Progress Report # 11

Our project is almost over! We're almost done with our creative pieces, that's mainly our focus at the time, as well as editing our how-to and modern problem videos. We should have them posted very soon! WE have a classroom presentation of our project, a school presentation, and one group will also be picked to present for the district. Keep reading for more updates!

Progress Report # 10

We've finished recording the how-to video except for one scene that we have to redo. Other than that all we have to do to finish the video is edit it. We'll be sure to post the video as soon as it is finished, which should be sometime this week, but won't be any later than my update post next Monday.

Our next task is to film our modern problem video. We've finished the script, so now we have to film it and then edit that. We'll also post that on the blog after we have finished it.

Another task that we have to complete is each of our individual components, which should be creative pieces incorporating the topics that we studied in our individual reading.

Thanks for still reading the blog! Keep checking to see what we've added.                                                                                                                        

Progress Report # 9

Sorry my post is a little late! We finished video taping our how to video. It gave some background info about the guitar, told the parts of the guitar, and taught how to play a song. We'll post the video on the blog as soon as it is all edited! Coming next is a video comparing the past to a modern problem, and our group decided to use slavery as our modern problem, because that played a role in some revolutions such as Haiti. Toussaint Louverture actually led slave revolts, and had once been a slave himself.

We'll be sure to keep you posted on our deadlines and what's coming next! Keep reading!

Updates

We decided that building a cardboard guitar might be too much, so we're thinking instead we might teach people how to play a song in our how to video. I'll keep you posted on our final decision.

New Poll!

Be sure to check out the new poll I posted!

Progress Report # 8

Our next group project is to create a how to video explaining how to do something relating to our time period. Our group is planning on explaining how to build a guitar. We will be using a sturdy cardboard, not wood. This week we have a lot of planning due, including a script for our video. We are going to have to learn more about guitar building to complete our video, but I think we can pull it off.

It was Brendan's idea, because he was studying inventions and innovations, and learned that a guitar was an important part of Latin American culture. He thought it would be cool if our group tried to build one. I'm excited about the idea, I'll be sure to keep giving you updates! Read again soon!