Per 4, 6 Frankenstein Calendar

Per 4, 6 Frankenstein calendar

Starting the Watchmen Project

Authors – Begin by creating a story board with rough sketches and dialogue. You need to create at least 4 pages with 6 small panels, or some larger panels on each page. You also need to make sure you include at least two of the storylines. At the end of the project, you must hand in your storyboard.

Artists – Help the author decide on the story line, then find some sample pages with the characters you are about to draw. Study the style, the lines, the minor details, etc. You are obviously creating the final product.

Critics – Help the author decide what to draw and make sure s/he is keeping the characters in line with the novel. Make sure the author and artist add important thematic elements, too (nostalgia, graffiti, irony, etc). Keep notes about what the author and the artist are trying to attempt – you will need some evidence for your essay. At the end of the project, you are handing in your essay.

You should all have a good idea about what you are doing before the end of the first class period. You will have Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday to work as well. The project is due a week from today. Next Monday we will have a storytelling time using the document camera.

Have fun with this! Problems?? Ask.

Watchmen Graphic Novel Project

Now that we’ve read Alan Moore’s masterpiece, it’s your turn to create one!  In groups of three, you will create at least four graphic novel pages in the style of Alan Moore and you will write a brief essay explaining what effects you were trying to create and how your novel pages reflect Moore’s.  Your pages should look like missing pages or continuations of the novel.  Here are the stipulations:

·     Your pages must be regular A4 sized paper

·     Your story must mirror / extend the real stories and characters from Watchmen – no ridiculous plot twists or absurd stories

·     You must include at least two different plot lines

·     Your tone and art must be similar – no spoofs or drastic changes in style

·     Your explanation essay must be well organized and proofread.  You may choose to include the images from your panels, or you may refer to them by panel number and page number.

Groups

In order to accomplish the task you will each be responsible for one of three roles:  author, illustrator, and critic.

Author:  You will be the creative force behind the words and images.  It is your responsibility to write the lines, give suggestions to the illustrator about how the art should look, and incorporate the suggestions of the critic.  Your ultimate goal is to write an exciting and intriguing addition to Moore’s novel.  You will be judged on the quality and appropriateness of the dialogue, the narration, the plot and the characters.

Illustrator:  You are the one who makes real the vision of the author.  You must take the author’s and critic’s suggestions and incorporate them into beautiful panels with the same details, visual irony, motifs, and connections that Watchmen uses.  You will be judged on the beauty of the art and the quality and appropriateness of the visual irony, motifs, and connections.

Critic:  You are the one responsible for making sure the work resembles Watchmen.  You must also write the brief essay (1-2 pages) outlining what your group tried to achieve, the choices that you made and the effects you tried to create.  Your essay should also honestly assess whether or not your group’s pages achieved their goal.  You will be judged on the quality of your essay and the extent that your group's project adheres to the themes, motifs and style of Watchmen.

We will sign up for groups Friday and meet Monday.  By the end of Monday’s class, you should have a direction.

Because this project will require a great deal of your attention, you will not be required to submit a  blog next week.  You may, of course write a blog to make up for missing blogs.

The project is due Monday, November 16th. 

11-6 Blog Due in All Classes

This Friday you should have another blog to post.  Make sure you:

• Include hyperlinks to your 2 source articles
• Include hyperlinks to define references to people, places or events
• Include picutres and or videos
• Proofread!!

If you would like me to look over your article / post before Friday, I'd be happy to.  Have fun blogging!!

First Quarter II post due today!!

Periods 2, 6,and 8, your first post is due today.  Make sure you have uploaded your post by the end of the day.  Since this is our first post of quarter 2, though, I will accept posts up until the end of the day Monday.

Periods 4 and 9 - We are restarting the blogs - today you need to create your blog and upload all your writings from Quarter 1.  Your first Quarter II blog posts are due next Friday.

Watchmen Ch. 9 Response

Write a one page response for Thursday’s class. Be prepared to share your response with the class. Write your response based on one of the following prompts:

· Tell us about the costume that makes you feel invincible.

· Tell us about a thermodynamic miracle that often goes unseen.

Period 2 - Due Thursday 10/29
Period 6 - Due Monday 11/2
Period 8 - Due Thursday 10/29

Quarter 2 Blogs

We will be in the lab Mondays and Fridays during the second quarter to work on our blogs. Of course you can work on your blog anytime, but this will be our formal time to get help or ideas while working on the blog. Here are the things you need to know about the blog project in quarter II
1. Each week you will read two current (on-line) articles or blogs on one topic in your area of interest.
2. Each Friday you will post a short commentary (opinion piece) about that topic. Your commentary should:
a. Give a level one summary of the current articles you read and the current situation. You must include hyperlinks to the two articles you read!!!!!
b. Give your opinion about a particular aspect of the topic and provide evidence (level II)
c. Make a connection or discuss the relevance of the topic (level III).
d. Be written in an informal and concise style, but you must use proper grammar and all the rules of good writing you know.
e. Be written in block format (single spaced with no paragraph indentation and an extra space between the paragraphs).
Have hyperlinks in text of articles for people to click and find more information about specific words or events. Any reference to a person, place or thing is usually hyperlinked, as you see in Wikipedia.
Your blogs should also include
Photos / relevant pictures.
Comments from other readers
Links to at least 3 other blogs (not written by class members) devoted to your subject area.
Links to other students’ blogs are optional, but nice.

No Revisions!
Note that this quarter you are posting your articles before I grade them!!! Once the articles are posted, I will grade them. I won’t regrade any posted article, so put your work in before you post your article!!!!! You can ask me for comments or proofreading as many times as you like, but once your article is posted to your blog, it’s done.
No Late Posts!
On the web more than anywhere, yesterday’s news is worthless. An important part of writing for the internet is being first on the scene, therefore No credit for late posts!! Your blog is due every Friday. If you want my feedback on an article, you must get your article to me before Friday.
Scoring
Each article (individual post) is worth up to 50 points. You are required to write 7 by the end of December, for a total of 350 points!
You can add as many extra articles (posts) as you want, but your total points cannot exceed 350 points for the articles / posts.
Overall design is worth 50 pts. If you are missing required elements, I will deduct 10 pts. for each missing element.

Total points for blog project: 400!!! Take this seriously!!!!