September 1, 2015 / Tuesday

 Class Work


Let's talk about body art.

• What do you think about body art?
• Do you have piercings or tattoos?
• If so, is there a story? (sharing)
• Consider your hair - styling it is also a form of body art. You might have a story about it as well! How about the way you dress? Have you ever worn something that "changed your or impressed or shocked others?
• Make up is also body art. Do you have any stories to go with a make-up experience? (You will be writing this up as a personal experience essay next week. Start thinking about the people in  your story. Who were they? What did they say ? How did they react to your body art?)
• Be thinking about a body art story that you could use as a springboard for writing. You will be writing over the weekend.

4. Group Activity:

1. History of tattoos
2. History of hair design
3. History of piercings
4. History of body modifications
5. History of clothing/fashion design/shoes/hats
6. History of make-up.( War paint counts!)

Join one of the six groups listed above. There should be no more that five in any group. Write your topic and names on the board. (One group/one topic)

You will conduct a quick Internet search and look for the beginnings or history of your body art assignment. Consider:

• Where did it begin?
• Why was it done?
• Did age have anything to do with the "ritual?" Was it a ritual?
• How was it done? What were the materials/tools that were used?
• What did it look like today and how has it changed over the years? (Consider using a time-line for this.)

• Prepare a brief group presentation for the class. (Feel free to use PowerPoint or Prezi to show pictures or to point out amazing facts! Keep track of your sources. Create a Works Cited page for the group. What sources did you use? Each person will be responsible for three slides or "bubbles". Names must appear on the slides or bubbles. Earn your own credit!
• When finished, post the PowerPoint or Prezi in CANVAS. Be sure to include all names of the group members on the first slide. Only one group member needs to post the entire show. Each individual will post his or her three slides or bubble.  It is your responsibility to make sure that your name is on that first slide.
• The last slide will be a Works Cited slide - one slide for the entire group. Keep track of all sources. Start an EasyBib page for the group. Assign a Works Cited care taker! 
• Homework: Conduct personal research on your assigned Body Art segment. Post your Works Cited page in CANVAS. (Three sources)  It is the research you need to do for your group. You need to find three separate sources that relate to your assigned topic. Read the sources.  Be ready to share the information with your group.
  
• The introductory slide and the Works Cited slide are in addition to the three slides created by each individual.
• You will have time to work on this on Thursday as well. Bring suggestions/slides for your group. The posting space will not be available until Thursday. Presentations will be given next Tuesday, September 8.
• Consider working with Google Docs or other format that allows all to post individual work to the final collective whole. 

Today, your group needs to conduct interviews as well. Find out what others think about your topic.

1. Create five questions to ask. Avoid "yes/no" questions. Avoid leading questions. Do use open-ended questions. Focus on what information will be useful to the group project. 

2. Each group member needs to locate a student, teacher, or worker and ask the questions.

3. Ask for permission to use the person's name in your presentation.

4. Get the correct spelling of the name.

5. Note the date and location of the interview. If you decide to conduct an interview via text, e-mail, or phone, please note that. (EasyBib gives you those choices.)

6. Return to the group and share notes.

7. Post your interview results in CANVAS. (25 points)
Note: We will conduct "practice" interviews in class. You may post the questions and responses to either the practice interview or to the interview you conduct out of class.