Wednesday, September 30, 2009

LOF Due Dates


You will have five class periods to complete your project. The last day to work on projects in class will be October 15th. Presentations will be the week of the October 19th.

We have 3 digital cameras with video capabilities. All of the computers have i-movie, iphoto, garage band and comic life. The computers also have built in cameras and microphone.

Your grade will be based on how well you tell the story along with how much effort and creativity you've put into the project. Use your time wisely.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Lord of the Flies Project

The Survivors of Lord of the Flies have been rescued. You want to tell their story,

Read through all of the choices. Select the one that interests you.


You can be a talk show host conducting interview with the survivors. Write your script, set your stage, conduct your interview. Video tape the performance.


You can be a movie producer and create a Movie Trailer using i-movie Create a story board highlights of the story. Check out a camera. Use i-movie, i-tunes and i-photo to create a trailer.


You can create a Song or a Music video retelling their story . Use can use Garage Band and i-movie.


You can create and perform Puppet show: Make your own puppets, write a story summary and perform or video for the class.


You can create a newspaper for major events of the novel. Your newspaper must include at least four of the following: a news story, a review, an editorial, a feature story, a commentary, a cartoon, and/or a profile piece. Make copies for the group and present.


You can recreate the story in a graphic novel, make a story board, (comic book) format. Choose what you think are the most important scenes and tell the story of The Lord of the Flies. You can use Comic Life


You can turn the novel into a game. Be sure to use text based evidence. The purpose of this project is to share your knowledge with others and test them on theirs. Make the game. Have the class play the game.

Monday, September 21, 2009


The first few posts are all about you. You will start off using Wordle . Use a dictionary or thesaurus to create an A-Z poster about you. Use intelligent vocabulary. When you have completed your artwork, take a screen shot, then upload to your blog.

Screen shot: Hold the command and shift key + 4, draw a rectangle around the poster. You will find it on your desktop.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Congratulations!




After many roadblocks, our blogs are now up and running. Please look at the list of rules. Remember that this blog will be closely monitored not only by your classmates, and teachers but by parents and others around Manatee Schools. Please consider carefully what you publish for the world to see. Make sure your language is appropriate.

Your blog title needs to include your first name so that you are easily identified when you comment or post. You can change your title by clicking on the settings tab and you can delete or change anything that doesn't reflect well on you or Bayshore High School. Some of what you published today would be better on your own personal blog rather than a school blog.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

ART/ENGLISH

This blog has been created for students in Art2D/3D and English 4 Honors. This blog will combine both English and Art assignments. This class is meant to integrate English and Art in a creative way.