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    The document is a student's reflection on a "Mix It Up Day" activity at their school. Some key points: 1) The activity was designed to have students interact with and get to know other students they didn't normally hang out with, to promote a more close-knit school community. 2) The student noticed the activity was creative and kept everyone engaged for over an hour, and was successful in helping students meet new people. 3) While interesting at first, the student began to lose interest over time and hoped it would end sooner. The changing exercises were both engaging and irritating. 4) The student learned working with new groups can be successful, but people naturally gravit

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    The document is a student's reflection on a "Mix It Up Day" activity at their school. Some key points: 1) The activity was designed to have students interact with and get to know other students they didn't normally hang out with, to promote a more close-knit school community. 2) The student noticed the activity was creative and kept everyone engaged for over an hour, and was successful in helping students meet new people. 3) While interesting at first, the student began to lose interest over time and hoped it would end sooner. The changing exercises were both engaging and irritating. 4) The student learned working with new groups can be successful, but people naturally gravit

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    Mixitupday

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    The document is a student's reflection on a "Mix It Up Day" activity at their school. Some key points: 1) The activity was designed to have students interact with and get to know other students they didn't normally hang out with, to promote a more close-knit school community. 2) The student noticed the activity was creative and kept everyone engaged for over an hour, and was successful in helping students meet new people. 3) While interesting at first, the student began to lose interest over time and hoped it would end sooner. The changing exercises were both engaging and irritating. 4) The student learned working with new groups can be successful, but people naturally gravit

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    AlyGamee

    Crystal
    Advisory
    10.27.14

    1.

    FacingHistoryReflection

    Describethefacinghistoryactivity.

    MixItUpDaywasessentiallyanactivitygearedtowardsfamiliarizingstudentswithothers
    theydidnotpreviouslyknowonacloserlevel.Thisactivitypromotestheideaofacloseknit
    schoolcommunity.Studentsaretobecomfortablewithoneanotherandnooneshouldbeleft
    out.Inordertoachievethisstudentsweregroupedwithstudentsfromotheradvisoriesand
    gradesandsentoftovariousroomstoengageinvariousgroupgamessuchasWouldYou
    Rather?andStepUp.

    2.
    Whatdidyounoticeduringthisactivity?

    Inoticedthatthisactivitywasquitecreativeandwasabletokeepeveryoneengagedforoveran
    hour.Ialsonoticedthatthisactivity'spurposehadbeenmetgloriously.Inowknowmanynew
    studentsIhadntbefore.

    3.
    Howdidtheactivityfeel?

    Atfirst,theactivityseemedinterestingyet,overtime,Ibegantoloseinterestandbegantohope
    thattimewouldflyfaster.Thecontinuouschangesinexerciseswerebothengagingand
    irritating.

    4.
    Whatdidyoulearn?

    Ilearnedthatworkingwithgroupmembersthatyoupreviouslyhadntknownwellcanactuallybe
    quitesuccessful.Also,thetendencytoworkwithothersyouknowwell,evensomewhat,is
    strongerthanapproachinganewpersonandworkingwiththeminstead.

    5.
    Whatdidyoucontribute?

    Icontributedmyattentionandparticipatedineveryactivityenthusiastically.Ialsoposedasa
    leaderinseveralactivities,callingotherstojoinmygroup.
    *sidenote:mylastnameGameecomesfromthearabicwordgamameaninggatherer,the
    gatherer,orMosque.Ifindthatquiteinteresting:)

    6.

    Whatareyouleftwonderingabout?

    IamleftwonderingifMixItUpDayisanannualeventornot.DoesBlackstonedoMixItUpDay
    often?

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