My Life as a Book Midterm Preview & First Team Chants | WFED 119 | Oct 1, 2026

Overview

WFED 119 students receive a midterm preview for a PowerPoint “My Life as a Book” assignment: a 9–10-chapter life story with a preface, mission statement, 3–7 core values, vision statement, dream list, and reflection. The class also works on team-project forms and stakeholder research, with the instructor clarifying that the Sunday submission should reach Step 2/Form 4, explaining Microsoft Teams sharing and privacy options, and inviting teams to present symbols and chants.

Key takeaways

The midterm book requires 9–10 chapters: 3–4 past, one present, and 4–5 future, plus a preface with a mission statement, 3–7 core values, and a vision statement.
The midterm submission includes three distinct deliverables: the PowerPoint life book, a dream list, and reflection responses; students should check every Canvas rubric item.
Peer evaluation accounts for 15% of the course grade, making attendance, cooperation, and catching up with teammates important parts of performance.
The Sunday team-project milestone was clarified as Step 2/Form 4, which includes stakeholder opinions and other data—not merely the earlier-mentioned Form 3.
Teams can share editable workbooks through Microsoft Teams by granting Penn State users Can edit access, but should remove personal information because work may be reviewed with AI services.
Stakeholder research should include people who can support or authorize a project; Team 4 was specifically advised to consult Penn State Career Services and prospective student users.

Chapters

0:00 WFED 119 Recordings, Playlists, and Team-Chant Examples

Class recordings are available on YouTube by searching WFED19, with playlists for class essentials, career-planning content, and the Enneagram portion.
Past teams created team names, symbols, and chants; students can view those examples before deciding how to present their own.
The instructor considers allowing each team to perform live, submit a class-only video, or do both.

4:00 Midterm Book Structure: Past, Present, and Future Chapters

The midterm is a PowerPoint-format book representing each student’s life.
Plan 3–4 chapters about the past, one about the present, and 4–5 envisioning the future, for 9–10 chapters total.
The preface must include a mission statement, 3–7 core values, and a vision statement.

8:00 Midterm Rubric, Dream List, and Reflection Requirements

The Canvas Week 8 midterm page contains detailed requirements, and each listed requirement corresponds to a rubric item.
The submission has three components: the “My Life as a Book” document, a dream list, and written reflection responses.
Students are encouraged to begin early because gathering life stories and clarifying goals takes more than one night.

11:00 Peer Evaluation Counts for 15% of the Course Grade

Peer evaluation is worth 15% of the total course grade, with teammates evaluating one another during midterm week.
Regular attendance matters because substantial teamwork happens in class; absent students should contact teammates and catch up.
The instructor and teaching assistants may allow revisions, but meeting every midterm requirement correctly the first time is preferable.

15:00 Microsoft Teams Uploads and Project-Form Feedback

Teams should upload project work to the 2026 Teams space under the shared folder; students can sync it through OneDrive and Finder or File Explorer.
Feedback highlighted incomplete work, the need to estimate how many Penn State students a project could reach, and the need to revisit some problem-solving questions.
The instructor planned to visit teams during class and offer verbal feedback or approval.

18:00 Team Workbook Progress, Symbols, and Chant Options

The initial guidance emphasized completing the workbook through Form 3 and creating a team symbol and chant.
Teams could choose whether to work on the workbook first or use the chant and symbol to build energy, but the workbook deadline took priority.
Students were told to keep uploading the complete workbook so teams could track all progress in one document.

24:00 Resolving Microsoft Teams Access and Shared-Workbook Issues

Some students could not access their team space, including a case where the team leader’s access appeared locked; the instructor offered to add students.
A shared workbook link can let teammates edit the same document and see updates, much like a Google Doc.
Teams were encouraged to use one shared, continually updated workbook rather than maintaining disconnected versions.

35:00 Sharing Team Documents Safely Through Microsoft Teams

To share a document, use the three-dot menu, select Copy link, set access to people in Penn State with Can edit permission, and apply the setting.
Microsoft Teams lets the instructor and teaching assistants monitor team progress and review work; team members can also learn from other teams’ examples.
Because documents may be reviewed with AI services, students should remove personal names and contact details; teams uncomfortable with AI sharing may submit through Canvas instead.

40:00 Stakeholders and Team 4’s Career-Readiness Project

Stakeholders include anyone connected to or able to help a project, such as target students, the instructor, campus partners, and decision-makers.
Team 4 described a concept to help students balance extracurricular activities and career readiness through opportunities such as clubs, organizations, charities, and career fairs.
The instructor advised Team 4 to consult Penn State Career Services about student needs, resources, statistics, and whether the project aligns with its goals.

50:00 Sunday Deadline Clarification: Submit Through Step 2/Form 4

The instructor corrected an earlier statement: the Sunday submission should reach Step 2, which includes Form 4, rather than stopping at Form 3.
For initial stakeholder input, Team 4 was told that interviewing roughly 10 students could be sufficient for the current data-gathering step, even if the broader project later aimed for 50.
Teams were encouraged to recruit classmates as interview volunteers and help one another gather stakeholder opinions.

55:00 Team Symbols and Chants: Planners and Team 3

One team presented a checklist-and-helping-hand symbol and the chant “Plan it. Do it. Get it done. The planners number one.”
Team 3 explained a campus-navigation project for incoming freshmen, offering directions and information about campus locations and events.
Team 3’s chant—“Where should you go? What should you see? Where should you be? Ask Team Three.”—reinforced its guidance mission.

1:00:00 Team 13 Encouragement Trail and Team 12 Study Playlist

Team 13 proposed an encouragement trail with campus sticky notes, QR codes, and uplifting messages for freshmen and others during stressful periods.
Team 13’s chant was “We have a plan, we have a goal; Team 13, we’re on a roll.”
Team 12, also called the Dozen, proposed a playlist to help students unwind and study; the instructor asked them to slow the chant and agree on a final gesture.

1:05:00 Midterm-Week Schedule and Preparation Reminder

The midterm is scheduled for the week after the upcoming class, and there will be no class meetings during midterm week.
Students were asked to review the Canvas midterm directions and bring questions to the next Tuesday class.
The instructor emphasized using the class-free midterm week to complete the life-book assignment carefully.

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