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why it was a success
and say how you felt during the activity.
• High-school group assignment in history: topic?
• How the tasks were divided?
• We shouldn't recite; we should explain.
• Results?
• What did you learn from it?
When I was in high school, our history teacher asked us to prepare a presentation about a
historical event. We were assigned a topic and in groups of 4, and we were given 2 weeks to do a
bit of research and prepare a PowerPoint presentation on Imperial Heritage (=heritage from past
emperors).
Our subject was pretty simple as we had to introduce the famous Terra-Cotta Warriors to the
rest of the class. First we divided the work into four different parts and each one of us went to the
school library and then the public library to find out new information about the tomb.
Our teacher warned us that we should not use the Internet too much and that we should write
with our own words. She did not want us to recite anything, but rater explain what we had learned
with simple words.
My father had gone to Xi'an and he was able to provide some pictures he took when he went
there 15 years ago. It was at the beginning of the excavation and these are very rare pictures. My
classmates explained the Emperor's fear of death, and how large the site might really be, as most
of the statues are still buried everywhere. I concentrated on the design and the way the soldiers are
lined up like on a battle field.
We learned how to cooperate and communicate. We shared the work and the decision making.
However, I think it's easier to work by yourself but it also takes more time if you have to do
everything on your own. Although we got a good grade, I realized it is sometimes easier to follow
your own ideas rather than always asking for everyone's point of view.
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