Project

For our final unit in Language Arts, we read a play named The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde. The play was quirky, comedic and filled with cool situations, making it a memorable experience to read and also watch on the big screen. After reading it, we had to display our understanding of the play by creating a portfolio of different responses to the play. We analyzed each act of the play, and that helped me in developing a thorough understanding of the play, which would later be tested in our End of the Year Language Arts exam.  Besides analyzing each act, I also included fun stuff, such as a character profile for each of the main characters, saying what they are like and what I would have them dress like. I also had a creative response to each act, varying from a diorama to an animated film. To end it all, I wrote a film review of Importance of Being Earnest, which I thought was better than the written form, as plays are meant to be seen. Overall, it was a fun experience. Now, if you ask me anything about this play, I’ll give you a good answer. Hopefully.

Click on the links below to find out more about the play and it’s playwright!

http://cmgww.com/historic/wilde/

The Importance of Being Earnest

In our Language Arts class, we are coming to the final act of our Frankenstein unit. To finish it off, we have to work on a multi -media project on the book. To guide us, we have the choice to choose one of three research questions:

• What spurs people to go into the unknown?
• what are the ethical considerations in creation and recreation of human beings?
• Can we-and should we- change to fit society’s expectations?

Since I am the most famed explorer on the planet and beyond, I chose the first essential question. I am the type of person that jumps off of a cliff without knowing whether it is bottomless or not, much like the people I am going to research. However, I could not have jumped right into researching. I didn’t have a research question. I thought it would be difficult, like in humanities class, but I acquired a good one in around five minutes, with the help of Mrs.  Taynton. Here it is:

Why and how did medieval and modern explorers and scientists push the boundaries and go into the unknown?

Yes, that was all well and good. However, that was not narrow enough just by itself. The inquiry points needed to kick in. The inquiry points guide where the research question goes. Mine are here:

Inquiry point 1: Who were these people, what did they do, how did they do it?

Inquiry point 2: How did people react to their findings, what were the costs of their findings, how are the things they did important today? How are some of them similar to characters from Frankenstein?

We always need to connect to our main focus, which is the Frankenstein book. Now that I had formulated a research question, and two inquiry points to guide that, I was ready to research. I haven’t begun yet, as I need to document the process that goes along with creating our project. The blog posts I post will keep everyone up to date on the mishaps and wonders I come across in my journey to create Frankenstein’s project.