Media Example of Parody

By Monday, January 4th you should have found an example of Parody in the media. This can be a video clip, advertisement, piece of art, etc and created a post about it.In your post you must either post the image/video or include a link to it.

Underneath your image or link, write a short paragraph explaining the piece as parody. Your explanation should include a distinct reason as to why it is NOT satire.

Monopoly Review

Now that you have played multiple versions of Monopoly, create a blog post which answers the following questions in a three paragraph format. Posts are due by Monday, December 14th at 8am.

1. Which version of monopoly was your favorite. Why was the best in your opinion?

2. In which version of monopoly did you feel you received the best understanding of the political and economic instability? Explain your answer.

3. After playing Monopoly and the various versions of the game created by the class, which country/time period offers its citizens the most opportunities? Which offered the least?

Congratulations, National Honor Society Members!

Monday evening we inducted 50 new members into the Douglas MacArthur Chapter of the National Honor Society! Congratulations to our new members!

See here for more pictures of the evening.

Revolution-opoly

In preparation your Revolution-opoly game, you should be researching the historical time period to learn more about life during those times. By Thursday morning, at 8am, each group member should have a post explaining the following:

1. A brief overview of the period

2. Name for your game

3. An explanation of the objective of your game (who wins and how?)

**Extra credit** post a picture which relates to your project

Catholicism--an example

 

 

 

 

Freedom of Religion Project--Due Wednesday

On Wednesday morning at 8am, the Freedom of Religion Photography project is due. You should have atleast five finished and edited photos posted to your blog and be ready to discuss them. This is a project (50%) grade and no late work will be accepted as the deadline was extended.

Content and variety are your artistic freedom. You must be able to justify your actions and photographs by giving the class an explanation of the religion.

As always, if you need help with the concepts of your project, it is your job to visit with me. Also, technical help with the editing and blog posts needs to be obtained before or after school, not the day the assignment is due.

Photos from the Kimball

GT Humanities/ISM participants

AP Art History

AP Art, Art History, Humanities, and ISM participants

Ready to view Haas' Butchers

We had a great visit to the Kimbell yesterday to view Philip Haas'Butchers, Dragons, Gods, and Skeletons exhibition. The students really enjoyed the films and are working on creative reflections. Please check the student blogs for their thoughts.

Philip Haas Exhbition Reflection

After having view Butchers, Dragons, Gods, and Skeletons at the Kimball Museum of Art, you need to write a reflection on your experience. Your next blog post is due on Friday morning at 8am. In your reflection you need to address the following issues:


- What were your overall impressions of the show? Did you like it? Did you dislike it? Explain why.

-Which original artwork was your favorite? Why? (extra credit for including the picture)

-Of the 5 films we viewed, which one, in your opinion, was the best? Elaborate.

-Include the link to the exhibition:
Butchers, Dragons, Gods, and Skeletons

Photography example

In this photo I tried to show the power of the Catholic church by using the principle (Design) of Emphasis and the element (Art) texture.

Principles and Elements photos

By Monday morning, at 8am, you should have posted your favorite 5 photos from our Principles and Elements photo shoot.  For each portrait, you will need to identify the one princple of design and the one element of art which is most evident. Please see me if your blog is having trouble posting photos and I will help you.

Myths and Mortals Day

AP Art History, Myths and Mortals Day 2009

(Name of Religion Goes Here)

By Wednesday, October 7th at 8am you should have a post addressing the "quick facts" of the religious faith that you are studying. Please copy and paste the text below into a new post on your blog, and answer all of the questions to the best of your ability. Explain any answers you give.

Year Founded:

Founder:

Estimated American Followers:

Estimated World Wide Followers:

Significant Leaders: (gods, prophets, etc.)

Religious Texts:

Major Holidays:

Important Capitals: (cities, religious cites)

Famous Followers:

Website link: (include a site link to the faith's official website, not wikipedia or another second-party source)

**I was suprised to learn that... include a new piece of information which you have learned in your research.

The Freedom of Religion

The 1st Amendment to the US Constitution in the Bill of Rights states:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Our next project is going to be to explore a religion or faith which is protected by this right (i.e. no extremists, Neo-Nazis, etc). Each student in Humanities will need to choose a different faith to explore. Your first assignment will be to to give us the K-W (later the L) on the faith... you should have two paragraphs (and an image) addressing the following:

#1 KNOW- What do you know about this religion or faith? Are there a lot of myth or rumors surrounding it? Your paragraph should address issues (true or not) concerning your knowledge of this subject matter

#2 WANT- What do you want to know about this faith? Why did you choose it? Are you looking to verify possible wrong infomation? What about this religion fascinates you? Why do you think Americans practice it?

#3 Image- Include a religious symbol or image which is associated with this faith to give your readers a visual picture to associate with your research.

Completed blogs must be posted by Thrusday morning at 8am.

**Remember that your blogs are open for everyone to read, be respectful and academic in your approach to answering these questions.

Post-Modern American Myth

By defintion, myth is a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, esp. one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.

Our country was founded on the myths of other cultures, namely those from ancient Greece and Rome. Today, knowledge of those myths has is mostly unknown, but our postmodern culture has created new myths--in superheros, wizards, and vampires. You have chosen one character from our culture to research not only their origin but also the symbolic nature of their presence.

By Thrusday at 8am, you should have a blog post with a brief summary of your character, including an image. Your post should address the following:

-Why you chose this character
-What you would like to learn about them
-Why American is fascinated with this fictional story

Blog set-up and Immigrant Profile

By today you should have completed the following assignment:

Step 1 For this class you’ll either need to create a blog (free blogs are available on blogspot.com or wordpress.com) or acquire a journal or sketchbook. Blogs are preferable as they cannot be lost or stolen, their contents cannot be rained on and destroyed, and you can delete or change entries that you don’t like or need to begin again. If you do prefer the journal or sketchbook, see me for qualifications. You’ll title your journal or blog something like “DeBorah’s Story” or “Adrian’s Journey”… or something much more creative. Your journal or blog should not be titled “humanities: I have to do it”. You’ll end up posting your assignments on this, wether they be photography, video/movie, powerpoint, etc, everything can be loaded and viewed from your blog (have I told you, I like blogs?)

Step 2 Your first entry on the blog will be a diary or letter style essay which addresses the following issues. Please see my example…

REMEMBER if you don’t like your family history or have an interest in another culture, you may certainly create that identity as your own. Remember to research what immigrants from that culture/country were likely to have done.



Family Name:

Country of Origin:

Reason for departure:

Approximate date of arrival:

US Entry location:

Profession:

Intended Profession:

Welcome!

This blog has been setup for Mrs. Mutschler's GT Humanities class at MacArthur High School. Students will connect their blogs to this blog, comment on assignments and articles, and post projects here.

Have a great year!

Mrs. (Shaunessy) Mutschler