Blog 19: Independent Component 2

I, Leslie Luna, affirm that I completed my Independent Component which represents 42 hours of work.

The book that helped me a lot with my Independent Component 2 was "Asperger's from the Inside Out" by Michael John Carley. Mrs. Yelverton recommended me that book. The reason why he helped me a lot with my Independent Component was because this book contained so many stories from a person who has Asperger's. John talks about how he was diagnosed and what it was like to be treated and/or surrounded by others.

What I completed with the 42 hours that I did for my Independent Component was shadow my mentor, Dr. Chen. I would shadow her every now and then and I would collect questions from that day then have mini interviews with her so that she could answer all the questions that I have. I will be turning in those question and answers this Friday to my advisory house teacher. I would also help the medical assistants with their medical lots and I would also check patient's vitals.

My work demonstrates the 42 hours that I completed because I will be turning in questions that were answered by my mentor, Dr. Chen. Like I said before, I collected those questions by shadowing my mentor.

Independent Component 2 helped me with my essential question in so many ways. The reason for that is because some of the questions that I had for my mentor were questions that would answer my essential question. My mentor answered every question with so much detail that it helped me with the answers to my essential question. 

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
What I plan to do for my Independent Component 2 is do an additional 30 hours of where I do my mentorship. I will be doing the same thing I do as what I do when I volunteer, which is; shadowing my mentor, recording patient's vitals, and helping the medical assistants with whatever they need my help for which is usually filling out their lots. 

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
My evidence of showing my 30 hours of work for Independent Component 2 will be the same as to what I did for my Independent Component 1. I will be shadowing my mentor, Dr. Chen, and I will be asking her questions by the end of the day that I shadowed her. When I'm done with my 30 hours I will type up all the questions and answers I have collected and turn them in to my house teacher.

3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.This component will help me explore my topic more in depth because I will be shadowing my mentor and by shadowing her (going into the rooms with her and her patients) I will be learning new things about a pediatrician. It will also help me with my essential question because of the questions and answers I will be collecting from what my mentor tells me. 

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

I, Leslie Luna, affirm that I completed my Independent Component 1 which represents 34 hours of work.

The book that helped me a lot with my Independent Component 1 would be Your Child's Health by Barton D. Schmitt. Every time I shadowed with my mentor, Dr. Chen, I noticed she would recommend this book to every patient’s parent. This book talks about any type of disease or illness a baby could get. It also talks about the treatments or what to do for the baby when put in the situation. This book helped me think of a lot of questions that I needed my mentor, Dr. Chen, to answer. It’s a great book and will answer every question you have about your child’s health.

Schmitt, Barton D. Your Child's Health. Toronto: Bantam, 1987. Print.

My Independent Component 1 hour are updated and labeled on this right side of my blog under the link as Senior Project Hours.

What I completed during my Independent Component 1 was just complete extra 30 hours of volunteer work. What I did was help the medical assistants with their lots, I took vitals of patients, I assisted them to their rooms and I also shadowed my mentor, Dr. Chen. While I shadowed my mentor I collected questions I had for her that she would answer by the end of the day. I will be turning in the question and answer sheets that I’ve typed out to my house teacher.

This component helped me understand the foundation of my topic better because it was an extra 30 hours of where I do my mentorship. Volunteering there helps me with my topic and my essential question because I am always surrounded by kids who have autism. I learn how to be around them and notice the way their brain works. Completing extra hours at my mentorship helps me answer my essential question.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1. What I plan to do for my 30 hours of Independent Component is to keep doing the same thing I was doing for mentorship, only this time I will work more with my mentor, Dr. Chen. By that I mean that I will shadow with her more often rather than how much I did for mentorship. I will shadow Dr. Chen and see how she treats her patients, as I'm shadowing her I will write down some questions that I'll have for her to answer by the time she's done seeing patients. After I'm done shadowing with her I will ask her if she could take some time to answer the questions I have for that day.

2. To meet the expectations of showing 30 hours of evidence for my Independent Component I will type out the questions and answers I asked my mentor. That way I have my evidence but I also have answers that will help me for my senior topic.

3. What I will be doing for my Independent Component will help me explore my topic in more depth by, helping me understand and answer my senior topic and essential question. The answers I will receive from my mentor will help me with my senior topic because the questions I will be asking are ones that I knew nothing about and find interest in.