Monthly Archives: October 2021

Maker

Becoming a PLP learner

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So far this year in maker we’ve been working on a project called Becoming a PLP Learner. The driving question for this project was “How can I build and strengthen the PLP learning team?” And in order to answer that we had to learn more about ourselves and how we work in a team.

For this project in order to learn more about ourselves we were doing a set of workbooks called Big Life Journal. The Big Life Journal helped us learn more about ourselves as a learner and as a person. In this project we also did another blog post about a team member contract. In that blog post it included how we work in a team and as a team member. In order to learn how we work in a team we had to do some team challenges during the year so far. Those challenges included making spaghetti tower, stacking cups with some string, and trying to build the best tinfoil boat. After those challenges we had to write a reflection on how we did as a team member. Another piece of learning we did was a physical representation. For this we had a bucket with some craft supplies in it and had to make something that represented us and how we work in a team. My favourite one of all of these would have to be the Big Life Journal. This is my favourite because I definitely learner more about myself and had to really think for some of the answers, I also got to learn more about myself and my interests and learn some things about myself that I didn’t know before.

For this project as a presentation of our learning we had a public exhibition. During this exhibition we had to dress up, have a theme for our table group, prepare for what we’re going to say, make and perfect a keynote presentation and present in front of our parents and other parents. For my group’s them we picked a halloween theme with halloween decorations on the table with a black table cloth. For my group’s costumes we were wearing black pants with orange shirts. The orange representing joy, and black representing sophistication, also they were halloween colours. For the preparations I prepared by practicing at home and at school the day of the exhibition. For the keynote presentation we had to have a section for my team member contract, physical representation, big life journal, and one other choice. For my one other choice I did an about me section. My favourite part about this exhibition was the real life audience (parents and classmates parents). One thing I could work on in this exhibition was talking a little bit slower and and louder so I could be heard better through the mask.     

Humanities

Advertising project

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So far this year in humanities we were making an advertisement. The driving question for this project was “How does what I hear, see, and read, influence us?” To answer that question we had to make and advertisement to learn more about it. For this project in order to learn more about how to make a good advertisement we had to learn more about advertisements. To do that we made a photo library which was where we took photos of advertisements round our community and analyze them. We also made a historical media analysis which is where we looked at an old advertisement and analyzed what techniques were used and how they made that advertisement. Another thing we made to help us gain knowledge was a design principles workbook which is where we made lots of different advertisements about our business using lots of different advertising techniques. Now that we know all about making an advertisement we need to start making up a draft. See my slideshow on how I made mine

  • This is my first draft of my advertisement. In this draft I included one of their daily specials.
Now that I’m done my final advertisement I need to talk to my group about making a group advertisement and how we’re going to send it to our business (Arms Reach Bistro). Once my group talked we thought Mackenzie’s advertisement was the best. We gave her a few pieces of critique, then, we sent the ad to Mr. Hepburn. The feedback we got from Mr. Hepburn was to flip the image put the text on the right and make the background behind the text lighter. After we did that we sent the advertisement to the business. Sadly Arms Reach Bistro hasn’t responded yet, but, we’ve finished the advertisement anyway. My favourite part in the project was taking the photos for the advertisement because I got to eat this really good pasta, hot chocolate, and beet salad, and, it was free! In this project I think I did really well at communicating. Communicating with the business and with my group. One thing I think I could’ve improved on in this project was letting other people also do the work and not trying to do it all because I have team members for a reason. But, overall I think I did really well and I really enjoyed this project. 

So, to answer that question, everything we hear, see, and read, influence us this is because if you hear read or see something you will have an opinion on it even if you say you don’t, in your head you probably do. It won’t always influence us for the better, sometimes it’ll be for the worse. So, I hope that answers your question, How does what I hear, see, and read, influence us?

Check out my team members blog’s at Seth, Susan, Kadin, Mackenzie.

As proof to my learning check out my historical media analysis below!

Historical Media Analysis

Owen Grimwood

Source https://www.crfashionbook.com/culture/g26753337/vintage-coca-cola-ads/ 

Name of Media: 

Print media advertisement 

Who created this message? 

Coca Cola.

What techniques are used to attract my attention? 

A happy family at the fair drinking some Coca Cola saying how good and refreshing it is.

How might different people understand this message differently from me? 

They might think that Coca Cola is a seasonal drink that’s only in the summer.

What lifestyles, values, and points of view are represented in or omitted from this message? 

That Coca Cola will keep you happy and refreshed.

Why was this message sent? Profit and/or power. 

Profit. To get people to buy Coca Cola to feel happy and refreshed.

In paragraph form, who is the target audience of this piece of media? What is the message of this media? 

Families or married couples. I think this because the ad says it will keep you refreshed and happy. It also shows a happy couple in the foreground and another happy couple in the background. It also states that it’ll keep you happy when you’re “out with the family” or taking a break from work.