PVU GCE Portfolio

For this unit, Matriarch in our Humanities class Drama, We read the play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansbury. We discussed the role of women in our society and back then. We studied how the government practiced horrible things. The play was a very well written play and was also very inspiring. For this Action Project, we were instructed to write a prologue for “A Raisin in the Sun” in the style of a Greek chorus. I really disliked this project. I did not enjoy the script writing, but I liked the book. The book took place in the SouthSide of Chicago in the 1950’s. I really struggled writing the script because writing is not my forte. I procrastinate a lot, but I was able to really overcome the procrastination by thinking about how if I finished this AP I would be done. I really hope you enjoy!

For this last unit, Prevention in our STEAM class Cure, we studied how different diseases can be prevented. We also looked at how we measure risk for certain types of illnesses based on different categories. Lifestyle, physical exercise genetics, and diet, are some of the factors that we looked at. We created a family medical tree. We were able to look at the family members and see how likely it would be for the disease to be passed on. For this Action Project, we played the role of a doctor. We would go through the patient’s medical profile and help them treat an illness or disease. I chose to do my grandmother because she is one of the most influential and important people to me. I really struggled to gather my information from my grandmother because there is a language barrier. I was able to overcome the barrier by writing down any words I did not understand and looked them up on the Hungarian dictionary. I hope you enjoy! Mark Hoffman. The Cancer Association. (2015