Examples of Blogs

Examples of Interactive Blogs

1. Authentic Florida - by Robin Draper

2. For Anna - Teen Vogue

3. For Jake - Music of Lord of the Rings

Making Connections to Your World

Making Connections to Your World

Ted.com Talks are short videos about great ideas, stories, and inspiration. Your job is to watch one a day and focus on the part that inspires you, impresses you, or makes you think about something in your life. Click on the link to view the video. Place your posts in the comment box below.


March 24, 2014 - Every Kid Needs a Champion by Rita F. Pierson - human connections and relationships

March 25, 2014 - Food....- Jamie Oliver, a chef, teaches us about food.

March 26, 2014 - How One Person Can Change the World - Creating for the Greater Good

March 27, 2014 - The Transformative Power of Classical Music - "new possibilities, new experiences, new connections"

March 31, 2014 - Schools Kill Creativity - Sir Ken Robinson - Creativity lives...until we get to school

April 1, 2014 - I Think We ALL Need a Pep Talk -  a young child inspires us to get moving and take action

April 2, 2014 - The Gift - Human Connections

Costumes & Make Up of the Academy Awards

Program Objectives: Costumes & Make Up of the Academy Awards

1. To enhance student interest in and knowledge about the motion picture development and production process
2. To encourage students to use critical thinking as they learn how visual effects work
3. To engage students in an exploration of film as an art form and a medium of communication
4. To help students become more media literate

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There are three categories of nominations below:

1. Costume Design     2. Makeup        3. Both Costume and Makeup

Directions: Review each category one at a time, and choose three movies from each of them that you are most interested in viewing. You do not have to watch the entire movie, instead you will be viewing video clips from each of them. 

1. Let me know which movies you are interested from each category in the comment box. Then I will post the video clips from them for you to work with.

2. Activity One - 

The following films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design, are available on DVD, and may be suitable for your students: (• indicates winners): • All That Jazz (1979); The Addams Family (1991); Malcolm X (1992); Beloved (1998); Sleepy Hollow (1999); Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000); 102 Dalmatians (2000); Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001); Seabiscuit (2003); • The Aviator (2004); Troy(2004); Ray (2004); Pride & Prejudice (2005); Walk the Line (2005); Dreamgirls (2006); •Marie Antoinette (2006); The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

The following films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Makeup, are available on DVD, and may be suitable for your students (■ indicates winners): ■ An American Werewolf in London (1981); ■ Mask (1985); ■ The Fly (1986); ■ Harry and the Hendersons (1987); ■ Beetlejuice (1988); Edward Scissorhands (1990); ■ Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country (1991); ■ Mrs. Doubtfire (1993); Ghosts of Mississippi (1996); ■ Men in Black (1997); Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999); A Beautiful Mind (2001); Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003); ■ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005); Cinderella Man(2005); Click (2006); ■ Pan’s Labyrinth (2006).

These features have been nominated for both Costume Design and Makeup, are available on DVD and may be appropriate for your students (• indicates Costume Design winners; ■ indicates Makeup winners): • Gandhi (1982); •■ Amadeus (1984); The Color Purple(1985); Coming to America (1988); The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989); •Cyrano de Bergerac (1990); ■ Dick Tracy (1990); •■ Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992); ■Braveheart (1995); • Titanic (1997); ■ Elizabeth (1998); • Shakespeare in Love (1998); •■Topsy-Turvy (1999); ■ Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000); • Moulin Rouge(2001);
■ Frida (2002); •■ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003); Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003); ■ Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004).

Get to know 3 American notable authors
Two authors are below. Follow the links to discover what you find to be memorable about each of them. You will use HaikuDeck to create a presentation on each author about what appeals to you about them. The presentation is from your perspective. What are the take away stories, pictures, books, poems, etc. that intrigue you, are interesting, similar or just makes you go "mmm."

The third link is The 10 Best Authors of Children's Literature. Review the slide show and read the brief biography on each. Choose the one that appeals to you the most. Include that author in the HaikuDeck.


Mark Twain - an American Author

Maya Angelou - "global renaissance woman!" Go to following Website and download the free book via your ipad. Read through it and capture three points of interest to be able to discuss. Focus on how women like Maya Angelou have paved the way for your freedom.

America's Ten Best Children's Authors

Welcome to English III - Finding Your VOICE!

Your first step....become familiar with the following Web 2.0 Tools

This I believe - There are 10 topic pages. Open the site to understand what the expectations and assignments are. This part of the course will take 2-4 weeks. The average is 2 weeks so that you can monitor yourself.  Email me for any questions or concerns.

Ipadio - This is a podcast application. Download it via internet, and after you get acquainted with it, you can download app on your iPad. A podcast is a way to broadcast your thoughts, opinions, and practice hearing your voice.

Storytelling - Haikudeck is a solid app for the iPad that provides a platform for telling your story through pictures and minimal words. It's a tool for summarizing, explaining, and describing your ideas and concepts.

Download the following iPad apps...NeoReader, T-chart, and Phoster

Photo-sharing - Check Flickr out using categories you are interested in to see the photo possibilities of picture telling. You do have to sign up with an email address.

Video presentations - This will give you the opportunity to create 30 second videos about a specific topic, issue, opinion, celebration, etc.