Week 4 &5 : By Shantillie Moore

Last Week:
We completed the following tasks~

• We had our first formal performance evaluations, and found out if our performance earned us a raise.
• We completed our poems so we could get ready for designing our shirts.
• We met with our career coaches to cover our second topic.
• We opened up to each other and discussed/critiqued our poems.

We practiced the following 21st Century Skills~

• Demonstrating a positive work ethic- Lead Artist and ArtWorks leadership will meet with each intern for formal performance evaluation.
• Communication and Collaboration- Lead Artist and Artworks leadership will meet with each Intern for a formal performance evaluation.
• Initiative and Self-Direction -- Working on our shirt designs
• Listening and Understanding- Interns will listen to presentation, take notes, and complete exercises.
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving- Interns will use the information from all presentations to write new poems from the topics list.
• Creativity and Innovation- Interns will design ideas of how they plan to complete their products.
• Initiative and Self-Direction- Interns will determine which poems they will use.

This Week We Will:

• Meet with our coaches to cover our third topic.
• Start practicing writing on clothing and designing our shirts.
• Review the performance goals we set for ourselves on the first day, and do an exercise with the team to measure our progress in meeting our goals.