When I was completing the Dramatic Scene Task for English, the capability that I improved on the most was organisation. In the 6 weeks we had to complete our task, my group faced various interruptions, from music lessons that lasted half an hour to full days out of English. This sometimes caused progress to be quite slow, especially in the planning stages. However, we used certain strategies that kept us organised. First, I kept a constantly updated calendar for when group members were out of class. That way, we could manage who was going to be in class that day, stopping us from being unproductive. We planned out our class time underneath that calendar, creating deadlines we could stick to. What this allowed us to do was to come into class knowing exactly what we needed to do, spending less time deciding and more time doing.

Second, when we were creating our script, we employed Microsoft Teams to create a shared document – we could all make changes, suggest ideas and feedback others, even if we couldn’t be in class. It wasn’t just document sharing we used Teams for. The Chat/Posts function allowed us to notify the rest of the group about important changes, such as stage directions and dialogue. If I had an idea that I thought could be part of our Dramatic Performance, I didn’t have to wait until our next class. I could simply post a message and receive feedback. It wasn’t just personal organisation I developed – it was organising people as well, which I think will come in handy in the future. While there were arguably many other capabilities that I developed during the duration of the task, such as effective communication, I can easily say that organisation was the most improved one for me.