Vocabulary
- Personal Growth: The process of improving oneself through learning, experiences, and overcoming challenges to achieve greater self-awareness and skills.
Objective
Students will create a video reflecting on their personal growth over the school year, highlighting key moments, lessons learned, and personal evolution.
Assignment
1. Read this Overview
Personal growth is a journey of self-improvement and learning. Documenting this growth in video form allows you to reflect on where you started, what you’ve accomplished, and how you’ve changed over time.
Examples of personal growth themes:
- A skill or hobby you’ve developed, such as art, music, or sports.
- Overcoming a challenge and how it shaped your perspective.
- A specific experience or opportunity that helped you grow.
2. Your Task
Create a 2–3 minute video reflecting on your personal growth over the school year.
- Include a mix of narration, clips, and photos that illustrate your journey.
Upload your video to ReelTime, titling it “My Growth Story: [Your Name].”
3. Steps to Complete Your Assignment
- Reflect on your year:
- Think about the experiences or milestones that represent your personal growth.
- Plan your content:
- Outline your video’s structure, including key moments or themes you want to highlight.
- Film your video:
- Record a combination of narration, clips, or related footage that tells your growth story.
- Edit your video:
- Arrange your content to create a cohesive narrative.
- Use music, captions, or transitions to enhance your story.
- Save your video and upload it to ReelTime.
4. Reflection Questions
After completing your video, write responses to these questions:
- What experiences or moments shaped your personal growth this year?
- How does your video reflect who you are now compared to the start of the year?
- What did you learn about yourself while creating this project?
