Humanities: LNG & Learning to Love You More

Today we'll start with an LNG.

Then you have today to finish up your Learning to Love You More in class.  Tomorrow you will be presenting them PechaKucha style, 20 seconds per slide.

Today I'll also be asking you to put copies of your pictures as JPGs in the Learning to Love You More Photos folder on Google Drive.

ASSESSMENTS.

Blog. 3+ Posts.
Req'd Post.  Learning to Love You More Slide deck with voiceover/narration.  Display your thinking.
Possible Solutions for Voiceover Narration.

1. Record a SoundCloud file.  Embed it on your blog.  Embed your slideshow above it.
2. Add SnagIt to Google Chrome.  Then follow the directions on this video.  It works slick.

3. Record using Keynote and then export it as a QuickTime movie.  Upload the movie to YouTube and embed it OR put it on Google Drive and share it publicly.

Complete.  Learning to Love You More.

Due. Thursday, May 21.

Complete.  Culture & Composition.

Due. ASAP.

Complete.  Little Things Essay.

Due. ASAP.

Pop Culture: Pitching Trailers

Today, we hear from two pitch teams.

Each will do its best to convince me that they have the best idea for a film for which we should produce a trailer between now and next Thursday.

I shall raise my eyebrows.

As soon as I pick, we will dive into our DEEP design process.  It will be powerful fierce.

ASSESSMENTS.

Blog. 3+ Posts.
Curate.  2+ Pins.
Be Certain to Put Links to Your Blog Posts and Curations in the Proper Weeks on the Q4 Blog Tracker.  Also make sure you check the rubric for curation.  
Req'd Blog Post.  Discovery Phase for the Trailer.  Brainstorm.  Sketchnote. Storyboard  Get your ideas up there.   Show your work.
Due. Friday, May 22.

Music Culture Project.
Due. ASAP.

Social Media Project. (To Demo Understanding -- Even Though from Last Quarter)

Due. ASAP.

Humanities: Station Day Learning to Love Starting Something That Matters Roots

Stations!

Station 1.  Soundtracking Your Roots.

a. Choose a root from Roots Lists 11- 13

b. Use Beatlab, Garage Band, or another music creation tool to create a song inspired by that root.  Write a brief explanation of your thinking and intention.

OR

b.  Find a song that reminds you of that root.  Write a brief explanation of your thinking and intention.

c.  Post your thinking on your blog.

d. Repeat for at least 3 root words.


Station 2.

Start Something That Matters Visual Self Assessment.

Using our circles, create a visual representation of where you are at in Mycoskie's 6 elements of starting something that matters

Orange: Find Your Story
White: Face Your Fears
Red: Be Resourceful without Resources
Purple: Keep It Simple
Pink: Build Trust
Blue: Giving Is Good Business

Take a picture.  Put it on your blog.  Write a brief explanation of your  thinking.

Station 3.

Learning to Love You More Rationales.

Work on your brief paragraphs explaining your Learning to Love You More assignments.

Station 4.

Learning to Love You More Slide Deck Design Work

More on this when I post the blog post in a minute!

Humanities: Starting Something That Matters

Watch at least three of the following videos featuring Blake Mycoskie as he discusses social entrepreneurship and the idea of starting something that matters.  We'll be affinity mapping this, looking for trends across the videos and determining what his message appears to be.

Want a more detailed and fantastic presentation from Mycoskie?

All of this is leading up to our Humanities final which we will be discussing in class today and for which you will be getting an information handout and rubric next week.

ASSESSMENTS.

Blog. 3+ Posts.
Req'd Post.  Learning to Love You More Progress.  Show Your Work.
Due. Friday.  May 15.

Complete. Learning to Love You More
Design Slide Deck.
Complete Assignments.
Due. Thursday.  May 21.  Installation in the building.
Bring artifacts of your assignments to share.

AP Lit: Watchmen Film DT Challenge Discovery Update

Here's the results of Tuesday's work on Watchmen.  

Jacob and Michaela have started work on the script and story.  We made big progress in class on Tuesday toward that story and it is exciting stuff.   Here are the notes.

Basically, six childhood friends reach adolescence and each puts on his/her own "mask" to survive that transition.  In so doing, the friendships dissolve.  Only one friend stays true to herself but finds herself disconnected from everyone else.  This causes her tremendous pain and she realizes the only way for her to be happy is to bring them together.  She writes them a letter that suggests she's about to take her own life, but in reality, it is just a device to bring them all together again and to rekindle those friends.  But to keep those five together, she must disappear, sacrificing herself for the happiness of the others.

Lots of specifics to work out still but there's the gist.

Each of the six has a correlation to one of the central figures of Watchmen.  The Comedian's correlate is the girl who remains true, much as Eddie is the most honest and forthright of the Minutemen -- despite his other misgivings.

More today . . .

And remember, this week is also Empathy phase.  Talk to potential viewers.  Now that we have a story shaping up, find out what early adolescence was like for them.  What sorts of masks have people had to wear?  How might we integrate the stories and experiences of those around us into our film to demonstrate an understanding of our viewership?  To give them a film to which they can relate and also that can challenge their thinking -- as Watchmen challenges our own.

Brit Lit CPI: Experiment Phase of Design Challenge

We'll start today with our third reading related to our design challenges.

You may choose from the following or find your own.

History of the Stop Sign's Design.  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/magazine/stop-sign.html?_r=0

Emotionally Intelligent Signage. http://www.danpink.com/2012/04/textbook-example-of-emotionally-intelligent-signage/

More Durable Signage Material Available. (Note: This is an ad disguised as an article.  http://graphicdisplayusa.com/en/articles/durable-dibond-helps-new-sign-maker-fulfill-premium-outdoor-signage-art-niche/)

The Internet of Things is Bigger than We Imagine.  http://www.wired.com/2014/11/the-internet-of-things-bigger/

BMW iRemote App Wins Big at Electronics Show http://www.bmwblog.com/2014/11/12/bmw-remote-app-winner-ces-innovation-awards-2015/

Challenges & Troubles with Internet Wired Protection Systems http://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2015/02/17/this-google-nest-protect-video-is-like-a-dystopian-nightmare/

Choose One of the Four Literacy Strategies and Create a MLA formatted citation for your reading.

1.  Find an article/video/podcast/website related to your design challenge:  mudding signage or thermostat car starter

2.  Use EasyBib.com to create a proper MLA formatted citation for  your article/video/podcast/website.

3.  Complete one of the four literacy strategies to show that you understand the text.

Notice/Wish/Wonder.

Text Connections.

Sketchnotes.

Soundtracking.

ASSESSMENT
Reading 3.
Due.  Friday.  May 15.

Blog Post 3.  Experiment thinking.  If you had $10,000 to create your design, how would you spend the money?  What would the solution look like?  Then shift your thinking: if you only had $10 to create your design, how would you use it?  What would the solution look like?

Due. Friday. May 15.

Design Project.  Working Prototype.
Due. Tuesday, May 26.

Humanities: Learning to Love You More Stations

Tuesday!  Station work!

New vocab roots as well!  Roots 13!

We'll use the station work to make progress toward our installation of Learning to Love You More on Thursday, May 21st.

Station 1.
Assignment #10.  Make a Flier of Your Day.

Station 2.
Assignment #51.  Describe What to Do with Your Body When You Die.

Station 3.
Assignment #54.  Draw the News.

Station 4.
Assignment #53.  Give Advice to Yourself in the Past.

The beauty of the above four assignments?  They can all be completed in class.  On Thursday, we'll bring in some materials to tackle more ambitious assignments.

On Thursday, I also want to meet with the fidget team.

Tomorrow, we further explore Start Something that Matters.  You can learn more about TOMS and Blake Mycoskie's ideas here.

ASSESSMENT.

Blog.  3+ Posts.
Req'd Post.  Learning to Love You More: Show Your Work.
Due. Friday.  May 15.

Learning to Love You More.
Due.