Humanities: Longviews & Project Work

Today, we'll start with a LNGView reading.




After this, you will have time to work on the projects, closing arguments, blogs, and more.

Some folks will be delivering closing arguments today.

Tomorrow, you will be self-assessing your projects.

HOMEWORK

Blog: 3+ Posts this week

Creative Blog Entry: Visualize Humanities Class.  Create a visual -- may be a diagram, may be a photo, may be  a collage, may be a painting, may be a sculpture, may be . . . wow . . . anything visual -- that represents what Humanities class means to you.  What do we learn? How do we operate? What is your work like? You may want to post a few to fully capture your thinking.  We will be at the halfway point soon and this a good way to get a sense of where your thinking is at.

Due: Friday, December 13

Complete: Project Proposal Form

Due: LAST WEEK

Study: Roots 7 Quiz & Product

Due: Thursday, December 19

Closing Arguments

Due: PAST DUE! Friday, December 6

Photo Essay/StoryCorps

Due: Tuesday, December 10 (Tomorrow!)

Humanities: Work Session

Today you will have time to do work.

Start by working on roots 6. Remember, we brainstormed a number of products you could make that are not word maps.

In your inbox, you have an exit ticket that MUST BE COMPLETED at the end of the day.  This will be an academic initiative grade.

• Exceed the standard by providing DETAILED, SPECIFIC information about your work for the day.
• Meet the standard by providing specific information about your work for the day.  
• Partially meet the standard by providing some information about your work for the day.  How might you go deeper?
• Do not yet meet the standard by providing minimal information about your work for the day. How can we help you fill this out more effectively?

HOMEWORK

Blog: 3+ Posts this week

Creative Blog Entry: Casting Call.  Select at least two actors/actresses for a new version of Of Mice & Men. Explain your casting decisions by referencing the performers prior roles, embedding images that prove they have the necessary "look," and making an argument that these are the BEST people for the roles.  

Due: Friday, December 6

Complete: Project Proposal Form

Due: TODAY (one day later  than due date)

Study: Roots 6 Quiz & Product

Due: Thursday, December 5

Closing Arguments

Due: Friday, December 6

Photo Essay/StoryCorps

Due: Tuesday, December 10

Humanities: Closing Arguments, Photo Essays, StoryCorps & Roots Quizzes

Yesterday, we did an activity around the closing arguments, helping determine to what extent various characters are responsible for the death of Lennie.  We worked big on sets of desks, sorting arguments into ethos, pathos and logos.

http://www.leaderthoughtship.com/2012/12/using-ethos-pathos-and-logos-for.html

Here's a video on ethos, pathos & logos that could help you when we aren't around to explain.

Here are some pictures of the work we did in class.

Today we begin with our Roots 5 quiz.

From there, we will look at examples of how to make 

a) StoryCorps

and 

b) Photo Essay

After going through the examples and the process of making each of those, you will have time to do one of the following:

a) Write your closing argument - Due Friday, December 5 (solo)

b) Plan your photo essay or story corps using storyboard materials (solo)

c) Start the design thinking process around our mobile Humanities booth project 

Use this video to help with your interview planning.  

As well interview techniques and guidelines at StoryCorps.

Homework

Blog: 3+ Posts
Req'd Creative Post:
Get suited up.  Using a tool such a Polyvore.com or Pinterest or even just by finding images from various sources, design your "lawyer" wardrobe for yourself.  What would you wear in the trial of the death of Lennie and why?

Also, what would the person on trial wear?  Post images and explain your thinking there.

The idea is to consider the types of appeal (ethos, pathos, logos) and how what we wear can influence how audiences think.  Also, consider, what makes this extra challenging for people from poverty to tell their stories and be heard?

Closing Argument:
Write the closing argument in the death of Lennie
Due: Friday after Thanksgiving (December 6)

Photo Essay/Story Corps

Due: Tuesday, December 10

Roots 5 Quiz & Word Maps
Due: Today!