J. Pullins, Info-graphic for Three Mile Island

a. What went well? 
I think that we were able to apply the information that we did find in a very interesting and relatable way.

b. What did not? 
I think trying to find enough information about the backstory of Three Mile Island would have made the diaster more understandable to our audience, however, we couldn't find that information.

c. What would you do differently next time? 
I think I would entail the backstory of Three Mile Island if I had more time.

d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -

Be Concise - We kept our information as brief as possible.

Be Visual - We tried to keep clear, understandable graphics in the poster.

Be Smarter - We tried to compare commonly known information with the lesser-known, Three Mile Island.

Be Transparent - Most of our information is understandable enough that it requires no additional research.

Be Different - We tried to make our poster as original as possible.

Be Accurate - All information present is correct.

Be Attractive - We tried to make our poster as aesthetically pleasing as possible. 

Be Varied - We tried to use different techniques to present the facts.

Be Gracious - Information present was both concise and thorough.

Be Creative - We tried to present the information in a fun an interesting way.

Anniston, Alabama PCB Poisoning


a. What went well?


Our group was able to divide up the work equally to be as efficient as we could be. We also used a lot of pictures in our info-graphic in order to explain this catastrophe to the reader. Our info-graphic contained a lot of facts and also pictures to show the scale of destruction.

b. What did not? 

I think that we could made the project more visually appealing but using better pictures that were not as blurred. I also think that we could have made our explanations more concise.


c. What would you do differently next time? 

Next time, we will make sure that our text is more concise in order to make the information more easily accessible to the viewer.  We would also make sure we use better pictures.


d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective info-graphics -

Be Concise: Conciseness was one of the things that we lacked in our project. We had a lot of long text explanations. It would have been better if we had just included bullet points for the facts.

Be Visual: Our info-graphic contained a lot of pictures to show the effects of the PCB poisoning on both wildlife and people.

Be Smarter: We used a picture to show how much money the Monsanto company settled the federal lawsuit for. The company had to pay $700 billion dollars and a graphic was included to show what $700 billion dollars look like.

Be Transparent: We showed how the spill affected the residents and the diseases that the chemicals caused. We also showed that the company was intentionally dumping chemicals in the creek near the town.

Be Different: We used a variety of colors and very graphic pictures to capture the true scope of the disaster.

Be Accurate: We completed through research to make sure that all our claims were supported by credible sources. 

Be Attractive: I think that our info-graphic could have been more attractive. However, it was not completely boring and it was somewhat visually appealing. 

Be Creative: I think that our project was very creative because we were able to pack a multitude of information in a small presentation. We were able to also use pictures to communicate some of the information.

PCB Poisoning Info-Graphic



a. What went well? 
Our group collaboration of info went very well, we effectively discussed our ideas as a group. 

b. What did not? 
It was a little difficult thinking of ideas that would make our info-graphic unique 
c. What would you do differently next time?
I would change our groups time management. 
 
d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -
Which of these areas did you excel in? Which were not so well represented? Why do you think some elements of design were easier or harder to include in the end product?

I think we excelled in the the aspects of creativity, visuality, and conciseness. 
Asa group we used google sketch-up to visually represent what was happening to the river and how the company was dumping in harmful PCB's. Making it different was a little challenging, it was hard to think of creative ideas to make our project stand out.

Info-Graphic Reflection


a. What went well?
The gathering of information and the compiling that information went well.

b. What did not?
Coming up with a way to visualize the information was hard.

c. What would you do differently next time?
Next time I would like to research more ways to represent that data.

d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -

Be Concise

We expressed that information without overloading the viewer.

Be Visual

We had a constant color scheme and design.

Be Smarter

We used photos as well as words to express the information.

Be Transparent

We made the graphic simple and understandable.

Be Different

We tried not to copy the info graphics we have seen online.

Be Accurate

The information we present was from solid sources.

Be Attractive

The graphic was not cluttered but instead easy to understand.

Be Varied

We varied the photographic representation we chose to use.

Be Gracious

Our information was present in a clean and appealing manor.

Be Creative

We tried to think outside the box and use different styles of presenting information.

Which of these areas did you excel in? Which were not so well represented? Why do you think some elements of design were easier or harder to include in the end product?

I think we excelled in providing the read solid information in an understandable manor. However, we could have found more creative and appealing method of displaying the information. We found coming up with a design idea hard because there we so many different ways that we couldn't pick just one.

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Mferry - Environmental Unit



-I enjoyed this project a lot. My group dynamics with Cheyenne worked very well, but with other members it could have gone smoother. The difficult part of this project was finding reliable resources that gave us different information on the different animals that the Garbage Patch kills. The only information that we found out about the size of different countries in comparison to the Patch was found and created on our own, but taking the Square KM of the Patch and comparing it to different countries.
There's many different things I would do, if I were given the time, resources and information.  If I were to do this info graphic again on the same topic, I'd include different ways to show information. The way that I wanted to originally show the size comparison of the Garbage Patch to the other countries was by placing the countries inside of the garbage patch, visualizing just how large it is in comparison to countries around the world. I would also like to have more specific information on what exactly is thrown in the patch, and maybe including the different materials and brands. For instance, if this is the case, I could show that the largest concentration of soft drink bottles in Coke-a-Cola, rather than Sprite or another company. I could also then use this information to help petition or protest against these companies for them to create more biodegradable materials, or to have more effective recycling opportunities. There's many different things I would like to do, but for my first ever infographic, I'm content with it.

REFLECTION ON ENVIRONMENT - INFOGRAPHIC

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a. What went well?  The colors and the images are attractive to the eyes. And when it came to researching the information needed there were a fair amount of websites shown. 

b. What did not? In my view of the project I feel that there is an excess amount of words in the info graphic. If there had been more representation through graphs and images, then it would have been more efficient. 

c. What would you do differently next time? Next time I would have less words and more visual representation, as to not confuse the readers. 

d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -

Be Concise- there are a lot of words so we weren't very concise

Be AttractiveBe Visual- The images and the connections in the color are very pleasing to the eyes

Be Smarter- 

Be Transparent

Be Accurate- since there is a great amount of information in the info graphic I believe that it is very accurate

Be Gracious

Be Varied/ Be DifferentBe Creative- it wasn't a very creative, or different approach in imagery

Which of these areas did you excel in? Which were not so well represented? Why do you think some elements of design were easier or harder to include in the end product?

Tennessee Coal ash spill

a. What went well? 
b. What did not? 
c. What would you do differently next time? 
d. Specifically comment on the 10 tips for effective infographics -

What went well was the groups ability to split up and research different areas for the final product. When it came to putting it all together, it was difficult because there wasnt much data to put in a nice way. I would try to communicate with my group more next time. All I did was check the google doc and the pages doc for updated stuff. We tried making the info graphic look nice and fun, but it was hard because all we researched was ash and coal spilled on houses and acres of land. The pictures were basically the same. It's really hard to make mud look presentable. 


Macbeth-RED- Makarechi

​For our project he had to use quotes to describe a characters development though out the story. For the written part we had to analyze at least five quotes. Then we were also assigned a a creative project to go along with it. For mine i decided to do an imovie, here it is, ENJOY :) 

Environment Info-graphic: The Tennessee Coal Ash Spill

I found this project to be quite difficult and I think that the challenges faced are visible in the final product. The color scheme of red, black, grey, and yellow, I think works well because they attract the eye to the different types of information in the info-graphic. The initial concept was to have the sludge serve as a means of direction to different levels of information but that design element fell through a bit in the long run. In the future we would attempt to better create this element so that the severity of the event is made more evident. 

The information provided is transparent and varied, as it displays more than one perspective on the event. The info-graphic is creative and attractive in the color scheme and general concept of the project's layout. I found it hard to incorporate graciousness and a level of difference that would highlight the event as the group intended. 

Coverdale Macbeth Creative

For the creative aspect of this project, I chose to create four pieces of artwork detailing Lady Macbeth’s journey. There is symbolism in the colors chosen. They show Lady Macbeth’s rise and descent in power, resulting in her death.

 

For the first drawing, it’s a simple crown. The crown represents the rise in Lady Macbeth’s power. She receives a crown after she is queen, but in some parts it’s red. This is because it currently shows how much blood is on her hands from participating in the killing of Duncan. For the second drawing, it’s the same crown but a little damaged. The damage to the crown shows that Lady Macbeth’s guiltiness is getting to her and her sanity is slowing coming to a crumble. More red color is shown, representing the blood on growing on her hands. As you look at the third crown, it has finally reached its crumbling point. The crown is now in shambles, pieces piled upon each other. More of the crown is colored in red. More blood is growing on her hands as the book goes on, from killing to killing. At this point Lady’s sanity has completely dissembled and ruined. By the end, the crown has turned to blood-covered dust because of the blood she put on her own hands by killing herself.

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Cruz-Macbeth BM

In my creative project I choose to draw theatrical masks and the emotions of Macbeth. Both mask and facial expression expresses Macbeth from the beginning of the play until the very end. The first drawing, which is representing Act 1, show cases a mask of joy and a sketch of a smiling Macbeth. He has war paint on his face, which represents his noble soldier state. The quote that is written on the top of the page shows Macbeth’s determination as a solider and how he is determined to get his power. As the story continues the expression changes into a more apathetic feel because Macbeth’s situation has become more serious and he faces conflict, which doesn’t make him happy at all. The quote mentions him picturing a dagger in front of him and at that point Macbeth knows that he must go on with the deed.  On to the next act you move on to see a mask with worry accompanied by a frowning Macbeth. These expressions represents the uneasy Macbeth during act 3, following along with the faces is the quote about Macbeth baring a fruitless crown this goes along with the worry the faces express. Moving onto act 4 the emotion of the drawing changes drastically from the worried Macbeth to the very angry and aggressive Macbeth, which is portrayed through the faces. Lastly, is the face of distress and broken. The face represents the lose of Macbeth’s power the drawing also shows Macbeth’s head cut from his body the last and final stage of Macbeth. The quote fits well because the quote means that Macbeth would fight to the death even though he knows the odds are against him. As he dies, all his power leaves him.

 

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Hohenstein Macbeth Creative


For my creative part of my Macbeth project I made a diary.  I included entries that Macbeth may have written during each act.  In the beginning he talked about how much he loved power but how he wasn’t quite sure what was going to far to get it.  He then began talking of Lady Macbeth’s influence and his nervous he has been since the kill of Duncan.  At the end of the second entry he had decided to forget about it.  As he got farther into his power he spoke of more killing.  He decided to kill Banquo and then he wrote of how it scared him.  Then after going to the witches, he told the story and he told what he was thinking about what they had said and showed him.  He wrote as the prophecies began to come true and he wrote after he was killed.  As he goes on the entries become more erratic and confusing.  You don’t quite understand the details although you get the general idea.  On the side of all of these entries I drew outlined images of Macbeth, beginning as a solider, strong and proud and ending as simply a head on top of a pole. 

Hohenstein Macbeth Creative Presentation

Thailand vs. Burkina Faso ('Collapse'ibility) - Blase Biello



  View full-size vibrant presentation/pdf here.

Q3 BM Reflection

My countries were; Kingdom of Thailand and Burkina Faso. Thailand is located on the continent of Asia, while Burkina Faso is located on Africa. It was interesting to look at the similarities and differences of these completely different cultures/landscapes. Most of my process was research. I spent a great amount of time reading countless articles on a plethora of credible websites. I found at least one article for each piece of the 5 Point Framework and read it, taking down the most important pieces of information. Then, I took all of my research and put it together in a clean informative presentation. I actually enjoyed the 5 Point Framework guideline, it made everything easier. With the 5 point framework, I focused on specific things; instead of getting as many facts as I could get and spitting them on a PDF. The 5 Point Framework is very sensible and easy to abide by. If I could change one thing; I'd probably add more pictures, but I think I'm okay. This is mostly an informative, serious PDF; so too many pictures would ruin it, in my opinion. I really liked this project, and it really allowed a large amount of freedom to present our information in pretty much any way we wanted, which I appreciated. It was also a very interesting project and I've learned many, many things through it; solid project. 

Europe Vs. Dominican Republic

Basically the countries i've chosen are kinda going through the same problems but not really. My two countries were Europe & Dominican Republic and the issues europe had was air pollution, soil, water Etc. The issues DR had was water shortages, and soil problems, basically the same but not really. The changes they had were the same and that was that the sea level was rising. Both of my countries are going through something bad and they kinda can't do anything about it at the moment. I thought i did really well on this benchmark, it was a couple of days late but i needed more time to actually think on it and to make it into something. I read a lot about my countries and i've learned things that i thought that couldn't happen in the countries. I thought the 5 points were difficult because there were times where i couldn't find the right information on my countries. If i could change one thing about my project i think it would be the countries because even though i've learned more about 2 countries and that really good but i think i would be more interested in learning about countries with the same problems and how they deal with the problems or what the difference in how they deal with the same issues. Other then that i thought i did a great job on my benchmark and i really worked hard to get it done.


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Azaria Burton Macbeth Project.

I did a collage on the six different personalities of Macbeth. I drew six different Macbeth heads around my board. I then printed out pictures that represented his personality. For example, he was very brave so I printed out pictures of soldiers to represent bravery. I glued the pictures all around the head that represented bravery. I did the same thing for the other five personalities. I also put quotes around the heads. The head that represented bravery had the quote in the book that made me believe he was brave. I did the same for the other heads as well.  
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Rosales_Creative BM

The quotes on the art tells of his reflection on his life. The broken horns, the chink in his armor and the tears in his epaulets describe what Macbeth has taken in and the damage that he has taken from the choices he made. The black crown shows that he is a tyrant and a evil person or overlord. The bandage on his eye and the blank glowing white eye shows that Macbeth is a supernatural force and that he lost all the good that was in him. The evil and soulless creature Macbeth has turned into has put him on the lowest of the lowest.
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5-Point Framework: Switzerland vs. Portugal

For my 5-point framework I decided to look at both Switzerland and Portugal and what I found was very interesting to me. I looked at the overall sustainability of each country as well as things like environmental damage, climate changes, international relations and hostile neighbors; when looking at each I noticed that Portugal had a better track record and overall points system then Switzerland particularly in the field of how they dealt with environmental damage because of how they handled things like soil erosions, acid rain and increases in gas emissions and I thought overall the country showed a better grasp and handle on each issue that they came in contact with. When looking at Switzerland I thought it was interesting how even with the problems that they had they really didn't show much improvement in how they fixed each or went about fixing the problem but rather just seemed to brush over the things. I found this project to be very interesting and full of different things that I took away about how to look at countries differently in terms of sustainability and I also found this project interesting when it actually came time to dig deeper and look at how long a country could in fact survive on the system that they already have in place. If I were to do this project again I would probably change the amount of time that we had and maybe change the way I presented it.
5 point framework Benchmark

Jaaz hayes Macbeth project

My creative project was a song and a keynote presentation. In the rap song it told Macbeth’s journey from thane of Glamis, to becoming king. In the rap it gives information about the story. It tells about all the acts, and all the major events. In the keynote presentation it shows all the quotes I used in my paper. It goes with the rap song. Thank you for your project, and I hope you enjoyed it.





For my project you can go to this website below.

https://www.dropbox.com/home/Macbeth



 

Hudson2 - Macbeth BM - Elevator To Death

I made 9 boxes with at least 1 quote from each Act of Macbeth on the outside and a picture of what each quote looked like. I wanted to do pictures to make the quotes more clear. I stacked the boxes up so it seemed like an elevator showing Macbeth going from being a well liked soldier to a hated man with a death wish.
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Macbeth Creative Piece

​This is my quarter three benchmark, I chose to write a song explaining the story of Macbeth in a nutshell in the best way possible. This is his journey towards the end of his life in Rap.


Here are the Lyrics to my song.

Macbeth was just a man, Whose wife had a plan, she basically woke up an said "Baby, take out your mans”.

He's wondering why? She wants the Fame and the fortune,
Consequences aren't important, now she's thinking in the moment.
He really didn't want to hurt her, but this was a different kind of murder.  So every time she brought it up, he said " we will speak further ( Act 1.5, Line 63).

So he went and did it, lacking to no pleasure, Emotional Diamonds were made from the peer pressure.

He was falling down a ladder, but to her It didn't matter, She was wondering how he could commit the crime and forget to drop the daggers, She was kinda mad, she was kinda hot, But he said " I cannot Bear to think on it I dare not"( Act II.2, Line54-55).

He could say he's heartless. We know he's bluffing,
That guilt rose faster than bread in an oven.
"O full of scorpions  in my mind, wife you know that Banquo, and his Fleance lives" (Act II.2, Lines 1-2).
Do you know what that mean? He has a couple kids, They could come & take his home, watching his throne,
But they know what he’s about, never in much doubt, like a teenage date, he knew he had to Take Him OUT.


 He always wanted more, decisions were kind of poor,
"I stepped in Blood so far that I can wade no more" 
(Act III.4, Lines 137-138).

That's something that he said, his mind is going to shreds,
Where are those three witches Dressed as nurses with the Meds?
He's been going crazy, that's just something so amazing,

Going hard? Hardly, Macduff got an army,  Late to your own funeral? Macbeth was kinda tardy, They fought to the finish, Macbeth’s Reign diminished, “And I will try my last, Before throwing my shield”(Act V.8, Lines 32-33)

But how are you balling, Playing the field? You would think that he would have begged, please baby please!

But He’ll rather die on his feet rather than live on his knees.

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Macbeth Creative Piece-Lisa Kang

     For our English project, we had just finished reading "Macbeth". While reading this book we had to choose from Macbeth or Lady Macbeth as a character that we were going to track their journey. The person I chose was Macbeth. I tracked how gaining more power made Macbeth's relationship with Lady Macbeth change. Our first assignment was to write an essay. The next part was for us to come up with something creative to present.

     For my creative part, I decided that I wanted to make something out of clay. There is a road in my project to show that it is like a journey. The clay models are there to show what is happening in each scene. Along the road, there are signs that have the quotes on them. The rod is to show that we're on a journey. The journey begins in the white section and the color white is used to represent that Macbeth is pure in the beginning and that he still has loyalty in him. The nest would be the blue section, in this scene Macbeth had just finished murdering King Duncan, and his quote was talking about how all the ocean cannot wash the blood clean from his hand but instead he will make it red. I painted this section blue to represent the ocean and there was blood all over, showing that it is turning red. Also Macbeth and Lady Macbeth's hand were covered in blood. The next section is painted red because he is becoming more murderous. Also in this section Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are farther apart from each other showing that their relationship is beginning to change. The next section is grey, and that represents that Macbeth is not completely evil yet but is close to it. The clay model of Lady Macbeth and Macbeth are separated even more in this part because Macbeth never mentions Lady Macbeth at all. Finally, the last section is completely black to show that Macbeth is pure evil. In this scene Lady Macbeth commits suicide and Macbeth only has a few words dedicated to her. I arranged the characters so that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are on opposite sides of the road. Putting them like this shows that their relationship had been split right down the middle because Macbeth no longer cares about her.

     Throughout the journey, it shows that Macbeth used to depend on his wife to steer him into any direction, but once he gained a lot of power, he began to be independent. Over the whole play, Macbeth grew farther away from Lady Macbeth as shown in my creative piece.
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Math BM

Quarter Three Benchmark

Approximating/Finding Areas Under Curves

By Nathan Kamal and Rick Kinard


Hello! Welcome to our calculus benchmark. This qfjgoogroduction to integrals, and methods to approximate the area under a curve. The assignment was to select a set of data from any real-world situation with an independent and dependent variable, the dependent variable being a rate. We chose acceleration, the relationship between velocity and time, using a set of data collected from a 2010 Artega GT. Below is a v/t chart and graph.


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Now that we can visualize our data in the form of a graph, we can find the area under the curve over a given interval to calculate distance. Because a distance/time function is the derivative function of velocity/time function, we can use integrals to find how far the car has travelled, by using a t/v graph (in this case, the graph is actually TIME as a function of VELOCITY, due to the fact that time is a fixed, independent variable). We can approximate the area by using trapezoids and rectangles.