* I went back to check if my personal address was working and there seems to be something wrong with the video and I can't bring it up on my computer. Maybe you can. I typed up an address in word and my computer started to act up again and wouldn't allow me to save it onto my hard drive so here is my Personal Address copy and pasted into my blog. Just so you know, my article and group assignment should work perfectly it's just my personal address that's becoming a problem.

Ms. Morgan,

When I first walked into your class I was scared out of my mind. The email prior to your class was clear about how much the workload would be and the direction you saw this class going in. I must admit that I thought I had signed up for a regular English 12 class, so imagine how overwhelmed I was after reading that email. I knew it was going to be a challenge, but the idea of creating a podcast and short films was a new and interesting twist on English. You reeled me in.

English has never really been my favorite subject especially when you have papers upon papers to write. However, when you introduced the world of blogging to the class I was so lost. I didn’t know what to do. Were we going to write papers and post them online? What was the point in that? You opened my eyes to a new world… a computer world that could convey every thought and expression that a paper was capable of. I wasn’t sure how to approach the class, but like a kid learning how to ride a bike you supplied us the training wheels that we need to get started.

It was because . I was getting tired of posting a bunch of words on the site, and honestly I know that there are tons of people out there would just love to surf the web and read useless information- like my sit. I made the conscious decision to spruce up my site because if people are going to see this I was to at least make it aesthetically appealing. The real turning point for me was when I wrote my hangover article. It helped that I was able to write about my topic of choice and it enabled me to go on from there. I decided to add pictures that would reflect the point I was trying to make. My visual side came out and it strengthened my writing as a whole. I learned that my writing does not have to follow this standard format. There should be no fear in venturing to the unknown especially if you walk out as a different and better person because of it. I think I could apply this visual style into future work, but it just depends on the type of assignment I’m working on.

Another key thing I learned is the importance of group work. There are so many different styles of writing that it was hard to accommodate to everyone’s ideas into our work. Despite it all, we managed to get it done. However, each individual’s input it extremely critical because it has the potential to alter the outcome of the product. I strongly believe our work is a great consensus of our ideas. Our assignments reflect the hard work that was put into each piece.

If one person failed to do their part, which there were times I did, it greatly impacted the group’s dynamic. I learned that it is important for each person to put their two cents in, because if you don’t then that means someone else has to pick up your slack. And believe me no one likes to make up what someone failed to finish.

Lastly, time management was another significant thing that I learned from workin with my group. If you do not allot a decent amount of time to get the work done, then it strains the work ethic on a lot of the group members. It is important for every group member to be present and to set some time aside in their schedule to make a contribution. If not, then you feel like you are play hide and seek trying to get together and get things done.

All the skills that I learned in class have been useful in ways more than one. I think that the pod cast assignment and the movie clips will definitely help me to spruce up presentations in the future. I mean, professors can only take so much of Powerpoint before they are ready to roll over and croak. My new writing style has greatly boosted my confidence when it comes to writing and I now feel like I have something going for me in the writing world. Thanks.

Sincerely,

Denise Rodriguez

Mi Portofolio

Group Podcast

Personal Address- Yeah, I look hideous.

Hangover Article

thank you!

GROUP FINAL: Podcast

TADA (click here)

Unit 3 Blogging Reflection

Wow, Unit 3 was a lot of work and I'm kind of sad to see it go. The topic, Ancient Mediterranean Art, wasn't really my cup of tea but the approach we took did spruce it up a bit. Most teachers would ask us to analyze the pieces then write a 10 page paper about a vase. :-? I love vases as much as the other person, however, creating a website targeted toward kids is more my cup of tea. So, it's safe to say that Teacher's Pet did an awesome job, that's not to say there wasn't a lot of work put into it. I learned how to analyze a piece and what to look for when it comes to writing about these things. I had never done this before! Ahhh. I think the biggest problem I encountered was trying to update my website, since I had a virus on my computer. I tried to find another computer to complete my assignment but to no avail. It was a real pain. Much like the pain that my group had encountered when trying to find a tone for the project. Yeah, we ran into some bumps - like any group- along the way but like always, we worked through it and got it done. Thank God it's over!

In a ten-minute blogging exercise, reflect on how these assignments provided a way to "think" about these artifacts for the viewers. What burden/freedom did you feel when when putting your site together? How well do you think you did in shaping knowledge about the artifacts your group chose? How well did other groups do?

My group put an extensive amount of work and thought into this project. When taking these pieces of art into consideration, the purpose of these pieces is really important. "Thinking" about these pieces was pretty tough because it put us in such a place where he had to "think" about how to convey this to our audience and so forth. I think that was our burden,- trying to make sense of this whole ordeal and at the same time translate that to 8th graders. WOW,quite a feat to take on.

My groupd did an awesome job in thinkign about how to shape their knowledge about the artifacts. At one point, we had to give up Brittany's artifact because it did now tie in with our theme and that was something that we took into consideration. I think the other groups did extremely well- but we were just outstanding! Sorry, but i'm extremely proud of our page. lol Too much time went into it to let it go unnoticed.

Indiana Jones has nothing on this : the site.

old:

The art pieces on this tour fall into two periods of Mediterranean history: the Archaic Period and the Classical Period.

The Archaic Period lasted from 660 BCE to 480 BCE. During this era, sculpture was the main form of expression, though vase-art was also important. The art depicted mythological scenes as well as real-life illustrations. Also during this time period, artists explored the use of three-dimensional space and naturalness.

The Classical Period immediately followed the Archaic Period, lasting from 480 BCE to 300 BCE. During this time, artists and sculptors took a strong interest in the natural features of human beings and the world around them. They wanted their work to be as realistic and as ordinary as possible. The craftsmen used a white ground for the bodies of the vases and dark lines for the painted scenes to keep the art simple and genuine.

NEW:

The art pieces on this tour follow two periods in Mediterranean history: the Archaic Period and the Classical Period.

The Archaic Period lasted 660 BCE to 480 BCE. During this era, sculpture- the main form of expression- though vase art also important. The art depicted mythological scenes as we as real-life illustrations. Artists explored three-dimensional space and naturalness.

The Classical Period lasted 480 BCE – 300 BCE. Artists and sculptors took strong interests in human being features and world around them. They wanted their work to be as realistic as possible. White ground was used for body of vases and dark lines to keep the art simple and genuine.

Paramedic Method

The art pieces on this tour follow two periods in Mediterranean history: the Archaic Period and the Classical Period.

The Archaic Period lasted 660 BCE to 480 BCE. During this era, sculpture- the main form of expression- though vase art also important. The art depicted mythological scenes as we as real-life illustrations. Artists explored three-dimensional space and naturalness.

The Classical Period lasted 480 BCE – 300 BCE. Artists and sculptors took strong interests in human being features and world around them. They wanted their work to be as realistic as possible. White ground was used for body of vases and dark lines to keep the art simple and genuine.

ART WEBSITE

Touch ups

original:

Historically, this artifact was said to be sculpted during the reign of Amenhotep IV, who later changed his name to Akhenaten. Amenhotep was a ruler during the 18th dynasty and introduced the idea of monotheism, which is the belief in one god. He also brought obscure gods into more of a spotlight. Amenhotep also built the new capital of Amarna. Egypt seemed to have flourished in this time period, which would explain the relief being sculpted in this period. This relief shows very well how respected the pharaohs and royal families were in ancient Egypt.

revised:

The artifact, sculpted when Amenhotep IV reigned, came in the introduction of monotheism. Egypt flourished in this time period and the relief reflects it. This reflection shows how respected pharaohs and royal families are.