked to answer the question “How does our government grow and adapt to a changing society?” We also were asked to create some kind of informative material such as a brochure, a website or video. In this we added about the importance of voting and how our voices are being heard. My group and I specifically researched about the California Gubernatorial candidates of 2014. We did research on Brown and on Kashkari and created a website where we put the information about their platforms. We also chose to specifically target young Latinos voter reason being that they are the lowest race voting during elections. We thought the best way to inform young Latinos was to create a video with picture, catchy phrases and good music to keep the audience attentive and engaged.
For this project I learned about the Gubernatorial candidates and about the different party (democrat and republican). I also learned about the direct democracy and representative democracy and how it works. Before this project I did not know that California by a direct democracy and nationwide the government is ran by representative democracy.The propositions and how you get a proposition on the ballot was one of the most interesting things i learned. In the research I did I read about prop 2 of 2008 that will require farmers to give more space to their animals so they can lay better quality eggs. Throughout the projects i feel like this one is the one I got the most knowledge from.
What was difficult for me during this project was actually working on it because I hardly had time to do so. I am a very busy person and I did not manage my time very well. I also took on extra help like helping people on their projects and extracurricular activities that probably wasn’t the best idea. The project got more difficult with time, but we only had 1 week to complete the project which was stressing my teammates and I because we could not keep on stable idea.
After this project I feel like I grew in knowledge and thinking and oral communication. I believe these areas were the ones I mostly improved on because I did learn a lot of new things about the government and the teachers made it more interesting to learn about. I enjoyed learning about the government and how it works and I know that I am not going to forget about what I learned. After completing this project I feel like I will be more involved with the government and will try to be more aware about what goes on in our state and what laws are trying to be passed.
For this project I learned about the Gubernatorial candidates and about the different party (democrat and republican). I also learned about the direct democracy and representative democracy and how it works. Before this project I did not know that California by a direct democracy and nationwide the government is ran by representative democracy.The propositions and how you get a proposition on the ballot was one of the most interesting things i learned. In the research I did I read about prop 2 of 2008 that will require farmers to give more space to their animals so they can lay better quality eggs. Throughout the projects i feel like this one is the one I got the most knowledge from.
What was difficult for me during this project was actually working on it because I hardly had time to do so. I am a very busy person and I did not manage my time very well. I also took on extra help like helping people on their projects and extracurricular activities that probably wasn’t the best idea. The project got more difficult with time, but we only had 1 week to complete the project which was stressing my teammates and I because we could not keep on stable idea.
After this project I feel like I grew in knowledge and thinking and oral communication. I believe these areas were the ones I mostly improved on because I did learn a lot of new things about the government and the teachers made it more interesting to learn about. I enjoyed learning about the government and how it works and I know that I am not going to forget about what I learned. After completing this project I feel like I will be more involved with the government and will try to be more aware about what goes on in our state and what laws are trying to be passed.