Group Reflective Report

Any form of schooling whether it is elementary or high school requires working with a group. This semester I was informed that one of our grades was a group project in which we had to present to our fellow classmates on our assigned topic. My group received a topic that asked if advertisement was informational or manipulative. We utilized certain skills that helped us slowly create our points and presentation; some of the skills used were planning, time management, and giving and receiving feedback.

In the beginning of the research process planning was a necessary component. Some of the aspects that were planned was finding our main topic, which outlet we were to focus on, and collecting research material. The first step of planning that was carried out was on what was the main topic we would speak about. Rian got manipulation on social media, Mary Kate received advertisement of the past, Jaqueline received the counterargument and refutations, and finally I received manipulation on television. As we slowly started to look for research materials Mary Kate assumed the position of group leader; she was very positive and when asked gave helpful feedback. As our plans were being put into action one of the most important skills that every person need was put to the test.

Every class period for English was used to form and perfect our presentation; time allocation was difficult to keep on schedule because I would get too focused on reading than actual inputting the information on to my slides or notes. Something that was beneficial to the whole group was that we kept each other on schedule; for example, I was indecisive on whether to include a certain article so Rian helped me by asking questions pertaining to my topic to see if it would be helpful to include. This showed that time management was easy to plan but to actually keep with it effort had to be