Monday, March 28, 2016


MAKE SURE YOUR STORIES ARE ALL PRINTED OUT

This week our goal is to meet the THURSDAY MARCH 31 (Blocks C and D)
and FRIDAY APRIL (Blocks H & F) DEADLINE for our Humans of AISJ
stories.  What does that mean:

Stories are fully edited for:
CONTENT (what is the story) and
MECHANICS (grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization

How will we do this:
PIPPS Roundtables
    Rotate the reading of the stories - one person and one story at at time
 for general feedback - CONTENT - What's the story
    Once everyone has read all of their stores ALOUD the next step is rotating the stories amongst
     your group for MECHANICS -
ONE-ON-ONE READING ON PAPER, MAKING CORRECTIONS                                                     
HINT: When looking for a story, read your 
transcript carefully and identify the most 
powerful (emotional) line in the interview.  
This is usually the line you will end with.

I WILL ROTATE AMONG EACH PIPP TO MODEL EACH ELEMENT OF EDITING

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Making a Difference



HUMAN RIGHTS

WHAT DO YOU CARE ABOUT ENOUGH TO
 INVEST TIME AND EFFORT INTO 
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD?

Today we will:

Begin to edit our Humans of AISJ stories
AND
Begin your investigation into where you want to spend your energy and expand your learning about human rights.

          Play a trading game
          Revisit interview techniques to help each other discover skills and talents that can be used 
          when thinking about a "cause" or a "violation" of human rights.

First, let's watch a short video - one of my favorites:





Heres a link to what Severn Suzuki is doing now to change the world: SEVERN SUZUKI

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

HOAISJ



HUMANS OF AISJ

TODAY:

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CAMERA
TEST YOUR SOUND
MEMORIZE YOUR STARTER QUESTIONS
TAKE AN INTERVIEW LOG AND A PENCIL
CHECK IN WITH YOUR PIPP

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Humans of AISJ PREP

TUESDAY
YOU ARE GOING INTO THE FIELD TO PHOTOGRAPH AND INTERVIEW BEGINNING THURSDAY
(make sure you bring your cameras if you are using your own - it must be able to record sound)

Today we will multi-task in your PIPPS
Professional Interview and Photography Packs
This are your professional learning coworkers who will help you to
determine what photo to use, whether you have a story, and how best
to tell that story - you are each other's editors.

Group # 1
1)  Those of you that photographed and 
      interviewed at the school need to:

            look at the cameras
           find your P/I
           download to your computer, then
           determine if you have a story
           transcribe and edit

Group # 2
2)    You are going to prepare and memorize
        questions.  We will add them to our question
        prompts, which will be posted outside of the
        classroom for you to refer to during this 
        process

FIRST - Take out notebooks - Answer these questions

What are 3 of the most important things to remember when photographing/interviewing?
Why won't teams of student interviewers work?
Where can I go for my interviews?
What should I ask the person before I ask to take their photo?
When can I conduct my interviews?
List 3 important examples of how I should conduct myself during my interviews.
Why should I memorize some introductory questions before I go into the field?
If I draw a blank while out in the field, what should I do?
Where can I get help and encouragement?
Why shouldn't I take it personally if someone doesn't want to talk to me?
Why are the follow-up questions the most important questions to ask?
What aspects of our CORE beliefs do I have to use to accomplish this project successfully?
  • caring
  • openminded
  • risk-taking
  • ethical

What ATLs are a natural for this project?
  • takes ownership of learning
  • contributes to the learning process
  • cooperates and interacts respectfully with others
  • practices self-managment