Category Archives: Videos

‘Where I’m From’ Animoto Video Materials

Posted on October 2, 2013 by mrshawke

We’ll be in the V203 computer lab today and tomorrow (A and B days) making those “Where I’m From” poems we wrote last six-weeks into videos. Just in case, here’s the necessary paperwork: “Where I’m From” Model & Template Animoto … Continue reading →

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2011 Ray Bradbury Interview

Posted on September 16, 2012 by mrshawke

Author of Fahrenheit 451, which 9th-graders have been reading, Ray Bradbury talks about how he became a science fiction writer and about his books in this video. Bradbury just died on June 5th, so this is probably one of his … Continue reading →

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The Color of Water: Videos & Links

Posted on August 30, 2012 by mrshawke

English 10 students started reading James McBride’s The Color of Water this week. Though it reads like a novel, it is actually his life story interwoven with his mother’s life story. A bit confusing at first, the shifting point of … Continue reading →

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Story of a Writer: Ray Bradbury on Storytelling and Human Nature

Posted on August 26, 2012 by mrshawke

[youtube]XESDRP82png[/youtube] This 1963 documentary is great background on Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451, which all AD English 9 students are currently reading. It’s also an excellent glimpse into the mind of a great writer, which is what all … Continue reading →

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Video/Poetry: Touchscreen

Posted on April 5, 2012 by mrshawke

Here’s the video we watched today, Marshall Soulful Jones’ “Touchscreen”: [youtube]GAx845QaOck[/youtube]

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Video: John Goddard

Posted on January 6, 2012 by mrshawke

Today’s video corresponds to a lesson in life goals, in which we will analyze (and be COMPLETELY AMAZED by) John Goddard’s Life List, which he created as a teenager, and create a list of our own. Here are handouts of … Continue reading →

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Videos: What adults can learn from kids & Dancing!

Posted on August 23, 2011 by mrshawke

Freshmen and sophomores watched different video clips on this past first Friday of the year. This one, I thought a great lead-in to Scout’s narration of To Kill a Mockingbird for 9th-graders: [youtube]V-bjOJzB7LY[/youtube] And 10th-graders got to watch the amazing … Continue reading →

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Video: Spin

Posted on April 17, 2011 by mrshawke

[youtube]oP59tQf_njc[/youtube] Friday’s video and writing prompt was this short film, “Spin,” from Double Edge Films’ Jamin Winans. Featuring a DJ with two turntables and a time machine, I would label its genre magical realism: realistic with supernatural elements. Have you … Continue reading →

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Videos: Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir & Helen Fisher’s ‘The Brain in Love’

Posted on April 12, 2011 by mrshawke

Friday’s videos were different for different classes. English 10 watched Eric Whitacre’s TEDTalk about his experience of putting together a virtual choir, connecting people and voices around the world: And building on the love themes in Romeo and Juliet, AD … Continue reading →

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Video: Nonverbal Communication (Ren and Sam!)

Posted on April 4, 2011 by mrshawke

We watched a couple of viral videos on Friday about Ren and Sam, the toddler twins who “talk” to each other expressively, and talked about how they communicate meaning without speaking actual words. The first video has been taken down, … Continue reading →

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Video: Nick Vujicic’s ‘I Love Living Life. I Am Happy.”

Posted on March 27, 2011 by mrshawke

[youtube]H8ZuKF3dxCY[/youtube] This week’s video and writing prompt amazed us all! Before showing Nick Vujicic’s “I Love Living Life. I Am Happy” to my classes, I’d already seen the video at least twice, but even after four classes on Friday, I … Continue reading →

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Video: ‘The Secret Powers of Time’

Posted on March 20, 2011 by mrshawke

[youtube]A3oIiH7BLmg[/youtube] Our video for the week is about time and how our view of it affects who we are and how we live. Psychologist and Stanford professor Philip Zimbardo says that the extent to which we have the six “time … Continue reading →

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Video: A Different Color Blue

Posted on March 4, 2011 by mrshawke

Watch the film at POV: A Different Color Blue Today’s film and writing prompt, at about four minutes, is a really short one, but it packs a lot of sensory punch. It’s about Charles Curtis Blackwell, a San Francisco artist … Continue reading →

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Video: Trash-Out

Posted on March 2, 2011 by mrshawke

Friday’s video and discussion/writing prompt was a PBS short film called “Trash-Out,” which shows a clean-up crew in a foreclosed house. We talked about the economic recession and job loss, and also about the stories that the empty house tells … Continue reading →

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Video: Neil Pasricha’s ‘The 3 A’s of Awesome’

Posted on February 19, 2011 by mrshawke

Today’s inspirational video and writing prompt:

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