Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Daily goals

Me, Mitchell, and Davis have been brainstorming for a project. We FINALLY found one about alkali metals but it was to dangerous and we couldn't get the materials. So we are back to the drawing board trying to find another idea on a project. We want our project not to be a powerpoint and to have a lot of stuff interacting with each other. We were also thinking about doing something involving science. I plan on completing my goal by completing the project planning form..

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

End of the day reflections

I made alot of changes on my snowboard project. I added some audio, and fixed some parts. I want to add a little bit more footage if I can get some more shots. I also have been brainstorming with Davis, we did not find a project yet but we are close.

Monday, March 28, 2011

PBL goals

My goals today are to find out my ideas for my project and continue on snowboard video. I emailed my experts and I have a lot of feedback to fix my video to make it more exciting. I plan on working on my video right away. I am using imovie to fix my video. I need to add transitions and tune the audio up a little bit. Me and Davis are going to be brainstorming good ideas for our project so we can get a good head start on it. I will put the new video up as soon as I can.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Literary Analysis 3

In the book City of Thieves, the time period sets the story. The two boys, Lev and Koyla set out on a journey for eggs so the chief of polic could have food. It is tough because there is no eggs in the city. The period(WWII) effected the city in numerous ways. People are dying everyday, there is no food, and some people have no place to live. The author really sets the dark mood in the book by explaining the devastation of WWII.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

PBL reflection

Today i have been working on my story topic for my video which is going well because i have it all planned out now. I need to commentate and finish my video by friday. My next steps are to research the development of snowboarding.

Literary Analysis 2

In "the city of thieves" the author shows the reader how awful WW2 was for Russia. Every single day Germans bombard Leningrad with bombs and other weapons. Food is scarce as the citizens are forced to make bread out of items like wood and fake flour. Cannibals can also be found living in some houses. The city is torn apart, every building is roped up, boarded up, and closed down. There are no more cars besides military vehicles roaming the streets looking for people past their curfew. Lev was caught looting a dead German which is illegal. After being taken out of jail with a friend named Koyla that he met, they were lucky enough to go on a task to find eggs for the chief. David shows the reader the pain of Russia and the feelings of the people in the middle of WW2.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Literary response 1

I am reading the book "City of Thieves" by David Benioff. David attempts to recreate his Grandfathers story in Leningrad during ww2. His grandfather, Lev Beniov, does not remember much. He knows he killed 2 Germans, and he has a messed up index finger from the war. David Benioff creates a first person story about Lev and how he is determined to stay in Leningrad. The book is an eye-opener to the events in Russia and how awful the war was.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Project reflections

The project was important to me because i felt like i was learning a lot about ww1 and how to use more tools like the forums and ohpedia. I also got to work with other people in rosemary from colorado. I felt like the project opened up more opportunities for more collaboration through other sites such as the forums or webs. there is also more room to be creative in future projects.

At some points me and my partner had communication issues but at most times we were doing our work. I was very happy with how much information was on our lesson and hard we worked on it. I will remember the game in this project because it was such a good example of ww1.

Brainstorming ideas for the next project+goals

goal: find my essential question and complete project panning form.


snowboarding
culture
film
editing
video
publish video
warren miller
teen culture boarding
video games
designing
interviewing