Assignments and Handouts
Final Letter
I want you to write a final letter to me. In it want you to reflect on how you did with the class. Some things to consider:
What were your favorite assignments/projects?
What would you like do next with video production and writing?
Look at your info sheet and consider how you did the class:
How disciplined were you? How consistent were you?
How seriously did you take the class?
Explain the highlights/lowlights
What would you do differently?
Who/what would you like to read next?
Any comments on how to make the class work better?
You can turn this in on the last day—ultimately the deadline for all work is Exhibition Day. It should be at least a page and should reflect your best writing.
Final Video and Last Daze Checklist
Your final writing assignment can be the Introduction and Dream Bibliography. If you want to turn that into a video, then do so.The other option for the Final Video involves your choosing a topic you love, wish people knew more about or something you want to say. In groups—or alone—you will choose someone’s essay to turn into a final project.
Here are some things you need to be doing:
Check Grades
Complete missing work—this weekend
Turn in the Dream Bibliography and Introduction
Refine and revise final essay.
Decide with whom you will work (in groups or alone)
Plan and storyboard your Final Video
Make a Final Video
Final Video Rubric
Content: Relevant and interesting topic; video tells a story or has a message. Its theme is obvious and well-developed and tells compelling story; grabs attention of the audience.
A=Always and Throughout B=Sometimes C=Not Consistently
Writing: The text/voice over has been worked on and polished to flow and be read aloud.
A=Always and Throughout B=Sometimes C=Not Consistently
Video: The video relates to the text, is carefully edited and has enough variety to maintain interest and captivate the audience
A=Always and Throughout B=Sometimes C=Not Consistently
Audio: The audio enhances the message, is clear and does not distract from the essay and overall message.
A=Always and Throughout B=Sometimes C=Not Consistently
Timing: The words, visuals and sounds work together and are thoughtfully synchronized.
A=Always and Throughout B=Sometimes C=Not Consistently
5/9 Warm up:
Summer Hype Essay
Brainstorm some ideas for a video to show the school and send them off to summer.
Think about summer...
plans
best things
funny things
things we won't miss about school
5/7 Warm up:
Warm up: If you had the world's attention, what would you say?
Norton Search did you turn in the form? (Find it below) Did you nominate an essay?
Have you read at least two Norton Essays from Essay Nominations
5/2 Warm up:
Make a list under each heading:
Things that need to change: (Around school, Boulder, Colorado, US, World, Life & Universe)
Things that should not change: (Around school, Boulder, Colorado, US, World, Life & Universe)
Things you can’t decide whether or not you like:
Philosophical Notions that intrigue you:
Questions that puzzle you:
Things I believe but cannot prove
4/29 Warm up:
Things I want to know more about or think people should know about.
make a list and explain about each item
Round Two: Essay Warm ups:
Warm up #2.1 "The Three Things I could not Live Without" (or an essay based on the Five Paragraph Model)
Warm #2.2: "How to Waste Quality Class Time" (OR a How to...)
Warm #2.3: Compare & Contrast two things
Warm up #3: Choose one
Cool Things (read the poem and write your own version)
Essay Topics Michel de Montaigne (click the link, scoll the essay titles, choose an interesting title and write your own version)
Warm up #2: Choose one
What does it take to get to the top?
I’ve always wanted to go to ____________ because
Warm up #1: Choose one
What Motivates You?
What drives us to keep going?