Class Notes: Theme = the inferred stance taken on a topic of a story. Everything that happens within a story should reference back to a theme. Reflection Questions for Six Word Memoir Project My Answer: For my Six Word Memoir I skimped on the writing part. I was in “documentary” mind set. I did brainstormContinue reading “Filmmaking Class Week 4”
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February Notes
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” – Neil Gaiman Anteambulo – forerunner; one who proceeds another to clear the way Atavism – recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity. Derives viaContinue reading “February Notes”
Identity & Reality: Cinematic Production & Critical Studies Week 1&2
As part of my personal growth in 2023, I am taking a filmmaking class at the Rivers School in Weston, Massachusetts. The class is taught by Sophie Lane. Filmmaking is about communicating ideas through audio-visual means. In this class I will practice visual storytelling that is personal and compelling and learn to connect with myContinue reading “Identity & Reality: Cinematic Production & Critical Studies Week 1&2”
January Notes
Success can be learned. Change requires measurement and longitudinal tracking. Darren Hardy writes, “Winners are trackers” in The Compound Effect. Goals are about the results you want to achieve. Systems are about the processes that lead to those results. Systems are almost the antithesis of goals, in that they’re entirely about creating a repeatable setContinue reading “January Notes”
December Notes
Extremum, plural Extrema, in calculus, any point at which the value of a function is largest (a maximum) or smallest (a minimum). There are both absolute and relative (or local) maxima and minima. proof of the intent – to knowingly and willfully violate the law. – intent is defined as a determination to perform aContinue reading “December Notes”
November Notes
Morass– a complicated or confused situation. an area of muddy or boggy ground. an overwhelming mass of confusion; a confusing situation that impedes or entangles something, making it difficult to be free of or resolve a troublesome matter. A whirling mass of fluid or air. from medieval Latin mariscus Read a poem every day. KeepContinue reading “November Notes”
October Notes
Sometimes my scars have a mind of their own. Jamokes ~ an ordinary, unimpressive, or inept person —typically used as a term of mild or joking disparagement for a man. Also spelled jamook, giamoke, and giamope, the term as used for an idiot has also been suggested to derive from a dialectal Italian (Neapolitan orContinue reading “October Notes”
Small Teachings
Yesterday I lucked upon a book on learning that was so interesting that I read it in one sitting. Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James M. Lang (2016) explains small changes or quick activities that you can incorporate into any course to boost student learning. He breaks down several strategiesContinue reading “Small Teachings”
September Notes
Addlepated ~ being mixed up : confused : eccentric. Prat ~ an incompetent, stupid, or foolish person; an idiot. Or a person’s buttocks. Sisyphean ~ of, relating to, or suggestive of the labors of Sisyphus specifically : requiring continual and often ineffective effortg to a task that can never be completed. In Greek mythology, SisyphusContinue reading “September Notes”
August Notes
Resilience is a skill defined by Doctor Ron Sen as the capacity to give our best effort regardless of the circumstances. Teach your children to be good house guests. Soundscape ~ the acoustic environment as perceived by humans, in context or a sound or combination of sounds that forms or arises from an immersive environment.Continue reading “August Notes”
Relentless Robin 