Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Music Video Study

WRITE FULL PARAGRAPHS FOR 2,3 and 4.
1. Copy the fill link at the top of your document. 
2. Explain what you think the message of this music video is. Is there a plot? What does the musician want you to think about?
3. How does this video make you feel? Why do you think music creates a strong emotional response?
4. Compare your music video choice to either "Pray" by Justin Bieber or "Firework" by Katy Perry(the two we studied together). How are they the same? How are they different?
Email your completed work to martha.michielsen@ais.edu.vn.
This project is due by Sunday April 3rd at midnight.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Elective Vocabulary List- Feb. 28-March 11

Elective Vocabulary-February 28-March11
Bulleted list – an unordered lists that starts with a black circle or other symbol
Table – grid of vertical columns and horizontal rows used to organize information in a document
Personal-business letter – formal letter written about a personal topic
Tab stops – icon on the horizontal ruler indicates a specific typing position on a line
Orientation – the direction the text is printed on a document
Clip art – using pictures and drawings that come with MS Word
Stakeholder- person or group who will be directly affected by a decision or action
Improvisation- to perform with little or no preparation
Focal point- where an actor focuses his/her eyes during a tableaux
Props- a material item that supports the action in a theatre piece
Farce- a light dramatic work focusing on mockery(making fun of) and humor(funny)
Heredity: The process by which biological parents pass traits to their children.
Behavior: The way you act in many different situations in your life.
Attitude: what you believe or feel about someone or something.
Prevention: practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease.
Advocate: encouraging others to live health lives.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Elective Vocabulary Study List

Margin:white space at top, bottom, left and right sides of page
Line spacing : the white space between each line of text
Indent: moving a line inward from the margin
Footnotes: sources that are cited on the bottom of page
Endnotes:  sources that are cited at the end of a report document
Health: A combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being
Wellness: A state of well-being, or total health
Habit: A pattern of behavior that you follow almost without thinking
Environment: The sum of all your surroundings
Culture: The collected beliefs, customs, and behaviors
of a group
Peers: Friends and other people in your age group
Immigrate: to move and stay in a country that you were not born in
Emigrate: to leave the country you were born in
Criteria:a standard that you can base a judgment on
Evaluate: to determine what something is worth, is it good work or not?
Tone: the quality of your voice and how it expresses emotion

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Class Written Paragraph Examples


Monday January 24th 2011

Spirited Away- How Chihiro Changed

        In the movie Spirited Away Chihiro changed over time. In the beginning she was not brave, for example she did not want to go through the gate with her parents. She also complained about the idea of moving to a new place. She also showed laziness in the car when she was moving by lying down and not looking at the beautiful scenery. By the end of the movie she was brave because she helped the bathhouse deal with the stink monster and saved Haku. After her experiences in the spirit world she was ready to face the challenges of moving and she told her parents that in the last scene. She showed she was no longer lazy by traveling to meet Yu babba’s sister. As you can see Chihiro changed a lot in the movie.
Period 7

Monday January 24th 2011
Spirited Away-
The Change of Chihiro

        When I watched the movie Spirited Away I noticed a big change in Chihiro. At the beginning of the movie Chihiro was lazy and not brave. For example when her parents went through the gate Chihiro was scared and didn’t want to go. Near the end of the movie Chihiro had changed and was more brave, helpful to others and willing to work hard. Both the scene when she washed the stink monster and when she traveled on the train to help Haku showed these changes. These are the changes I noticed in Chihiro. 
Period 6

Wednesday, January 19, 2011