Improve+Eugene+essay+prompt


 * Improve Eugene Final Self-Assessment **

Write about the process you went through in the Improve Eugene project. **The purpose of this essay is to reflect on the entire process from concept, through construction, to explanations for visitors.**


 * Your essay must include:**
 * **An introductory paragraph**
 * After you’ve decided on body paragraphs, figure out a catchy opening.
 * After you’ve decided on body paragraphs, decide on a comprehensive thesis.
 * **At least one paragraph about your ideas about the project.**
 * How did you choose which unmet needs to address?
 * Why do you think it’s necessary to address these unmet needs?
 * Did your first sketch broaden your view? Did you stick with or move beyond the ideas in that first sketch?
 * **At least one paragraph about producing your model**
 * The purpose of the model is to suggest the way you would address the unmet needs you’ve chosen to work with.
 * Does your model successfully suggest your ideas?
 * Were there limitations in materials that affected the outcome?
 * Were there limitations in abilities that affected the outcome?
 * Were there limitations in communication that affected the outcome?
 * Did you work alone or with a group?
 * What were the advantages and disadvantages of this choice?
 * Did the actual making of the model suggest aspects of the project you hadn’t considered in just the conceptual stages?
 * Survey: you asked other people their opinions on the same unmet needs
 * did those opinions shape your ideas or the project at all?
 * do you think more of a survey would have been more helpful, or not?
 * **At least one paragraph reflecting on the project and the process.**
 * Has this project led you to consider more deeply the situation for young people in Eugene?
 * How did your ideas for your project compare to the outcome of your project?
 * Did explanations for other people or discussions with others make you consider aspects that hadn’t occurred to you earlier in the process?
 * **A concluding paragraph**
 * Return to your thesis
 * Comment on Eugene’s future, or your future in planning, or some related aspect that doesn’t fit within the scope of the essay.