Hi blog! In one of my last few projects of this year, I was told to persuade someone of something. More specifically, I was asked the driving question, โHow can I use my voice to effect change?โ If you would like to find out what me persuading someone of something looks like, check out this […]
Summative Posts
โStars, hide your fires!โ- Macbeth
Hi blog! I have a new story to tell you about a project that includes everything from learning the story of an overly ambitious Scottish murderer to playing a vengeful 1950โs woman in our classโs movie.ย (Driving Question) Yes, a movie! This project where the whole class had to work together on one final film […]
My most poetic playlist:
Why do you like the songs you listen to? For me, I listen to certain songs because they sound nice, they bring me back to a certain time, or they fit with whatever mood Iโm in. In a recent and really interesting project, I learned to appreciate different songs for their poetic devices that allow […]
Art & the Atomic Bomb
At the beginning of a recent project, all I knew is that it would involve the atomic bomb and art. I was very excited to see where this project would go, and I hope you are too because now the project is done and Iโve reflected on it all in this post. I spend lots […]
DIY (Hypothetical) Political Party Tutorial
One good way of gaining an understanding and appreciation for something, is to do it yourself. Become a gardener and youโll know a bunch of stuff about plants, and have a new appreciation for nature. Learn to sew and youโll understand how your clothes are put together, and value them a whole lot more. Create […]
Deep Cove and the 1950โs
I recommend that you listen to the podcast episode above before reading this post, especially if you arenโt familiar with Deep Cove or the Heritage Society thatโs located there. Those two topics are what brought me to the project where the final product was that episode. The Deep Cove Heritage Society, as I explained in […]
Romeo & Juliet, a PLP Production
Hello blog. Considering that you are reading this post in the present, it would be appropriate to say that you are a modern audience. Now that we have established that, imagine logging into Zoom to watch a presentation of grade ten students reading William Shakespeareโs Romeo and Juliet word for word with no changes made […]