Last Blog Post

For my last blog post, I will talk about my plans for the future. I will be taking my accumulated knowledge from the senior project with me to UCI in the fall. It has been a great journey and time for the summer!

Blog 23: Final Lesson Reflection

(1) Positive Statement

What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?

I am most proud of my mock trial activity due to the fact that a lot of people were engaged, almost everyone participated and many told me that they enjoyed it.

(2) Questions to Consider

a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation (self-assessment)?

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?

AE       P          AP       CR       NC

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?

My research definitely worked the best for me, my sources were strong, my content was understandable throughout the presentation because I was able to grasp the info from my research.

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?

I was really nervous in my presentation, so I would go back and calm some of my nerves definitely. And since one of my research notebooks was lost, I would keep better track of them.
(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples.

My senior proect was helpful because I want to study law in the future and in taking law classes I now have acquired tons of knowledge on the field as well as I now have a huge notebook and two law books to study from.

Blog 22: Mentorship

Content:

LIA Response to blog:

  

  Literal

·     Log of specific hours with a total and a description of your duties updated on the right hand side of your blog

See Senior Project Hours

·     Contact Name and Mentorship Place 

Robert Domineo and Public Defender's Office at the West Covina Courthouse

  Interpretive

     What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

The most important thing I gained is that I came to understand the work life of a lawyer in the courthouse. Previous to this project,  I didn't fully know what exactly criminal lawyers did. The only real knowledge I had was the cliche tv show lawyer concept. I got to see all the work and stress that the lawyers have to do out of the spotlight of the courtroom, and it was truly enlightening to experience. 

 Applied

     How has what you’ve done helped you to answer your EQ?  Please explain.

My experience at mentorship is what shaped my essential question. I focused on misedemeanor cases because that's what they focus on in the courthouse, and alot of what I saw when mentoring was the client interview. So, it also benefitted my research in comparison to what was happening in real life. It basically allowed me to fact check my research and see how beneficial or not what I was reading was.