Transformational Writing Ideas !!!!

For Project #3 Transformational Writing, I truly believe there are many topics and issues that can be addressed. As we had the opportunity to meet in class, one of the topics that seemed to be so interesting was that of different nonprofit organizations in Chicago, that are often overlooked or have little to no promotion or media coverage. The nonprofit organizations we specifically talked about were those that help people trying to recover from substance abuse or maybe even those that help women against domestic violence. I thought these topics were amazing to touch on because it is something that dramatically impacts a large number if not all Chicago communities in one way or another. At the same time very often these helpful organizations don’t get any type of promotion to help their name and issues out there. I think it wouldn’t hurt them to have students promote their organization. With this in mind, I think it would be nice to perhaps do video interviews on personal stories, brochures and fliers that could help them be more known around Chicago. All of these potential ideas I think would largely benefit these great groups, while we make an attempt to frame them in a different view. Based on the group roles we discussed in class, I found it funny that having everyone in a group take on the same role, will take the group nowhere. But rather, we all have to fill up a role, to make this project a successful one. I do admit to being more of a supporter, but if it is needed I am willing to adjust and take on any role necessary to get task completed and on time. I do consider myself more of a supporter, but I believe that throughout time I have been a little bit of all, I just tend to lean more towards being a supporter in any group scenario. I like the idea behind this project because it will be a way to get out our own ideas and actually help frame and aid a local group or organization in Chicago.

Group Work :)

Working in groups is something that I believe most people dread. Yet it’s surprising, if we really think about it, we have had to and will have to continue to work with others throughout all our lives. Throughout elementary and high school, working in groups, was something I really disliked. Personally because I thought a lot of people didn’t put emphasis into the project, and I would be stuck doing a majority of the work. This may also be because I am the kind of person who, likes to work with others, yet I don’t like to depend on others for my grade or assessment. It may sound harsh, but I like to know that the project or assignment that I did, was done to my best potential and that the grade that I got was based on my own work. But now that I have had to work in groups in college, things are different. During my English 102 class, we did have to work in groups, but what I liked was that even though it was a group project, we each had to ultimately turn in our own work. Our group was used in such a way for feedback, or questions and support for sources for our research project.  Working in groups is beneficial because we know we have each other if we have doubts about our own work, or any questions. Also working with groups allows for more ideas to be brought up. If we all cooperate and put effort into our project, the end result should be rewarding. Based on the handout it’s interesting to see how it points out that each group goes through a four step process to a final outcome. What I found the most interesting is the idea of the different roles that each person can play throughout a group. Especially that ultimately we all take on more than one role. I look forward to working in groups for this last and final project.

"La Casita"

Whittier Dual Language School : "La Casita"- Images of "La Casita", to show how strongly parents and students feel about CPS decision to demolish "La Casita". "La Casita" is used for community events and after school programs. CPS, agreed to use the money for demolition for renovations of "La Casita", but now the agreement is in the air. Whittier Dual Language School does not have a library of its own, and uses its field house to house its small amount of books. "La Casita" is a crucial part of this community and a great resource for the success of students.