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Art Keva Plank Reflection

This is an example of Cantilever

Summative Works:

Static Form: 

Static form was slightly easier to build. This form usually has a solid base and a stable structure. We made a hexagonal shape form he base and slowly tarted to narrow in the shape. Then we set some planks vertically and then built a triangular prism on top. This form is very straight forward with definite shapes. We really enjoyed building this!

Dynamic Form: 

This form took imagination and perseverance to build. This type of structure does not have a solid structure and "plays with your eyes." My team mate and I attempted to build a "bridge like" structure. We first made our horizontal structures and made cantilever to connect the two. Our structure fell down a few times, however we finally managed to stabilize the structure and finish the masterpiece. We got inspired to build this by looking at a dynamic building online. It was a curved structure, so we just made our structure look more like a bridge. 

Reflection Questions

1) My favorite part of this assignment was using my creativity to build amazing structures. I especially liked the dynamic form and cantilever because we needed to be careful and use our imagination to come up with a wonderful idea. Then we need to see how to actually build the structure. Each time, I would come up with a different time, from part of a castle to a house!

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2) Keva planks can enhance creativity because you have to come up with different designs for your structures. Many different people have various an creative structures of their own. We had to do the same when we were building our own structures!

3) In Cantilever, we used some planks to weight some keva planks in order to keep the structure from falling. If we kept a block in an awkward position where it is going to fall, then we can use the weight of another block to support it. So we would put a few planks on top it it to keep it from falling. We created many masterpieces using cantilever in our class!

Understanding of Effective Communication

          Understanding of Effective Communication  

           

          I was at my art table working diligently on my art project at my Elementary school. I had just skipped third grade and I was into my first week of 4th. We were making some arts and crafts and I was very occupied in my work. Our art teacher put a set of supplies on the table, and we were told to share them. I reached for the pair of scissors sitting on the table. I did not realize that another girl at the table also reached for the scissors simultaneously. She was shy, so she did not say anything, instead patiently waited for me to finish. The person next to her said, "That was very mean of you Jayashree! You know she is older than you!" Since I skipped a grade, I was the youngest one in our class. This girl took advantage of that and continuously tried to pull me down. I became very frustrated with her. I said, "Well first of all, this is none of your business. Second of all, I did not know that she was reaching for the scissors at the same time." I continued with my work, and so the girl gave me a dirty look and turned away. That day in Social Studies class, our teacher chose groups for us. I got stuck in the group with the bully. She said, "You go first, then you and then you. Jayashree can go last because she is the youngest." I became very pissed off and irritated. I told her that, "Just because I am the youngest does not mean that I have to go last. I am now in 4th grade just like all of you." The rest of the people in my group supported what I was saying, so the bully could not say anything more.The next day, I sat at a different table and made new friends. They did not pull me down just because of my age. I was able to have a much more pleasant conversation with this group of girls.

        I think that this method of simply staying away from the bully is useful because I ran into no further problems, and it was a positive outcome for both of us. I stopped getting bullied, and the bully no longer bothered me because she was cognizant that I was not going to put up with her.

PE Communication Project

Link for Communication Presentation!

The book that cracked open reading for me

The Book that cracked open Reading for me!

I was walking down the rows of a library, and my eyes fell on a book that looked appealing to me. It was Nancy Drew holding a flashlight going up a set of stairs in a setting which looked like a haunted house. I ran to the counter and quickly checked out the book. I was boiling with excitement as I turned to the first page of the novel. I became so engrossed with the book so from the moment I picked up the book, I simply could not put it down. I felt the same intimidation that Nancy felt as she searched for clues, the threat in the air whenever there was a mystery, and the excitement in she when she solved a mystery. I loved the authors tone, Carolyn Keene, as she told the story. One by one she would reveal the clues and Nancy would try to decipher them. I was so intrigued by this book that I picked the next books in the series. I feel as though this book cracked open reading for me because after I read Nancy Drew, I asked my teachers for more suggestions for great books. It helped me become a more advanced reader and get a new taste of many genres. My vast interest in reading began with this wonderful fictional novel!

Drawing Objects Found in my Locker

Reverse Value Drawings - Reflection

1) Reverse Value is like Optical Illusion. It plays with the retina of your eye. You can see it as 3D shapes. For this assignment, we used ink, brushes, white-out, jelly role pen sharpies, and colored pencils.

Answers for Reflection questions :

1) I think that the most challenging part of this assignment was to ensure that you reversed the value of the objects properly. For example, you could accidentally color an object white, when it is supposed to be black. I feel as though this assignment requred you to think before you started to color. 

2) 

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I like how this image plays with your retina. It looks like there are two spirals like shapes that look like tornadoes, but really they are just curves black and white lines. I like how they provided more space between the black and white lines of the spirals rather than the background. This makes the spirals show out more than the background. 

3) 

I chose to emphasize me doing a Bharatanatyam Pose. I have been learning Bharatanatyam (Classical Indian Dance) from a very young age and I have a lot if interest int this art form. I enjoy performing in front or large crowds and showing the audience my skills and talents. I think that this represents my self confidence and my love for dance. 

Communication Project

Here is a link to a power point with tips for teens to become a better communicator!

Link to Power Point!