Me as Donny at the La Jolla Playhouse on Exhibition night
Friday, December 16, 2011
Blog 28
Me practicing my monologue and then getting critiqued
Me and Tyler practicing our scene in Act 2 scene 2
Blog #27
Post your thoughts about specific character interactions, lines, actions and more in the play.
What stands out to you? What stands out to me is the relationship between Doris and Marissa
Why? because they seem to have been friends since they were kids, but they know nothing about each other.
What Acts or Scenes?In act 1 scene 2 and Act 2 scene 3
What lines? Actions? Interactions?
"MARISSA: Doris, you know I like Clem! How could you?
DORIS: God Marissa, this isn’t the middle ages. Two people can’t flirt?"
and
"MARISSA: It can’t be true! I’ve only dreamed of you!
DORIS: Go before I do something I regret!
MARISSA: Look at you, how can you know real pain? You’re a princess, all pride, no shame.
DORIS: You think that’s who I am?
MARISSA: I’ve known you since kindergarten. I know that’s who you are. You always got the boy, the clothes, and the fancy cars.
DORIS: You’re the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen, I’ve always looked up to you. You’ve always been tough, sharper than the rest; you’ve always known what to do. I’m a mess, I’m insecure, my confidence is fake, and I’m filth, far from pure.
MARISSA: How can you think this?"
(Aside from "be louder..." or "where does this go?") What constructive feedback do you have for actors, directors, managers, props, sets, etc. based on what you have seen?
Work on being in sync with the other actors in dancing
What stands out to you? What stands out to me is the relationship between Doris and Marissa
Why? because they seem to have been friends since they were kids, but they know nothing about each other.
What Acts or Scenes?In act 1 scene 2 and Act 2 scene 3
What lines? Actions? Interactions?
"MARISSA: Doris, you know I like Clem! How could you?
DORIS: God Marissa, this isn’t the middle ages. Two people can’t flirt?"
and
"MARISSA: It can’t be true! I’ve only dreamed of you!
DORIS: Go before I do something I regret!
MARISSA: Look at you, how can you know real pain? You’re a princess, all pride, no shame.
DORIS: You think that’s who I am?
MARISSA: I’ve known you since kindergarten. I know that’s who you are. You always got the boy, the clothes, and the fancy cars.
DORIS: You’re the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen, I’ve always looked up to you. You’ve always been tough, sharper than the rest; you’ve always known what to do. I’m a mess, I’m insecure, my confidence is fake, and I’m filth, far from pure.
MARISSA: How can you think this?"
(Aside from "be louder..." or "where does this go?") What constructive feedback do you have for actors, directors, managers, props, sets, etc. based on what you have seen?
Work on being in sync with the other actors in dancing
blog 26
What are you most proud of so far?
I know all my lines and actions and have the dance memorized
What are you excited about in our exhibition?
finally seeing everything come together.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Blog #24
* What are you looking forward to most about your internship experience?
I'm excited that I get to hang out at the safari park for a month
* What are you most concerned about in your internship?
That I have to give out surveys for a month
* What type of work do you plan to do, what are your hopes for your project, etc?
I'm going to do surveys on Conservation research.
* What are your goals for your site visit?
That I'll get to know my mentor and figure out what exactly I'm going to do
I'm excited that I get to hang out at the safari park for a month
* What are you most concerned about in your internship?
That I have to give out surveys for a month
* What type of work do you plan to do, what are your hopes for your project, etc?
I'm going to do surveys on Conservation research.
* What are your goals for your site visit?
That I'll get to know my mentor and figure out what exactly I'm going to do
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Blog #23: Theater successes and challenges and stuff!
Answer the following... with photographic, visual, video, evidence together with your thoughtful reflections.
1. What has been the most successful aspects of your role in the Theater Project?
I've learned all my lines and have rehearsed them several times.
2. What has been the most challenging aspect of your individual role in the Theater Project?
Learning to dance
3. What questions do you have that will help you complete each aspect of your Theater Job as well as possible so that we have a fantastic Exhibition? What could make my performance more believable
4. What are you thankful for in your first semester (so far) as an 11th grader?
Fun projects
1. What has been the most successful aspects of your role in the Theater Project?
I've learned all my lines and have rehearsed them several times.
2. What has been the most challenging aspect of your individual role in the Theater Project?
Learning to dance
3. What questions do you have that will help you complete each aspect of your Theater Job as well as possible so that we have a fantastic Exhibition? What could make my performance more believable
4. What are you thankful for in your first semester (so far) as an 11th grader?
Fun projects
Thursday, November 17, 2011
blog 21
The Federal Theater Project was when the government funded plays in order to create jobs for people. It was important to U.S. history one because it showed that the government did at one point do their best to create jobs, and 2 because it also proved when the government shut it down that the when the government loses to much money they don't care about how it effects people. It was controversial to American society because they were in order to create more business they allowed the theater to put on uncensored plays as long as they didn't talk bad about politicians.
This a poster for an event funded by the federal theater project.
This is a poster for a play the federal theater project put on.
This a poster for an event funded by the federal theater project.
This is a poster for a play the federal theater project put on.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
blog 19
The Character in the play that I play is Donny who is based off of Grease and in one scene he has a dance fight so I could use this to get some inspiration for the dance fight.
My character Donny sings a song in the play that is based on this
I could use this as inspiration for the dance fight scene
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Honors Rosencrantz and Guildenstern essay
“We do on stage the things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind of integrity, if you look on every exit being an entrance somewhere else.” This was said in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by the Player a character in this play that seems to know a little more than everyone else. Throughout this play Rosencrantz and Gildenstern explore the concept of being in a play with the help of The Player who is an actor himself. So even though Rosenscrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is based on Hamlet, it is a literary significant play because it has multiple literary devices, a storyline that explores existentialism, and brings a new perspective to the great play Hamlet.
Allegory, Allusion, Foreshadowing, Characterization, and Tragedy. These are just some of the Literary devices that make Rosencrantz and Guildenstern great. Foreshadowing plays a major part in this play because if you’ve read Hamlet, or even the title of the book, you know that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are going to die. “But you’re not dead”, “I didn’t say they started to grow after death!” this is interesting because they don’t know that they are destined to die but they hint at it. Characterization is shown through the fact that they don’t remember a life before the play starts and they grow to start to discover curious things about the universe they live in. I haven’t read to many plays but this really stands out to me because I’ve never read a play about characters in a play discussing what it means to be in a play. This just one of the things that makes this play great.
Another thing that is interesting about this play is explores concepts of existentialism through their journey. “Till events have played out. There’s a logic at work-it’s all done for you, don’t worry. Enjoy it. Relax To be taken in hand and led, like being a child again even without the innocence a child…” This is them taking a stab at if there is free will in the world. There’s no free will in the play because all their lines have already been written out so it raises the question is everything planned out in our world? What is free will? These are key questions that are not only raised in this play but also in the play it’s based on.
Another thing that is special about this play is that it is based on the classic play Hamlet, and makes you look at it a different way. Because Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have a whole adventure throughout their play while Hamlet is going on it makes you wonder what other characters in Hamlet might be doing while they are off screen. Could Polonius be planning a rise to power through connections with the king? “…if you look on every exit being an entrance somewhere else.” This quote is very important to the concept of this play because it makes you look at every exit in Hamlet as an entrance to a different story.
Hamlet by itself is a classic play and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is a great play on it’s own to, but together they increase each other’s value as a play. When I first read Hamlet I didn’t pick up on the fact that there could be a world outside just the main story of the prince of Denmark’s struggles. And after reading Hamlet a second time and reading Rosencrantz and Guildenstern right after I starting picking up on some relating concepts of existence.
Allegory, Allusion, Foreshadowing, Characterization, and Tragedy. These are just some of the Literary devices that make Rosencrantz and Guildenstern great. Foreshadowing plays a major part in this play because if you’ve read Hamlet, or even the title of the book, you know that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are going to die. “But you’re not dead”, “I didn’t say they started to grow after death!” this is interesting because they don’t know that they are destined to die but they hint at it. Characterization is shown through the fact that they don’t remember a life before the play starts and they grow to start to discover curious things about the universe they live in. I haven’t read to many plays but this really stands out to me because I’ve never read a play about characters in a play discussing what it means to be in a play. This just one of the things that makes this play great.
Another thing that is interesting about this play is explores concepts of existentialism through their journey. “Till events have played out. There’s a logic at work-it’s all done for you, don’t worry. Enjoy it. Relax To be taken in hand and led, like being a child again even without the innocence a child…” This is them taking a stab at if there is free will in the world. There’s no free will in the play because all their lines have already been written out so it raises the question is everything planned out in our world? What is free will? These are key questions that are not only raised in this play but also in the play it’s based on.
Another thing that is special about this play is that it is based on the classic play Hamlet, and makes you look at it a different way. Because Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have a whole adventure throughout their play while Hamlet is going on it makes you wonder what other characters in Hamlet might be doing while they are off screen. Could Polonius be planning a rise to power through connections with the king? “…if you look on every exit being an entrance somewhere else.” This quote is very important to the concept of this play because it makes you look at every exit in Hamlet as an entrance to a different story.
Hamlet by itself is a classic play and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is a great play on it’s own to, but together they increase each other’s value as a play. When I first read Hamlet I didn’t pick up on the fact that there could be a world outside just the main story of the prince of Denmark’s struggles. And after reading Hamlet a second time and reading Rosencrantz and Guildenstern right after I starting picking up on some relating concepts of existence.
Honors Essay The Federal Theater Project
The Federal Theater Project was a project where the government funded plays to stimulate employment for people out of work. This happened during the great depression so it was a time where the U.S. really needed something to help the economy. To get people to come watch these plays they were producing they would do some plays called “Living Newpapers” which analyzed current hot topics. However the “Living Newspapers” started to get problematic when they started to go over foreign issues so congress made it so that the actors couldn’t depict foreign heads of state on stage because they were afraid of diplomatic backlash. Even worse the Federal Theater Project was cancelled in 1939 because the government decided it was costing them too much money, even though it created thousands of jobs for unemployed citizens.
This relates to the argument of what the government is doing currently because they are spending money to bail out the banks and other organizations as to create jobs but they are also taking away jobs from people because they are costing too much money. Because the economy is bad and homeless rates are up people are turning to the government to create jobs for everyone, but even though they are trying to create more jobs it seems even more people are getting laid off from their jobs.
So the real question is should the government take the risk like they did with The Federal Theater Project went into action and spend money to create jobs or should they just keep doing what they’re doing?
This relates to the argument of what the government is doing currently because they are spending money to bail out the banks and other organizations as to create jobs but they are also taking away jobs from people because they are costing too much money. Because the economy is bad and homeless rates are up people are turning to the government to create jobs for everyone, but even though they are trying to create more jobs it seems even more people are getting laid off from their jobs.
So the real question is should the government take the risk like they did with The Federal Theater Project went into action and spend money to create jobs or should they just keep doing what they’re doing?
Thursday, October 20, 2011
rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead
In some respects, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a play about nothing—I mean, we all already read Hamlet and we all know what happens to Rosencrantz & Guildenstern, so really what could this play be about?
I think this play is about what minor characters of a major play do while they aren't on screen. I also think it's about plays in general and how they create new worlds and perspectives.
So, really, what is this play all about?
Two minor characters in Hamlet and what they do when they're not on stage.
I think this play is about what minor characters of a major play do while they aren't on screen. I also think it's about plays in general and how they create new worlds and perspectives.
So, really, what is this play all about?
Two minor characters in Hamlet and what they do when they're not on stage.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
blog 15 digital essay reflection
What are the most important concepts that you took away from reading Hamlet?
I learned that character foils show a lot more about a character than just that characters dialouge and actions. Through the actions of another character it helps the audience compare the two characters to show their differences and similarities giving the audience a new perspective on each character.
What are the most significant concepts that you learned from creating your digital essay?
I learned that editing a video takes a significant amount of time and should be started as soon as filming is done.
I learned that character foils show a lot more about a character than just that characters dialouge and actions. Through the actions of another character it helps the audience compare the two characters to show their differences and similarities giving the audience a new perspective on each character.
What are the most significant concepts that you learned from creating your digital essay?
I learned that editing a video takes a significant amount of time and should be started as soon as filming is done.
Digital Essays
the questions we answered were about siliques, character foils, how women are treated and suicide
Friday, October 7, 2011
Honors history essay
Honors History Essay
If you happen to be a fan of plays or even just know about plays then you know that not all of them are musicals. Music however does play a big part in theater quite often whether it is a major part of the play or simply just a background sound to set a specific tone. However I believe that music is not necessary in theater because many plays have been successful without it, sometimes it takes away some of the audiences image of the play, and it can sometimes turn people off of the play.
Plays such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and much Ado About Nothing are some of the most famous plays ever and did not have music written into their scripts. There are some famous musicals out there but the number of non-musical plays outnumbers the amount of musicals. Also what makes a great non-musical play is not the background music; it’s the acting and/or the plot of the play. Even in some musicals the plot and acting makes the play great not just the music. If you do prefer music in your plays you could even imagine the music that goes behind a scene yourself.
Another reason music isn’t necessary to a play is because you could easily imagine what music would go into a play yourself. Imagine watching a play and the acting and scenery are magnificent the only flaw is that you don’t like the music that the director has chosen for a particular scene and now you feel as the though he doesn’t know what he’s is doing and it ruins the whole play for you. Now image the same play only there is no music in the background and you can happily image that your favorite song is going along with the actors. A bad soundtrack could ruin your whole theater experience when a soundtrack could be totally avoided in the first place. This shows music is unnecessary and can even make people not want to see a play.
Also music is unnecessary in theater because it can cause people to not want to see the play. What’s your favorite non-musical play? Oh Really? I had no idea. Now imagine you see a poster for the play coming into town but the poster says it has been readapted into a musical. Now you probably liked the original play because of the acting or the storyline, but now it’s a musical and you have no interest in seeing it. Or you do have an interest in seeing it because you are an adventurous person and the play is now ruined for you because every time you see that play the hideous music of the musical version that you saw plays in your head every time you think about it.
Music can sometimes be a great part of theater but I believe it is not necessary because it takes away the audiences ability to imagine music to the play, many plays have been successful without it, and it can sometimes turn people off the play. I’m not saying that all plays with music in them are terrible they’re not I’ve enjoyed some plays with music myself, but when I see a play it’s not for the music it is because I’ve heard the acting was great, or the storyline is mind blowing. I believe that music is not necessary in theater because many plays have been successful without it, sometimes it takes away some of the audiences image of the play, and it can sometimes turn people off of the play.
If you happen to be a fan of plays or even just know about plays then you know that not all of them are musicals. Music however does play a big part in theater quite often whether it is a major part of the play or simply just a background sound to set a specific tone. However I believe that music is not necessary in theater because many plays have been successful without it, sometimes it takes away some of the audiences image of the play, and it can sometimes turn people off of the play.
Plays such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and much Ado About Nothing are some of the most famous plays ever and did not have music written into their scripts. There are some famous musicals out there but the number of non-musical plays outnumbers the amount of musicals. Also what makes a great non-musical play is not the background music; it’s the acting and/or the plot of the play. Even in some musicals the plot and acting makes the play great not just the music. If you do prefer music in your plays you could even imagine the music that goes behind a scene yourself.
Another reason music isn’t necessary to a play is because you could easily imagine what music would go into a play yourself. Imagine watching a play and the acting and scenery are magnificent the only flaw is that you don’t like the music that the director has chosen for a particular scene and now you feel as the though he doesn’t know what he’s is doing and it ruins the whole play for you. Now image the same play only there is no music in the background and you can happily image that your favorite song is going along with the actors. A bad soundtrack could ruin your whole theater experience when a soundtrack could be totally avoided in the first place. This shows music is unnecessary and can even make people not want to see a play.
Also music is unnecessary in theater because it can cause people to not want to see the play. What’s your favorite non-musical play? Oh Really? I had no idea. Now imagine you see a poster for the play coming into town but the poster says it has been readapted into a musical. Now you probably liked the original play because of the acting or the storyline, but now it’s a musical and you have no interest in seeing it. Or you do have an interest in seeing it because you are an adventurous person and the play is now ruined for you because every time you see that play the hideous music of the musical version that you saw plays in your head every time you think about it.
Music can sometimes be a great part of theater but I believe it is not necessary because it takes away the audiences ability to imagine music to the play, many plays have been successful without it, and it can sometimes turn people off the play. I’m not saying that all plays with music in them are terrible they’re not I’ve enjoyed some plays with music myself, but when I see a play it’s not for the music it is because I’ve heard the acting was great, or the storyline is mind blowing. I believe that music is not necessary in theater because many plays have been successful without it, sometimes it takes away some of the audiences image of the play, and it can sometimes turn people off of the play.
Honors English Essay
Honors English Essay
Memento is a screenplay about a man, who has no short-term memory, who is in search of the man who killed his wife and caused his memory loss. An overall theme that I have noticed in this screenplay is that when looking back on your life you see how your purpose in life has changed and how relationships you’ve had with people can seem to be one way but have turned out to be a completely different way.
In the screenplay Memento the literary device of structure plays a big part in the theme. Now what’s interesting about Memento is that while the story is going forward for the audience it’s going backward for the characters. The first scene for us in the audience is really the last scene for what happens to the characters. Besides this the structure of this screenplay is very similar to the structure of most other screenplays. Most stories are structured like this: first there’s rising action then something that gets in the way of the protagonist then there’s falling action, then rising action again until there’s a climax and then falling action. This is where it gets confusing because of the reverse storyline the structure is in reverse too. When it’s in reverse it follows the typical structure but if you look at the events in chronological order the structure is backwards. There is also a simultaneous series of events going on while the main story is going on. Leonard is telling someone on the phone how he deals with his memory problem and the story of Sammy Jankis who had the same problem as he did. Unlike the rest of the screenplay this part is in chronological order just broken up throughout the screenplay and then later meets up with the reverse story line at the end of the screenplay.
Another Literary device important to this screenplay are flashbacks because not only is this movie displayed as a flashback but it also gives you a background of what has happened before the beginning of the story. If this screenplay did not have the flashback of Leonard telling someone on the phone what happened to his wife and how he deals with his condition because of his previous client of his with the same disorder the story would just be a man looking for revenge with no real method of figuring things out.
Also one of the most important literary devices used in this screenplay is characterization because at one part of the screenplay a character could be acting one way, but then you realize they are really the opposite. For example the character Teddy. In the beginning of the screenplay you see Leonard murdering him because he thinks he killed his wife, this makes you think that he is the villain the whole movie giving you a different perspective of the character. But by the end of the movie you realize that Teddy was really helping Leonard from the start and was just shown to be a villain to give people that perspective of that character. Another example is the character Natalie who from the beginning of the movie is shown to be helping Leonard trying to catch who he’s looking for but as the story goes on you see she was really using him to kill Teddy to get revenge for her missing boyfriend.
Without these there literary devices we would not have the same theme. If the character were shown differently, the structure was in a different order, or if the flashback hadn’t been giving pre-story details the theme that when looking back on your life you see how your purpose in life has changed and how relationships you’ve had with people can seem to be one way but have turned out to be a completely different way the theme wouldn’t be conveyed. If it weren’t for the flashbacks then we wouldn’t of seen how Leonard looks for his purpose in life. If the characters teddy and Natalie were shown differently we wouldn’t realize how Leonard’s relationships are effected, and without out the structure of this story we wouldn’t have the “looking back” quality of the theme.
Memento is a screenplay about a man, who has no short-term memory, who is in search of the man who killed his wife and caused his memory loss. An overall theme that I have noticed in this screenplay is that when looking back on your life you see how your purpose in life has changed and how relationships you’ve had with people can seem to be one way but have turned out to be a completely different way.
In the screenplay Memento the literary device of structure plays a big part in the theme. Now what’s interesting about Memento is that while the story is going forward for the audience it’s going backward for the characters. The first scene for us in the audience is really the last scene for what happens to the characters. Besides this the structure of this screenplay is very similar to the structure of most other screenplays. Most stories are structured like this: first there’s rising action then something that gets in the way of the protagonist then there’s falling action, then rising action again until there’s a climax and then falling action. This is where it gets confusing because of the reverse storyline the structure is in reverse too. When it’s in reverse it follows the typical structure but if you look at the events in chronological order the structure is backwards. There is also a simultaneous series of events going on while the main story is going on. Leonard is telling someone on the phone how he deals with his memory problem and the story of Sammy Jankis who had the same problem as he did. Unlike the rest of the screenplay this part is in chronological order just broken up throughout the screenplay and then later meets up with the reverse story line at the end of the screenplay.
Another Literary device important to this screenplay are flashbacks because not only is this movie displayed as a flashback but it also gives you a background of what has happened before the beginning of the story. If this screenplay did not have the flashback of Leonard telling someone on the phone what happened to his wife and how he deals with his condition because of his previous client of his with the same disorder the story would just be a man looking for revenge with no real method of figuring things out.
Also one of the most important literary devices used in this screenplay is characterization because at one part of the screenplay a character could be acting one way, but then you realize they are really the opposite. For example the character Teddy. In the beginning of the screenplay you see Leonard murdering him because he thinks he killed his wife, this makes you think that he is the villain the whole movie giving you a different perspective of the character. But by the end of the movie you realize that Teddy was really helping Leonard from the start and was just shown to be a villain to give people that perspective of that character. Another example is the character Natalie who from the beginning of the movie is shown to be helping Leonard trying to catch who he’s looking for but as the story goes on you see she was really using him to kill Teddy to get revenge for her missing boyfriend.
Without these there literary devices we would not have the same theme. If the character were shown differently, the structure was in a different order, or if the flashback hadn’t been giving pre-story details the theme that when looking back on your life you see how your purpose in life has changed and how relationships you’ve had with people can seem to be one way but have turned out to be a completely different way the theme wouldn’t be conveyed. If it weren’t for the flashbacks then we wouldn’t of seen how Leonard looks for his purpose in life. If the characters teddy and Natalie were shown differently we wouldn’t realize how Leonard’s relationships are effected, and without out the structure of this story we wouldn’t have the “looking back” quality of the theme.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
blog 11
What Act and Scene or portions are you producing for your digital play?
Act3 scene 3
What Theater Jobs are showcased in your group?
Marketing, Documentarian, and Actors
This is a screenshot of us uploading the video.
This is a screenshot of us editing the video
This is a screenshot of the outline for what we were going to film
* What is going well? We've already filmed everything and now all we have to do is edit
* How is your group collaborating? We are collaborating well we all had a say in writing our script.
Act3 scene 3
What Theater Jobs are showcased in your group?
Marketing, Documentarian, and Actors
This is a screenshot of us uploading the video.
This is a screenshot of us editing the video
This is a screenshot of the outline for what we were going to film
* What is going well? We've already filmed everything and now all we have to do is edit
* How is your group collaborating? We are collaborating well we all had a say in writing our script.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Blog 10
Look back over the ten blog entries that you have written so far, and think about your first month as an 11th grader at HTHMA—and a humanities student.
What stands out to you most in your eleventh grade experience at our school?
The school work is more important and the content is a little more serious.
What stands out to you most about your Humanities class?
I'm learning a lot more writing tips that I haven't heard before and some that go against or support some things I've learned about writing before.
What have you read that made you think this year (in or out of school)?
This seems like a trick question because writing is thinking and so is reading
What have you noticed about your growth as a writer?
I've been able to recognize writing tips in my writing and other peoples writing such as The Loop Concerts not Pancakes and Make Meaning Early
What goals do you have for your next month? What is your plan to reach towards these goals?
My goal is to keep up with when the blog posts are due and get them posted on time. I plan to due that by checking Randy's blog everyday.
What stands out to you most in your eleventh grade experience at our school?
The school work is more important and the content is a little more serious.
What stands out to you most about your Humanities class?
I'm learning a lot more writing tips that I haven't heard before and some that go against or support some things I've learned about writing before.
What have you read that made you think this year (in or out of school)?
This seems like a trick question because writing is thinking and so is reading
What have you noticed about your growth as a writer?
I've been able to recognize writing tips in my writing and other peoples writing such as The Loop Concerts not Pancakes and Make Meaning Early
What goals do you have for your next month? What is your plan to reach towards these goals?
My goal is to keep up with when the blog posts are due and get them posted on time. I plan to due that by checking Randy's blog everyday.
blog 9
After reading the first two acts of Hamlet...
What aspects of the play stand out to you?
So far what stands out to me is that even though Hamlet is acting crazy he seems to be the only sane person. The King and Queen are acting like Hamlet's father never died, and every seems to not realize that Hamlet is sad and angry because of his fathers murder and his mothers marriage to his uncle and that his uncle killed his father.
Act 1 scene 1 and Act 1 scene 5
Horatio and Friends meet a ghost who looks like Hamlet's father and tell hamlet. Then Hamlet goes to see the ghost and the ghost tells Hamlet that his uncle killed him.
Act 1 scene 3
Laertes and Polonius tell Ophelia not to fall in love with Hamlet.
Act 2 scene 1 and 2
Polonius tells the king that Hamlet is mad for Ophelia and asks the king to let him spy on him.
Act 2 scene 2
The King has players perform for hamlet and he decides to have them put on a play like his fathers murder to see if Claduis acts guilty.
What aspects of the play stand out to you?
So far what stands out to me is that even though Hamlet is acting crazy he seems to be the only sane person. The King and Queen are acting like Hamlet's father never died, and every seems to not realize that Hamlet is sad and angry because of his fathers murder and his mothers marriage to his uncle and that his uncle killed his father.
Act 1 scene 1 and Act 1 scene 5
Horatio and Friends meet a ghost who looks like Hamlet's father and tell hamlet. Then Hamlet goes to see the ghost and the ghost tells Hamlet that his uncle killed him.
Act 1 scene 3
Laertes and Polonius tell Ophelia not to fall in love with Hamlet.
Act 2 scene 1 and 2
Polonius tells the king that Hamlet is mad for Ophelia and asks the king to let him spy on him.
Act 2 scene 2
The King has players perform for hamlet and he decides to have them put on a play like his fathers murder to see if Claduis acts guilty.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Blog 8
What stands out most to you about the overall Icons project? Why?
To me what stands out most is that we wrote an artist statement before we had a picture to write about so it was interesting having to make our picture match our writing.
How do you feel about the experience and your work now that the project is nearly complete?
I think this was a good first writing project because we got to write about something we know other than something we are learning. I think I worked well on this project because I spent some time reading and revising my artist statement and even more time taking the picture.
What are your thoughts as we get closer to publishing our first book?
I think it'll be cool to have my work in a book so people who i don't know can read my work.
To me what stands out most is that we wrote an artist statement before we had a picture to write about so it was interesting having to make our picture match our writing.
How do you feel about the experience and your work now that the project is nearly complete?
I think this was a good first writing project because we got to write about something we know other than something we are learning. I think I worked well on this project because I spent some time reading and revising my artist statement and even more time taking the picture.
What are your thoughts as we get closer to publishing our first book?
I think it'll be cool to have my work in a book so people who i don't know can read my work.
Blog 7
What were the best elements of the Icons work that you have seen exhibited in the Commons and on the blogs?
I like how in most of the artist statements I read they used the loop method and their endings really connected with the intro.
What stood out to you and why?
I saw a lot of make meaning early and the loop method. Also I liked how some people used quotes from their person to help show how they are inspried by them.
I like how in most of the artist statements I read they used the loop method and their endings really connected with the intro.
What stood out to you and why?
I saw a lot of make meaning early and the loop method. Also I liked how some people used quotes from their person to help show how they are inspried by them.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Blog #6
Come Together
Jack Marschke
Imagine a time when there were no ipods, cd players, or even cassette tapes, and the only way to hear music was watching a band live, listening to it on the radio or buying a record. From out of this time sprang some of the greatest musicians of all time. Muddy Waters, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and many more.
It started out with the blues; artists like Muddy Waters and B.B. King started out playing blues songs that they had heard then wrote their own songs and developed their own unique style of blues. From there, artists such as Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry started to play blues music too, but they would add a faster beat that you could get up and dance to. This was the start of rock and roll. For kids like John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who had grown up listening to bubble gum pop music, this was a new and exciting form of expression. They were inspired to learn to play guitar and then start a band. You can see, in some of their songs, some styles of their musical influences. For example in songs like “Twist and Shout”, they used a singing style like Little Richard. In songs like “Get Back” “Kansas City”, “I’m Down”, and “Dizzy Miss Lizzy” they use a classic 12 bar blues for the guitar. One specific artist that inspired them was Chuck Berry because of his blues-ish rock and roll sound. Chuck Berry was inspired to play music by the blues artist T-Bone Walker just as he inspired The Beatles.
My friend Travis Buck first introduced me to The Beatles in 5th grade when he brought in a Beatles cd for an assignment in music class. He was a great guitar player and seemed like he had really good taste in music so I trusted his opinion. I didn’t listen to a lot of music back then, but this changed my mind and I started listening to The Bealtes all the time which lead me to start listening to other bands like Led Zepplin, Cream, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, and a few other rock bands. Then I began to learn to play guitar and lucky for me my guitar teacher’s favorite band was The Beatles which meant that he knew a lot about them and he began to teach me how to play Beatles songs and he showed me where The Beatles got some of their guitar ideas from. He taught me about the blues, and how it is pretty much the roots of rock and roll. He also showed me how George Harrison used soloing similar to Chuck Berry. Now I write my own songs taking elements from songs by The Beatles, blues music and many other styles as to keep rock music going. I even use the soloing style that Chuck Berry used. I’m not really a fan of the direction most popular music is going nowadays so I do my best to play Beatles music as to inspire other people to continue the tradition of rock and roll music.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Blog 5 questions about writing
What writing tips seem most useful to you so far?
The writing tip that seems most useful to me so far is the loop
What would you like our editors to focus on when they look at you work?
How sentences could be changed
What are you hoping to improve in your writing?
I would like to improve my endings
The writing tip that seems most useful to me so far is the loop
What would you like our editors to focus on when they look at you work?
How sentences could be changed
What are you hoping to improve in your writing?
I would like to improve my endings
Friday, September 9, 2011
Blog 4
The Beatles
2."And in the end the love you make is equal to the love... you make."
"Got a good reason for taking the easy way out Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now She was a day tripper One way ticket, yeah It took me so long to find out and I found out", "Boy, you're gonna carry that weightCarry that weight a long time Boy, you're gonna carry that weight Carry that weight a long time".
3. I could talk about what specificaly inspired The Beatles to make the music that they did.
4. Beatles Anthology, The Beatlese Unseen Archives,
Chuck Berry
2. "Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. GoodeWho never ever learned to read or write so wellBut he could play the guitar just like a ringing a bell", "You know, my temperature's risin' The jukebox's blowin' a fuse My heart's beatin' rhythm And my soul keeps a-singin' the blues. Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news.", "Soon as three o'clock rolls around You finally lay your burden down Close up your books, get out of your seat Down the halls and into the street Up to the corner and 'round the bend Right to the juke joint, you go in".
3. I could write about which blues musicians inspired him and how he inspired The Beatles
4. www.chuckberry.com/, Chuck berry songs, and wikipedia.
2."And in the end the love you make is equal to the love... you make."
"Got a good reason for taking the easy way out Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now She was a day tripper One way ticket, yeah It took me so long to find out and I found out", "Boy, you're gonna carry that weightCarry that weight a long time Boy, you're gonna carry that weight Carry that weight a long time".
3. I could talk about what specificaly inspired The Beatles to make the music that they did.
4. Beatles Anthology, The Beatlese Unseen Archives,
Chuck Berry
2. "Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. GoodeWho never ever learned to read or write so wellBut he could play the guitar just like a ringing a bell", "You know, my temperature's risin' The jukebox's blowin' a fuse My heart's beatin' rhythm And my soul keeps a-singin' the blues. Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news.", "Soon as three o'clock rolls around You finally lay your burden down Close up your books, get out of your seat Down the halls and into the street Up to the corner and 'round the bend Right to the juke joint, you go in".
3. I could write about which blues musicians inspired him and how he inspired The Beatles
4. www.chuckberry.com/, Chuck berry songs, and wikipedia.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Icons, Info, and Resources
The Beatles
2."And in the end the love you make is equal to the love... you make."
"Got a good reason for taking the easy way out Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now She was a day tripper One way ticket, yeah It took me so long to find out and I found out", "Boy, you're gonna carry that weightCarry that weight a long time Boy, you're gonna carry that weight Carry that weight a long time".
3. I could talk more about how the Beatles were influenced to make music and who they influenced besides me.
4. Beatles Anthology, The Beatlese Unseen Archives,
Chuck Berry
2. "Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. GoodeWho never ever learned to read or write so wellBut he could play the guitar just like a ringing a bell", "You know, my temperature's risin' The jukebox's blowin' a fuse My heart's beatin' rhythm And my soul keeps a-singin' the blues. Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news.", "Soon as three o'clock rolls around You finally lay your burden down Close up your books, get out of your seat Down the halls and into the street Up to the corner and 'round the bend Right to the juke joint, you go in".
3. I could give more examples of how he influenced The Beatles.
4. www.chuckberry.com/, Chuck berry songs, and wikipedia.
2."And in the end the love you make is equal to the love... you make."
"Got a good reason for taking the easy way out Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now She was a day tripper One way ticket, yeah It took me so long to find out and I found out", "Boy, you're gonna carry that weightCarry that weight a long time Boy, you're gonna carry that weight Carry that weight a long time".
3. I could talk more about how the Beatles were influenced to make music and who they influenced besides me.
4. Beatles Anthology, The Beatlese Unseen Archives,
Chuck Berry
2. "Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. GoodeWho never ever learned to read or write so wellBut he could play the guitar just like a ringing a bell", "You know, my temperature's risin' The jukebox's blowin' a fuse My heart's beatin' rhythm And my soul keeps a-singin' the blues. Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news.", "Soon as three o'clock rolls around You finally lay your burden down Close up your books, get out of your seat Down the halls and into the street Up to the corner and 'round the bend Right to the juke joint, you go in".
3. I could give more examples of how he influenced The Beatles.
4. www.chuckberry.com/, Chuck berry songs, and wikipedia.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
American Icons
The Beatles.
This icon to me represents the progress of music, because they inspired so many other bands to create music.
Some people who inspired the Beatles are Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and Little Richard. They were also heavily inspired by blues music and early rock and roll.
The Beatles are important to me because they inspired me to learn to play guitar and also opened me up to all kinds of music.
The Beatles have inspired a ton of musicians and even changed music all together with their unique ways of recording and playing.
The Beatles are important to American culture because inspired so many American musicians and were very involved in the 60's culture.
Paul McCartney.
This Icon is important to me because he in my opinion is a great all around musician because he not only plays rock and roll he also composes music for films and he inspires me to learn more instruments than just guitar.
Paul McCartney inspired adding symphonies into rock music and that has been present a lot in modern music.
Elvis Presley.
Elvis Presley to me represents the start of rock music and the inspiration for a lot of rock bands since his time.
He is important to American culture because he was the first rock musician to make it big in America.
He has inspired many early rock band including The Beatles and even inspired rock music itself.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Summer Reading
Part 1: This School year I am most excited for reading new and interesting books that I probably wouldn't read on my own.
Part 2: For the summer reading assignment I read three books: Hunger Games, Darwin's Black Box, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Harry Potter was recommended to me by my older sister Mary Kate, The Hunger Games was recommended to me by my cousin Jessica who has a degree in English, and Darwin's Black Box was recommended to me by my Dad who has a degree in Biology.
First I'm going to talk about The Hunger Games. I really enjoyed this book, it had a great story and I really enjoy the style of dystopian novels. I particularly like how things that are shocking to us in todays society come acrooss as normal in the society that the book takes place in. I asked Jessica why she recommended The Hunger Games and she replied "this one is currently my favorite book.It's the best book I've read in a long time." I asked her why she valued this book and how it impacted her life and she answered. "I’ve always been interested in books that explore the idea of dystopian societies and how these societies compare to our own. I think the society or country that’s portrayed in The Hunger Games can be seen as The U.S. sometime far in the future. Books like The Hunger Games, Brave New World or 1984 can be seen as the author’s way of commenting on society and the path they feel like our country or humanity as a whole is following and where it will lead. I think it will be interesting to read this book 50 or 100 years from now and see if anything that is described in the book has become reality. I think every book we read impacts our life in some way. You take some lesson or idea from it and apply it to your own way of thinking or your own life. This made me think about how far the government (even a democratic one like ours) would go to control the people if a revolution took place. Many governments have used murder and intimidation to keep the status quo saying it’s for “the good of the people”, so what is portrayed in The Hunger Games, is very realistic. The only thing The Hunger Games adds is the idea of this control being broadcast on television for all to see. This made me consider the idea of Reality TV in a whole new way. Most people appear on Reality TV voluntarily, to achieve some sort of fame or fortune. But, it made me wonder how far we are from something like The Hunger Games. Would someone actually take part in a game where it was survival of the fittest if it meant they would be elevated monetarily and status wise in society? I know that the competitors in The Hunger Games aren’t all taking part by choice, but they are supposed to be rewarded for “winning” the game." I read 1984 last year and I agree with her opinion on dystopian novels and how they give an interesting perspective of the future and some problems with our society and how they may come back and harm us.
Now I'm going to talk about Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone. I saw the movie before I read this book so it was really interestin to see how the book differs from the movie. The book contained a lot more detail and showed more in depth how the characters grew over time.I asked my sister why she valued Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and how it impacted her life and she replied, "I personally value this book because it establishes the battle between good and evil and reflect on how the main character and his friends grow up dealing with these struggles and what they gain from their triumphs and failures. I was inspired by these books and tried to apply the same strength that the characters showed in the face of more and more challenging decisions." I think she makes a really good point about how this book displays the balance of good and evil and that it can help someone grow as a person.
Lastly I'm going to talk about Darwin's Black Box by Michael j. Behe. I personally didn't like this book very much because it was very repeatative, but I did think it was interesting and I learned a lot about evolution and intelligent design. I asked my dad why he recommended this book and he said, "I recommended this book because it presented a very interesting analysis of intelligent design and some potential flaws in Darwinian evolutionary theory." I then asked him why he valued this book and how it impacted his life and he aswered, "As a scientist, I am extremely interested in how the biochemical mechanisms that support life came about. As a Christian, sometimes my beliefs are in conflict with what science proposes as fact. This book described a way in which both my scientific interests and my beliefs could co-exist. The book greatly effected me, and caused me to investigate further the scientific literature that supports the biochemical basis of evolution, and the literature, both scientific and religious, that supports intelligent design and creationism. So it fulfilled a key role of any good book, in that it urged me to read and learn more."
Part 2: For the summer reading assignment I read three books: Hunger Games, Darwin's Black Box, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Harry Potter was recommended to me by my older sister Mary Kate, The Hunger Games was recommended to me by my cousin Jessica who has a degree in English, and Darwin's Black Box was recommended to me by my Dad who has a degree in Biology.
First I'm going to talk about The Hunger Games. I really enjoyed this book, it had a great story and I really enjoy the style of dystopian novels. I particularly like how things that are shocking to us in todays society come acrooss as normal in the society that the book takes place in. I asked Jessica why she recommended The Hunger Games and she replied "this one is currently my favorite book.It's the best book I've read in a long time." I asked her why she valued this book and how it impacted her life and she answered. "I’ve always been interested in books that explore the idea of dystopian societies and how these societies compare to our own. I think the society or country that’s portrayed in The Hunger Games can be seen as The U.S. sometime far in the future. Books like The Hunger Games, Brave New World or 1984 can be seen as the author’s way of commenting on society and the path they feel like our country or humanity as a whole is following and where it will lead. I think it will be interesting to read this book 50 or 100 years from now and see if anything that is described in the book has become reality. I think every book we read impacts our life in some way. You take some lesson or idea from it and apply it to your own way of thinking or your own life. This made me think about how far the government (even a democratic one like ours) would go to control the people if a revolution took place. Many governments have used murder and intimidation to keep the status quo saying it’s for “the good of the people”, so what is portrayed in The Hunger Games, is very realistic. The only thing The Hunger Games adds is the idea of this control being broadcast on television for all to see. This made me consider the idea of Reality TV in a whole new way. Most people appear on Reality TV voluntarily, to achieve some sort of fame or fortune. But, it made me wonder how far we are from something like The Hunger Games. Would someone actually take part in a game where it was survival of the fittest if it meant they would be elevated monetarily and status wise in society? I know that the competitors in The Hunger Games aren’t all taking part by choice, but they are supposed to be rewarded for “winning” the game." I read 1984 last year and I agree with her opinion on dystopian novels and how they give an interesting perspective of the future and some problems with our society and how they may come back and harm us.
Now I'm going to talk about Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone. I saw the movie before I read this book so it was really interestin to see how the book differs from the movie. The book contained a lot more detail and showed more in depth how the characters grew over time.I asked my sister why she valued Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and how it impacted her life and she replied, "I personally value this book because it establishes the battle between good and evil and reflect on how the main character and his friends grow up dealing with these struggles and what they gain from their triumphs and failures. I was inspired by these books and tried to apply the same strength that the characters showed in the face of more and more challenging decisions." I think she makes a really good point about how this book displays the balance of good and evil and that it can help someone grow as a person.
Lastly I'm going to talk about Darwin's Black Box by Michael j. Behe. I personally didn't like this book very much because it was very repeatative, but I did think it was interesting and I learned a lot about evolution and intelligent design. I asked my dad why he recommended this book and he said, "I recommended this book because it presented a very interesting analysis of intelligent design and some potential flaws in Darwinian evolutionary theory." I then asked him why he valued this book and how it impacted his life and he aswered, "As a scientist, I am extremely interested in how the biochemical mechanisms that support life came about. As a Christian, sometimes my beliefs are in conflict with what science proposes as fact. This book described a way in which both my scientific interests and my beliefs could co-exist. The book greatly effected me, and caused me to investigate further the scientific literature that supports the biochemical basis of evolution, and the literature, both scientific and religious, that supports intelligent design and creationism. So it fulfilled a key role of any good book, in that it urged me to read and learn more."
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