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This blog will be a forum for you to discuss your goals and progress.  The first discussion to occur here is to evaluate the projects I've selected.  You can watch them in the US Library.  Please watch at least two; I encourage to watch more.  Remember that others who come here won't necessarily watch the same films.  You can make recommendations.  Include descriptions in your posts.

Your choices are:

• Dog Stories

This was is actually an audio documentary, not a film. This was from the first year the project was assigned.

• Haque Project

This is a photo essay with audio

• Who Ya Gonna Call? Mr. Mele

On our local tech guru

• Something to be Proud Of

Aubree Dipman did her project on a family in Appalachia she met while doing service.

• Survivor: You Were Getting My Body, You Weren't Getting Me

This one is based on the life of a former sex-worker and the shelter she established for other victims.

• SOL William Starkoff

This was in very non-traditional.  It is short and does the opposite of what I taught kids to do, and it still works; the subject basically lies about himself for the whole thing, and we get a wonderful picture of what he is like.  It is also wonderfully filmed and edited.

• teen therapy: an animated film MS. WEBSTER

Also non-traditional.  A mix of an audio interview illustrated through animation and footage from teen movies to illustrate the points being made.

• My Favorite Books Are Records

A documentary about a local musician.  Extremely dynamic footage.

• Story of a Life: Cynthia S. Wilson

A photo essay with audio.  

• Public Vs Private School

This started as a profile of a student who left Academy for Gahanna and grew into a profile of the different cultures.

All of these projects provide opportunities to learn, both through what they do well and what they do not do well.  That should be the basis for your blog posts - describe the project and discuss what works and what doesn't.