Thursday, April 24

Read THIS blog post by a teacher. I mean actually read it. Take it in. Think about it. And then, write about it. What do you think about it? What is the teacher trying to say? In your own words explain what "the main event" is.

I think this teacher is very wise in saying this, and I think he is smart to say it. Students need to hear this kind of stuff come from people they respect other than their parents. He is saying that school is not about the grades or the points, but it is about how you get to those grades.  School is more than just the classroom, it is outside of it. Teens must learn how to handle the gossip and other bad things they encounter. The main event, adversity, is a central concept in life. Everyone experiences adversity, the people that succeed in life are the people that can handle that adversity.

Monday, April 21

Reflect on your stop-motion animation project. How did it go? What worked? What didn't work? If you're not finished - why? If you are finished go in to detail about the project and what you learned. Give as much detail and information as possible.

 The day that we took pictures was really fun! We were able to be creative and think of fun ideas then we actually got to do it. If I did it again though I would have a real camera because when I removed the pictures from my phone not all of them transferred. The actual editing of the video was okay too.From this project I learned what stop motion animation videos were and how to make them.

Thursday, April 10

What is your idea for your stop-motion animation? Explain yourself. Have you started taking photos? If not, when do you plan to take your photos? What is your action plan for today? What is your plan to GET SOMETHING DONE?

My plan is to have a pair of shoes walk around the classroom and into the hall and back. I have not started taking photos that is what I plan to do today.

Monday, April 7

What is stop motion animation? If you don't know, look it up! Explain.

Stop motion animation makes a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. Also known as stop image, photographs are taken of the object in various positions and places together as in a video.

Friday, April 4

Tell me about your 5 frame storyboard. What did you like about the project? What did you dislike? Was it hard to fit a story in to 5 images? Do you think you tell a clear story? What would you do differently if you could? Explain.

My storyboard is about Avery doing a homework assignment. I liked this project because we got to take pictures and that was fun, even though I'm not the best at taking pictures. Something I didn't like about this project was I don't really know how to effectively use a photo editor so that was kind of hard. My story fit well in 5 images and it does tell a clear story. If I could do something different on this project I would use my original idea of my story taking place at a baseball field. I didn't do this setting because I didn't have time to go take the pictures.

5 Frame Storyboard

Tuesday, April 1

What is a storyboard? If you don't know, what do you think it is? How are storyboards used? What are some different ways that storyboards can be made?

I don't know what a storyboard is but if I had to guess I would say it is probably a way to show pictures.