Project X Part 6

Hello and welcome to my sixth blog post on Project X. Let’s get on to what I did this week.

Since the time for TED-Talks (click here to see the YouTube channel!) was near, I started on the presentation. The format I chose to present it in is Prezi. I chose it because it looks very visually appealing (here’s an example [Not my work]). Mr. Mongardi was actually steering us away from Prezi, since he thought it looked to complicated.

In the actual presentation, we’re supposed to talk for one minute about how we came to the conclusion of doing our project and everything in between. The slideshow that comes with it is mainly small bullet points and a few pictures. Instead of writing a set script, I chose to insert a few key bullet points to remind me of what to say. I have yet to put any pictures in though. I feel it’s easier for me that way.

I still feel a little bad that I couldn’t finish my comic before the actual TED-Talks. I’ve decided that I’m going to continue my project even after our Media Literacy class is over. It also helps that I have Art next trimester. I could possibly get help from my art teacher, Mr. Montoya. Do you guys think this is a good idea? Or should I strive to finish before the trimester is over, so that I can talk about it in my TED-Talk?

Thank you for reading my blog post and I’ll see y’all next time for part seven!

Image Credit: Austin Kleon

Project X Part 5

Hi and welcome to my fifth blog post of Project X. I didn’t do much this week, aside from the usual working on the comics.

When I was doing my work, I noticed something. When I finish compiling all my pages, I’ll have a white page blank on the left side of the book. I’m wondering if I should do something on those pages, like maybe a simple joke or a riddle.

On Wednesday, I sort of forgot to bring my newspaper bag so I couldn’t work on the physical project. However, I did do something else productive. I plotted out how my story would go. The number of chapters, what would happen in those chapters, the characters that would be involved, etc. If you want to see it, click here (though there ARE spoilers).

TED Talks is fast approaching with only seven classes left. And I’m barely done. The only way I can finish the project AND prepare for my TED Talk is by taking the work home with me and working on it there. Do you, my readers, think I’ll finish my project in time? Comment down below, and I’ll see y’all next time for Project X Part 6.

Creator of the Garfield Comics: Jim Davis

Project X Part 4

Hello and welcome to my fourth blog post for Project X. It's a little bit weird doing this blog post a day after the last one. It's because I didn't turn in the last one on time. I apologize for that.

Anyway, I've figured out the story of my comic! It’s going to be about how Alaska left Russia and how Europe is weeping about it. Then a certain something happens which triggers our hero to save the day. (I’m leaving those parts out because I don’t want to give out spoilers). The comic will be displayed in 3-4 chapters. This gives me a sense of organisation, because now I know how long it will take to make the whole comic.

I was planning on starting a new project after this one because I didn’t think it would take much time, but now, I’m starting to realize I’ll need to use all of my time to actually finish it. This doesn’t really bother me though, since I’m enjoying the work I do. I’ll need to take some time off from my TED-Talk schedule though.

Well that was my fourth blog post for Project X. Thank you for reading and tune in next time for Part 5!

Another Black-Out poem. This one is by Kevin Harell.

Project X Part 3

Hello and welcome to my third blog post for Project X. Mr. Mongardi introduced a new rubric for our blog posts. It's way more complex and detailed than the other one. Let's hope I do just as well in that too.

Anyway, onto what I actually did. I continued working on my ridiculous story and sort of cheated. Let me explain. Since I couldn't find the exact word I wanted to cut out, I just drew the word in newspaper-style. It sort of looks like this. This makes it way easier for me to actually carve out a story. Now that I “cheated” I realize it's much more fun to make these sentences. I feel a lot more absorbed in my work (wink wink).

When I made the time table for my work, I said I would finish the story by September 28th. It's taking a lot more time than that. Looks like I'll have to adjust it then.

Well aside from all that, nothing else happened much. Maybe the next blog post will be a little more interesting. Tune in next time for the fourth part of the blog post series!

A similar style to my comics called black-out poems. This one is by Austin Kleon.

The Team X Project Blog Post #4

Well this is surprising. Welcome to my fourth and final blog post where we find out if my egg survived or not. Short answer; it didn't.

Our egg did not survive AT ALL. It was actually one of the first ones to go down. The reason is because while we were doing all the testing, we didn't put as many weights on our plastic egg. When the actual egg came in, it put too much weight on our lander which fell very quickly. When we found out, it was about 7 minutes before the drop. We did the best we could like taking out some of the shock absorbers to make it more light. We also made a little cardboard roof to protect the egg from bouncing up and falling. Alas, it was all in vain. We still had a lot of fun though. If I was to do this project again, I definitely wouldn't repeat the same mistake again.

Well, thank you for reading all my blog posts so far. If I do something like this again, expect me to blog about it!

Final drop: https://youtu.be/-kafPKxuJKA
Pictures folder here