Thursday, February 13, 2020

Projects and Happiness: February 13, 2020

Focus: What can we learn about where happiness lives by watching each other's Harlem Renaissance projects?

Please turn in your Works Cited page with your name(s) on it.

1. Warming up with our presenting plans and finalizing the Google doc

2. Watching and commenting on each other's videos; start with your blogging buddies, then watch whichever ones you'd like to (also, if anyone wants to show theirs on the big screen, now's the time)
  • What did you learn about this person from watching his or her video?
  • What worked for you?
  • Questions you'd like to ask?
  • Make a connection to our semester focus: Where does happiness live?

HW:
1. For TOMORROW:
  • Bring your independent reading books to class so that you may complete Thought Log #3 (if you have not done so) and Thought Log #4 (if you're ready). 
  • All work from the first 6 weeks is due.
  • Our 7 book talkers need to be ready to talk books. Please review the expectations.

2. Next FRIDAY, FEB 21: Independent reading books must be complete.

121 comments:

  1. Abbie and Dakota, I really liked how well your painting went with you poem, I liked your message about music and how its connected to the heart and your happiness.

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  2. Abby and Dakota: I really thought it was cool that you actually wrote your own poem that went well with the artwork.

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  3. Abbie and Dakota--I really like the drawing and the poem and how it worked together. You both did a great Job and I really liked how it turned out.

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  4. Abbie and Dakota--What makes you guys wanted to create this artwork?

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  5. Abby and Dakota: I really liked the blends you used on the artwork. The deeper colors you used are very similar to the Harlem Renaissance Art I've seen.

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  6. I learned that Abby and Dakota are both very artistic people. I liked how you formatted the poem along with the clips of the artwork.

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  7. Abbie and Dakota: I really liked how everything in your video connected with each other like the poem is about the music and the painting is about the music and the music is the jazz like the instruments in the artwork and the poem.

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  8. Abbie and Dakota - I like how your main theme/topic is happiness. Also, your painting is really good.

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  9. Abbie and Dakota-- I think their project perfectly answers the question 'Where does happiness live'. I think it showed that it lives in music and art.

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  10. Abbie and Dakota: I knew that Dakota was interested in literature and liked to read, but I didn't know either them liked art, so that was nice to learn. I liked that you went back and forth between the painting and the poem instead of watching the same thing the whole time, as well.

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  11. Abbie and Dakota what where the inspirations behind the poem and the art piece?

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  12. Abbie and Dakota that was cool how you both joined to make that using the poem and the painting to make your video

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  13. Abbie and Dakota - I liked how the painting went along with the poem that was really cool. Good job.

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  14. Good Job Overall
    1. I liked how the painting progressed with the poem
    2. The painting turned out very well

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  15. Mia and Joanna, I liked how you did an image slideshow along with your own image at the end. You recited the poem very well.

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  16. Mia and Joanna: I really liked the poem that was being read, I thought it really fit well with what we have been learning in class.

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  17. Mia and Joanna -- I liked how you incorporated music, a poem, and artwork into your project and they all fit well together.

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  18. Mia and Joanna - I liked how the poem and your art work went along with your theme. Good job.

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  19. Joanna and Mia: I liked the ideals you represented in your American flag because it it really showed inclusivity and unity. I also liked that it wasn't too long, and you still got the point across.

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  20. Mia and Joanna, I really liked your message with freedom and identity + individuality. I liked the american flag showing what america should be all about.

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  21. Mia and Joanna: I really like the fact that you portrayed your message through art but also through writing in a way. Your guys did great with reating your video

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  22. 1. Liked the music
    2. Did a good job connecting to the Harlem Renaissance
    3. Good attention getter

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  23. Mia and Joanna: I liked how you incorporated music into your poetry reading. The American Flag drawing was a very good symbolism of diversity.

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  24. Mia and Joanna good video love how you used all those paintings in the background

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  25. Mia and Joanna-- I love how you guys incorporated music, poetry and artwork within your video.

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  26. Mia and Joanna--I really like the format of the video and how you convey the message about the Harlem Renaissance.

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  27. Ben, your poem was really good and I liked all of the colorful and bright pictures you used.

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  28. Ben: I really liked the artwork you chose you use!

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  29. Ben: You put a lot of emotion into the speaking of your poem.

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  30. Ben great poem i really liked your poem and i like how you used music at the end

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  31. Ben - Your poem was great! I liked the artwork you chose to use.

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  32. Ben: I really liked the artistic artwork you used in the background of your video, it really drew me into the video.

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  33. Ben-- I love the artwork you chose, you're poem was amazing as well.

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  34. Ben: I liked the fact that your poem and your images went really well together your music and your theme

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  35. Ben
    1. Cool paintings
    2. Good music
    3. I think this worked well because it was perfectly timed and it wasn't boring

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  36. Ben, I really liked your representation through music in the poem. Your poem was very well written, great job!

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  37. Ben: I liked that your poem wasn't the only background for the video, and that you included music after. I think your poem had meaning and thought put into it, and it was really interesting.

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  38. Ben-I really like the poem you wrote and it worked out really goof with all the artwork. I also got the message of the importance of music during the harlem renaissance

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  39. Ben -- I liked how you wrote your own poem that connected well to the harlem renaissance.

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  40. Ben--What makes you wanted to come up with that poem about freedom?

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  41. Sam: I really like the minecraft part XD

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  42. Sam: Very creative way of illustrating a poem. Good reading too!

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  43. Sam - I liked your creativity in using minecraft.

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  44. Sam: I liked the fact that you incorporated minecraft into this project. this was a very creative take on this project

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  45. Sam -- I liked how you created something totally unique that connected really well with your poem

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  46. Sam- I really like the idea of your video and think it really creative and works with your poem

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  47. Sam--Your video is very creative! I like the themes you represent by using the trees.

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  48. Sam-- What you created really goes with the poem you chose

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  49. Sam - Great idea to create your piece in minecraft, It was really good too. I also like the connection to the lynchings and growth. Good job.

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  50. Sam
    1. I thought this idea was very unique
    2. Creative way to talk about the Harlem Renaissance

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  51. Sam good video really liked how you used trees in your video to match the poem

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  52. Sam, I really liked your signification through the tree from the poem you chose. You had a very great message through your project that you portrayed really well. I liked how your project was individualized to you and unique.

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  53. Sam, I really liked your tree. It was pleasing to the eye and very detailed. You chose a unique theme and recited the poem very well.

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  54. Sam: Your project idea was really unique, and obviously something that you still enjoyed. I liked your symbolism tracing back to trees and the beauty in them, even though they've been associated with uglier things.

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  55. Dang, I really do be sounding like a 4th grader

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  56. Ethan
    1. I like the time lapse
    2. Good job Ethan
    3. Cool art style

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  57. Ethan: I really liked the artwork that you made and the nice, soothing music to back it up.

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  58. Ethan, the tone in your voice represents the poem very well. I like your artwork and the poem you used.

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  59. Ethan--Your drawing was very creative and fit with your poem very well

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  60. Ethan: i liked how you used a colored pencil drawing to connect with music and a poem

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  61. Ethan, I really liked your drawing that matched your poem, it looked really good!

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  62. Ethan: Great time lapse video. Your picture turned out very nice. Sounded too scripted on the reading.

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  63. Ethan- I love the drawing you did and also like how you read the poem in the background

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  64. Ethan--I don't know that you are artistic. The art really fits the poem.

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  65. Ethan - Your drawing was very good. I liked the music!

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  66. Ethan: I liked that you stuck with your original idea, and you did something that you still enjoyed and interested you. I also appreciated that your theme was about music.

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  67. Ethan - Great job on the drawing and the poem fit perfecctly! Good Job.

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  68. Ethan good drawing

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  69. Ethan-- You're drawing represents the poem splendidly.

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  70. Jimmy and Alex: I really enjoyed your poem and your images

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  71. Olivia and Ashlee, really cool slo mo action shots, the painting looked great!

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  72. Olivia and Ashlee - I liked how you zoomed in on your painting throughout the video so we didn't know what it would be until the very end. And it turned out great!

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  73. Ashlee and Olivia- I totally love the drawing you did and it turned out so good. I also really like the poem in the background

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  74. Alex and Jimmy
    1. The dialogue between the dad and the son was a very unique idea
    2. The video was well made and powerful

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  75. Amanda and Sophie: I liked the materials you used on the painting, good narration too.

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  76. Jesus: I really enjoyed your peom

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  77. Alex and Jimmy--You're whole project was very unique and showed the harlem renaissance in a different way.

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  78. Jesus
    1. I liked the theme of the poem and the way it flowed together
    2. Interesting to read

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  79. Olivia and Ashlee-- your guys are really artistic! What makes you guys wanted to create that kind of art piece?

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  80. Delaney: i really liked your poem and how it connected with the music

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  81. Alex and Jimmy: I really liked the style of video that you guys made, it looked like a movie scene.

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  82. Olivia and Ashlee - I liked the format in which you did your project. Good poem and great job on the art work.

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  83. Jesus--Your poem represented the harlem renaissance very well

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  84. Jimmy and Alex, I can hear the passion in your voice. I liked that you chose a unique idea for your video.

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  85. Olivia and Ashley-- showing the evolution of progress was amazing , the art piece is really amazing.

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  86. Jesus--the poem is interesting.

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  87. Jesus: Nice poem of choice

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  88. Alex and Jimmy - I liked how creative and unique your project was. It was powerful.

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  89. Delaney
    1. Good music choice
    2. "Pink cotton candy turns to pineapple gummy bears" made me laugh

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  90. Jimmy and Alex- I really like the idea you two had, and it tuned out good

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  91. Delaney: really nice poem, fits very well with the song.

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  92. Delaney good poem you had and i like how the music fit our poem perfectly

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  93. Jesus, I liked your poem and your different way of presenting it!

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  94. Amanda and Sophia: I really enjoyed your poem and your artwork was amazing and went well with the music and poem

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  95. Jesus - I like your poem a lot!

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  96. Delaney--You're interpretation of 'what a wonderful world' was really good and unique

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  97. Amanda and Sophia, really nice poem and really nice painting! It looked amazing

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  98. Delaney--I enjoyed the melody of the music. It's so calming and relaxing.

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  99. Jimmy and Alex - I like the way you connected the harlem renaissance with a simple question and answer conversation. Great job guys.

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  100. Delaney-You wrote a great poem and it worked so well with the Song in the background.

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  101. Amanda and Sophia
    1. Painting was very good with the perspective and color
    2. Liked the song used

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  102. Delaney, I really liked the song you chose for your video I loved how you portrayed it with the poem.

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  103. Alex and Jimmy-- I love how guys chose a unique route with this asking questions that aren't easily answered.

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  104. Delaney, I liked the poem and the song! They made me smile.

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  105. Jesus - I liked the combonation of poems you had. Good job.

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  106. jimmy and alex great video really liked how you guys showed emotion when you both talked as the son and dad

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  107. Amanda and Sophia--Wow! The art piece is amazing! How did you guys come up with that?

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  108. Delaney - I really liked your poem, I think you interpreted the song very well and created a beautiful poem too.

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  109. Amanda and Sophia-I love the the painting you did and it turned out so well!

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  110. Sophie and Amanda-- The painting is absolutely gorgeous the poem is excellent as well.

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  111. Sophie and Amanda, I loved your painting! The different perspective was really cool. It turned out great!

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    1. Amanda and Sophie - I really liked your painting and your poem went really well with it!

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  113. Amanda and Sophie - Great job on the painting. What were the black dots on the street?

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  114. Amanda and Sophia great painting really liked how much effort you guys put on making that painting

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  115. Delaney: I really liked the word choice in the poem read.

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  116. Jesus-- your poem was wonderful.

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  117. Olivia and Ashlee great painting that looked really good and went well with the pictures and poem and music you had in the background

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