June
15
May
19
“Taming of the Shrew” Stop Motion Induction Scene Project
The play “Taming of the Shrew” is written by William Shakespeare. Our group of three did a stop motion project on the induction of “Taming of the Shrew”. Jacob downloaded the app and took the pictures, while Ethan and Dima moved the set and set up the scenes. Our project was just the induction which is the introduction to the main play of “Taming of the Shrew”which is called the inset, the inset is the main play within the play. In the induction of the play a drunk man is tricked into thinking he’s a lord, this leads to the inset. For the project we used an app called Stop Motion where we took lots of pictures while moving the characters which made a video. We also put audio into the video to explain what was going on. This differs from a stage performance because it’s not live and we can edit our video. It was difficult to keep the lighting the same and everything in the same position. We learned how to use the Stop Motion app and how to use Text to Speech to put audio into our video. Overall the project was good and we had fun making it and using the app.
May
10
The Life of a Genetic Mutation
Part 1: Mutation Story
I am a gene named Jacobsen Syndrome and I am only in 1 in 100,000 newborns, so I believe the body I am in is quite special. I take place right as someone is born. I am not liked because I cause mental retardation and many other birth defects. The host of myself gets very depressed easily because of all the others who make fun of her. I only come in if genetic material is missing from chromosome 11 which affects 340 genes which is critical to the normal body development. I do not know for sure which type of gender I am in right now but I predict a female because females tend to get it twice as much than men. I am not passed on by family or inherited by anyone. I happen because of a mistake during reproductive cell division when a baby is being formed in the womb. Many infants with others like myself have central nervous system defects. This can affect how the brain and spinal cord function. This results with impaired intelligence, learning, speech, and motor skills. My host also has problems walking, standing, speaking, and sitting often. Later on in her life she started to have some behavioural problems such as: compulsive behaviour, short attention span, and are easily distracted. To the day all I believe, is that I cannot be helped.
This picture shows some of the physical defects of Jacobsen Syndrome:
Part 2: The Making of Mutation Story
Questions Needed:
What is Jacobsen Syndrome?
Is Jacobsen Syndrome Treatable?
What are causes of Jacobsen Syndrome?
What are symptoms of Jacobsen Syndrome?
How is the host’s life affected?
Throughout this project I mainly used the internet
Process I used to investigate Jacobsen Syndrome:
- Made questions and researched them
- Recorded information needed
- Made a story based on this information
Citations:
“Jacobsen Syndrome.” Genetics Home Reference. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2016.
“Diseases.” Jacobsen Syndrome. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2016.
“Jacobsen Syndrome.” Healthline. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2016.
“Jacobsen Syndrome.” Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments and Causes. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 May 2016.
May
4
Cheek Cell Lab
April
6
Animal Farm Propaganda Poster
As one can imply about this poster, the pigs have taken over with control and Mr. Jones is on the ground being whipped. The irony in this is that in the beginning of the story all the animals were being punished and now the pigs, with their power, are making Mr. Jones and his wife have fear of coming back. In this poster, the propaganda techniques used are fear, glittering generalities, bandwagon, and plain folk. This poster creates fear for Mr. Jones if they would happen to come back. When Mr. Jones was on the farm, he rarely fed the animals and whipped them while he was having a good life and getting drunk sometimes. Glittering generalities in this poster are the big slogans, or quotes. An important quote in this story is, “Four legs good, two legs bad”. This quote depicts the fact that humans are hated by the animals and any animal is a comrade. At the bottom of the poster it says, “He Will Return”. This is stating that if Mr. Jones does return to the Animal Farm, he will be punished. Bandwagon is used because the pigs are important animals in this story and important people or animals can have big influential impact on one. Having three pigs standing there displays that they are being followed and they have the power right now. Since the pigs are important, others will believe this is important too. This is almost like saying, “The pigs are in, so should you”! These pigs are important in this farm but just remember that these pigs are just typical animals or in literary terms the pigs are just plain folks. Plain folk is used because maybe in other farms, the farmers are abusing the animals as well and having these normal animals impacting their own farm may impact other normal animals to join the rebellion and rebel against their farm.
February
13
Matter Matters – ADL 10
Define
What is Matter?
A physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit. It is also that of which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy. The examples below are all under the title matter because they all take up space.
Qualitative properties are properties that are observed and can generally not be measured with a numerical result. They are contrasted to quantitative properties which have numerical characteristics.
A pure substance is a material that is composed of only one type of particle; examples of a pure substance include gold, oxygen and water. A mixture is a material made up of at least two different pure substances. Mechanical mixture is a mixture in which each material maintains its own properties.
Chemical Change: Burning, rusting, and cooking are all examples of chemical change. In this example, cooking is used for chemical change. When you are making an egg, first you have a runny liquid spill on to the pan, then once it heats up a bit, it starts to change to a solid.
Changes of State: The changes of state include being a solid, liquid or a gas. Water is the example used below which is one simple material that can be all three. The changes of state all depend on the weathering and temperature of the substance. For example when water heats up, it evaporates into a gas. To get to a solid, the gas has to go through the state of deposition. One example of deposition is the process by which, in sub-freezing air, water vapor changes directly to ice without first becoming a liquid. Now, all the water solid (ice) has to do is melt to become back to a liquid. These changes could also happen reversibly.
Kinetic Molecular Theory: The attraction of particles decreases with an increase in distance. Solids are tightly packed together particles that have very little or no space between them that only vibrate. Liquids don’t have much space between the particles and they fit according to the space it is being kept in. These have little amount of energy and can move around freely throughout the container. In a gas, the particles have lots of energy and move around very freely. These particles travel throughout the whole container by expanding and compressing to fill any size container.
Dream
Some of the ways I could display the information:
-Video
-Pictures and Explanations
-Document
-PowerPoint
Debrief
How did the process of completing this challenge go?
It went pretty well. The challenge was fun and quick. When I was researching I knew just what I was looking for.
What did you do well?
I was efficient and got it done quick. I learned some of this information from past years so I used my prior knowledge for examples.
What could you have done better?
More interesting ways to display the information of the project.
February
11
“The Secluded Lot”- Graphic Novel
1) Exposition – “I’d like to inquire about a lot,” the old man said, the effort of decision evident in his voice.
Page 115
2) Rising action – “they entered a black limousine and drove slowly through the cemetery.”
Page 116
3) Rising action – “‘that’s Carrara marble’, Mr. Jerome informed him. ‘This is Vermont’… Carefully circling a slightly raised mound
Page 117
4) Rising action – “covered with a tangle of unruly vines and underbrush, it was obviously an afterthought”
Page 117
5) Climax – “As a cortège neared Willow Walk, Mr. Jerome could see the man in the distance, parting the bushes and disappearing from view.”
Page 119
6) Falling action – “I’m not soliciting business. The bees are just going about their normal pursuits. Besides, Rose Haven Nectar brings a special price.”
Page 119
7) Falling action – “Mr Jerome, I have done you a great service, your flowers have never been so magnificent and plentiful.
Page 120
8) Denouement – “Mr. Jerome, I have reached an important decision: I should like to buy another lot.”
Page 121
January
22
How the Printing Press has Changed the World
January
22
Persuasive Essay
January
19