From: Handell, Hasibul, Cristian, and Rona
To: Whom it may concern
Subject: Origami Workshop
Date: February 7th, 2018

How to Create Origami Fortune Teller

1. Take a piece of paper and get ready to make an origami fortune teller.
2. Pull down the top corner of the page so that the top of the page is aligned and
symmetrical to the side of the page.
3. Rip off the bottom piece under the right triangle fold from step 1. Now there should be a
square left over when you open up the fold.
4. Fold the paper diagonally from the top right to the bottom left into a triangle.
5. Unfold and fold again in the opposite diagonal direction (top left to bottom right).
6. Fold all 4 corners towards the center of the square paper so that the points just touch the
center.
7. Flip your paper over so the folds you just made are facing down.
8. Fold the corners to the center again.
9. Fold the paper sideways (hot dog fold) and unfold it.
10. Fold the the paper upwards.
11. Put your fingers under the 4 open corners.
Now you have a fortune teller!

 

 

Reflection

This was one of the very first group assignments we worked on in class. The groups got together to create a list of instructions to create paper objects. We decided to create a simple origami fortune teller. The professor gave clear instructions to create a memo type instructions for other groups to follow. She told us that the instructions had to be very precise so it would not be too much of a headache to follow. If the instructions are clear, making the fortune teller should not be hard. As a result, we sat together and wrote down the steps we took to craft the fortune teller. We checked the diction and reworded texts to make sure nothing seemed odd. We made sure we went in chronological order. One challenge I realized we would have from this project was the fact that we came from different backgrounds. We all came from different environments. It was a challenge at first because we all had different viewpoints about somethings. However, we later changed it to a positive aspect. We made sure we include different perspective in our writing. This not only helped me become a good writer. I think it also helped some group members become better at writing.