Now that I am halfway into my senior project, I am feeling very comfortable with my work. I have a heavy focus on my family, the recipes and the cookbook[…]
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Blog Post #4
Gentrification and Food In answering my essential question, how does food impact a culture within my family and society, I have focused a lot on my own family. Recently,[…]
CR #2
One moment that struck me was when I showed up and I was the only person working deliveries that day. They were understaffed for a day because the people that[…]
Layne – Week 4
During Week 4 I spent a lot of my time creating my first monologue/figuring out what it means to create a piece of theater from transcripts. I took two of[…]
Comic Strip #4: “Birthday Picnic”
This is the final comic, which I documented a piece of earlier. I think this is the first comic where I like the idea a lot more than the outcome.[…]
Comic Strip #2: “Kindergarten”
Kindergarten Comic Strip This is my second comic strip that I made during week 1/2 that I didn’t post. (The image file isn’t working well so there’s a link to[…]
Michelle- Week Three Reflection
April 25th EQ: How does the infant brain structure work? This week I let my curiosity steer most of my studying. Now that I have a pretty basic understanding of[…]
Oscar Chun Focused Writing Week 3
I have currently finished chapter 3. With chapter 4 I wanted to try something different. With this new chapter, I will be trying a close third-person narrative. So far it[…]
Layne – Week 3
This week I have started going deeper into my own work. I started by finishing off transcripts from two moments that stood out to me when rewatching videos. I also[…]
Car Scene: Learning to Use Layers
This is another example that I’ve been working on, showing my process. This scene was particularly time-consuming because I was working on getting the anatomy of the car right[…]
April 24: first song mix
Hellooo, so Gus and I have finally finished a first mix of a song, feel free to give it a listen. We’re planning on starting/working on new songs instead of[…]
April 22: Finishing song 1
Hello, so Gus and I haven’t stopped working on this song yet and are really close to having a complete mix for you all. Once we finish this song we[…]
Skyler: Blog Post #5
Essential Question: What are the most effective methods of conflict resolution for young kids? I noticed yesterday that my parents will often give in to my siblings if they continue asking[…]
Michelle- Critical Reflection #2
April 21st EQ: How does the infant brain structure work? At the beginning of this week, I thought I’d challenge myself by putting together a puzzle I put together a[…]
Oscar Chun CR #2
A particular moment in my senior project experience is after I had finished chapter three in my novel The Bad Roll. A was very proud of my work and what[…]
Comic Strip #3: “Racing”
This is the third comic strip that I finished. I used the exact same process that I have been using for a while now (thumbnailing with maquettes, experimenting with composition,[…]
Layne – CR #2
How can theater be used to share the words and stories of real people? The other night I sat at the dining table while my mom did a puzzle and[…]
CR 2
Emily Nally April 21st, 2020 CR 2 Essential Question: What is the process of making comic strips like? The process of working through these comic strips have shown me[…]
Skyler CR #2
Essential question: What are the most effective methods of conflict resolution for young kids? On Friday I played hide n seek with my siblings. I was seeker first and I found[…]
CR 1
Throughout my project, I have been trying to answer my essential question. My essential question is: How can we as community members help, give back, and respond during a time[…]
Critical Reflection #2
Through my senior project I have focused a lot on one part of my essential question: culture and cooking, but the main part of my project is that these[…]
Skyler: The Faults of My Project
I came into my COVID revised senior project thinking I’d be able to test the strategies I learn about through research, on my little siblings. I have come to the[…]
Layne – Week 2 Post 2
This week I spend a lot of my time trying to figure out what to do with the material I had from my trip to Harlan. I wanted to go[…]
Oscar Chun Focused Writing Week 2 Apr. 13-19
In the last blog, I forgot to mention that I had finished Chapter 2. The chapter itself was very interesting because of how well it went. The chapter just seemed[…]
Michelle- Week Two Reflection
April 15th EQ: How does the infant brain structure work? This week has been a little slower than I had anticipated in terms of progression in my online course. The[…]
Week two, Thursday
Today Shai and I visited all of the locations. There are seven in total. Again, I was struck by the community. Every location we visited, Shai knew everyone there and[…]
Week two, Tuesday
Today we had an order of 200 burgers, 150 side salads, and 150 salads. It struck me today that all of these containers are made of plastic. Additionally, I bagged[…]
Week one, Wednesday
Today I started working at Westville! I wake up at around 10 to get there at 11. I have been put in charge of all the orders going out to[…]
Week One, Monday
Today I met with Shai. Shai is the manager of technology and human resources at Westville and has been bogged down with work recently. While some workplaces are experiencing less[…]
Ariella – Blog post #4
The third recipe that I cooked so far in my project are my grandmothers bolitas de queso (cheese balls). My grandmother is a Holocaust survivor who escaped from Romania in[…]
APR 17: SONG 2
Hellooooo, so Gus and I thought it would be a good idea to let the first song sit for a couple days so that we don’t get sick of it[…]
APR 16: FIRST SONG PART 2
Hello, so Gus and I have been continuing the song we started last week. We’ve been trying to flesh out complete verse, chorus and bridge sections. It’s probably about time[…]
CR #1
Critical Reflection #1: What I Know vs What I Don’t Know (CR1) My senior project is about making music. My essential question is how can I tell a compelling[…]
APRIL 13TH: 1ST SONG
Hello, so now that Gus has shown me most of the basics, we started a song. We started off with this synth part that Gus wrote and kept adding more[…]
April 6-7th: Getting up to speed
For senior project, Gus and I are making music over the internet. Our original plan was to make music in person, but with covid 19 that’s definitely NOT going to[…]
Oscar Chun Focused Writing Week 2 Apr. 13- Apr. 19
I just had my first interview with an author. Her name was Amy Evans and I was able to collect a lot of good information from her. Her process was[…]
Working Out Ideas
This is just one page of thumbnails that I’ve done to workout ideas and the layout of a new comic strip. At this stage, I only use stick figures, boxes,[…]
Comic Strip #1: “Kitchen”
This is my first comic strip that I completed at the end of Week 1. When I started this I had an idea for a “storyline” and just drew a[…]
Ariella Post #3
For my next dish I interviewed my grandmother on my mom’s side, Vivian Abady. She grew up in Egypt but was exiled due to her religion as a young teen.[…]
Setting Up Maquettes for Composition
After completing my first comic strip, I decided to spend more time on composition in my second comic strip, since I didn’t focus on it at all previously. To do[…]
Michelle- Critical Reflection #1
April 15th How does the infant brain structure work? During our cohort meeting, Daniel alluded to how it’s a psychological phenomenon that when someone is an expert on something, they[…]
Layne – Week 2 Post 1
Above our my continued notes on research. I have continued to read about documentary theater specifically as well as think about story structure in general. This week I began and[…]
Experimenting with the Process and Style
After I spent a couple of days doing some research and finding some inspiration by looking at other artists, I decided to start drawing and sketching. I did not have[…]
CR 1
Emily Nally April 14th, 2020 CR 1 Essential Question: What is the process of making comic strips like? Throughout my Senior Project process so far, I have used my prior[…]
Oscar Chun Focused Writing- Critical Reflection Week 2
My essential question is about how can I learn more about the process of writing through experience and research. That means that I am studying what are the different types[…]
Freud’s Theory of the Unconscious (Skyler)
In my CR I mentioned Freud’s theory and how it changed my thinking about my senior project. Since including the theory in my CR would make it too long, decided[…]
Skyler CR#1
My essential question is: What are the most effective methods of conflict resolution for young kids. As a part of my project on early childhood development I am taking a[…]
CR #1 – Layne
How can theater be used to share the words and stories of real people? When I wrote this question a little more than a month ago I knew I wanted[…]
Ariella Mendal Blog Post #2
The fist recipe I made is called Ajiaco. It is a traditional Colombian dish that comes from Medellín. It is similar to a chicken or pork stew/soup filled with a[…]