Speak Out
During the summer of 2014, I had the honor of traveling to Arizona and New Mexico and staying on the Navajo reservation, all while helping out the local Navajos in need and experiencing their culture. Every morning, the youth group I came with would recite a morning prayer, and part of that prayer was a beautiful closing Navajo saying. The poem or saying, called "Walking in Beauty", was about connecting oneself with nature and observing the beauty as the day goes by. I really loved "Walking in Beauty", and for my Indie Blog Post, I decided to recite the poem.
Walking in Beauty
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Monday, October 20, 2014
Saturday, May 31, 2014
(BRB) Inspirations Script
Assignment/Activity Title— Inspirations Script Year— Freshman
Skill—Research, writing, group dynamics, public performance Portfolio Category— Media and Communications
For a final project in drama class, students had to get together in a group of about four people, and write a play to be performed. I was very excited about this project when it was assigned, because I really enjoy writing and acting, and to use both skills at once sounded really intriguing. I had never written a play before, and although exciting, this project also seemed challenging. Our first assignment was to think of a few different ideas for a play that we could share with the class, and then base groups off of which ideas people liked. My ideas were scattered and not organized, I was daunted by the fact that the play could only be ten minutes long. I realized that I did not really want to utilize my own ideas, so I listened to what other people had to say instead. I was interested in the ideas of Lily H and Siena, and eventually made a group
Wolf Removal (Critical Thinking Essay)
Assignment/Activity
Title— Critical Thinking Paper Year— Freshman
Skill— Research, writing Portfolio
Category— Critical reasoning
A crucial assignment
throughout the high school years as a CAP student is the critical thinking
paper. The critical thinking paper is a four to six page essay, with three different
essays written over three years.
In freshman year, the student must choose a topic that is debatable on
both sides, interesting to the student, and in depth enough to write about. The
first essay, written in freshman year, argues one side of the topic. The next
year, the student must argue for the other side of the topic. Lastly, in junior year, the student
will write about the side they actually believe is right. For my topic, I wanted to write about
something that truly fascinated me, something I could easily comprehend, and
something that was significant to me. I decided to research debatable problems
in the environment- such as global warming, capping and trading
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Independent Blog Post: Notice
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
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 19th
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
Sunday, January 26, 2014
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 20th
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
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