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Re: Write It Do It B/C
Posted: March 13th, 2011, 12:32 pm
by Teal
Gemma W wrote:What was the material?
It was just plastic cylinders and wooden dowels. Some string tying. The construction should have been easy, but I probably flubbed BIG TIME.
We haven't been able to see what went wrong, but I'm kind of scared. 1st at both invites, and then 20th at regionals. Oh well.
Re: Write It Do It B/C
Posted: March 13th, 2011, 5:52 pm
by Gemma W
Well, string tying can be difficult, because its hard to be precise with the various lengths of string. Also, depending on how many ways there were to connect the tubes and dowels, that could also be difficult.
Re: Write It Do It B/C
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 2:31 pm
by Arrowwolf
One thing that me and my partner found out is that lot's of people didn't look closely at some things and missed the arrangement of numbers, like on dice and poker chips. MAny people missed that in regionals so we got first, keep a look out for those numbers!
Re: Write It Do It B/C
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 3:05 pm
by Gemma W
But anything that can move can be moved in any way without getting points off, so if it can be rotated and it is, thats ok
Re: Write It Do It B/C
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 5:05 pm
by lilolme
Well that's just peachy. All I know about my partner is his name and he likes Call of Duty. Do you have any ideas on how to "conect" to his learning style?
Gemma W wrote:It's true that you need a connection with your partner. Me and my partner have been best friends since pre-school, so we understand each other pretty well. And nervousness can definitely affect your work. But clearly defining terms, both before competition and during, can definitely help.
Re: Write It Do It B/C
Posted: March 14th, 2011, 5:13 pm
by personasaurus rex
lilolme wrote:Well that's just peachy. All I know about my partner is his name and he likes Call of Duty. Do you have any ideas on how to "conect" to his learning style?
Gemma W wrote:It's true that you need a connection with your partner. Me and my partner have been best friends since pre-school, so we understand each other pretty well. And nervousness can definitely affect your work. But clearly defining terms, both before competition and during, can definitely help.
practice practice practice.
Re: Write It Do It B/C
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 5:55 pm
by Gemma W
personasaurus rex wrote:Well that's just peachy. All I know about my partner is his name and he likes Call of Duty. Do you have any ideas on how to "conect" to his learning style?
Also, like I've been saying, you can go through different materials and choose terms to go with each. It doesn't help if you just practice without discussing the results and where you went wrong. Go through and tell your partner how you're going to describe certain things (if you're the writer) or he'll tell you how he describes things. Just try to practice and discuss with as many materials as possible
Re: Write It Do It B/C
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 6:11 pm
by personasaurus rex
Gemma W wrote:personasaurus rex wrote:Well that's just peachy. All I know about my partner is his name and he likes Call of Duty. Do you have any ideas on how to "conect" to his learning style?
Also, like I've been saying, you can go through different materials and choose terms to go with each. It doesn't help if you just practice without discussing the results and where you went wrong. Go through and tell your partner how you're going to describe certain things (if you're the writer) or he'll tell you how he describes things. Just try to practice and discuss with as many materials as possible
I didn't write that... I definitely don't call things "peachy"
Re: Write It Do It B/C
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 7:24 pm
by Gemma W
That's weird... Maybe I copied it wrong. Sorry.
Edit: yeah, sorry. That was lilolme. Really sorry.
Re: Write It Do It B/C
Posted: March 15th, 2011, 7:53 pm
by personasaurus rex
haha it's all good yo