“The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.” ~Edward Vernon RickenbackerAh, personal narratives ... aren't they fun?! All that focus on YOU: What YOU think, how YOU feel, how YOU've grown and changed! What would YOU think if I said we were going to share them with the class? Excited? Nervous? Remember, we are a Classroom Community!! We are here to share with each other, support each other, encourage each other, and celebrate with each other!! Hmm, did I say celebrate? How did communities usually celebrate again? ;) So, once again, for this week, tell me: How do you feel with all this focus on YOU? Empowered? Uncomfortable? Terrified? Maybe we can use this experience of showing off our imaginations and individuality to build some of that initiative and independence! What do you think?!
“Every person is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking and believing. As individuals think and believe, so they are.” ~Claude M. Bristol
I, for one, am terrified and uncomfortable with sharing things to my classmates. I also don't find it necessary to practice public speaking as I don't see myself needing it later in life nor in my future career. If I had to use public speaking in a professional situation, it would be much more formal rather than sharing a story about my life.
ReplyDeleteI think that it would have to depend on whether I would want to share with the class. One because maybe if it was a little personal than honestly no one in the class would need to know about. Two I don't really like sharing things because I feel awkward because you tell your story than they just watch you. I don't like attention about my personal life. But I wouldn't care about telling my story aloud considering it isn't to personal and it's simple.
ReplyDeleteI like to share things with the classmates because people who are scared to show their feelings in the classroom can look up to you and maybe you would say something that they wanted to say and maybe they could put more imput into it. I think that group activities are better for the class because they make people be more socialble and for future refences you need to be socialble to have a career in life.
ReplyDeleteI often feel terrified to speak in front of others. I also do not really care for those situations when you are put on the spot the writing parts I can do without a problem its just the speaking part that terrifies me.
ReplyDeleteI personly feel that we shouldn't have to share them if we don't want to because some people might not want others to no serton things about them
ReplyDeleteAll these assignments on us is great. What subject do we know better than ourselves? I don't like the idea of sharing any of it with my classmates though. I think that everyone in our class has no desire to learn more about one another. We already know these things about one another if we are friends, but we don't want one another to know these things. Some of these storys are personal, written with the belief that only your eyes would look at them. also most people don't want to read their stories aloud to everyone. No one ever really pays attention to them and if they do listen they may laugh at somones story or at them, because they trip over their words.
ReplyDeleteI feel uncomfortable sharing my story. Mostly because I dont like my story and I dont think anybody else will like it either. I would feel better sharing a story that is not about me. I dont think we should share because some have already read other peoples story when we revised the stories.
ReplyDeleteWell, i as a people person absolutly love to talk to people about themsleves...but when it comes to info about me sometimes it can get a little messy. In front of millions of people and in front of a class are two diffrent things. So when it comes to reading my story in class im not that afraid because my story isnt that personal, but i could tell the diffrence between a sirrious story aposed to a story about church camp.
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ReplyDeletei hate talking in front of people but i think everyone should learn public speaking because everyone needs communication skills. if you have these skills then you will know how to talk to people and how to get them to listen. if you learn public speaking, getting in front of a crowd will make you less nervous. i hate public speaking but i know that knowing how to speak has a lot to do with that.
this is a hard bloooooog. this is making me angry you won't like me when im angry. well here goes for the 3rd time. im just gonna be random, here goes. my cat is fat as the cat garfield and my 3 dogs always chase her up a tree. my three dogs are always bugging me. finally there's a girl across the street thats always flirting with me.
ReplyDeleteI do not care for personal narratives at all...they're too...personal. There are very few classmates i would trust to read and not gossip about it or try to speculate about me. They are not trustworthy...
ReplyDeleteThe personal narratives are good. What better subject do we know than ourselves? but i dont like the idea of having to read it aloud to everyone. I dont think anyone really cares about our stories and if they do pay attention when we read them theyll most likely end up making fun of us/ our story.
ReplyDeleteI think that talking in front of the crowd is ok, depending on the subject.I agree with Raven, I feel that reading our stories would be pretty useless, no one really cares about our lives, if anyone is listening, it would be the teacher.
ReplyDeletei hate talking infront of people. its not fun
ReplyDeleteI don't mind talking in frount of people. It's not something I would die to do. But i also dont mind. I think it's cool for people to hear what I have to say, well. Anybody who listens.
ReplyDeleteAll focus on me...how do I feel? Well, depends on the people. Take this school for instance. I would hate to be called up during a pep rally or meeting of any sort. I have that fear of embarrassing myself in front of people I don't know. Now, take lunch for example. When I'm with my friends, I can be a total idiot and draw attention to myself because it is socially acceptable at that time. I really don't mind attention, but sometimes I don't have the guts to stand out. Kind of sucks when you hate being normal...
ReplyDeleteHmm...all eyes on me you say? To be completely honest I love it! I love the feeling of entertaining others with something you've worked extremely hard on (especially when they enjoy it). Yes when I'm in front of people my voice gets lower and I tend to put my hands in pockets but it's a good kind of nervous and I like it.
ReplyDeleteHaving all the focus on me isn't bad I guess. Don't really mind it. I'd share with everyone if you wanted me too. I feel like I have all control but then again I can barely think of things to write about. Or even make a story out of everything.
ReplyDeletewell i feel kinda nerve recking cause i don't like all the attention so to get that from so many people at once i feel like i want to hide under a rock and never come out. kinda like when you have a bad hair day and everyone looks at you weird. ya thats how i feel. cause its my feelings and thoughts not theirs.
ReplyDeleteI think that we shouldn't have to share them because that you own opion not any one's else,
ReplyDeleteI think as terrifying of public speaking may be to some people, it is good for us. It is good to learn how to deal with criticism and to do something you got to do even it you would prefer not to. It helps teach you that in life you have to do things you don't always want to, rather it be public speaking, working, or just simply moving on in life past the things that terrify us. It helps us get past our fears... :)
ReplyDeleteI feel very comfortable actually i like talking. It is not terrifying at all. We should do more personal narratives!
ReplyDeleteI'm all right talking about myself. It isn't really all that bad and it helps others get to know you. In class I think personal narratives should be done more. Their pretty easy and fun to do.
ReplyDeleteit depandess how people act because if they are have a smile they are happy. they can also fuger out by how they dress and how the wather is its all about what they like abd dont like.
ReplyDeleteMe personaly am ok with reading out loud.i dont injoy it but i will do it if i have to.their easy but not fun to do.
ReplyDeleteI'm not one to talk in front of people. I would rather be water boarded then read in front of the class! Just send me to the office, and save the your breath from a never ending argument.
ReplyDeleteThe boy looks like he's pretending to be a famous wrestler, maybe he is imaging to be a great boxer. I hope he will be famous someday.
ReplyDeleteOooh! tricky tricky, this quote is a good one, but thankfully I'm a better interpreter. I think it means what you become is of your doing, whether good or bad. Whatever you want to be, or wish to be, strive to be it, and you will be it. It also states how you act affects what you are, "As individuals think and believe, so they are.” You can be what you want to be, but what you become depends on your actions. So if your striving to be President, be a good boy/girl, don't go to prison, and eat your vegetables.
ReplyDeleteFor me, it would depend on what part of my life I would be sharing with the class. There are certain events that I would not wish to speak of to the public. But mostly, I wouldn't mind sharing things that have happened to me in my life.
ReplyDeletei dont like the idea of having all attention on me. i get really uncomfortable and nervous on stage. i get stage fright really bad.
ReplyDeleteI myself am uncomfortable with sharing my thoughts with the class .One of the reasons is becuse personaly i dont like the attention .An i dont like standing infront of the class .I would rather just sit at my desk and listen .I hate everybodys attention on me .
ReplyDeleteim ok with it. it helps the rest of the class get to know you and everything about you. i think that its important for the rest of the class to know you and you might make one or two new freinds
ReplyDeleteby my experience already i've found out i can make plenty of new friends just by sharing ideas and listening to others. i dont have a problem with meeting new people or talking to people, however when i am put on the spot i sometimes get nervous. if you can get in depth of the conversation that you are engaging in, the converstation can be fun!! :D
ReplyDeleteWell i find it to be quite interesting. It can be fun to share with the class at the same time it can be quite scary if u share some intimate details about your life. Yes we are a class community we see each other 5 times a week and build serious relationships with each other.
ReplyDeleteIf you said we had to share our narratives to the whole class, i would be nervous. I hate getting up in front of the class and to make it worst, im reading a personal narrative about myself. I'm not sure what feelings i'd feel about writing a narrative and it being about me. I just see it as more homework for me to do. So the feeling i would probably have toward this would be annoyance. I know it may be good for my mind but i still don't like it even though maybe i should.
ReplyDeleteHonestly i really dont mind sharing some things from my life. I wouldnt jump at the chance to do so but if i had to its not a big deal.
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