Independent Blog Post: Notice

This is my Independent Blog Post for the theme of Notice. Recently, I took a vacation in Las Vegas, and noticed how different Nevada was from Maryland. I started my film on the plane, and took videos and pictures throughout the trip to document what I noticed: a collection of views, nature, flowers, food, and more.

NOTE: VIDEO ENDS AT 1:06.There are two minutes and 30 seconds of blackness, I tried my best to fix this, but I was unable to.

Harlem Renaissance Brochure

Assignment/Activity Title- Harlem Renaissance Brochure                   Year— Freshman

Skill—  Writing, Research                                  Portfolio Category— Social Awareness

                 

In English class, students had the opportunity to explore the vast artistic ideas and inspirations that sparked a movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. This project required open-ended research and a final product of a brochure that would essentially inform readers about what the Harlem Renaissance was, and how it impacted art, music, writing, and political and social aspects of its time. With this project, starting out with basic researching proved to be harder than it looked. I wasn’t sure of which artists, musicians, writers, or politicians I would be interested in, so I didn’t know where to start. I searched up poems from the Harlem Renaissance period, and found one I was fascinated by, “I Shall Return”, by Claude McKay. I felt that this poem represented strength, nostalgia, and a journey in life.  After learning more about

Thoreau/Crane Essay

Thoreau/Crane Essay (Final Draft)

Assignment/Activity Title—Thoreau vs. Crane Essay                          Year— Freshman

Skill— Writing, Reading                                                  Portfolio Category— Critical Reasoning

            In English class, students had to read two well known books, analyze them in different assignments, and eventually write a organized and well thought out essay comparing the two books, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, by Stephen Crane, and Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. Crane’s novel explored the life of a young girl growing up in the Bowery of New York City, at the turn of the 19^th century. Henry David Thoreau’s Walden gave a personal account of the author’s two-year stay living in isolation, away from any people or distractions. The two books were very different, and both were intriguing in their own way. The essay required for the two stories to be compared and contrasted over the author’s ideas of self-reliance, work, and

Dada Play Quarter 2

Assignment/Activity Title— Dada Play                                     Year— Freshman

Skill—Writing, creative, public performance                  Portfolio Category— Social Awareness

           

For drama this year, we had to use our creative minds to write a script for our own Dada performance. Dada is a type of art form, popular in the early 20^th century. With Dada, artists have the ability to make whatever kind of art they want to, using different images to create a scene that is not “normal”. Dada is a very creative art, and requires students to think outside of the box. We had to choose groups to work with, and I worked with Elizabeth Cove. We knew that we could work well together, and we both had great ideas to contribute. Our first goal was to research a topic that was controversial, or needed changing. Elizabeth and I looked at variety of problems, for example, bullying, gun violence, and problems with the environment. We researched these issues and brainstormed how we could incorporate our acting skills to

Interdisciplinary Quarter 1

Assignment/Activity Title— Interdisciplinary Project: The Gilded Age & The Progressive Era

Year— Freshman

Skill—Writing, research, group dynamics          Portfolio Category— Media and Communications

                 

For the first CAP interdisciplinary project, we had to work in groups to research a time period, create characters for a narrative, and do a number of pre-writings and scripts for the final presentation, where we would perform our narrative. The time period of focus was the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era. We had one week, including one day for the presentation, to work on it diligently with our group of three or four classmates. In the end, my group of Leah Savage and Lucy Kelliher performed a successful narrative that we wrote ourselves. As a whole, my group and I were pretty stressed out in the last two days of working, but we managed to do well overall. After this first major project, I changed my work habits for