From here on in, you are basically doing independent study as you work on your projects. The projects will become the bulk of your work. I will set benchmarks for progress as we go. We'll still have class, of course, but your permanent homework assignment, aside from some reading in the textbook and some other tasks, is to work on your projects.
There are now six weeks left in the semester. Class presentations will be done during the last two classes, April 30 and May 7. There will be a lottery to determine who presents on which days.
Rough, but substantially completed, drafts will be due April 16 and 23. Those will be reviewed and critiqued on April 16 (for those presenting final project on April 30) and April 23 (for those presenting final project May 7) of April. So everyone will have two weeks from critique to revision to finished project.
That basically leaves two regular classes, April 2 and 9, with parts of April 16 and 23. During these classes we will work on whatever needs doing. Next Monday, April 2, we will talk about video and what we learned from Scott Ripley and I will demonstrate some stuff on iMovie, as I promised. I think we should also talk more about still photography and audio recording. Are there other things you feel you would like to cover in these classes, stuff you are feeling uneasy about?
Other activities over the next few weeks will involve inspirational videos (no longer than 5 minutes, please) that you take turns presenting -- things you discover on the Internet that inspire you. Perhaps there is some effect you see that you would like to emulate in your project. Perhaps you just think the video is really cool. Perhaps it raises journalistic or ethical issues that you would like to discuss. Or you could pick a bad one that inspires you not to do the same, and you can deconstruct it to see why it doesn’t work. Find and explain at least one specific thing in the video that you think could benefit the class. It’s very important as we work on our own projects to immerse ourselves in the work of others.
Please email me by 5 p.m. on the Sunday prior to your presentation with the URL of your inspirational video so I can get a preview and be sure there are no duplicates. Thank you.
I have drawn names from a hat (OK, a box) for these inspirational video presentations. Here’s how it breaks down:
April 2 (which is next Monday)
Ella, Laura, Joel
April 9
Raya, Ashleigh, Sarah, Michelle
April 16
Travis, Kaitlin, Justin, Lydia
April 23
Drew, Vinny, Lauren, Kenny
We can also use part of each class for Rapid Strike Force help sessions -- 20-minute or longer sessions in which the entire class teams up to help one student with some aspect of his or her project. There are things that 15 people can do together that might take one person days. Need an informal poll taken? Need some research done online? Just want some feedback on something? Then these sessions are for you. While these are individual projects, they work best if they are all team efforts. We need to pitch in and help each other as much as we can. It is not mandatory that you use these help sessions, but it sure can help.
So please let me know if there is some aspect of your project that you would like the class to help you with.
I have also drawn names for the rough-but-substantially-finished presentations and the final presentations. Group 1 will present rough drafts on April 16 and final on April 30. Group 2 will present rough drafts on April 23 and finals on May 7. You are welcome to trade around if you like -- just let me know. Remember, the final projects should be about five minutes long.
Group 1: Ella, Kaitlin, Michelle, Justin, Andrew, Kenny, Vinny, Travis
Group 2: Laura, Joel, Lauren, Lydia, Raya, Ashleigh, Sarah
Let me know if you have questions.
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