Similar to my second Critical Reflection, I want to discuss what steps during the painting process are helpful. Yesterday I was not motivated, maybe because I was losing confidence in[…]
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Blog Post 6
4/23 I’ve fleshed out the characters and plot a bit further. My setting is a mountain resort town, a kind I’m well acquainted with, both from visiting as a vacationer[…]
Critical Reflection 2
Describe a Moment and Analyze 4/22 Prompt: Critical Reflection #2 Assignment: Describe a moment and analyze (CR2) Write about a single experience or moment, and ask: how does this[…]
Blog Post 5
4/21 Nate and Kamara, who are in my cohort, are making a podcast where they watch and discuss movies. I’ve been listening to it, and I’ve found it very helpful.[…]
Blog Post 4
4/16 I’ve spent time further developing my storyline. My plot, loosely, is amateur home invaders attempting to rob a vacation home that appears to be vacated. I’m writing multiple home[…]
Critical Reflection 1
What I Know vs. What I Don’t Know 4/15 Prompt: As Confucius (and Socrates) said “True wisdom is knowing what you don’t know”, this assignment is asking for the story[…]
Blog Post 3
4/14 This week I started watching movies related to my project. I developed a tactic before trying this, which is to take notes while watching the movie, scribbling down points[…]
Blog Post 2
4/9 In my last blog post I talked about engaging with movies in certain genres that interest me. I have specific genres in mind: dramas, psychological thrillers, and the like.[…]
Blog Post 1
4/7 My essential question is relation to real-world observation & exploration, and how I can use fiction to indirectly examine what happens around me. That in itself spawns more questions:[…]
Ruthie Week 2: Blog #6
I’m very nervous about sharing my most recent stories with my cohort. I know that the space is safe but I’m just not as confident about these stories as I[…]
Ruthie Week 3: Blog #5
This week has been hard trying to get myself to write. I have tried to set up a space for myself but it has been very hard sticking to only[…]
Arlo Critical Reflection 2 – Brick Laying
How can we explore and express values of sustainability through the practice of a craft? This week we built the brick structure for the forge. Going into this project, I[…]
#IForgot – Nate (Apr. 26)
April 26th I forgot what number blog post this was (I think it’s 6?) but here we are. It’s Sunday, eve of the 4th week of Kamara and I’s Senior[…]
Writing a Screenplay #1
This is definitely more challenging than I had originally expected. I have restarted so many times already and I am finding it hard to have the courage to push on.[…]
Arlo – Update 4
4/24 Today we finally finished the setup for the forge area. We have finished the bricks, the structure, the post for the leg vise, the forge, and the anvil stumps.[…]
Jane Olsen Post #5 Wellness Exploration
Today as a part of my weekly theme of exercise, I watched youtube videos about runners (and non runners) processes to prepare for and eventually run marathons. I began watching[…]
Sofia’s CR #2
My idea for my second critical reflection came to me while I was in my photography cohort meeting. In this meeting it was the first time that I shared my[…]
CR #2 – Nate
April 21: One moment that I think strongly relates to my essential question (how can we understand films?) was when Kamara and I recorded our podcast episode about Martyrs and[…]
Critical Reflection #2
Critical Reflection #2 Write about a single experience or moment, and ask: how does this moment, experience, or encounter relate to my essential question? I have been having a much[…]
Jane Olsen CR #2 – exercise
This week my theme is exercise and how it relates to my essential question (what is wellness and how can I maximize the wellness of myself and others). I began[…]
Ruthie’s CR #2
My essential question is how does an out of practice writer become an active, disciplined writer? One thing that I’ve learned is that perseverance matters when it comes to writing.[…]
Dakota Critical Reflection 2
Essential question: What impact does cooking Cantonese food have on me and my family? Last week, I cooked dumplings and Chinese turnip cake on my own after watching and assisting[…]
Dakota – Week 3 Update 1
Corona kinda isn’t the wave. Everything has been hard to find, especially for making bread, and the resources I need are a lot more inaccessible. I just bought milk powder[…]
Sofia’s Blog Post #1: First 3 Rolls
I started photography at the beginning of this year in Susans class. For the majority of high school I have taken studio art but for senior year I tried something[…]
Blog post #3
Yesterday, I spent 3 hours working on the album cover for my song. I designed a sketch, took the pictures, and edited it all together. I spent so much time[…]
Ruthie Week 2: Blog #4
This week I started off strong and motivated. As the week progressed I found myself not making enough time for my Senior Project. Due to personal circumstances this week was[…]
Syd Field’s Screenplay
For the past two weeks, I have been reading Screenplay, by Syd Field, and using it to better help me learn how best to structure, format, and begin my own[…]
Senior Project blog post #2
I have worked on the finalizing of my lyrics and recording the piano portion on logic pro. It took me a little while to figure out how to connect my[…]
#3, April 18th – Nate
It’s the end of the second week, horror week, and we’ve put out 6 episodes, 3 edited by Kamara and 3 edited by me. We’ve got a total of 115[…]
Dakota – Week 2 Update 2
On Thursday, I did so much cooking. I woke up at 7:25 to go in search of yeast at the grocery store near my dad’s and wandered around the store[…]
Jane Olsen Post #4 Wellness Exploration
During my week focused on nutrition and food, I have also come across the concept of intuitive eating. This practice, that many people claim is resistant to diet culture, promotes[…]
Jane Olsen Post #3 Wellness Exploration
This week my focus is on nutrition, diet, the emotions behind food and how this relates to wellness. One of my biggest takeaways after exploring this theme for some time[…]
Dakota – Week 2 Update 1
So far this week I have made turnip cake and Chinese black bean spare ribs with my mom. These foods are very nostalgic, as they were foods I ate often[…]
Ruthie Week 2: Blog #3
This morning my first two short stories that I have written were workshopped in my cohort group. The feedback I received was incredibly helpful, especially because one of the short[…]
#3 – Nate (Apr. 15th)
4/15 It’s halfway through the second week of Senior Project, and Kamara and I will be recording and posting the fifth episode of our podcast in a few hours. We’re[…]
Update #3
We recently started making hammer handles for the hammer heads that we will create when the forge is totally built. We have been using pieces of hickory that arlos father[…]
Update #2
Recently, we have been working to modify and refurbish the old forge blower that was given to us. We have done this by scraping off all the thick sooty residue[…]
Arlo Critical Reflection 1 – Blacksmithing w/ Ciro
How can we explore and express values of sustainability through the practice of a craft? So far in this project, we have spent significant amounts of time working but remain[…]
Arlo Update #3
4/15 We have now put up the skeleton of the outdoor structure. It is a 7’ x 10’ sideless, slanted roof structure that is 8’ tall on one side and[…]
Arlo Update #2
4/12 Since the last blog post, Ciro and I have gotten quite a bit done. At the end of the day on Friday, we cleaned the air blower we received[…]
Arlo Update #1
4/10 So far, this project has been going steadily but behind schedule due to poor weather conditions. On the first day, Ciro and I attempted to make our own lumber[…]
Dakota Critical Reflection 1
My essential question of what impact does food have on people’s lives is kind of broad but has a variety of possible answers. It’s important to be because my entire[…]
Ruthie’s CR #1
My essential question is how does an out of practice writer become an active, disciplined writer? I know that writers need is free time which is something that I haven’t[…]
Sofia’s CR #1
My essential question: What is the connection between painting and photography? Initially I thought the only connection between a photo and a painting was how you can paint a photo.[…]
Katie’s 1st Post
Last week was the first week of working on our senior projects. It took me a long time but I finally figured out a piano base and vocal melody. I[…]
Update #1
As of now we are continuing work on the forge structure. Specifically, we have dug and poured the concrete anchors that will hold the posts for our roof. We have[…]
Ruthie Week 2: Blog #2
After looking for inspiration, I came up with an idea on my own. I started writing it, and realized that it came fairly easily to me. I also came to[…]
Ruthie Week 1: Blog #1
My project focuses on how out of practice writers become active and disciplined writers. I started off my project by looking for writing prompts. An author that I am a[…]
Jane Olsen CR #1 – mindfulness
During this first week, I considered an underlying theme of mindfulness in relation to my essential question (What is wellness and how can I maximize the wellness of myself and[…]
Critical Reflection #1
River Magee 4/13/20 Critical Reflection #1 We live in a world surrounded by entertainment and storytelling. I come from a family with large roots in[…]