Last night we all attended Luke's sample presentation on playing the harmonica. I was a student evaluator and got a first hand look at what is expected of the presenters and how the feedback comes to be.

Some overall reactions: "Wow, that was great." "Wow, I hope my presentation is that interactive or else I'm going to put everyone else to sleep." "Wow, I don't know nearly as much banjo as he does harmonica." "Wow, that was really nice" "Wow, all of my materials are due Tuesday. I present in a week and a half."

So.. yeah wow. Needless to say I had nightmares about WISE all night and how the end of it has crept up on me way too quickly. But alas, is this not just another example of real life situations? I talked to Ms. Maddren in gym and she suggested I go through my blog and read all of my posts, and come up with three themes that I want to focus on. I am capable of talking about each theme in my project for about ten minutes, so that adds up to 30 minutes. Piece of cake! Except for all of that organizing and including interactive sections and including all of the things that must be in my presentation. Then I started thinking about how I had two different projects and wondering how I am going to present them. I decided first I'm going to make a list of every step along the way and what fueled it or made me make a certain decision. That way I can go through and see the growth in my project even though I may not have the final product that I originally had wanted.

Okay, maybe I will survive it. First off is these written materials, then more outlines of my presentation. At this point I have to think back on why I originally chose wise: I get to do something I love! So even though it's a lot of work it will be worth it because I get to share something that I am passionate about and that's one of the most rewarding things you can get out of a class in my opinion.