Question 1: Some of you may be assigned to your School Improvement Team (SIT), and some of you may be following the directives of your SIT. I want us to pull this back to the classroom level. Identify an area for improvement in your classroom. This can be academic or behavioral. Why does it matter? What data will you use to identify and communicate about the issue? Who will you enlist to support you? What are some possible short term objectives you could work toward? Long term objectives? How will you measure success? Need Professional Help?
If you are not in a classroom, feel free to discuss an area of improvement you know is a reality in our schools, or reach out to me for ideas
Question 2:
YouTube Video: Waste Land (2010) - Official Trailer [HD]
YouTube Video: Cai Guo-Qiang Explosion Work
Describe the media and the working process that each artist uses. How are the working methods of these artists similar? How do they differ? What is the intent of each artist with these pieces? How do their intentions differ? How are they similar?
Question 3:
Photographic Truth The late 1700's and early 1800's were a period of intense scientific investigation. Because of the need for a more scientific method of observation, early photographs or "drawings with light," were considered objective and truthful. Around the time that Henry Peach Robinson made his famous photograph entitled Fading Away (1858), which was constructed from 5 separate negatives, there was already conflict between the "art" and "science" of photography.
Are photographs objective truths? Discuss the photographs of contemporary photographers Sandy Skoglund, Cindy Sherman and Jerry Uelsmann in this context. Refer to the websites below and choose an image by each artist to illustrate your discussion. Research the working methods of each artist - how do their working methods deal with the idea of photographic truth? Choose images that have not already been discussed by someone in the class. Attach your images to your post to make discussion easier.
Question 4 (Unique): Describe the differences between isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic solutions. Describe the net movement of particles if a normal red blood cell was placed into each solution.
Question 5: After watching either Perfect Blue (1997) or The Bodyguard (1992), reflect on the portrayal of obsessive fan behavior in the film. Both stories illustrate how fandom can cross into dangerous and criminal territory, exploring themes of identity, control, and the impact of celebrity culture on individuals.
In your video response, address the following questions:
i. How does the film you chose depict the escalation of fan behavior from admiration to obsession? Provide specific examples from the movie.
ii What factors contributed to the criminal behavior displayed by the fan(s) in the story? Consider psychological, societal, and cultural influences.
iii. Do you think the portrayal of fan behavior in the film is realistic or exaggerated? Why or why not?
iv. Reflect on the broader implications of criminal fan behavior. What lessons can we draw from these films about the relationship between celebrities and their fans in the age of social media?
Question 6 (CHERYL):
- Students will identify the cultures and societies (plural) of the China
- Students will evaluate China's development as a country that rejected Western influence to the world's second biggest economy.
Question 7 (Erica):
Describe some of the ways socializing agents (e.g., family, peers, the media, religion, and schools) encouraged you to conform to traditional gender norms. Do you think you will encourage (or have you encouraged) your own children to conform to traditional gender norms? Why, or why not?
Question 8 (Neva): The ways in which representations of China that we see in American society differ from the reality of China as presented in the week's readings and media.
Question 9 (Neva):
- Identify the cultures and societies (plural) of the China
- Evaluate China's development as a country that rejected Western influence to the world's second biggest economy.
Q10 (Neva): Spend at least fifteen minutes in a public space, observing your environment. Using your five senses, take notes on everything around you, focusing on appearances, actions, and interactions, any speech you might overhear, and the feeling, look, smell, and feel of the space your subject inhabits.
After you have finished taking notes, as close to the observation time as possible, construct a narrative description of what you observed. Provide your narrative description for your initial discussion board prompt. This narrative does not have to be extensive. This is a fiction-writing assignment based on actual observation and qualitative research. Due to safety concerns, do not put yourself and anyone else in danger. Also, be sure to social distance if necessary.
Question 11 (Neva): Deviance isn't universal; it varies by culture and context. Share an example of a behavior that is considered deviant in one society but acceptable in another. Why does this difference exist? How do social norms shape these perceptions?
Question 12 (Brumsey): The ways in which representations of China that we see in American society differ from the reality of China as presented in the week's readings and media.
Question 13 (Brumsey): Spend at least fifteen minutes in a public space, observing your environment. Using your five senses, take notes on everything around you, focusing on appearances, actions, and interactions, any speech you might overhear, and the feeling, look, smell, and feel of the space your subject inhabits.
After you have finished taking notes, as close to the observation time as possible, construct a narrative description of what you observed. Provide your narrative description for your initial discussion board prompt. This narrative does not have to be extensive. This is a fiction-writing assignment based on actual observation and qualitative research
Question 14 (Tina): DISCUSS (NO ONE-LINERS) THREE types of interventions could be implemented on the campus of ECSU to encourage a positive impact on student health promoting healthy weight-related behaviors?