Blog 4: Presentation Reflection

1.  In what way did the first interview affect your presentation?  Please explain, be specific and use an example.
I think my interview affected my presentation in a very positive way. In my interview, the person I interviewed really stressed the fact that miss america pageants stand out from other pageants because of the fact the talent and intrview portion of the competition. Knowing this, I really tried to get that point across. Also, I learned through my interview that th miss America organization is the world leading scholarship provider for young women, so then I did some more research on that and was a able to talk about some important facts about the scholarships.

2.  What you say stood out about your presentation performance and why?
I believe what stood out in my presentation, was that the facts were straight forward and simple. I did cover a lot about the miss America organization, but I think I made it easy to understand. I really tried to present the facts in a way where the students would not get confused. Especially in talking about miss USA and miss America, I would talk about them separately so to not mix them up.

3.  What was the most challenging to do and why?
For me, the most challenging part was just presenting the information. I have a naturally soft voice, so it's a little hard for me to give a presentation without at some points speaking a little bit softer.

Blog 3: Senior Project Presentation 1

Objective: Students will learn the difference between Miss America pageants and other types of pageants, like Miss USA.

1. I will start out by asking the students what they think of when they think of Miss America pageants.
2. I will then explain how Miss America pageants work, and how they are dfferent from other kinds of pageants.
3. To check for understanding, i'll ask the students who answered before if they still would make the same assumptions about the Miss America organization.

Materials: I will show a poster with the biggest differences between the Miss America Organization and the Miss USA organization.

Blog 2: Interview Check

1. Who are you interviewing and why?

I interviewed Sarah Gleason. I chose to interview her because she has competed in several Miss Covina Scholarship pageants, which is a local level Miss America pageant. She was the first runner up this past year, and is currently the princess of covina, working closely with the winners of the pageant.

2. What additional questions will you ask them?

The main questions i asked her, besides the 5 required, were:

1. Why did you start competing in these pageant?
2. When did you start?
3. Why did you continue?
4. What positive effects has it had on you?
5. What skills has it given you that you didnt have before?
6. Would you every consider competing in pageants that aren't under the Miss America Organization, like Miss USA?

Blog 1: Senior Project Topic

What is your topic? 
The Miss America Organization

Why?
The miss America organization is something I see as a positive thing in the lives of women. It's a scholarship pageant that is about crowning a women who is an all around good role model for people to look up to. I participated in a pageant at the local level this past year and it was something that I had a lot of fun with, and i walked away with some really great skills I didn't have before. The pageant gave me great interview skills, helped with my posture, and gave me a chance to meet a lot of great people.

And what do you hope to accomplish after studying this topic all year?
With my senior topic, i hope to show people that the miss America scholarship pageant can be a very positive thing is a women's life. I also want the opportunity to show people that not a pageants are about just a persons looks.