Fahrenheit 451: Reflection

          Although strangers, our group came together in an extraordinary blend of fun and professionalism*. Everyone contributed to the Fahrenheit 451 presentation in some way. We all met up at random intervals during the semester outside of class to brainstorm, come up with fun activities, develop questions, and plan how we would break up the presentation. I helped with the video aspect. We had parodied the parlor scene from both the book and the film and incorporated the questions within each actor's line. While it didn't turn out perfect--I had planned to edit in scenes of the movie, as well--it did turn out useful and (I hope) kept the attention of the class.

          It was my job to introduce the texting poll to the class. We had developed a series of fun options to the question "How often do you read ?" The class then texted their answer to an online server, which instantaneously sent the answer to the website, which then broadcasted the class' answers. While we weren't particularly surprised by the poll, the technology was interesting and helped gain the class' attention during the beginning of the presentation.


          While I can't describe in detail who did what--it truly was a group collaboration--I can, instead, reflect on the process by which we ended up with our questions, film scenes, etc. One Sunday, we decided to hang out in the Oviatt's study rooms and figure out which film/book scenes we should use. It was good that we didn't all agree on every little thing, because through neutral debate we were able to construct the best possible questions and scenes to deliver to the class. All in all, I think we did well on our presentation and I am glad I didn't have to work with any assholes (which, based on previous experience, was sadly expected).

* Did that sound awesome? Because it felt awesome.