Bloom’s Taxonomy

For the project I used symbols and images like Anne Frank and her family, Miep, 9/11 bombing, holocaust, World War II, racism, yellow tulips with blood, and world suffering. The images time and were divided between black and white and colour. The black and white images represented images of World War II and the colour images represented the images of the time now. The music used was a song, sang by Sarah Brightman called Ave Maria. It is a slow and peaceful song.

The image like Anne Frank show the audience the good in her and the type of person she is. Her family’s guidance and influence and she is also the whole reason for the commercial. Miep is a symbol of courage and hope that she risked her life to help those in hiding for the years. She also gave them hope that they had someone who was still good during the war. The 9/11 bombing showed that there is still destruction and chaos in the world today but people should also look at the good that happened that day not only the bad. Holocaust represented the people that suffered because of the people that didn’t like their religion. World War II showed the destruction and cruelty of the people but also showed the good that happen like soldiers helping people. Racism to me showed similarity to the anti-religion at the time of the war. Why should people suffer because they believe in their religion at the same goes for people’s race? Yellow tulips with dripping blood showed the blood shed caused in
Holland but showing Anne in the same picture was a symbol of goodness and hope that would come out. World suffering was also another way of showing people that what was happening years ago is still happening now. The music gave a clam and sorrowful vibe. Towards the end of the song the sorrowful vibe was slowly changing to a hopeful and heavenly.

Each symbol has a different meaning and different powers, but if I had to choose one image I would choose the racism image because I think that racism has been around for a long time and no one is stopping it. I also feel that it might be the next biggest thing since the holocaust if no one stops it, Genocide. If I used a rock song I feel that commercial would have a whole different effect and people but yet again no effect because I feel it doesn’t flow together properly.

Making this film really help me understand more about World War II and also made me realize that the holocaust is happening now but starting from racism and genocide. It also helped me realize the good in people when the times are worst. Everybody thinks that 9/11 was a bad day but we should also think of the people that helped to find every person that day. They helped make those people’s day a hopeful day. If I had to grade myself on this project I would give myself an 85% out of 100%. I just feel that the commercial would have not been good enough for her. I feel that not only her but other survivors deserve more than a video made by a few 8 graders.

KnowledgeWe used the Nazi symbol to represent the World War II and the background of living life of Anne Frank. We also used the symbol of Jew because Anne Frank was Jew and the killing Jew and the holocaust was one of the important incidents of World War II and it is also related to the whole Anne Frank’s diary. We used the symbol of train because the train can represent many different varieties of meanings. The train can be categorized in the sound and the image. We can use the sound of train moving because trains were the main transportation during the World War II. We can also observe for the images of trains to represent the main transportation during those days. We used the image of yellow tulip with blood and the yellow tulip represents Holland and the blood represents that the
Holland has destroyed and the country is with full of blood. Our group also used an image of skulls because many people had died. And also an image of an almost dead young kid because during the World War II, many kid especially who are related to or are Jews had died because of typhus, food conflicts and etc. We used powerful songs instead of soft songs, which can describe the sadness of this event because we believe that the powerful songs can show the anger, panic, fear, horror, death and wars. We also made a Nazi symbol with blood on so it describes that the Nazis were terrible and were crazy about killing people especially people who are Jews.

Comprehension

In our short film, all the pictures, symbols, and sounds are related. The whole idea of this short film is Anne Frank but we are getting more into it and we are looking and researching stuff about World War II, holocaust, Jew, and the Nazi. The sound will be related to the images and symbols. For example, if we put a picture of Hitler in the movie, we will use the marching sound, so it makes more sense and it can help the audience understand better and more precisely. Besides marching sound, you can also use bombing sound, shooting sound, and Hitler’s speeches because those sounds are related to Hitler and they can describe him very well and they also show what kind of person Hitler is. We also used a picture of a child who is starving to death because in Anne Frank’s days, there were many children who were starving to death.

Application

For the sound, we used powerful music to represent the anger, fear and darkness, so it might make the audience scary and it will make the short film stronger and more sensational. Also the music can help the images for representing the anger, fear and the darkness. The symbols can teach audience what my group is trying to tell them or what we want to teach them. For example, if we show the Jew symbol to the audience, they will know that the short film would be related to the Jew. For pictures, they will be more specific than symbols and they will describe the symbol and what happened during the Anne Frank’s days. And the sound or music will be the back-up for the symbols and pictures.

Analysis

I think the most powerful symbol is the Jew symbol because this is what separated the Jews and Christians and this is what caused the war. For music, we are using the powerful music, so I think all the songs are as powerful as others. For images, the most powerful one will be the picture of Anne Frank because she is related to the Jew, the Nazi and all other symbols and pictures. She is a Jew and she was in the holocaust which was run by the Nazi. She helped us to understand more about the World War II and holocaust and she made us to get excited about the World War II and made us to get more into this historical event.

Synthesis

We made a short film that spreads Anne’s hopeful message of peace. We made a short film about important events or pictures that can describe the days during the World War II and Anne Frank’s days. We defeated or accomplished this aspect of Blooms Taxonomy by creating a short film.

Evaluation

Overall, we think that we did an excellent or a great job even though we only very little time to complete this gigantic project. We used the best of the best images, sounds, and symbols to describe the Anne Frank’s days and the events that were happening in her days. I think using powerful songs instead of soft songs is very creative because no one would think of using powerful songs in this sad event. And the yellow tulip with blood on it is also creative because it can represent the death of Holland but it can also describe
Holland by yellow tulip and blood/death with the blood on tulip. I also think that it’s creative by making a Nazi symbol with the blood on it so it represents how Nazis were. If we can give a grade ourselves, we would give A- ourselves because we put a lot of efforts in, tried our best and the short film we made is excellent.

ESLR’s

We chose Effective Communicator, Involved Citizens, and Academic Achiever because we thought we hit most of the points.

Effective communicator means to listen respectfully and ask questions to facilitate understanding and achieve insight, collaborate with others in appropriate learning situations to achieve group goals. In our own words, we listen to each other respectfully, ask questions, and disagreed respectfully to some of the ideas we didn’t like. We all worked quiet ok to complete this assignment together as a group. Examples that we were an effective communicator, is when we all had to choose something to do. One is to do the movie, another one is to do the ESLR’s and the last one is to do the Bloom’s Taxonomy. One wanted to do the same things as the other. Instead of shouting at each other, we listen to what we all have to say and compromise.

We were also an involved citizens. Involved citizen’s means to demonstrate responsibility in active decision-making, interact respectfully with people of diverse cultures, and demonstrate awareness and respect for the rights of others. In our own words, we all are from different culture and religion. Not only are we from different cultures, Anne is a Jew, and that’s different from all of us. We had to interact with her from her books, and we all did it respectfully. When someone from our group has something to say, we listen and discuss, not just don’t care, because all our team members have the rights to speak out their opinion and ideas. Examples that we were an involved citizens is when we were discussing about the whole project, what we wanted to do, what symbols we wanted, because believe it or not, some religion have different meanings for different symbols. Like the Nazis symbol, their symbols may symbolize war, death, but for the Hindu and Buddhist it means piece. So we had to choose what would be appropriate for everyone.

Academic Achiever means to demonstrate the ability to work both independently and collaboratively, Access information from a variety of sources, and Demonstrate technological literacy and the use of technology as a tool for the efficient and creative completion of a project. In our own words, we worked together as a group and by ourselves. We work collaboratively during class times, and when we arrange time after school to do work together, and we work independently at home. We use a variety of sources, such as books, and internet. Our project is a movie, so we’re using technology as a tool for the efficient and creative completion for our project.

Anne Frank Commercial

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Sharing opinions is something I hate or dislike a lot but not only my opinions but feelings too. I just don’t like talking to people about myself or feelings. Now, I don’t even like giving people my opinions. Why? Because I have given people my opinions and I always get discourage from people’s answer. I under understand that people have their own opinions too but they just don’t seem to understand other peoples opinions, especially mine but I don’t care now.

They would always try to argue a lot and not give up or start talking about their selves and forgetting about whatever you said. For example if someone asks me what do you think about that teacher? I would say “I don’t like her way of teaching. To me she wastes a lot of time during class when we could so more productive things. I also don’t like her attitude.” Now the person would reply back “How could u say that about her? She is the best teacher I have for all my classes. You just aren’t used to her way of teaching so you shouldn’t blame her. She knows how to teach properly and make us learn and remember the work well. You’re so ungrateful. I don’t think you deserver to go to this school.” You know what don’t ask me my opinion next time if you’re going to say something so drastic. I now can’t be bothered to answer people anymore. I just ignore them or say I don’t know. They don’t need my opinion and plus I don’t need their opinion to tell me how wrong or stupid I am. So people lash out at me for telling them my opinion and saying I’m all wrong and if I do give my opinion the penalty is so much worst. So I have learned that my opinions are brainless and it has been demonstrated many times. No one needs to know them and that way the world is a better place. I can deal with my emotions and opinions by myself. The world has no time for understanding but only judging. I can’t persuade my readers that your opinions are important. That’s for you to find out. I don’t even want to post this up on my blog. I guess I have to tolerate the comments that are coming. I don’t even want good comments. I’m sick and tired of comments.

Anne probably reached her bursting point living in the house with her opinions always put down. I understand how she feels and how she became depressed. We can’t blame ourselves. People weren’t born with this feeling of depressed. People made us like this. Wish I never had to share this stupid piece of writing. Wasting not only my time but yours too. I just want to be left alone…

I’m not looking forward to your comments.

Anne and Margot are like my brother and I. We hate it when each other touches each others things. I hate it when he is my room. I hate it when he is using or touching my things. I don’t really care when my parents treat him better or are more of his favor then me because I’m used to it and I have a feeling that Anne would get used to it soon also. I cant relate to Anne loving her father more or her mother less because what I feel for my parents are private thoughts due to this public society but I may tell you it isn’t good or loving how I feel for them. So basically its me alone against the world and I like it because its all me learning and caring for myself without guidance. I rather be like this to grow up faster then always be protected or whatever you want to call it. Anne says “I don’t pronounce judgment on my mummy’s character, for that is something I can’t judge.” I do the same thing I can’t judge how my parents treat me because we are never perfect in everything we go but we could always try to get closer to that perfect ness. So I just tell myself if I have a wife and kids to never be a parent like them but to what I feel is a parent to myself.

On page 46 she says “Oh, so many things bubbled up inside me as I lie in bed, having to put up with people I’m fed up with, who always misinterpret my intentions.” This sentence definitely is mine. I know I have a lot of things bubbled up inside of me because so many people tell me I do. I wonder why I do and I think its because I don’t trust anyone to keep things between the two of us also if I try to open up a bit I always get snapped back with my feelings hanging in the dark and their feelings being shot at me where my heart used to be. Another thing I hate about people is that when they see me so bottled up they ask me to tell them what’s wrong and when I do they say “What about me how do you think I feel?” Then they start telling me it’s my entire fault and making themselves shine so perfectly without noticing it. If I say something I get &%@#ing snapped at which I hate so I decided to just not say anything and tell them nothing is wrong. I do realize that the person I’m talking to isn’t a counselor so I don’t expect the person to be so understand but if they are going to only think about their feelings only don’t bother to ask me how I &%@#ing feel then. Advice to people if you want to know the problem of a person give them advice and understand them don’t just talk about your feelings.

Another thing I seriously dislike about people is that they always leap into conclusions like when Anne picked up her sister’s book and her sister, mom, and dad straight away snapped at her. What they could have done was talk to her and tells her nicely to please put the book down or say “You should ask your sister’s permission first before picking up the book”. Don’t you think saying that is better than “I’d like to see what you’d say if Margot ever started looking at one of your books!”. Anne was miss interpreted because all she wanted was a nice answer and she would have put down the book. She didn’t fight back or complain so she was more of asking for a nicer answer when her sister asked her to put down the book. People always jump to conclusions when we say things to them even though in the end we are proven right but they are so stubborn and one track minded.

 
If I had a heart I would close it to the world but I found out something even better I lost my heart and I’m waiting for someone to bring it back with the key. No one seems to care but pretend they do.
I am not perfect as well but I don’t purposely go and look for ways to make people miserable. So for now it’s me against the world with no one side by side me like always has been.

Introduction/Task: I would like you to think about the things you would take with you, if your parents told you to pack one small bag. Remember you have no idea where you will be going, or how long you will be there. What is important to you? Memories or dresses?

By now everyone would say they would bring things like diaries and photos that remind them of the past. There is nothing wrong with those things after all those things are what helps us during difficult times and remind us of our past and the times before but most people don’t think about times in the future after the time of moving or hiding has past. So for my items I would take with will be five things that mean a lot to me but also will mean a lot to me and maybe other people in the future. The first item is a letter pad to write down letters and notes to people wherever I am. Wherever we go we will always be away from people we love and care about so during the time away I would write letters to them even if I may not be able to send it at that time at least if someone found it they would probably send it for me or I could send it later on. Then the people I care and love would know my thoughts of those times and my thoughts about them during the time away. I prefer letters than a journal because journal you are writing your thoughts about yourself but in letter your writing your thoughts of other people which is what really matters. Second item would be a pen of course to write and ink cartridges for my pen. Third item would be envelopes to write on peoples name and address so that the letters maybe sent. Fourth would be memories of the past which to me is pictures. Memories that remind me of who I am and what I liked. Pictures of friends, family, things of interest, and mostly pictures of good times wherever and whomever. My last item which would be weird to people but I love it. Its perfume, yes perfume. I choose perfume because I love the smell of perfume and perfume has different smells which have different effects on people like some perfume smells make u smell fresh, charming, manly, classy, natural, and active. The smells would be useful to me when you are down and always thinking about the world. Thinking about the world bring me to my other reason why I choose perfume because of the smell of the perfume it remind me of the smell of the world I was in. The smell of people around the world, smell of nature, smell of so many things. Able to smell to know I am still alive.

So here are some pictures:

LetterPad and Pen

Envelopes

Photo Album

Some of my perfumes i would pack:
Ralph Lauren Polo-Black

Giorgio Armani-Armani Code

Calkvin Klein-Euphoria

Courage, also known as fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation. To me courage can be divided into physical courage and mental or emotion courage. Physical to me means that you are brave and willing to do something big. Like to die for your country or religion you need courage. Mental or emotional courage to me means you are able to overcome the fear of doing something that needs less courage to do for example asking a girl out for a date for the first time. Courage small or big has no difference because having to courage to do something is already an accomplishment the only difference is how big your accomplishment is. Courage can start from any age from a boy having the courage to sleep by himself at night to an old man who lives if life to fullest and not fearing death. Probably everything you just read doesn’t make sense to you but this is what I think courage is about, just that maybe I am explaining it in the wrong way or incomplete way.

“Often the test of courage is not to die but to live.” - Vittorio, Conte Di Alfieri