An Introduction to Genius Hour

This year in our Advanced Language Arts classes, we are starting a Genius Hour project that coincides with our Courage reading unit. The goal is to spend 20% of our class time for the rest of the year working on projects that will individually challenge our courage. We have a lot more freedom than normal curriculum activities that require rubrics and a lot less creativity. I am excited to learn something new about myself and my peers, and also challenge my comfort zone. Some difficulties that I see along the way are getting the result of my project the way I want it to, and having technology malfunctions.

Pros/Cons of working alone:

• More (most all) control over your ideas                 
• Don't have to do double the work
• Less input, opinions, ideas                    

Pros/Cons of working with a group:

• More brain power 
• Developing teamwork                                      
• Have to do double the work
• Arguing/Disagreements
• Less control over ideas

Two ideas that I am thinking of working on are:

1. Running a trial-and-error baking project to learn how to successfully make macarons.

2. Fundraising for J.K. Rowling's Lumos charity.