Personal Narrative: My Project Log
Many individuals told me that if I would not put thought into the topic of my senior project, I would never enjoy it. And they were correct, I have seen so many people do nothing but complain about the twenty hours they have to forge. Fortunately for me, I did not have to do that. I had no troubles getting the twenty hour requirement for this project, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Through my project log, I will describe how I decided my project, who I decided on as my mentor and why, how I completed my project, and what I learned from doing so.
As a junior, I had the rough task of deciding just how I wanted to complete my senior project. After talking with several family members, teachers, and those with past experience of doing the project, …show more content…
I wanted to make sure the book was as accurate as possible, so I followed the steps of a recovery process from the injury to the athlete returning to the field. I started by shadowing Tara Bayer during the boys’ varsity football mini-camp. Here I watched a number of injury evaluations, due to surgery and regular injuries from being an athlete. When I had helped during the season, I was more focused on helping to keep the players safe, and did not get to participate in the assessment of injuries like I was able to during my shadowing. I then spent three days working with physical therapist Leah Sheetz of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) Center for Rehabilitation. There, I watched the recovery from injuries sports and non-sports related. I kept a journal to detail what I had learned during both shadows.
With the information I gathered from shadowing both Tara Bayer and Leah Sheetz, I was able to construct my story from beginning to end. This task was more difficult than I originally had planned it to be. Editing and self-publishing a book even through a simplified system like Shutterfly took a great deal of effort, along with quite a bit of frustration. However after weeks of hard work, I was able to produce something that I take pride
As a junior, I had the rough task of deciding just how I wanted to complete my senior project. After talking with several family members, teachers, and those with past experience of doing the project, …show more content…
I wanted to make sure the book was as accurate as possible, so I followed the steps of a recovery process from the injury to the athlete returning to the field. I started by shadowing Tara Bayer during the boys’ varsity football mini-camp. Here I watched a number of injury evaluations, due to surgery and regular injuries from being an athlete. When I had helped during the season, I was more focused on helping to keep the players safe, and did not get to participate in the assessment of injuries like I was able to during my shadowing. I then spent three days working with physical therapist Leah Sheetz of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s (UPMC) Center for Rehabilitation. There, I watched the recovery from injuries sports and non-sports related. I kept a journal to detail what I had learned during both shadows.
With the information I gathered from shadowing both Tara Bayer and Leah Sheetz, I was able to construct my story from beginning to end. This task was more difficult than I originally had planned it to be. Editing and self-publishing a book even through a simplified system like Shutterfly took a great deal of effort, along with quite a bit of frustration. However after weeks of hard work, I was able to produce something that I take pride