Once I had finished my main inquiry question answer, I knew that writing my TED Talk script would be easy. The slides though, not as easy. I can write, and write, and write some more about the Soviet Union. The information is endless (though written for college students or adults), but you can’t really find pictures based off of them. I realized that when I wrote about Karl Marx and the creation of Communism, I could show a picture of Karl Marx. And when I talked about Czar Nicholas II, I put a picture of him (you as a reader probably have no idea what I’m talking about, but if you are interested, come to my table at the Capstone share). Then I started making comparison slides. I decided to put in a video. After I had finished everything and fixed the little mistakes, I did it in front of the class. When Mrs. Edwards gave me feedback, she said that the video was kind of long, and only someone who did a lot of research liked I did. I had a choice. Cut it out, or crop it. I decided to cut it out. I didn’t need it, I had enough information in my presentation that I didn’t really need it. I had taken a couple of paragraphs from my main inquiry question answer and put it in. I also put a little humor into it. I didn’t want to be standing there droning on and on about the Soviet Union, Karl Marx, Joseph Stalin, and financial equality……………………………………….. Sorry, sorry. I fell asleep just thinking about it.

I realized that I make my ted talks and slides differently. Most kids make slides first and then write an index slide based off of it. I actually write my script and make some slides based off of it.  When I switch slides, it doesn’t mean I started talking about something completely different. When I start talking about Communism, and I make a slide for it.

I think my final product is really good, and I’m excited to do it in front of everyone (even though the smaller kids will have no idea what I’m talking about).