Miguel Ochoa

Work Summary: Great Depression Mini Drama

The Great Depression Mini Drama is a video project that a group of three students
had to act out on camera. The topic was connecting to farmers and their foreclosures
during the great depression. Losing farms was widely infamous and was happening all
over the country. This video mini drama was interpreting the pain and hard times of a
farmers life during the great depression.
My First ! "entury s#ill is $%nformation& Media and Technology '#ills.( % use
information Literacy )ecause all information made from the video is )rought out from
notes& historic videos& documentaries& and the *' +istory te,t)oo# and other online
sources. -e have e,cellent media literacy )ecause the project has great use of media
literacy. Others can see the stressful emotions the farmers went through with our acting in
front of the camera. %nformation& "ommunications& and Technology Literacy involves
using a camera. Digital cameras or cell phones in this case are very important. The use of
cameras is )uilding the use of technology. -or#ing with a camera teaches us to upload
and display our wor# of art into presentations.
Learning and %nnovation '#ills are also used in the project. "reativity and innovation
is when our very own individuality could )e seen in the video recordings with the way we
act and played the role of the farmer. -e are each creative as we try to show our
perception of the depression the nations farmers were suffering. "ommunication and
colla)oration& in the project& did not only involve the wor# of com)ining three peoples
ideas& )ut gave us the chance to connect and to thin# together& communication was very
much used and developed with the project )eing a group project and playing the roles of
the good and )ad guy. Many techni.ues of ver)al& non/ver)al communication and
improvisation were gained with the creation of the Great Depression Mini Drama.
-e also have developed life and career s#ills. Leadership is one of our s#ills. Our
improvisation s#ills were )est determined with the way we too# charge of the lines we
each had to thin# of. Thin#ing of a script is a way of )ecoming a leader in the group.
0lso& improving your s#ills in media and editing and acting is a great way of )uilding
leadership. %nitiative and 'elf/Direction/ 'elf/direction is involved with the improvisation
portion of the project. Most of the decisions are made )y you for yourself and are ris#y.
1roductivity& )ecause )eing productive is the only option when dealing with a media/
)ased project with technology. Deadlines& and due dates for projects li#e these involve
the action of )eing punctual.
My acting was never the )est& )ecause % needed to )e louder and needed to add to
my lines. % was also not confident with my acting and interpreting the tone of the
depression times % was supposed to demonstrate. Our video was low .uality and couldve
)een improved )y me& so therefore % should )e more prepared ne,t time. -hat % did )est
was plan the project and where it was going to ta#e place. % also )rought in e,cellent
props creating the image of a !234s farmer. % will gain more e,perience with technology
use in the future )y practicing in my free time.