TOK Homework - Language

Post the ‘script’ (or a brief summary) from another group’s skit and write a paragraph explaining how the ‘rules’ broke down and Language was no longer an efficient way to transfer ideas. Post as a comment on my blog.

Definition of Language

Just a reminder about the definition of Language

- Symbolic

- Has ‘rules’ that are agreed upon

- Has intention

ITGS Case Study Info

See below for some useful information regarding the HL Case Study.

https://isbeijingitgs.wikispaces.com/file/view/Difference+between+HL+and+SL.pdf

http://casestudy-itgs-2012.wikispaces.com/file/view/d_3_itgsx_css_1205_1_e.pdf (2012 Case Study)

http://occ.ibo.org/ibis/documents/dp/gr3/itgs/d_3_itgsx_css_1305_1_e.pdf (2013 Case Study)

http://www.itgstextbook.com/case-study-2013-red-dragon.html

http://itgsopedia.wikispaces.com/Case+Study+2012+-+Paper+3

iMovie Project

Alright, my young Spielbergs! The time has come for you to take the Director's chair and create a fully-functioning cinematic masterpiece using iMovie!

Length: 4 weeks (12 hours of class time)

Objectives:

- create a 10-15 minute video using iMovie and Garageband
- create a properly formatted script and storyboard

Some possible ideas for your movies:

- a sitcom (maybe with commercials)
- a documentary
- a horror movie
- a summary of a movie/book/TV show/comic book/videogame
- news reports
- an infomercial (extended commercial for one product)
- an instructional video ("How to...")

Some requirements:

- formatted script
- Storyboards (at least 12 scenes)
- original audio (dialogue, music, sound effects)
- titles and transitions
- subtitles (not necessarily for the whole movie)
- different camera angles/techniques
- Green Screens

Example script (from The Godfather):



 

iMovie Introduction

Today, we begin a new unit where we'll be using iMovie to create films that we'll share with the rest of the school. You're all pretty familiar with using the software, but perhaps you haven't thought quite so much about what actually goes into making a movie.

1. What sort of planning needs to happen before filming (pre-production)?


2. What do we need to remember while we're filming (production)?


3. What happens afterwards (post-production)?

Form groups of 2-4 people:

• each gender must be represented


• 2-4 people


• different partners from your presentations


• create a Google Doc and share it with me and the whole group (filename: IT 9.3 - Movie Ideas - Group Member Names)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFuLi8D-qGk&feature=related

The Science of Beauty

(http://studio-grd.com/golden-ratio/)

How subjective is beauty? We often think that it's all according to 'taste' and completely dependent on the individual, but scientists, biologists, and mathematicians have long been fascinated by certain ratios and proportions of things that are considered 'beautiful'. You may have heard of the Fibonacci Number (from The Da Vinci Code), and you can read more about it here.

Do you think beauty can be scientifically calculated? Respond as a comment.

Also, here's the link for today's documentary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou2USR1MBrk&feature=relmfu

Seeing is Believing?

(taken from: http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/080/267/if-seeing-is-believing-can-blind-people-believe.jpg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe3St1GgoHQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vblhBmHKW5s

What do the previous movies tell us about our senses? About our ability to 'decide not to believe'? (This is something called 'Suspension of Disbelief')

Put the AoKs in order (most use of Perception to least)

Respond as a comment to the following:

1) Do we use sense perception in different ways in our different areas of knowledge? How does it function in the Arts when compared to the Sciences?

2) To what extent does the artist make an advantage out of the subjective nature of sense perception, while the scientist regards it as an obstacle to be overcome? (Use specific examples.)

Criterion C - Project Schedule

At this point, you should have collected quite a bit of material (or at least know what material you need to collect). Over the break, please create the Project Schedule, which will outline the steps you need to take in order to achieve the results you want.

Here's Yoga's example from last year:

ITGS Project Mark Scheme

Take a look at the descriptions below for achieving and 'Advanced' grade for your Project (I think this will make some of you less nervous about the project):

For info on Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), click here.

Grade 9 Fundamentals Presentations

In your groups (or alone), you will come up with a presentation based on one of the following topics:

- Hardware
- Viruses
- Piracy
- Hacking
- Online safety

Sign up with your group HERE.

You will need to make a presentation that is 10 minutes if you're working alone and  15-20 minutes if working with a partner.  You must also have some sort of activity that the rest of the class will participate in. They could answer questions on their own blogs, or they can comment on a post you've made on your own blog.

- both members of the group must be a part of the presentation
- you must have visuals to show on the projector
- include resources of different types (presentations, videos, websites, games, etc)

Format must be in EITHER Prezi or Google Presentation (no Keynote or PowerPoint for this one!).

The Matrix and the Cave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRNMZEDOBrM

Activity 1 (make a blog post)

1. Would you want to be released from the Matrix? Why or why not?


2. Can you think of any institutions or concepts in our world that are like the Matrix?


3. How is the way you understand the world, your ideas and beliefs, shaped by the actions of others?


4. Who has the power to shape your ideas and beliefs? In what ways is this good and in what ways is it not so good?

Extension: Read Plato's Allegory of the Cave to get an idea of where the filmmakers got the idea for the movie.

Activity 2 (respond as a comment)

Let's pretend there is a machine that would let you experience absolutely ANYTHING that you wanted. If you've seen Total Recall, it's something like that (or the Holodeck on Star Trek). Be a rockstar, write a novel, become an astronaut, fall in love, invent cold fusion -- you could experience ANYTHING you wanted, just by programming the machine. You wouldn't be 'actually' experiencing these things; you'd be floating in some tank of water, being fed vitamins and nutrients through a tube. The illusion would be so perfect that you wouldn't know that it's an illusion.

1. Do we care about certain things independent of the experiences they create for us? For example, is being in reality important even if the experience isn’t pleasant?


2. Is it better to live happily in the Matrix than miserably in reality? Why or why not?


3. How do we know that we are not in an experience machine? Can we prove we are not? How do we know that what we perceive is real?