Final Reflection

      I can’t believe that I have been taking acting class for two marking periods already. During these two marking periods, I have been working on a lot of different projects, and I have learned many useful things from each of them. This class really helped me a lot, and it was absolutely an unforgettable experience for me.

      Before I took this class I was really nervous, because I didn’t know how this class is going to be like and I also didn’t know what I am going to do in this class. So when I first came to this class, I was pretty shy and nervous, at the same time, I didn’t have much confidence in myself. I didn’t participate a lot for the first few weeks because I was shy to express myself and I was a little bit afraid to say my thoughts out loud. After I realized this problem, I worked pretty hard on and became a little better than before, I started to participate more in the class. After that, I became more familiar with my classmates, we started to get to know each other more and cooperate more because it was a pretty small class. I really liked every project, because I think they were really fun and helpful to me. I can always see problems and learn form them from each project. For example, after I did the monologue project, I realized that I have to slow down a little bit when I talk and I also have to speak louder. After I did the movement activity and the slient movie, I learned that my acting is better than my speaking, so I decided to work harder on my lines. But at the same time, I had so much fun when I was doing these projects; I really enjoy the proccess of doing them, and I could feel that I was actually improving. These projects has never made me feel like obligations.

     At the beginning of the second marking period, I did a serious scene with Jack. During this project, I could feel that I had more confidence in myself, and I started like doing this kind of project more than before. I wasn’t that shy anymore, and I think I was pretty into the character. For my final project, I picked a very sad and dramatic poem; it was a totally new challenge for me, but I really liked it. I think I could see my improvements through all these projects, and this class has really changed me a lot. Now I think I will be more confident and feeling more comforatble when I am speaking in front of the public, and I will be more willing to present myself to the others. I think this class made me become a more active and outgoing person, which was a goal that I always wanted to achieve. 

     At the same time, I liked the class atmosphere so much. It made me feel very comfortable when I was in the classroom or the black box. I liked all of my classmates a lot, although there were only three of them. They were all very very nice and they really helped me such as give me advice on many of my projects. I was also more willing to express myself in front of them and I had so much fun with them. And I also want to thank Mrs.Guarino for so much all the advice she gave me on my projects and her patience in me. She didn’t put any pressure on me, instead, the activities we had in class made me feel relaxed and comfortable. 

      I can only think about good things when I think about this class, it has taught me so many things that I had never expected it would. I really liked this class a lot and I think I will never going to forget these two interesting marking periods!