Thursday, February 28, 2019
Due to circumstances out of my control, both due to the weather and its subsequent schedule changes affecting Friday especially, we will push Vocab 9 to next week. Today/Friday will be dedicated to finishing the final Martian Chronicles test and working on getting makeup assignments finished. We will also discuss Case Study #7 in more depth in relation to the prompt for the essay. I'm not putting a set date on it yet (have you seen the forecast for Monday????) Be ready to start Vocab 9 Monday, but not guaranteeing that's when we take/start it.
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
This NYT article about the latest Nike ad featuring Serena Williams is a great companion resource to our ongoing conversation about perspective and context affecting our perception.
Vocab 9 and Martian Chronicles completion this week.
Vocab 9 and Martian Chronicles completion this week.
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Reminder: I will NOT be available for Wednesday conferences. I added the message to Skyward and it should have gone out, but please relay this message to your parents if they do not check this site. I am happy to make other arrangements.
Grades: Obviously, everything is backed up at this point, so grades are too. Please remember that quarter grades don't really mean anything, as all classes and grades are semester based only. In other words, there is not an average between quarter 3 and 4 in any class, it is all just one big grade from January to May. Numbers will start to fill in, but I will not give "easy to grade" assignments just for the sake of numbers or to "get something in the book" as this would be neither an authentic representation of your performance nor an authentic representation of our goals in class.
Grades: Obviously, everything is backed up at this point, so grades are too. Please remember that quarter grades don't really mean anything, as all classes and grades are semester based only. In other words, there is not an average between quarter 3 and 4 in any class, it is all just one big grade from January to May. Numbers will start to fill in, but I will not give "easy to grade" assignments just for the sake of numbers or to "get something in the book" as this would be neither an authentic representation of your performance nor an authentic representation of our goals in class.
Friday, February 22, 2019
Edward Burtynsky is one of my favorite artists/photographers. His interpretation and use of perspective are a perfect visual accompaniment to close out The Martian Chronicles as we think/talk about how perspective and context impact each other in how we view art of any kind. Click on the link to take a look, create some ideas of "the story" you see.
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