What a title, huh? As today was mostly working on the BTW projects due at the end of next session, Elizabeth attempted to liven things up at the beginning with a pirated youtube LOTR video. Theoden and Aragorn charging against all orc odds at Helm's Deep ought to motivate anyone, right?
After this brief intro, accompanied with the suggestion on the part of Alli that we have a movie day (wouldn't that be a fun way to end the last session?!), Elizabeth launched the class into the learn@UW quiz. After clarifying a few details, such as the fact that the BTW is due at the end of NEXT session, the class was ready to begin worktime.
Many people were missing today, but groups made do with the resources they had. Krystal and Malibu quickly got together and decided on a course of action, running to the other tower to use the conference room to record. The rest of the class, in the meantime, continued working on their scripts. AJ eventually came in to introduce the feedback quiz on learn@UW, and to ask each student to take it. Soon after, Alli and Nina were ready to record as well - Paul esocrted them to the recording studio.
Before this, however, the class discussed, prompted by Elizabeth's question, what everyone was doing over spring break. Alli and Nina have track practice thwice a day the entire week!! Wow, you go girls! That's pretty intense. No one else seemed to really have any special plans.
Random sound effects, from screams to bells ringing filled the air over the calm solo piano that Elizabeth put on as background. Eventually, Michelle, Anny, Tenzin, Jose, and Diana were able to start working in earnest - for the first half Tenzin was writing their script so there wasn't as much to do. Jose and Diana, the two main actors, left for the recording studio after Alli and Nina had finished their time.
Elizabeth shared facts about romantic composers during the break (did you know that Felix Mendelssohn's sister was a virtuosic performer and composed Queen Victoria's favorite Mendelssohn piece?) and Michelle and Anny debated whether or not they could jump down to the outdoor courtyard without breaking something . . .
Switching up from Chopin Nocturnes to extravagant romantic orchestral settings, the end of class began in earnest. Perhaps music really does influence our actions - the students seemed particularly attentive during this last set of worktime. Wrapping things up with blogs at 2:45. Another fine day of ITA. BTW conquest to be completed next time!
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