Thursday, September 3, 2015

Class Work

1. Share something interesting from the interview you conducted.
2. Have you thought of or remembered a personal Body Art story? Share with a partner.

• Identify the characters
• Explain the before and after of the event
• Quote people- what was said
• Create the setting. Where did the event occur?
• Explain the reactions of those who saw the result.
• Be a good story teller!

Tips:

• Write in past tense. This has already happened. http://www.grammar.cl/english/past-tense.htm
• Write in first person. You are the star of the story.
• Write in third person if you are telling of an event that happened to someone else.
• Helpful information: http://www.mesacc.edu/~paoih30491/PointofView.html
• Be descriptive. https://litreactor.com/columns/writing-powerful-descriptions
• Use direct quotations.
• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/577/01/

Homework:

Write a draft telling of a personal experience with body art. Post your draft in CANVAS. This should be 1-2 pages in length.
Be sure to include the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the story. Try to include a bit of dialogue. In other words, tell the story. Quote the people who were there.  Since this story happened in the past, please write in past tense. It is the natural tense of the story teller. In addition, write in first person unless you are telling a story that happened to somebody else. Then, use third person point of view. (50 pts.)
 
3. It is now time to return to your research groups.
• Share information.
• Assign specific information to individuals.
• Create your three slides
• Determine how your group will put the presentation together.
• Decide who will post the overall presentation in CANVAS. Give me the name of that individual.
• Be sure to post your own three slides in the appropriate spot in CANVAS.
• Due: Thursday . . . on with the show!

Here are the overall instructions again.
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! 

POST IN CANVAS!

You will have part of class on Tuesday to work on this. The presentations will be given on Thursday.