I discovered a really beautiful blog called peace, love, bellavita. Full of stunning imagery, poetry and links to really interesting people whose lives look so amazingly creative and inspirational. I found this gorgeous classical piece on the blog and lots of lovely widgets that I have had to add to my blog.
Friday, 16 January 2009
Day 7-10 - 16th January 2009
Girls Aloud Focus Case Study with Year 10's this week
This has been such a busy and eventful week in the Media Department. I have been so overwhelmed with meetings, data analysis, Year 11 predictions, re-sit preparation, marking and problem solving with students getting themselves into a pickle. As a result I haven't had time to document my planning on the 'Poodle' so am now writing in retrospect.
Tuesday: Had to cancel A/S Film because a number of students were still NOT up to date with the FM2 case study work. Josie, Luke and Callum have not yet started; Ruby and Aaron have made a start but dramatic improvements are required. Tara and Jake are both up to date. I had originally planned for class to work in two groups on constructing an essay around 'Hollywood' case studies but I felt that the case study work was so weak that this was not yet possible. I set the essay for H/Work due in next Tuesday via blogs or written. (NO LUKE)
Period 5: Media Clinic - 1st one: No Takers
After School: Business Enterprise Meeting Cancelled but met up with Sam and Jess Parker who agreed to continue with the initiative. Others included = Jamie, Callum, Jake and Tara. Agreed to set-up a blog in order to communicate with each other and I agreed to ask charlotte about chocolate to sell to staff.
Wednesday: No Leanne Today - Out on Fast Track Training - P5 Year 11 to be covered ALT after school today - focus on ALT projects. I decided to focus on the evaluation and embedding of DELPE.
Thursday: Cancelled all Year 13 classes because of Media and Film re-sits. A/S Film in the morning and A/S Media in the afternoon. Worked with Tom P1 to set-up a focused plan to get through two A'levels. He has dropped Media and is now focusing on Film and Drama.
P2 Worked on marking of Critical Research mock exam papers to give back to A'Level students on Friday morning.
P3 Met with Si Pui to look at Presentation Script draft
P4 Dealt with Jade F in Mr Abiona's class over printing of offensive posters.
Writing up new predicted grades for Year 11's
P5 Year 10 Media 'Girls Aloud' construction of Identity lesson. Students look at case study materials and then research to collect examples of band/artist and how their image has been constructed to appeal to wide demographic. Only 10 students because of Science exam.
After School: Year Team meeting. It was decided to take a harder stance on Year 12/13's with students having to document coursework, deadlines and homeworks in planners for next week; a push on uniform; promotion of LRC and just a general kick up the bum!
Friday : AS Film Shoot Day with five groups out on location/ Music Video Sketch Book deadline P1 /2 A'level Media: Feedback Critical Research results and ways in which improvements can be made between now and next week - Exam next Wed pm
Drop Monica and Leah to Kidbrooke for filming at 9.30am
P3 - Year 10 Media - Annotation of 'Girls Aloud' texts using D and C
P4 - Meeting with Joy and ashleigh re; staff training twilight session entitled GOOD TO OUTSTANDING: What makes an outstanding lesson?
Format:
1. Post-it Note activity for staff to write down and share what they think defines an outstanding lesson.
2. Screen short vox-pop film that I will make interviewing 'Outstanding' teaching staff and students.
3. Learning objectives - Bookmarks
4. Starters and plenaries (Joy to organise)
P5: Patrol in Science
Jobs to do next week:
1. Distribute and return Chocolate Films Stuff
2. E-mail Meeting minutes to Chris Swann
3. Organise FS4 Small Scale programme for Thursday
4. Type up appointments list for Wednesday
5. Get Pin Panther resources from Alan for FM2 work on Tuesday
Sunday, 11 January 2009
Day 6 - Monday 12th January 2009
Robert Doisneau, Le regard oblique, 1948
Today is going to be jam-packed and already I have double-booked my lunch hour. The week is pretty busy too with the launch of my A'level clinic; UCAS deadlines; Business Enterprise on Tuesday; Re-sits on Thursday; NO Leanne on Wed and AS Film Shoots commencing.
Period 1/2: Year 12 Media
Final preparatory work for shoots. Collect in and check shooting schedules and make sure all students have provided mobile numbers. Blogs should be up to date with animatics and locations sought with permissions. Tell students about 'Music' brief - copyright free and or original score
Period 3/4: Year 13 Film
Quiz Starter: Definitions / explanations of these:
What is meant by a patriarchal order?
What is the name of Laura Mulvey's essay written in 1973?
What ideological framework does Mulvey subscribe?
What is a scopophillic gaze?
What is meant by objectification?
Look at clips that were not covered in last weeks lesson to exemplify 'The Male Gaze'. Discuss the implications and connotations of these. is this the only gaze that exists?
Resources
Thomas Shatz: Theorising the female spectator
http://books.google.com/books?id=lM-rx7S2ijoC&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=The+Female+gaze+in+Hollywood&source=bl&ots=7B8DSK2m-d&sig=cSfhvRrTVORwu2e_p47s_TxyZcU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA95,M1
http://books.google.com/books?id=a6G6iERQf3sC&pg=PA237&lpg=PA237&dq=women+fetishised+in+film&source=bl&ots=dt20Pw8bOE&sig=dz-ROmJztBc5Rs2-1R256q2-7wA&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA244,M1
A Very useful article summarising different aspects of the Gaze:
http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/Literary_Criticism/feminism/gaze.htm
LUNCH : ACTION/ADVENTURE RE-SIT SESSION + MEETING WITH SUE HARRIS
RE-SCHEDULE ACTION ADVENTURE FOR TUESDAY LUNCH
Period 5: FREE
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