Tavishi's Wall Reflection

In drama class, we have been perfecting the infamous wall during our mime unit. We have all seen the wall being mimed countless times and we decided that we wanted to try it for ourselves! This was the first time we were miming the wall in front of our classmates. Since, we hadn't done the wall before, we used tape as the place where the wall should be. The video above is a video of me trying to mime the wall using routine pre-prepared!

In this routine, I think that something I did well was that I had a fixed point and didn't usually have one hand too in front or too behind. My hands were normally at equal length on the wall. I also believe that I had a good click but my palms stuck out a bit and were not entirely flat. When, I got over the wall, both of my legs made it over and I mostly maintained the shape of the wall until the very end. Lastly, at the end, I didn't look at the camera and stopped.

In this routine, I also had a lot of things that I needed to work on. When, I came into the wall, I banged too early and looked too prepared as though I knew that there already was a wall. When pulling the wall down, my arms trembled realistically but I pulled down too quickly, I should've pulled down slower to make the wall seem heavier. I also should have put more weight on one hand when changing my grip as I pulled down the wall. Luckily, I did not have a prop and so there were no disappearing props during this routine.

Frozen

1. What part of this group project are you really proud of?

I am proud of our levels because I think that in almost every scene we had different levels as well as our suggest movement because we had a lot of action which made our tableau interesting.

2. What do you think your group could or should have done differently?

I think that we could've improved our lighting by using less circles and having more face light, this would've helped the audience see our facial expressions much better.

3. What could you personally have done to help improve your group's final project?

I could've helped Eleanor test out the lights by seeing if we could come in break or lunch just to see the lights as this would have helped improved our tableau a lot!

4. Was your group mark score higher or lower than what you gave yourself? Did this surprise you?

It was slightly higher as I gave myself 11 and my average was an 11.6. This surprised me because I didn't really help everyone that much in the beginning but towards the middle and at the end, I helped Serena a lot and helped everyone stay on task but I didn't do anything very noticeable so it was surprising that they saw how I had helped Serena with proof reading and captions.

5. What does this teach you about how you are perceived(seen) within a working group?
It taught me that I am seen as quite hard working and that I do stay on task. It also taught me that the small actions I do are noticed and that this affected how I was seen.

Healthy Snack Reflection

Recipe: Tavishi’s Jaffa Balls

I used a recipe book to make this snack!

This recipe makes 20 - 30 balls(depends on size of each ball)

Contains nuts - almonds

Ingredients:

• 8 Medjool Dates
• ½ cups rolled oats
• ⅓ cup sunflower seeds
• ⅓ cup pumpkin seeds
• 1 cup shredded coconut(plus extra for rolling in)
• 2 tbsps chia seeds
• 1 tbsps raw cacao powder(you can add in cocoa powder instead if you would like to)
• Pinch of sea salt(optional)
• Zest of 1 orange
• 2 tbsps coconut oil
• 1 cup almonds (optional)

Instructions:

1) Remove pits from dates and place in a bowl. Cover dates with hot water and set aside

2) In a high-powered blender or food processor, add oats, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds and blend into small pieces - not so fine that they are powdered, but roughly chopped. (If adding almonds, add in now)

3) Add oat and seed mix to a mixing bowl with coconut, chia seeds, cacao, sea salt and orange rind, mix together.

4) Drain the dates and blend with the coconut oil until they form a paste

5) Mix date mixture into the dry mixture until fully combined. With wet hands, roll into balls then roll in the shredded coconut

6) Store in an airtight container in the fridge

1. Was my snack healthy? Justify why you say yes or no. Think about what we’ve talked about sugar and fats.

Yes, I think that my snack was healthy because it had only natural sugars which are not bad for the body, these sugars came only from dates and honey. Everything is natural as well - there is no processed food. In a healthy snack, there is supposed to be less than 300 calories, about 200 calories would be good and since my snack has 163 calories, it is a healthy snack. In addition, I have good fats such as nuts(almonds), chia seeds and coconuts which are great for the body!

2. When you choose a snack do you think about how healthy/unhealthy it is? Why or why not.

Yes, I did think about how healthy it was because a healthy snack is one which is meant to have good healthy ingredients in it and I wanted mine to be a very healthy snack and so as I was choosing the recipes, I looked at the ingredients and decided whether they were healthy or not.

3. Do you think food is meant to be eaten with other people? What are some effects of eating and socializing at the same time?

Yes, because then you are happier and so you enjoy your food better. When you eat and socialize at the same time, you feel more obliged to eat your food and can try things you have never tried before.

4. Did you enjoy preparing your food? Do you think preparing your own food affects how much you enjoy eating it? Explain

Yes, I enjoyed it because I have never actually prepared a health snack before and so it was a new experience. I also think that preparing your own food affects how much you enjoy eating it because you feel the greater need to eat it and you enjoy it better because of the satisfaction of knowing that you made a healthy and yummy snack.

Which recipes you tried today would you buy if they were offered at the kiosk? And why?

I would buy Megan's apples with almond butter because the snack was extremely health and I found it delicious, especially since typically people pair almond butter with vegetables like carrot sticks and cucumber which I do not enjoy and so it was a nice change to have apples! I also would buy Libby's banana bread because it was very healthy and the greek yogurt was a nice addition to it. I have also never tried wheat flour and so it was interesting. Lastly, I would buy rice balls because they tasted really yummy and were healthy!