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Got so much to do
So much to finish
And when it's all done
I'll probably have more to do
:/....there's such so much work to do
before school gets out, and I face college

a. What went well? 

i. The project was carried out very collaboratively amongst group's                 members. 
ii. Productive communication of ideas
iii. Efficient use of class time
iv. Informative final product
v. Extensive effort of researching

b. What did not? 
i. No effort was put in outside of classroom
ii. Focus too much on research, and leave little time for designing

c. What would you do differently next time? 
i. Work on the infographic at home additionally to class time
ii. Outline research questions before go on to research
iii. Structure the infographic while researching.
iv. Create checkpoints
v. Include some analysis (of datas, political conflicts,...)

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

Be Concise

Be Visual

Be Smarter

Be Transparent

Be Different

Be Accurate

Be Attractive

Be Varied

Be Gracious

Be Creative

Which of these areas did you excel in? 
I feel that we did excel in being creative (primarily for the great idea of spiral, but failed to carry it out); being concise as info is straightforward; being accurate by getting on point with what was asking; being attractive for the non-tedious look. 


Which were not so well represented? 
We did not represent the government's responses to the action, although we have the info. At the same time, we should have included some basic facts, such as costs, numbers of cleaning up days...so that it could be more specific and informative. The infographic also did not carry out so well the devastation of the incident. 

a. We worked well together and everybody did their part. ​It was good that we did the work and got handed it in on time.
b. Even though we worked well the information we found was sort of the same so it wasn't that much information that was deep into it.
c. Try to use primary source documents to get the present point of view from that time.

We had a really solid research process where we found a bunch of resources and interesting background to the Oklahoma Lead Contamination. However when we went to make our infographic, we started on the wrong foot, we drew ours. We were supposed to digitalize our infographic. So what went wrong for us was transferring all of our hard work onto the computer. Next time we should stick to the guidelines, however I think we successfully make it concise, informative and interesting to look at. 

Blase Biello 
Joshua Martin-Corrales 

32 more days of school left!!!

This weekend has been very exciting. About 6 of my cousins came over and stayed until Sunday Evening. On Friday I spent the evening cleaning my room and watching "Scream 4". On Saturday I went to Men's Warehouse to get fitted for my tuxedo. While leaving Men's Warehouse I went to purchase a water ice around the corner from my house. When I finally arrived home, I watched tv with my cousin that night until we decided to watch Scream 4 again. On Sunday I slept for majority of the day until that night when I'd awaken to work on school work.

Link to prezi:
http://prezi.com/b-p_zyot4bzz/world-war-ii/

Citations:
Primary sources:

"World War II in Europe Timeline: June 28, 1919 - Signing of Treaty of Versailles." The History Place. Web. 09 May 2011. <http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/versailles.htm>.

"World War II in Europe Timeline: London During the Blitz." The History Place. Web. 09 May 2011. <http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/london-blitz.htm>.

"World War II in Europe Timeline: British Children Endure an Attack." The History Place. Web. 09 May 2011. <http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/children-shelter.htm>.

Secondary sources:

"World War II." Digital History. Web. 05 May 2011. <http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/ww2/index.cfm>.

"The Treaty of Versailles." History Learning Site. Web. 05 May 2011. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm>.

"World War II in Europe Timeline." The History Place. Web. 05 May 2011. <http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm>.

Next week is prom week. It's about to go down. 

Boy do I hate Mondays...get me out of here!

Yesterday I played basketball all day. It felt so great.

now that i'm here baby show me a good time; <3.

i'm falling for you but i'm afraid to say something because of how you'll react.
so i'll just keep my mouth shut for now &enjoy the time we spend together while i can.

i haven't posted a story in like, DAYS.
I mean...DAAAAAAAYS. WEEKS.

On a better note, as of right now:
10 days 17 hours until prom.
35 days 12 hours until graduation.

BYE SLA.

Prom
Shore
Beach
Ocean City!

On Saturday, I went with my dad to get fitted for my prom tux. I'm wearing steel grey and silver. 

Here is our lovely Keynote. Feel free to click :)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1084745/War%20Project-%20Mexican%3AAmerican%20War.pdf

http://prezi.com/hnwrwoo_ul5w/the-korean-war/

https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=ddns4w8f_0x8hnnkc6

Jesse & Kashif

Marquis Simmons and Rashaun Williams

http://prezi.com/_7rosmflepqh/civil-war/