Q4 Proyecto


I wrote a poem for this quarters spanish benchmark describing my life goals and past experiences. I had difficulties trying to use my basic knowledge of poetry and incorporating my spanish knowledge as well I had to really utilize my resources around me. I enjoyed this project I got to remember  the good parts about my life that has happened and what to look forward to in the future. 

Below is the poem I submitted on paper for my final Spanish two Benchmark! 



Mis padres contaron un cuento de la lluvia u8de la noche en que nacî,

El 05 de septiembre fue la segunda vez que ocurrio un tsunami le tocó el útero en Filadelfia

Yo nací con ángeles,

Siempre quiero devolver el favor a los cielos

Un maestro de educación especial en mi descripción genética, la bendición de tener un corazón suficientemente grande para los componentes para ayudar a la gente.

Quiero ir a la universidad después de la secundaria para ampliar mi propósito

Yo quiero tres ninos

Cada dia yo me despierto abriendo mis ojos a la realidad

Eso es deformada,

hay veces que no viva entiendo

todo va a trabjar a lo ultimo

Continuare a jugar el volibol en

las nubes y vivir my vida con Dios ,

el encontro rerfugio en mi corazon

 

Un Vida Loca! By Catherine Nardone

For my Q4 Benchmark I made a story book. I think that this really reflected me in a lot of ways. Number 1, its about me. Number 2, I think that the story book reflected me in the way it was set up. It's really colorful, and pictorial. I think that it's interesting because I wrote it in 3rd person, and then at the end, you find out that it's me, even though its BY me. What was bad was the fact that there are no REAL pictures... and its sad... :( What I would change would be the fact that I would add real pictures of me. (My mommy has all the pictures ]:)

Danny- Q4 BM post

​For my benchmark, i decided to create a wiki space. The process in completing this process went smoothly. I created the three parts and then creating the wiki was pretty easy. I didn't have any pictures of my past, that went with what i was talking about, so I just got the pictures off of google. I think my ability to answer the essental questions was what i did best. If i could do this again, i'd like to try doing it on paper. Maybe i'd be able to use my creative artistic side. Something that i learned by doing this project is that i really change my mind a lot. I don't know what i want in life, but i am sure it will come to me soon enough. 



Click here to visit my wiki 

A Watered Down Tomorrow

Link to the movie in FLV format.  There is no other way for us to upload at this time.

This is the story of a boy who desires to be a fancy dancer.  His father, a righteous protector of the law, wants the child to grow up the same way.  The boy runs away and involves himself with a very charismatic drug lord with the power of hypnotism, who promises to let him be a fancy dancer.  Along the way, he develops a relationship with a box of drugs.

A Watered Down Tomorrow was originally meant to be a parody of film noir.  This, along the way, was discarded in favor of still making the movie look like an old film, but it stopped trying to have any sort of roots in film noir or any other sort of cinematic style.  The film does not utilize the camera angles, lighting, and many of the themes that made film noir what it was, but it is still a story of crime, drugs, a hard-boiled detective, and fancy dancing.

Bee - BMQ4_E2

For my project, I created an iMovie with a slideshow of images. There are slides that include words and relate to my photos. 

In the process of this benchmark, I enjoyed looking through all the pictures in the past and it was very fun. It brought back a lot of memories one wouldn't really remember at random moments. Some struggles I went through were scanning the pictures. My scanner wasn't connected to my laptop, so I couldn't really use it. What I had to use was a camera. I attempted using Photo Booth, but that was a fail. So, I resorted to using my camera on my phone - which would explain some of the horrible quality. Next time, if I were to re-do this project, I would find a working scanner and use that for better pictures. 

czangerl Mi Vida

​My project is a comic that includes a page about my past, a page about me currently and a page about my future. Originally, it was meant to be done in comic life since it is a program I enjoy using and had ideas for but due to the breaking of my laptop, I ended up drawing it by hand. My project incorporates past, present and future tense verbs as well as some of the vocabulary we have learned in Spanish 2 this year. I'm very glad I ended up drawing my comic as it gave me room to be a lot more creative. However, if I had to do it again, I would spend more time on the Spanish portion of the project as well as learn how to draw.











Spanish 2-Proyecto Q4BM

​For my project i made a keynote of what i was like when i was younger to how i am now and up till the future. I made the keynote as if i were going to present it. This is a simple kind of format. I hope you enjoy.

For my project if i were to change anything it would have to be the way that i did it. I would use a different program or make a story or something like that. During the project i struggled the most with getting pictures for my project.With my project the best part of it i think is the way that i set it up.

Jordan McLaughlin Spanish 2 BM 4

Extraño

Muy, extraño

Yo era muy extraño

No un poco, pero era que mucho.

Yo gustaba pokémon y yu-gi-oh,

No un poco, pero gustaba que mucho.

Yo no gustaba barbies y niñas,

No un poco, pero no gustaba mucho.

Mi familia es muy impotante

Mi amigo’s de escuela son muy importante tambíen.

Yo no era normal…

En el futuro sere la astronaught

Yo queriá volar a la luna.

 

Yo soy atlético y inteligentes,

Te gusta béisbol.

Te gusta béisbol mucho.

No un poco, pero gustaba que mucho.

Mi amigos es muy important para mí.

Mi día voy a la escuela y más tarde a mi casa.

 

En cinco años yo soy atlético y intelligente

Trabjo con apple store o en el militares,

Yo sere es soldado y programmador

No me gustaba Yankees, Microsoft y videojuegos

En diez años yo soy atlético y loco

Yo sere un professonales de beísbol o

Trabajo con blizzard o

Maestro de computadoras.

Yo cambiare el mundo por recycling y

Ayudar a los sordos.



I made a poem that represents me as a person and what im going to be when I grow up! I think what I could have done differently is that it doesn't really sound like a poem when translated into english. I think what I did well was I met All the requirements.

Sammy Zeisloft Q4 BM reflection

1. What is your project?
- i made a scrap book. i added pictures and stickers and a lot of pretty things. 
 

2. What do you like about it?

- i like how colorful it is, i really put a lot of effort into this to make it look and sound really good


3. What would you do differently?

- if i were to change my project, id get more recent pictures, my mom didnt really have an developed...

 

Q4 Art_Middlebrooks

Sculpture:

For the sculpture portion of the assignments this quarter I chose to do origami. I have always thought that origami was interesting. I also saw it as an extreme challenge. In the end I only made three sculptures, but individually they took about 3 hours each to be made the correct way. The finished product is one crane and lotus.

Crane:

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Lotus:

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200 Pictures:

I found this assignment to be the most fun and interesting of all of our assignments. The project allowed a lot of freedom and creativity among the different pictures. The majority of my pictures were of either something inside the school or the out doors or just something I thought was interesting.

Picture 1:

2001River


Picture 2:
2002 Lamp in the Dark

Picture 3:

2003 River 2

Picture 4:

2004Sky

Picture 5:
2006Funeral Boquet



Photo Editing:

I found to be the most difficult because I was not as well versed on photoshop or any of the photo editing options online. I spent hours trying to edit the three picture that I did get a chance to finish and I am not very satisfied with them. The three edited pictures are my best attempt thus far in my photo editing. 


Edit 1 Before:

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Edit 1 After:
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Edit 2 Before:

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Edit 2 After:

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Edit 3 Before:

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Edit 3 After:

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Copy a Work by A Famous Artist:

I choose to copy the painting "My Cup Runneth Over a Hanging Wall" by Annie Lee because I saw this painting in an online photo gallery that I was scanning through one day. Something about this image seemed so calm and peaceful. I first tried to copy it in paint, but that did not work out so well. I then sketched the piece in pencil and traced over the drawing in black marker. 

Original:

annie lee


Copy:

Blag


Bike Drawings:

I found the bike drawings to be quite interesting. I also found them to be difficult. my biggest difficulty was distinguishing between  negative and positive space. In the end I put a lot of time and effort into these drawings. In some of them my confusion is clear.


Bike 1:
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Bike 2:

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Bike 3:
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Outside Observation:

My drawing of an outside observation is one of a set of tree leaves. I love the outdoors and this assignment was one of my favorites of this year. I feel like it was the one I demonstrates my art ability. This piece is probably one of my best. 

Observation:
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Q4-Espanol Proyecto - Allen Yang

Reflection: 

My project is a Comic life movie on how I was when I was born, to age 7 through 10, present day and also to the future. 

I like that it reflects on my life using spanish. A language that is foreign to me and some of the things we've learned over the course of year rushed back to my mind. 

Perhaps next time I might use something different besides Comic Life and iMovie. 

Sierra Quarter 4 Benchmark

My project is an online book that I designed containing my life story. The thing I like most is the pages and the pictures that they have on them. Overall the book is really nice. If I would have done thins project differently, I would have used more pictures. 

Here's the link to my online story book, enjoy :)
Enjoy :))))

Humanities Portfolio 2011

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Society has a huge influence on our identity. Throughout the course of the year, I've learned that our environment is one of the main things that mold us into who we are today. Culture, religion, and society are part of these environmental surroundings that creates us. So let's start with culture. Everyone has their own little culture that they grew up with and sometimes, it sticks with them until they die. And sometimes, people tend to let go of their culture because they're either embarrassed by it or they just don't want to hold on to their culture. 

But, all in all, culture is something that represents who you are. Without our culture, we wouldn't be able to learn about our ancestors and what they did. They created movements that us young adults can be a part of and create a better generation. Religion plays a huge role in our lives. Everyone has their own beliefs and their own God. People judge you based on your religion and sometimes, they misjudge you. For an example, if you're a Christian, people think that all you do is talk about God and you're pure, but in all honesty we're just as normal as everyone else. We don't always talk about God, but if it comes down to it, we will. Well, I can't say everyone, but I don't always talk about God. I'm just like everyone else. I make bad decisions at times, but that's just the human brain and how we are. 

Nowadays, our society is getting tougher and tougher. They judge based on how you look and tell you how you should be. For an example, a lot of young ladies and gentlemen are insecure nowadays because our society thinks that showing off your body is considered beautiful. Everyone is beautiful in his or her own way. I honestly don't agree with society all the time because what they think is right is wrong to me. As I mention above, girls show off their body because they feel as though that that's the only way they can find the "right" one. In all honesty, you can't find the "right" one by showing off your body. I, as a Christian believer, I think that you shouldn't have to show your skin for attention. People should love you for you and not for your body. I love having group conversations in class about society because I can relate to it and it's something I can talk with passion and care. Every time we talk about these situations, I’m able to express my feelings and have a voice in these conversations. 

All in all, this year was tough but I made through it. I learned a lot about my culture, society, and religion. Society shouldn't determine who you are as a person because who are they to judge us? We, as individuals can only judge ourselves.

One of my favorite journal entry I wrote was journal entry 10/12/10. During this time, we were reading the book Lord of The Flies. This book is all about surviving and depending on one another in order for them to make it through another day. Not only did this book deal with surviving but it dealt with society. In the book, Piggy was a chubby kid who had no voice and the boys were teasing him. 

During quarter 2, we were assigned to do a project that deals with the world. Many students chose economy, educations, war, etc. But I chose society and religion. The reason why I chose these two topics is because I'm interested on how people feel about religion and how the society runs. I felt strongly about religion and how it affects our society. During my Podcast, my pastor took it to a different level and she combined those two topics together. 

Oh goodness, the year is almost over. This third quarter was one of the hardest quarter I've ever experienced. It was all about the world's problems and a situation that people deal with it nowadays. We had to choose a country and a problem that the country deals with. For this project, I chose to work with the country Congo and rape. I chose rape because it's something that I experienced and it'll be interesting to write down my point of view. Not only that, but it actually helps me see my situation in a different point of view. So here's a look at my Monologues. I hope you enjoy.

During the third quarter, we also did a portfolio of poetries. I wasn't sure of this project because I'm not poetic and I just didn't feel confident in it at all. But as time goes by, I've began to get the hang of it and I began to get more and more inspiration. Society is one of the things that inspire me to write most of my poems because I just feel strongly about it. 



Benchmark Reflection

1. What is your project?

My project is an attempt to create a small children's book/scrapbook. I really wanted it to represent who I used to be; small, very small. It may sound strange, but I've always loved small things, and I thought my little book was just perfect. I included quite a few small facts about me and who I am. 


2. What do you like about it?

I really like that it sort of represents me, simple with a twist. I'm pretty much always a happy person and I think this little book is very happy! Also, it's just adorable. 


3. What would you do differently?

It's not really what I would do differently, but what I would add something. I was thinking about making a video to go along with the book, it would have been me reading the book and turning the pages. 

Quarter 4 - Benchmark

Week 1 - Sculptures

 sculpture

I looked up how to make a marine biome. In order to do this I just had to look up different animals and other objects that were found in the biome. Although you can't see it very well, the hardest part was gluing the sand to the shoebox and making it appear rippled like waves. 

Week 2 - Photoshopped Pictures ​

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The first picture was a picture that I tried to photoshop. It didn't come out very well and I spent too much time just trying to perfectly cut myself out. The second photo I used flickr instead of photoshop. I find flickr easier to use, and easier for me to color contrast.

Week 3 - Copy a famous Artist 

original  remake

This was a picture that I found online. The different textures of the picture is was really intrigued me into trying to remake it. However one problem i had was trying to find the correct materials to try and remake the photo. In the end I couldn't find what to use, so I just used chalk pastels, but It didn't come out correctly.

Week 4 - Bike Drawing 

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Line Drawing 

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Negative Space

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Shading 

My bike drawings was the hardest part. I had a hard time trying to draw the bike and an even harder time drying to make them fit the requirements. I think my best bike drawing was the one where I used shading. This is mostly because that is one of my strongest skills, so that is the one I'm best at.

Week 5 - Outside Drawing 

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This is the picture that I am most proud of this quarter. We had to draw a scene from outside and on that week I was sick, so I just googled a picture. It was a picture of a tree in the sunset. I used oil pastels and created a really nice blend of several different colors. This is my favorite piece of the year. :)

THenry

My project was a short booklet about me.   I like the fact that I was allowed to draw for this project.  I might have colored it like I originally planned, if I did the project over.  The booklet is three pages showing me growing from a kid to the present, and then what I may look like 10 years from now.  I drew several examples of the things I wrote about.

Useless [Film]

Basement of Death Description


By Teila Allmond, Ricky Pham and Harrison Talese-Rhodes


Three friends at SLA find themselves in the basement. They can tell that no one has been down there for a long time... at least, they think so. A "horror" movie with some funny moments. 


Directed by Teila Allmond, Ricky Pham and Harrison Talese-Rhodes


Produced by Teila Allmond, Ricky Pham and Harrison Talese-Rhodes


Edited by Teila Allmond, Ricky Pham and Harrison Talese-Rhodes


Tyler - Teila Allmond

Harrison - Harrison Talese-RhodesCamille - Camille Maldonado

Demon From Hell - Ricky Pham


ROUGHCUT PRODUCTIONS 2011

Humanities Portfolio 2011


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This school year has been a wonderful experience for me I have learned a lot of things. I've also begun to better understand different morals or saying people live by. One thing I started to understand is even though we have our freedom to do as we please. If people tried to do what they are suppose to do, when others aren't watching then it would help make their lives easier. I came to that realization during an interview with my father.

            Although sometimes society gives people so much leeway to do as they please. Re-guarding what is right. They began to over use the right of freedom. Which causes the higher power to step into doing as they please no matter what the affect is on those around. Just like in the book Night we read in class the young boy Eliezer Wiesel who was deeply affect by the Holocaust due to the recognized higher authority of Hitler an his men. I wrote an academic paper demonstrating how is has affected him and the way he became.

            That also reminds me about the monologue assignment we had. Taken history and bringing it back to life. Trying to show that even thought history tends to heavily repeat its self that are some aspects of it that people just might not know or fully understand. In my story I was telling how the higher authority has affect a community.

            My favorite unit was the poetry. Just like any other form of writing it is a way to express the mind. I made a poem portfolio an in it I have five poems. I started to understand that you do not have to be an expert in a certain field to be able to accomplish the work. I love poetry and I like to write it, but when some people who feel the same way encounter another who might have a stronger way of expressing than they do. The thought of not being an expert really became a heavy thought.

            Besides my liking of the poetry unit I was also fond of was the Op-Ed on child abuse. What was so interesting about this assignment was what ever we chose to write about, we had to have a strong point and sort of give the story. The topic of child abuse crossed my mind because it is something that is often no touched. While I wrote it I felt like I was giving an article a voice and a purpose. In my mind it was not only a piece a writing that was needed for class it became a possible end to the problem for the younger generation.

            When I started this year it seemed as if it would be hard and the things the class were going to learned would be overwhelming.

            Some of the assignments and assignment reading over this year had make me have the general understand that every piece of writing made will not always make sense or come together.  But it will always have a meaning and purpose.

Proyecto Q4BM

  ​My project is a video storybook of me being a child till present day, then to the future. It has photos of me from when I was growing up, featuring activities, people, and various other things that I enjoyed and some things I didn't enjoy. It shows photos of myself in current day, during the present day section. Unfortunately, I don't have photos of me from the future, so those I had to find, which are a compilation of various photos that go with how I will be in 5 and 10 years. 
  This project was by far more most favorite benchmark.It was all about myself. Hah. It involved me when I was a little one, me now, and me in the future. The best part to me was taking the photos from me when I was younger. Finding them, and scanning them was such a joy for me. 
  If I were to do this project again, i'd most likely make it into a physical book, and try to stay away from digital a bit. 

Children's book

My project is like a little kids biography of my life. There are no real pictures of me in the book it is all doodles. The one of me younger are little anime me and when I get older the cartoon becomes a bit more realistic. In the future my face is covered by a question mark. 
I like that the pictures are all different it looks like I am changing over time the art is changing.
I wish I had made an amazing story instead of just simple stuff but I like it for the most part. 

4th Quarter Art WOrk

For the 4th quarter we were asked to complete multiple piecies of art work. Some include a bicycle upside down drawling, area shading of a bicycle, and creating a sculpture for the sculpture I decided to create an xylophone. Below are picture of my pieces of art
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