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Essay About Self And Peer Evaluation Assignment

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Kylie Ellington
HN 210
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Reacting to the Past:
Athens, 403 BCE

Self/Peer-Evaluation Assignment

Self-Evaluation:
Using the rubric on the back, what participation grade do you believe you earned in the Athens game? Explain and justify your estimation in 2 or more sentences.
I believe that I received an A for participation because I attended every class/game session. During every session, I spoke on the issue(s) at hand, while referencing the book and the works provided in the book. I understood the goals of my faction and character and tried to persuade others to see the issues the way the Oligarchs saw them.
Did you accomplish the goals of your character/ your faction? Explain.
During Game Session One, I accomplished my personal …show more content…

If I would have spoken, Socrates might have been given more amnesty and might still be in Athens.
Was there a moment in the game where it finally clicked, where you finally felt "in" the game"? Explain.
During an outside meeting with the Followers of Socrates the game finally made sense to me. I was outside of class talking in character to other classmates; I was finally making the connections the book said I would need to make. The rest of the game seemed easier after I gained a greater understanding of the purpose of the game.
If you could go back in time to the beginning of the game, knowing what you know now about the game experience, what piece of advice would you offer? What do you wish you knew then?
I wish I would have known that collaboration with other factions and the indeterminates was a must to succeed in the game. If I had known this at the beginning of the game, I would have been more proactive in contacting the indeterminates to determine which faction they might have been siding with.

Collaboration
One purpose of the game is to help students to develop better collaborative and leadership skills. Part of this is identifying one 's own strengths and weaknesses in this regard while also realizing what makes an effective working group and what does not.

Some of the things that are important for a

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