Science Leadership Academy @ Center City

Q4BM Español 3 Semana #1

Posted by Taina Rosario in Spanish 3 - Gierke on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 10:48 am

Meaningful Questions and points:

What is your native language?
Was it difficult learning a new language?
What are some things you remember from your experience of learning a new language?
What were some difficulties of moving to a new place where you did not understand or speak the language?
Have you kept your native language, and or passed it down to other generations?
What were some benefits or downfalls in your life growing up in a bilingual home?
What were some difficulties in attending school or work when english was not the primary language spoken at home?
How has learning two languages helped your life?

Este audio es de los preguntas ariba. Yo hablo con una de los estudiantes de SLA, quien sabia español. Este audio es de Yadi

Negative Space

Posted by Lisa Kang in Art - 9 - Hull on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 9:47 am

A. What is negative space?

Negative space is the space around an object. It is like a silhouette but the other way around.

B. Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out?, 2. in your stool drawing?

I found negative space in my cut out by cutting out all the different shapes out of a half sheet of paper and then I glued them on a full sheet and put all the negatives on one side and all the positives on the other side. I found negative space in my stool drawing by outlining the objects and the shading in the area outside of it.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

It helps an artist because it shows them the difference between light and dark.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not

I think that seeing negative space does enhance drawings because it shows contrast and it makes the drawings look more complicated and interesting.

Negative Space

Posted by Chris Tran in Art - 9 - Hull on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 9:29 am

What is negative space?
Negative Space is a drawing where you have to draw what you see the outline of the object not the whole thing then using your observations. Color or shade in the blank space or the negative space.

Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out?, 2. in your stool drawing?

How I found negative space in my cut out is that by looking at the example on the wall and using that drawing I pointed out my negative space. Then on my stool drawing when I finished my outline I saw these space that I knew on the top of my head was negative space

Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

What helps an artist to see negative space is just drawing the outline of the art and then the details after that what you see is blank space is negative space

Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?

Some of the enhance drawing does have negative space because all drawing has to have some blank space in the drawing that can become the negative space.

Negative Space

Posted by Stephen Eager-White in Art - 9 - Hull on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 9:22 am

What is negative space?

Negative space is the space around and in between the object of an image. With two different colors

Explain how you find the negative space in your cut out and your stool drawing.

I found the negative space in my cut out and in my stool drawing by seeing the empty space in between the shapes.

Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

It helps an artist to see in negative space because it gives them a chance to be more accurate with their drawing and the spaces in between.

Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings?

Seeing negative space can enhance drawings because you can see the shapes and colors easier.

Negative space

Posted by Reginald Simmons in Art - 9 - Hull on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 9:18 am

1. Negative space is the space in a drawing that is not the drawing. The negative space would be the space in between the lines of the drawing. If you were to draw a tree in a field, the negative space would be everything but the tree itself.

2. In my drawing, I found negative space by looking in between the legs of the stool. In my cutout I found negative space by cutting out the shape, then cutting around the shape.

3. It helps an artist to see in negative space, because it gives them an even better understanding of what they’re drawing, and helps them to visualize the end product.

4. I think that seeing in negative space does enhance drawing, because it gives the artist a better understanding of what they’re doing.

Negative Space

Posted by Betty Louis in Art - 9 - Hull on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 9:17 am

What is negative space?

In art negative space is the space between or around the main object or image of the drawing.

Explain how you find the negative space in your cut out and your stool drawing.

I found the negative space in my cut out and in my stool drawing by focusing on the main image of the drawing and seeing that the air/space around it is just extra and unneeded pieces.

Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

It helps an artist to see in negative space because it allows them to concentrate of the most important part of the piece making the drawing more effective.

Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings?

Seeing negative space can enhance drawings because you first able to see the shapes of what you're drawing and work up from there. With the actual shape of the drawing your basically have the form of object that your working on.

Negative Space- Tang, Aaron

Posted by Aaron Tang in Art - 9 - Hull on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 9:14 am

A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)?

Negative space is images that have no lines connecting. The picture shows that the outer piece of the drawing is going to be shaded which is the negative space. For example, there are white and blue and the white part of the drawing is positive space. The black is negative because of the background. When the image had no lines, it will call it a silhouette.

B. Explain how you found negative space in 1. Your cut out? 2. In your stool drawing?

The cut out as shown below which is the owl. To find out the negative space it, will be the dark blue one. I noticed that the dark blue one is the background of the negative space. The light blue one shows the shape of the owl, and the two colors will show a picture of my image. For my second step of drawing, I drew stools by looking at the view. I drew all the stools with lines connected, but at the end I erase the lines so the picture can be a one unite. I shaded the remainder to make it negative space. The white part is showing the positive space of the image.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

One reason why artist can see in the negative space is giving a visual of the image. The positive and the negative let people identify the picture. Without the details of the drawing, artists can see what it is.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not

I think it is because people don't have to draw every little detail. With using the technique of negative space and positive space, it will show a better design. Also, people can visualize the image a lot faster.

Negative Space

Posted by Liza Cohen in Art - 9 - Hull on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 9:01 am

What is negative space?

Negative space is the space around and in between the object of an image.

Explain how you find the negative space in your cut out and your stool drawing.

I found the negative space in my cut out and in my stool drawing by seeing the shapes in the blank space without even drawing the actual shapes.

Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

It helps an artist to see in negative space because it gives them a chance to be percise and accurate when forming lines in their drawling.

Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings?

Seeing negative space can enhance drawings because you can see shapes and things in your drawing without intentionally drawing it. You can see suddle or even obvious shapes in your drawing by using negative space.

Negative Space

Posted by Alaina Silverman in Art - 9 - Hull on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 8:55 am

A. What is negative space?
Negative space is essentially a reverse silhouette, where every part of an object is left white (or blank) and the surrounding space is coloured a different colour.

B. Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out?, 2. in your stool drawing?

I found the negative space in my cutout by first tracing over the positive portions of the stencil. By cutting the shape of the positive stencil out of a designated half-sheet of construction paper I created the negative and positive needed for my project.

In my stool drawing I first had to draw the outline of the shape. Once it was fairly accurate I created the negative space by shading around the figure.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

It helps to see in negative space because by doing so a person can be more detailed and accurate in forming outlines. Also, it teaches balance of light and dark in a drawing.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not?

Seeing in negative space enhances drawings because in using negative space, a person creates areas of rest for the eyes (that's the negative area) and interesting tension (positive).

Negative space

Posted by Amy Farrell in Art - 9 - Hull on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 8:44 am

A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)

Negative space is the area in the absences of an object, such as gaps and holes.

B. Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out?, 2. in your stool drawing?

1. I found out by noticing the areas I had to keep to make it a picture, and the areas that are the rest.

2. I got everything that made the stool and the background.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

It helps to see what you need to focus on.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not

Yes it does enhance drawings because you see both parts.

Negative Space

Posted by Leah Petty in Art - 9 - Hull on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 7:57 am

What is negative space?

Is the space were that thing that your drawing, painting, ect. dose not touch. Which makes that space your drawing in positive

Explain how you find the negative space in your cut out and your stool drawing.

Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings?Explain how you find the negative space in your cut out and your stool drawing.

Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings?

Trash: Every Bit Helps by Biello/Abdul-Qawi

Posted by Anwar Abdul-Qawi in Digital Video -4 day a week - Herman on Friday, April 27, 2012 at 12:27 am

This commercial shows all of the eyesores often experienced with urban city trash scattered around the streets. This commercial also has symbolism showing that your trash burden can easily be reduced by simply throwing your trash out and not littering; increasing the welfare of your environment.

Trash: Every Little Bit Helps - Biello/Abdul-Qawi

Posted by Blase Biello in Digital Video -4 day a week - Herman on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 11:57 pm

LONGER VERSION *OFFICIAL*

This commercial shows all of the eyesores often experienced with urban city trash scattered around the streets. This commercial also has symbolism showing that your trash burden can easily be reduced by simply throwing your trash out and not littering; increasing the welfare of your environment.

Learning about Argentina :D

Posted by Kenisha Hood in Spanish 3 - Gierke on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 11:57 pm

Who did I speak with and why did I choose that person?
I spoke with a guy named Francisco who is from/lives in Argentina in a city called Buenos aires. I met this person through livemocha.com. I technically did not choose this person, but I am glad I did because they taught me a lot about Argentina.
What did you learn about them? What did you learn from them?

The person I talked to was very nice and they answered all my questions I needed to know about they're country and they also told me about themselves as well. They told me how the streets aren't really that safe and there's a lot of crimes/thefts. As for the education, neighboring countries come to learn in their country. They have a lot of public schools as well. The country of where he is from is where the "Tango" (dance)came from. This guy is also in a rock band (He's the guitarist) and him and his band play at clubs and events. Overall, this was a nice person to chat with.
How did this interaction help you move towards achieving your personal goal?

It help me learn a lot about the country then what I would learn in a text book or a website on the internet.
What specifically did you do well according to your goals/expectations?

I kept the conversation flowing and we had a good conversation overall.
What specifically do you need to improve on? (Quote specific things you said or did and what you would have done or said if you could do it again)rces to Find Conve
I really need to work on my conjugations. There are a lot of un-conjugated words because I couldn't think on the spot of what they could be.

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Maggie's 1st blog post

Posted by Margaret Long in Spanish 3 - Gierke on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 2:43 pm

Who did I speak with and why did I choose that person?
I spoke with Max. He is my friend and I knew that we were good at helping each other.
What did you learn about them? What did you learn from them?
I learned some things from him. More about him though rather than any spanish.
How did this interaction help you move towards achieving your personal goal?
This interaction helped me because it was a great starting place for me.
What specifically did you do well according to your goals/expectations?
I tried to talk more about him instead of myself.
What specifically do you need to improve on? (Quote specific things you said or did and what you would have done or said if you could do it again)
I need to talk more about myself and stop asking the other person questions.

Turning Off the Translator

Posted by Kamilah Hudson in Spanish 3 - Gierke on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 2:16 pm

Title the post appropriately based on your conversational goals
Turning off the Translator
- How long can i go without a using a dictionary or translator
- How long can i go without using eng

In your post write your goals for this conversation. You might want to find out more about a particular subject, to implement conversational tactics, or to discuss a certain topic.
-See how long i can go without using a translator or looking up a word.
- See if i can talk all spanish (no english)
-Looking up phrases I might need before the conversation:
- What do you do for fun in - Que hacer tú haces por diversión en
- Are you in school? - Eres en escuela?
-Cual son tu aficiones? - What are your hobbies?
-List of verbs: http://www.linguasorb.com/learnspanish/most-common-verbs.aspx
- LIst of Adjectives: http://www.braser.com/spanish-learning/spanish-adjectives-people.html

Do i feel secure enough in my spanish skills to not use any translator, dictionary, or reference?

The Conversation:

Negative Space

Posted by Timothy Ingram in Art - 9 - Hull on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:49 pm

A.) What is negative space? Negative space is the space around and between the objects that’s around you.

B.) Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out?, 2. in your stool drawing? For the cut out and in the stool I found the negative space by looking at the empty spaces around it.

C.) Why does it help an artist to see in negative space? It helps a artist to see in negative space it can make the drawling easier without every detail and it will make it easy to see what you drawling.

D.) Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not? I think negative space enhance drawings because without showing every detail you can tell the picture because negative space.

Week #1 Progress

Posted by Kimberly Parker in Spanish 3 - Gierke on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:45 pm

Negative Space

Posted by Amani Bey in Art - 9 - Hull on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:41 pm

A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it)
In art, there are blank spaces( as in spaces where the air goes). This is called negative space.

B. Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out?, 2. in your stool drawing?

In the cut out, I understood that the certain color was negative space. On one side i used that as orange, on the other side, it was highlighted in the brown.

In the stool, I used space where the air was, that's what negative space is.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space?

It helps artists to see negative space because it allows them to have a better composition of their pieces.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not

Drawing showing Negative Space enhances the intensity of the the shape itself. However, for detail, I feel it takes away.

#1 Baile En Mexico -Arlana Brown

Posted by Arlana Brown in Spanish 3 - Gierke on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:37 pm

Arlana:Hola!

Martha:Hola!

Arlana:Como estas?

Martha:Bien y tu?

Arlana:Bien tambien!

Arlana: De donde eres?

Martha:Cancun,México

Arlana:Me dicen acerca de la baile en México...

Martha:Sí!

Martha:Cuando yo vivi en Mexico mi familia tenia muchas fiestas. A mi familia le gusta mucho las fiestas. También les gusta mucho bailar. Ellos bailan cumbia, y también durangense. Eso se baila mucho en Mexico. A mi no me gusta mucho esa música o el baile. A mi me gusta mas bailar bachata y merengue. Pero a mi me gusta mucho ver a mi familia bailar como bailan en Mexico. A mi siempre me enseñaron a apreciar a mi cultura y mucho a el baila. Eso me enseño mucho a apreciar a mi familia y de donde vengo yo porque eso para mi es muy importante.

Negative Space Drawling

Posted by Joy Morrow in Art - 9 - Hull on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:32 pm

A. What is negative space (explain this concept to a fourth grader that has never heard of it) To me, negative space is the space that is in between the actual object you are seeing

B. Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out? I found negative space in my cut out by seeing the outlining of my house and deciding was it the darker part or the lighter part, , 2. in your stool drawing I found the negative space in my drawling by seeing in between the stools and knowing that that was negative space.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space? It helps an artist to see in negative space because it helps the object pop out more to the person who is looking at it

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not It does enhance drawling because it shows the different sections of the drawling.

¿Why does food matter?

Posted by Amani Bey in Museum Experience - Gierke on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:12 pm

Food is a building block of society. It brings people together. it represents culture and brings people together. We have to treat it with respect. An unhealthy society begets mor problems .

(Vos)otros

Posted by Taahir Henry in Spanish 3 - Gierke on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:01 pm

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Vostros usar su en su casa

1.Whether or not all pronouns are used, tu, ustedes, vosotros, etc.

2.Other words are excluded or changed in family settings/ and other conversations

3.Is conversation awkward when people use different dialects? why/why not?

4. How similar is your way of speaking to what is learned in the classrooms ?

Vos is used in Argentina instead of tu

Vosotros is used in Spain

Argentina: In Argentina instead of using "tu" when addressing someone they use "vos." They essentially mean the same thing. Similarly in Spain they use a pronoun called vosotros which is the plural form of tu. So instead of only having 5 pronouns they have 6.

Spain: For vosotros the conjugation often ends in sois. The accent of the people in Spain the use th

(Yo neccsito traducir)

Bailey C's Positive + Negative

Posted by Bailey Collins in Art - 9 - Hull on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 11:11 am

A. What is negative space? Negative space is the area(s) around an object. You can outline the object, then shade in the wasted area outside of the object.

B. Explain how you found negative space in 1. your cut out? I found the negative space by tracing every separate section of the image, and pasting every other section on one side, and the other pieces on the other side. 2. in your stool drawing? To find the negative space of my stool drawing, i looked for the areas around and between the shapes of the object.

C. Why does it help an artist to see in negative space? It helps the artist to see the entire shape of the image.

D. Does seeing in negative space enhance drawings, why or why not? I believe it does enhance the drawing. I say this because when you see the negative space, the positive space stands out more.

Aidan "Proyecto de Conversación"

Posted by Aidan Rios in Spanish 3 - Gierke on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 10:00 am

Why are things the way they are?

What does Music look like in Puerto Rico?

Why is the beat different from other spanish speaking places to puerto rican music?

Why don't people in puerto rico like music from other countries? is because of the grammar or pronunciation?

Why are things pronounced different?

Why are their the same words but different meaning.

Why do spanish speaking country use the same word but have a different meaning for it?

Why for puerto ricans carbon is a bad word and for Mexicans its to call someone a friend?

How do you anticipate your partner will respond to your questions?

I think that she (they) will tell me it's just the way it is and how they were raised

What are you looking forward to about this conversation?

To understand why are the same words have different meaning depending where you go in the spanish world.

What are you nervous about?

Saying things wrong in spanish or not knowing how to say some words or the meaning of some words.

Reflection questions

Who did I speak with and why did I choose that person?
What did you learn about them? What did you learn from them?
How did this interaction help you move towards achieving your personal goal?
What specifically did you do well according to your goals/expectations?
What specifically do you need to improve on? (Quote specific things you said or did and what you would have done or said if you could do it again)r

Why are the accents different in every spanish speaking countries

Why do Mexicans have their agent, puerto ricans their own and Dominicans but we all speak spanish?