Perspective Project - (Aug - Sept 2008) - Download project handout
How do I see the world? How do others see the world? How is it different and how is it the same?
At the beginning of the year, one of the most important things you can realize is that every person has a totally unique perspective of the world! In this project, we will explore perspectives as they relate to immigration. We will look at this issue from as many sides as we can handle, as we create perspective boxes to visually represent the diversity of ideas on a single topic.
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Ideal World Project - (May - Jun 2008) - Download project handout
If you were the supreme ruler of the world, how would things be different?
Since the beginning of time, philosophers and thinkers and everyday people have dreamed of the world being different than it is. Some of those people have tried to change the world, and others have just wondered about it. In the ideal world project, we will try to imagine the world being different and problems being solved. We will create short films that tell the story of our ideal world, and we will test our ideas to see if they stand strong against the weight of reality.
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Operation Yum: The Project - (April 2008) - Download project handout
What stories does food tell us about the world?
In this project, we explored the significance of food in specific countries and throughout the world. Students worked on teams of three to investigate the food of one country in the world, and they prepared the food and a lesson plan for the class. During this project, we also discussed the fact of global inequality and the theories behind this fact. Students exhibited this project atFestival del Sol on April 22, 2008.
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Media Makers Project - (Feb - Mar 2008) - Download project handout
How does media change the way we see and understand the world?
During this project, students learned how to look at media and how to create it. Students developed their analysis skills and wrote media analysis papers on four different types of media. The second part of this project involved media creation. Students learned photography techniques and developed their skills of looking at the world in new ways. They also learned how to tell the story of the picture by extrapolating clues and details from the image.
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Border Project - (Oct - Dec 2007) - View project handout
What difference does a border make?
This project helped students think about the transborder community where we live. Students wrote blog entries to develop their opinions about the relationship between Mexico and the United States. They also developed and research way to improve the relationship between these countries. The students all participated in a debate tournament at the end of the project, where they debated their cases against teams from the other pod.
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Space & Place Project - (Sept - Oct 2007)
How do maps tell stories? How do places influence our history?
Students worked in teams to explore different historical perspectives of the world. They researched historical points of view in order to create accurate maps of the world. For example, a map of the world drawn from the perspective of the Aztecs in the 15th century. Students also worked together to write essays that further explained the knowledge and values of their team's assigned perspecitve.
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Me & Us Project - (Aug - Sept 2007)
Who are we? Where did we come from?
For the first part of the semester, we researched and discovered our own personal histories and cultural identities. Students created a 16"x20" mixed media self portrait, and an essay that sought to explain themselves and the significance of their artwork.
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