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Welcome Back to School, SLA!

Posted by Sunil Reddy on

WELCOME TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, SLA!

All students will get their schedules in Advisory on Monday morning. For the first 2 days of school we will follow the modified schedules listed below. The modified schedules reflect changes to the times and/or order of classes as they appear on the printed schedules. We will begin following the normal schedule on Wednesday, 8/31.

MONDAY, 8/29, MODIFIED SCHEDULE

08:15 - 10:15  Advisory

10:20 - 11:10  A1 Band

11:15 - 12:05  X1 Band

12:10 - 01:00  Y1 BAND

01:05 - 01:55  B1 Band

02:00 - 02:50  C1 Band

02:55 - 03:45  D1 Band

TUESDAY, 8/30, MODIFIED SCHEDULE

08:15 - 08:35  Advisory

08:40 - 09:40  E1 Band

09:45 - 10:45  A2 Band

10:50 - 11:50  Y2 Band

11:55 - 12:55  X2 Band

01:00 - 02:00  B2 Band

02:05 - 03:05  C2 Band

A blank template of the normal SLA schedule can be accessed at the URL listed below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MRks1HBB2_-X9QcBWCQreroVYcnXShal/view

Zines!

Posted by Amal Giknis on

In this year’s Zines Workshop for Week Without Walls, students learned about zines as underground publications to/from/by the people. They collaborated to bring their ideas to life; writing, illustrating, cutting, pasting, and photocopying are a pleasant reprieve from our digital fatigue.

Check out the zines in our mini-library on the 3rd floor!

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The Danish Girl

Posted by Stephanie Lorenzo in Reel Reading · Giknis · B Band on

In this scene, there’s Einar (played by Eddie Redmayne) and Gerda, his wife, (played by Alicia Vikander). This is the scene where Einar is able to reconnect with his true gender identity after having suppressed it for a long time. It’s also when the viewers meet LIli for the first time. Einar apologizes for having upset Gerda earlier. The camera cuts from each character after they’ve said their lines, with Gerda being at a higher angle and close up while Einar is at a lower angle with a medium shot. It then cuts to an over the shoulder shot of Gerda and Einar. She asks Einar for a favor: to help her finish the painting of Ulla, who is their friend and has canceled on her. This shot feels intimate since it pulls the viewers in closer. It’s also used to show the love/affection between Einar and Gerda. The primary color in the background is gray, which is a neutral color vs in other scenes there’s pinks and blues to represent gender roles. The use of neutral colors here represents a subconscious decision Einar will make: to embrace and reconnect with his gender identity. The camera pulls up and slows down when Einar opens the box. It shows a tender moment where he’s admiring the stockings, holding them very delicately. The sudden use of the dog barking and startling Einar breaks another intimate moment that he’s having. It pulls him back into the real world. Gerda corrects Einar as he pulls on the stocking since he was b[utting it on the wrong way. There is no added sound during this scene which makes viewers pay attention. The water drops on the floor are used to represent the change that Einar is about to experience. There’s an establishing shot of Einar sitting next to the painting getting ready to pose. Einar’s hesitation to wear the dress reveals a lot and foreshadows his internal conflicts Einar starts hugging the dress, in comfort.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HGigD2vZURVj3aLhne-peKvwQUTJnOU-/view?usp=sharing

Marcus Capstone 2022

Posted by Marcus Diemer in Capstone · Atkins/Spry · Wed on

My capstone was to create 3 short stories revolving around different philosophical ideas. I spent time each week learning more about the different philosophical ideas that I wanted to base my stories around, as well as coming up with the actual story ideas, so that these ideas would be integral to the stories, but at the same time make entertaining stories. I had originally planned on making one big story, but I wanted to cover a few different ideas, so I switched to 3 stories instead of 1. This allowed me to cover more ground as well as bring a few different stories to life.

Throughout this process, I learned how to plan out a story effectively and manage my time between planning, writing, and editing. Planning is sometimes difficult to do because you want to start writing and making progress, but I found it is very helpful to know generally where the story is going to go. I also learned about many different philosophical ideas which are not only interesting, but can be applied to many important areas of life such as politics and even just day to day actions.

If you want to read my stories click the link below

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mt0BVPg8jUQenUh17saX320lPAH1A_gT3oXjoalzGGg/edit?usp=sharing

Foul of Fair? The Reunion of Saucy Boys

Posted by Clara Hensley in English 1 · Giknis · Y Band on

Aviva Boix, Philip Randolph, Paulina Martinez, Ashley Brooks, and Clara Hensley

Foul or Fair? The Reunion of Saucy Boys is the reunion of four of the leading characters from Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth. They fight it out and talk about their shared past and the story of what happened all those years ago. This drama filled segment shows just how saucy a boy can be.