Criterion D- Script (Final)

Wassup my name’s Jiri. Hey, I’m Kyu. Today we’re gonna talk about dating in Mongolia. Furthermore, what makes it even more intersting is that the situation in Mongolia is different from the situation in more developed countries such as the States Therefore, we thought it was the perfect topic to discuss on the theme "exploring adolescence and how it is different in Mongolia." Before we start, we have interviewed 5 girls and 3 guys to just see their opinion on dating in Mongolia, and in general terms. So the questions we asked them were: how often do they go out on dates, what do they look for in a guy/girl, what turns them on, what do they expect from a guy/girl after dates, whether they prefer talking over physical things during dates, what their dream dates are, are there a variety of dating partners to choose from in Mongolia, and how they expect their dates to act during dates.

(We will be reading some answers of each questions, and we will be talking in an improvising manner about their answers, and therefore, we did not create a specific script on this part on purpose). (The tone that we use during the improvisation will not be specified, since the answers will be varied and we must respond accordingly). (We will be exploring why they responded in that manner).

These answers might be affected by the fact that the interviewees are the students living in Mongolia. If we were to receive the responses to the same questions from the teenagers in the States, I can guarantee that many of these answers will be different. However, I think that some answers come to a universal agreement. So in order to compare and analyze some of the answers, we decided to gather the most common answers for all the questions of the 8 interviews. For how much people go on dates, the most common answer was "Not that often." However, if it was in the States, the response would be "often." Most of the people responded that they look for personality, looks, and body for someone who they would want to date. I guess that this would be much more of a universal answer. However, for the question of "What turns you on?" we could not reach a common answer because everyone's desire and tastes were different, and it would be accurate to say that the it would be the same response as the teenagers of the States. For the question "What do you expect from your partner after a date" was a hug, and nothing more physical. We are not sure whether this is universal, and therefore, we will not state any unsupported statements. It also seems that all of the interviewees preferred to talk on dates, rather than physical contact, and the same thing applies as sthe last question. However, the dream dates of the people varied by person, and therefore we could not reach a conclusion. Of course, this answer would be universal too because everyone's tastees are different. However, almost all of the responses of "Is there a variety of people to date to choose from?" were "NO!!!!" This would have been definitely different in the States. And finally, the most common answer for "How do theyt expect their dates to act during a date?" was "Confident and Open" and we believe this is also universal.

Well, we hope that we provided good information on this topic, and that you guys enjoyed the podcast. We hope that it enables you to go a step deeper on exploring adolescence, and how teenagers in Mongolia differ in different situations to the teenagers in other countries, especially on the topic of dating. I hope you can all understand or at least see the perspective of dating in Mongolia. Hope for the best, thanks for listening, and peace out.

Criterion D-Create (Script) (Rough Draft)

Wassup my name’s Jiri. Hey, I’m Kyu. Today we’re gonna talk about dating in Mongolia. Before we start, we have interviewed 5 girls and 3 guys to just see their opinion on dating in Mongolia, and in general terms. So the questions we asked them were: how often do they go out on dates, what do they look for in a guy/girl, what turns them on, what do they expect from a guy/girl after dates, whether they prefer talking over physical things during dates, what their dream dates are, are there a variety of dating partners to choose from in Mongolia, and how they expect their dates to act during dates.

(We will be reading some answers of each questions, and we will be talking in an improvising manner about their answers, and therefore, we did not create a specific script on this part on purpose). (The tone that we use during the improvisation will not be specified, since the answers will be varied and we must respond accordingly). (We will be exploring why they responded in that manner).

It seems that everyone had quite interesting answers. I think that the answers are even more special, because the responses came from guys and girls of our age in Mongolia. However, there seems to be a common pattern between the answers. Here is what I have noticed: (State the question with many similar answers). These answers might be affected by the fact that (…). In my opinion, there are also some universal answers, such as (…). Maybe it is due to (…). Well, thanks for listening, and I hope that we gave a good perspective on dating in Mongolia, as well as why we think the way we think about the subject.

Jiri will read the introduction, Kyu will read the conclusion. We will be rotating in a smooth manner in the middle -part, where we improvise.

Criterion C- Plan

Critierion B - Design

Jiri and Kyu have collaborated to create the podcast and therefore, will have the same material for criteria such B, which is Design, that we discussed together.
list of possible topics:
- Alcohol / Booze
- Sex
- Dating girls in Mongolia (also universally)
- Why classical music is better than hip-hop (and vice-verse)
- How to balance your academic, social, artistic, and athletic life
- How living in a developing country provides new difficulties and advantages compared to an advanced country
- How to drink wine and champagne with the consent of your parents
- Bad music taste of the teenagers
- Why or why not the TV series "Supernatural" is awesome


Intended audience:
People above the age of 13 including but not limited to adults, parents, relatives, etc. It can be both strangers and acquaintances.

How we can record and publish our podcast:
1) Record the podcast using the webcam, and post it up on Youtube: Broadcast Yourself
2) Use a voice recorder to record the podcast, and post it on a podcasting website http://www.mypodcast.com/.
3) Borrow a musical studio to record the podcast in a professional envrionment, and post it up on a podcasting website.
4) use a video recorder to record the podcast and post it up on our individual blog (for IT class)
5) Use a phone to record or video the podcast and post it up on Youtube or a podcasting website.

We will be using a voice recording device to record the podcast and publish it on a podcasting website. We chose this method because we thought it would be convinient and will produce a good quality sound.
We chose the topic of dating girls in Mongolia. We chose this topic because it is an interseting topic for teenagers, and it will be unique because the environment and opportunities of dating are different from other countries such as the States.
Another reason we chose this method was because we did not want to reveal our faces while creating a podcast. Also, we would not be able to borrow a professional music studio, so we were left with few choices, and we eventually chose the recording device and http://www.mypodcast.com/ because it is the most convinient way.

Design Specifications:
- A "Real" Podcast in a digital audio format
- A podcast that will have an audible sound quality
- A podcast where the participants (me and Jiri) will speak clearly
- The podcast will be around 10 minutes long
- It will be a collaboration between the two two participants
- It will be something personal
- It has to be published
- It has to be about being a teenager
3 Designs:
A:
- Why dating is different in Mongolia
- Country with less places to hang out
- The weather is really cold
- Transportation complications

- Where to go for dates
- Movie theatres
- Restaurants / Bars
- Double dates with friends
- Home-made dinners
- Study dates

- When to go on dates
- During school days
- During weekends

B:
- How to survive on dates
- How to break the awkward silence
- flirting the girls
- how to not act stupid
- How to get your game on
- how to look attractive
- how to turn girls on
- How to get them to want you

C:
- Interviews from girls about dating in Mongolia
- Girl A (hiba) or (Mila)
- Girl B (Nalini) or (Zina)
- Girl C (Urangoo)
- Our own commentary on the interview
- What we basically think about each interview

The collaborative group of Jiri and Kyu has come up to a decision of choosing the design C. Contemplating consceintiously of the multiple opportunities we could have chosen, we came up to this decision for various reason. First of all, we thought it will produce an unparallel topic, arousing great interst from all the audience. The interviewees might state unanticipated results, which will create a better discussion topic. This topic will fit the design specifications.If the podcast doesnt meet the time limit, we might add a part from Design B.

Questions that we will ask for the interviews:
- How often do you go on dates in mongolia
- What do you look for in a guy
- What turns you on
- What do you expect from a guy after a date
- Do you like to talk more on dates or do you expect more physical things
- What is your dream date
- Is there a variety of guys to pick from
- How do you expect the guy to act during a date

Criterion A- Investigation (Continued once more)

Podcasts are digital files (usually a video or recording) that are released episodicsally and that can be downloaded or heard/watched online. They are created for a non-commercial purpose because they can be downloaded for free legally. Therefore, most people create podcasts as a hobby or their interest. They are created by common people who know how to create a podcast. People who listen to podcasts include people who are interested in listening to other people's opinions about the topics they are interested it and web surfers. They are made either by audio or video. You can record it in various ways. You can use the webcam or use a video recorder. Or, you can record it on a microphone.

My task in this project is to cooperate with Jiri to create a podcast of our own. We will have to make a podcast about a topic of adolescence that we relate closely with. It is absolutely important to learn about podcasting because as time flows, technology is taking up a bigger portion of our lives everys ingle day. Therefore, getting to know those technology and learning how to make use of them is an important life skill. The podcast we will create might include an audience of classmates and teachers of our school, as well as web surfers if they come across our podcast.

i listened to some of my classmates' podcasts. here are my general comments:
Binderya-
The sound quality was bad, and the 2 people switching thing was a bit confusing
Urangoo-
great sound quality, good script, and good execution
Jiri-
Bad sound quality, interesting topic to discuss, intonation could be improved.
Sugii-
Acceptable sound quality, good intonation, and the topic was interesting.


Podcast 1:
This podcast was about Kevin interviewing a woman who still admired her high school lover, which was almost 30 years ago. She is married, and the high school guy is married too, but the woman cannot forget about him. She says that if she has the opportunity to be with her high school lover again, she will do it without hesitation. Kevin is amazed by this statement.
I found this podcast while I was searching on the http://www.mypodcast.com/ website.
I really liked this podcast. I personally think that all of Kevin Quinn's podcasts are amazing and interesting. The choice of the topic is intersting, and it's also highly debatable. Kevin seems to have much experience with the podcasts, since he has his own radio program. Kevin is a Caucasian American in the 30s, married, and happy.

Quinn, Kevin. "The One That Got Away." Best of Kevin Quinn. 30 Sep. 2009. 25 Nov. 2009.


Podcast 2:

It was about a guy named Kevin Quinn and his daily episode with his wife. One lunch, his wife got him barbecue from a restaruant called Pearls, with 3 types of barbecue Sauce. Hungry as he was, Kevin devoured the barbecue, and later realized that the sauce was really spicy. So he's jokingly suspicious about his wife trying to kill him.

It was extremely appealing to me. First, he described the barbecue and the eating scene so well that saliva was swelling in my mouth. Also, the sound was really clear, and the scenario was really funny, even to a teenager like me who doesn't know much about marriage relationships.

I found the recording while searching the word "food" on a website called http://www.mypodcast.com/.
Thye posting seems a bit irregular, because one day, he records 2 episodes, while in other occasions, he takes 10 days to make a podcast. He is a 30 year-old male living in the time zone of Greenwich.

Quinn, Kevin "Is my wife trying to kill me?" Best of kevin Quinn. 22 Sep. 2009: ? 25 Nov. 2009.





Podcast 3:

This was a semi-radio show about Christmas music before actual Christmas, starting from November. He received calls from several women who support the Chrstimas music, and kevin makes a commentary while interviewing these women. The format of the podcast was different from the podcast #2. There was actually an interaction among the interviewer and the interviewee. I am not sure whether this can be counted as a "podcast" though.

Again, like his previous podcast, i found it really funny and intersting. There were some profanity in it, but it wasn't very severe, and I really liked the mocking and sarcastic tone of Kevin. The sound quality seems to be really good. However, it seemed a bit too short and Kevin didn't express himself as much as podcast #2. But again, it might not be a problem since the definition of a "podcast" can be varied.

I found the podcast on kevin Quinn's website after listening to podcast #2. It seems that Kevin Quinn is actually the host of a radio show of 103.5, and that it's his career. I'm not sure how often it is published.

Quinn, Kevin. "Christmas Music In Spetember?" Best of Kevin Quinn. 10 Sep. 2009: ? 25 Nov. 2009.

There are various ways to record and publish podcasts. One simple way is recording yourself on the webcam and uploading it on a video-sharing website such as Youtube. Another way would be video-recording yourself and uploading it in an actual podcast website such as http://www.mypodcast.com/ or http://www.podomatic.com/. However, one doesn't have to record a video, because an audio also is valid as a podcast. One can record it through various media such as the cellphone, voice recorder, microphone, etc etc. Also, one can use dufferent recording programs and post them on iTunes. There are innumerous ways a podcast can be recorded and published, but I suggest that a podcast be made in Audio with a microphone and posted on a professional podcasting website because it promises good quality and good audience too.

Design Specifications-
- A "real" podcast
- A podcast that is created by the collaboration of me and my partner, Jiri
- A podcast that explores deeply of the topic of our choice
- A podcast that is at least 5 minutes long
- An audio file
- A podcast that other teenagers will be able to relate to

Test-
We will make our classmates listen to our product. Then we will ask them if they have experienced a similar situation, and whether you can relate to it or not. Then, we will evaluate the extent of their depth of it by asking them these series of questions:
- Why do you think it relates to you?
- How often can you find yourself in this situation?
- Has the situation gotten any better?
-From 1-7, number your empathy on this podcast
- What was good about our podcast?
- What are some potential criticsms?

Through these questions, we will evaluate their depth of relating to our podcast from 1~7. Then, from there, we will be able to evaluate whether our product was a success or a failure because our podcast is supposed to make people relate with it.

Practice podcast script

I picked the topic of computer/internet severity. I chose the topic because it is a modern issue that teenagers face, and the parents are deeply concerned about. The view of the teenager would be totally different from that of the parents', because the teenager would think it is a normal thing, and would think that their parents are just fussing about it. The parents would be extremely concerned about the child's social life as well as his health. Name: James Stough Age: 17 Country of birth: New York, USA current resident: Mongolia Current school: ISU Cultural/Other background: A typical American New York teenager who wants privacy from their parents. He is a good student with a good reputation, and has many close friends. He has lived in Mongolia for 2 years, and has found the internet to be terrible. He spends most of his spare time on the computer, but he is not the typical "addiction." He actually does some productive activities such as internet classes, reading newspaper, watching the news, video conferencing friends, etc. But because of the slow internet, his time spent on the computer is even further extended. It's quite irritating how my parents misunderstand the time spent on the computer. I know that they're concerned about me and everything, but every time I try to explain, it's like they shut their ears or something. I realize myself that I spend about 4~8 hours on a typical school day, but I really can't help it though. I'm always busy doing homeworks on the computer, because everyting needs to be typed, and all the research is done on the internet. Also, I chat with my friends from the States as well as my friends here. Furthermore, I even take internet classes for my own sake, and all my parents see me "in front of the computer" is me just "surfing the internet" and "wasting my time." Of course, there are some times when I surf the internet and stuff, but I actually do more work than play. I even read the papers online, because i can't get them here. I think that everytime I explain what I do everyday on the computer, all they hear is blah blah blah blah chatting with my friends blah blah blah go on facebook, and miss out other things that I do. They even try to come up to my room to check up on me, I think mostly for porn. My god, the internet's way too slow to even download porn you know. I get so stressed when they try to overthink everything. Besides, another reason I take so long every single day on the computer is because the internet is painfully slow here! I mean, to load a youtube video that is 3 minutes long, it TAKES 5 minutes. Anyways, my point that i'm trying to make here is that I just wish my parents were a bit more understanding, and not worry a little bit. I mean, it's not as if I'm a loner in the school and only get good grades in IT, you know. I actually socialize quite a lot outside, as well as via internet. I just hope that they are enlightened one day to realize that i'm not going to be a social outcast and a miserable internet addict.

Profile of our generation & characterization of our birth year (Crit. A continued)

I tried to create a profile of our generations. The interviews that I looked seemed to have bostly come from people who were born in the year of 1994 and 1993.

- We all seem to care about our family very much. Despite the minor conflicts and the feeling of "getting more distant" is seen, our generation still seems to value it very much.

- However, our generation also seem to place great value in friendship. We talk to them very often, even about subjects that we do not discuss with our family members. I think this is especially greater in the community we are staying though (international school of ulaanbaatar) because it's very small, and so we become even closer.

- Our generation seems immensely influenced by the advancedment of technology. The internet has provided us new medium to which we can talk and chat, which increases our friendship. However, it also led to things such as internet addiction, less socializing outside, etc. It also brought things such a pornography closer to the people (especially the guys.) Also, the media (especially the TV) influences our way of thinking and knowledge.

- Our generation cares about attraction between the opposite genders, but we do not see to think it as our top priority.

- Our generation also sees the growing responsibilities and expectations from the outside.

However, compared to the older generations, it seems that the generations seem much similar.

Therefore, if I was to "characterize our birth year," it would be the advancement of technology and the countries. Almost everyone has acknowledged the influence of technology in our lives, how we went from a black-and white camera to a cell phone that can take pictures, enables us to surf the internet, listen to music, etc. Also, we all have seen the developments in our countries, and how all of the countries became more wealthy (well mostly,) and how it became more cosmopolitan. Therefore, I think that our generation can be defined as "plugged in cosmopolitans."

Interviews (Crit.A continued)

The questions I asked:
1) What characterizes the year that you were born in time?
2) What defines your generation?
3) What are some good points of being an adolescent?
4) What are some bad points?
5) Do you wish that you were born in another generation? why or why not?
6) what are some problems you face as a teenager?
7) What influences your thinking during your teen years? (Moral, educational, and political)
8) How important is friendship to you as of right now?
9) How important is love to you as of right now?
10) Are you happy with your life?

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Zina


1) What characterizes the year that you were born in time?
The war that started in 1992 and went on for 5 years.

2) What defines your generation?
Again, the war. Back home my generation is known as the “war kids”.

3) What are some good points of being an adolescent?
Everyone gets to be an adolescent in their life at one point. We do make mistakes but we learn from them. So in the future we will know what to do. And someday when we have kids we will know what they are dealing with and how to help them for example.

4) What are some bad points?
We are not as experienced and we do not make good decisions all the time. We don’t listen to the elders at times because we think that we are the smartest and don’t trust anyone.

5) Do you wish that you were born in another generation? why or why not?
Not really. This way I saw the bad things that happened during the war. I saw the development of my country from being the poor and helpless one to a developed country today.

6) what are some problems you face as a teenager?
Any family issues, school problems, friends, boyfriends etc.

7) What influences your thinking during your teen years? (Moral, educational, and political)
Mostly my family and friends. My family helps me a lot because they all have gone through similar things in their lives so they help me with making my decisions. While my friends help me also through advice but also through their attitudes. I think that it is important to see what my friends think of me and will they judge me which in my opinion is not an advantage in life.

8) How important is friendship to you as of right now?
Very important because friends are the ones that understand me the most I could say. They help me, listen to me, give advice and are mostly always there. And my best friends would never judge me.

9) How important is love to you as of right now?
Love of any kind is important because in life we need love and support to keep going. And I think in my life I need love to keep me going.

10) Are you happy with your life?
Well when I look at individual things in my life they are not as good as they can be. But life in general is satisfying and I personally cannot complain about it. And as the question states, I am happy. :)



Bilegt




1) 1994, right after when democracy showed up (after socialism).
2) No comment.
3) Time where you actually grow up to take care of you own life, not being told what to do etc.
4) the time where many changes happen, mentally and physically. this can change your life
5) i do not wish to be born in a different generation because there was no fun back in the 80's and 90's and its too weird to be born in the future.
6) emotional meltdowns, but i almost never face them. biggest problem is rejection, you feel very bad about yourself.
7) everything: parents, friends, things happening around you (news)
8) Very important. Every teen, not only teens, everyone hates rejection. they need people around them
9) not that important. Though we all want relationships, i first need to struggle for my own life
10) pretty much happy


Nalini


1. 1993 for me was when bill clinton became president
2. we have grown up in the 21st century with many more technological advancements
3. more freedom
4. more responsibilities
5. yes, i wish i was born in the 50's. because they had awesome diners where the waitresses would get payed to rollerblade. and they had awesome music and juke boxes.
6. school.
7. parents, friends, media
8. very important
9. not that important
10. ehh, for the most part


Mother-


My mom and me last year


My mother during her teenage years

Q. Tell me about your teenage years.
A. Well, my teenage years were similar to everybody else, I guess. Everyday, I would go to school, take the classes, and practice the piano until 5~6PM at the school. My school was really far away from my house, so it took 40 minutes by bus to even get there. The trips were absolutely nauseating, but that’s school (laughs.) I don’t think my teenage years were any different than yours. Ummmm… if there is anything, it would be that we didn’t have a cell phone, so we’d had to call beforehand and go to a friend’s house. I guess another different thing was the whole guy-girl relationships. My high school was an arts middle and high school, so there were very few guys, especially in high school. So I didn’t have a relationship until college. Ummm all my friends there were rich, so we usually hung out at good and fancy places. We didn’t face any financial challenges at all, because arts, especially music, takes a LOT of money. Oh, one more thing. My parents weren’t THAT strict about academics. They liked to see me be “the top of the class,” but I usually were there, and they didn’t force me. I guess the academics are more rigorous at my middle and high school though, because an arts school is similar to an ordinary high school, and ON TOP OF THAT, you have to do some form of art. So during school days, everyone is busy studying and practicing. But on weekends, we can go out. With my friends, we usually went to their house or to a café and mostly gossiped. Then, we went to church together and were in the choir. Parents would invite us over each week to have lunch or dinner. I don’t think we slept over at each other’s houses though. Also, we couldn’t hang out late, because there was this thing called “restriction hours” and no one is allowed to wander the streets after 10 PM. If you did they’d arrest you. So, there.
1) Based on the stories that you heard, how was parenting different when they were young?
It wasn’t extremely different. It would actually be closer to right now, where I am. However, if there was anything, the focus on academics weren’t that great, but nonetheless important. The parents didn’t allow you to sleep over at another’s house because it was considered rude in the Korean culture, especially during that time.
However, the rest are the same as today. The parents thought school was important. Family time was also important. The parents showed hospitality towards close friends of their children.

2) Why do you think adolescence has changed so much in the last thirty years?
I actually don’t think it has changed greatly. However, it did change. I think for the most part, it is the increase of population and therefore the increase in competition among the teenagers. The adults definitely see that, and they push their kids harder to study at school, so that they can get a good job and live happily.
I also think that it is due to the advancement of technology. As technology becomes more sophisticated everyday, we receive more information from all sources, especially the media and the internet. Therefore, we begin to communicate with our friends in a different way, than they used to during my mother’s generation. Even though we still hang out with our friends a lot of times, the time we spend chatting to each other online has increased dramatically.

3) Are you happy to be an adolescent today, or do you wish you had been born in a different era? Why?

I am actually quite content with my teenage life. Of course I have problems and conflicts such as the school work and other stuff, but still, I think it has its own merits. For example, I enjoy every moment of having a good quality TV as well as a laptop, which I wouldn’t have had before. I also am happy at the fact that I wouldn’t have to worry about getting home in time before the restriction hours.
Of course, sometimes, I wish I was born in the past generation. There was not much of pressure for studies, which is one of my largest portions of stress. However, I believe that wishing and hoping does not do anything. If I so much so desperately want to be born in a different era, I would try hard to act like I was in one. I see no practicality in hoping and therefore, I “do.” I do not “hope.”

4) I think our generation can be defined as the “plugged-in” generation. Teenagers are especially intimate with modern technology, so much so that we spend so much time using one, such as the TV, laptop, iPods, etc.
I also think that our generation can be defined as the one-in-hundred. What I mean by that is the competition level has increased so much from the past that only one out of hundred people become and do what they wanted to do. Of course, I’m only saying this in a metaphorical sense. So, if we want to be “successful,” we have to “stand out.”

Unit II criterion A- Inverstigation

This unit is called "podcasts to explore adolescence." This project is about creating a podcast (audio or video) that explores the period of a teenager. Therefore, we must seek into ourselves and explain how, what, and why we feel the things we feel during this period. It must effectively explain "adolescence." In this project, we were allowed to work in pairs, so I will be working with Jiri. This project will help us to know more about ourselves and expressing them. I think it is an extension of the first unit that we did. While the first unit was about discovering who yourself is, the second unit is to express who we are to the outside world in an effective manner using contemporary technology. Therefore, through this project, we will enable others to understand who we are and how the fragile years of adolescence is different to each and every one of us, and explore the differences between adolescence from the past.

A podcast is a digital media file in the form of audio or video. They are usually episodes and series where one can download them. The difference of other downloadable files is that one download it through special programs called "podcatchers" like iTunes, Zune, etc.

Adolescence is a time period where one matures both mentally and physically. There are larger amount of secretion of hormones, which distinguishes the gender more distinctly than before. However, because of these hormone bursts, one might experience insecurity. Therefore, it is important for teenagers to convey and communicate with adults and their environment on how they feel, why they feel, and what the environment should do to create the best result. Therefore, this project is crucial to our mental development and maturity and thus a valuable project to do.

So in IT class today, we were first introduced to the topic. We read an article from the New York Times and we read the years of adolescence of 17 year olds. Here are some of the parts where I found were inspiring and something that i could easily relate to. here are the things that inspired me: Adenike Thomas.

"I TAKE on so much and I have no time for myself. I do it on purpose. I love it and I hate it. If I’m not busy, I complain that I’m bored, but when I am busy, it’s like, oh, my God. On Mondays, I have dance. And I used to take acting lessons, with my friend. On Tuesdays, I have soccer games. On Wednesdays, I have newspaper or student government. I wanted to run for president, but I don’t have enough time. Then I have volunteer with little kids, and then I have dance. And then Thursdays, I have another game. We have soccer practices every morning. On Fridays I have a job, I work at a museum. And then Saturday, I just finished SAT prep; I’ve been doing that since last September. Sunday, sometimes it’s my rest day, to catch up on homework."

-This was a part of her interview. I totally agree with her in this situation. I don't exactly know what I am doing, but I somehow live around the clock and am always occupied. It's even hard for me to hang out with friends after school because I have so much stuff going on. In her case, they include her interests, and for me too, I spend quite a lot of time.

"And honestly, even though I do really well in school — I like getting good grades, I love it — but it’s more of a competitive thing for me. It’s nice to get good grades and stuff, but I have so much I want to do. Medicine is not the lifestyle for me. I want to do everything. That’s my problem. "

-This was another part that I agree. I do get good grades, and for the most part, I enjoy the competition of it. However, sometimes, I miss some grades because they overlap with my interests, but for the most part, I hold them up. For the most part, I thought that this girl was really similar to me and constantly occupied with everything, and that she is curious and interested in many things. So I could easily relate to her and the situations/conflicts she might face everyday.

We received a homework as a part of our investigation. We were supposed to interview a person from an older generation, and interview 3 teenager kids near our age. Then, we were supposed to answer the questions and compare the two on how they changed, etc.

Design Brief-
We will search for topics to explore adolescence. We will interview someone from an older generation and interview 3 teenagers and compare each other to see the difference and the changes that have occurred through the generations. Then I will discuss with my partner of these differences and choose the topic to talk about.

Design Specifications-
Our product shall be 5 minutes long at least, and will be in the form of an audio. It must be an audio that expresses who we are and what adolescence is to each person. it must also explain the changes (if any) of adolescence from the past. It may contain things such as difficulties and conflicts of adolescence and its years. It must effectively communicate the adolescence years.

bibliography-
"If I'm not busy, I complain that I'm bored, but when I am busy, It's like, Oh my god."
New York Times. 17 Sep. 2007. 3 Nov. 2009. <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/nyregion/thecity/16over.html>

"Podcast." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 2 Nov. 2009. 2 Nov. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast>

"Puberty and adolescence." MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. 2 Nov. 2009. <http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001950.htm>

Criterion F- Attitude

Personal Engagement:
I think I was well-engaged in the class overall. I wasn't jumping up and down because we started a new project, but I was (I believe) positive towards the things we did in class and certainly did not act negatively towards them. Also, during the project, I guess I was quite positive because I was writing endlessly when it was not even required, and I even encouraged my classmates to write more and I had "fun" doing so. I guess my independence lacked a little bit though. Because I was new to the MYP and its criteria, I had to ask frequently Ms.Wilson and my friends for help and instructions. However, the project itself, I was able to work autonomously.

Attitudes toward safety, cooperation, and respect for others:
I think I was very safe within the class. First of all, there weren't very many things that was concerned with safety, but I also followed the rules of the IT class concerning downloading, etc. I think I was cooperative with others too. I asked them for help, for example for my evaluation and questions about the criteria, while I also returned the favor by doing their evaluation/testing and give them examples to write about for their different criteria. Also, during the presentations, I tired to help and improve the quality of discussion by asking the hidden and subliminal intentions of the artist. I think I was respectful overall too. I didn't assert any negative comments of my peers and their works and tried to encourage them. Also, when I had to give objective criticism, I tried to use euphemism so that I wouldn't hurt the feelings while helping them.

test results

For your hair, you used octopus ink, because your hair is black and it makes a nice texture like kyu’s hair. For the face, when you put Korean writing on it you meant to show that you are Korean, you like to read Korean literature. Your glasses and mouth are white and black, because you have different sides of yourself. The other face has food on it, because you love food. The background is blue because the ocean is blue and you have different continents to show where you were and where you want to go. The sesame seeds show that you like sesame seeds and the rice represents that your Korean and u also like rice. I don't know what the acryllic paint symbolizes.

You pasted magazine cut-outs which were all pictures of food, so I am thinking that you are a food lover. The rice on the border of you hair tells me that you like to eat rice, which Koreans all do. Octopus ink tells me that you are a marine life lover, or you like things like fish. The color of the glasses and mouth tells me that you have faces or 2 people IN you telling you what to do, like devil and god. The two faces show that you want a twin.

I think black and white is showing your devil mind and angel mind. But the black side is kind of higher than white so your devil side is more than kindness maybe. And between two twin there are Africa and America which is telling u r half America and u lived in Africa or half Africa. And i can see u love eating and rice is your favourite. Also I notice from your angel face that u like to read Korean books.

Octopus ink is because I really don’t know what that is so I can’t think of a reason why u chose it. The rice because your Asian and you like to eat rice. The different food is because you like eating. The map symbolizes your likeness of MUN and other countries. Korean books you like literature.

Criterion E- Evaluation

making the product.

my final product

these were some of the photos that i had to show my product.

Criterion A-

For criterion A, we had to investigate to problem, state the main Areas of Interactions related with the interdisciplinary project. We also had to design questions that would guide through my investigation. I also had to develop my design briefly, including the necessary design specifications with some of the design specifications that I actually wanted. Furthermore, I had to research a bit using both online and primary sources. So we had to give definitions and facts about portraits. In art class, we had to research a portrait artist to further gain knowledge of portraits, which is the main idea of this project. Then, we had to give a bibliography of the research. Then, we had to give a method to evaluate our final work.

So, I did investigate the problem by stating what the project was, how it related to society, and how it could help me later with the future life. Then, I gave the main Areas of Interatction that I thought might have been related with the project, and they were Human Ingenuity and Approaches To Learning. Then, I gave an explanation for why I thought those areas of interactions were related with this particular project. Then, I wrote 5 questions that would guide me through the investigation. Then, I wrote down the necessary design specifications that Mrs. Wilson presented to the class and wrote some design specifications of my own. Then, extracting the base from the art lectures and IT classes of different portraits along with online sources that I looked up, I defined what a portrait is, what it contains, and its characteristics along with other things.

I think that this can be improved in several ways. One way is to have a larger research that will increase the understanding of the project.This can be improved also by having a more specific design specifications and needs.

Critierion B-
For criterion B, we had to generate few designs that we might use to create the actual artwork. The minimum number of design requirements was 5. We also had to evaluate each design with the design specifications. We also had to record chortly what we did and how we came up with the design. Furthermore, we had to state which one you were going to use for the creation process and include the reasons for the choice (justify the choice.)

I did the things that was required in this criteria. I generated 5 designs using various graphic software programs. I explained the process of creating them for each design. I compared all of my designs to the design specifications of criterion A. Some of them met my design specifications, but there was only one that actually met it to the full extent. So I chose the one that met all the design specifications and justified the choice.

To improve this criteria, I could design more designs, with giving even further explanations. Also, I could have created another design that met all the desing specifications and compare it with each other and choose one.

Criterion D-
For criterion D, we had to do several things. One of them was to elaborate the process of the creation. What you did, why you did it, things that went wrong, things that you changed, the source of inspiration. We had to follow our initial plan to the best. An appropriate quality of a creation must have been produced.

I think i mostly met the requirements for criterion D. I elaborate to a great extent of the process of my creation. I explained the reasons, dates, methods, materials, and pretty much everything. I followed my inital plan ver closely, but I eventually had to make some changes and I did elaborate why i did so. An appropriate quality of a creation was produced that was justified by Ms. Sudra.

I think that i could've taken a bit more care of my artwork: accidentally, a part of my work ripped. Even though it was unnoticeable, it is something that i could definitely improve on. Also, i could become more familiar with different art techniques that will improve the quality of my work.

Overall, I think that my results were successful. Here are the rest results. Names are anonymous due to privacy:

person 1)
For your hair, you used octopus ink, because your hair is black and it makes a nice texture like kyu’s hair. For the face, when you put Korean writing on it you meant to show that you are Korean, you like to read Korean literature. Your glasses and mouth are white and black, because you have different sides of yourself. The other face has food on it, because you love food. The background is blue because the ocean is blue and you have different continents to show where you were and where you want to go. The sesame seeds show that you like sesame seeds and the rice represents that your Korean and u also like rice.

person 2)
You pasted magazine cut-outs which were all pictures of food, so I am thinking that you are a food lover. The rice on the border of you hair tells me that you like to eat rice, which Koreans all do. Octopus ink tells me that you are a marine life lover, or you like things like fish. The color of the glasses and mouth tells me that you have faces or 2 people IN you telling you what to do, like devil and god. The two faces show that you want a twin.

person 3)
I think black and white is showing your devil mind and angel mind. But the black side is kind of higher than white so your devil side is more than kindness maybe. And between two twin there are Africa and America which is telling u r half America and u lived in Africa or half Africa. And i can see u love eating and rice is your favourite. Also I notice from your angel face that u like to read Korean books.

person 4)
Octopus ink is because I really don’t know what that is so I can’t think of a reason why u chose it. The rice because your Asian and you like to eat rice. The different food is because you like eating. The map symbolizes your likeness of MUN and other countries. Korean books you like literature.

The test results are mostly accurate. Some people understood the symbolisms, while other didn't. However, they mostly got all of the symbolisms that inserted. The deeper symbols were not mentioned because I did not ask for them. Mostly, the people were accurate about my artwork. I think that the main reason people did not get the deeper symbolisms was that they do not know me very well because I have only been in school for 2 months now.

I think that this project and the final product will have a great impact in my life. Sometimes, i feel insecure about my identity and am perplexed frequently. However, by exploring myself, i know myself better now and I feel much secure about my personality. This will help me with my future, because i will look more confident and self-assured to the people. So i will not only produce work of higher quality, but i will also be more successful.

Criterion D- Process

Using the digital image that I chose in IT class, I started to trace the image using pencil and a huge piece of paper in IT class (approximately 15 Sep) . We had 2 stations to trace in the IT lab, but because it took too much time, many people (including me) didn't have the opportunity to trace. The next two days in art class, we did the same thing, but I still did not get the opportunity to trace. So, we were given another opportunity to trace in the IT class of the next week, but we had too much things to do in IT class, so, I had to trace the image in lunch on my own time, and I was able to finish it just in time. So in art class, I started to work on the art piece. I first decided the layout and the materials that I was going to use (these materials will be mentioned as I go through different parts of the artwork.) For my hair, I used a thin octopus ink brush to give texture for my hair, and it worked perfectly. Then, I painted the hair over with a very dilute black acrylic paint to give the color of my hair and it was just a prodigious work, done with perfection. Then, I used black sesame seeds and pasted them on the boundary of my hair (my right head) using super glue and it was able to give a clear boundary to my hair. Then, I stuck parts of articles of a magazine in Korean to symbolize my liking for reading. Then using dilute brown acrylic paint, I painted my face brown. Then, I painted my glasses, lips and teeth of my right head white using thick white acrylic paint. Then, I painted my clothes (of right head) white using the same material. Then, I painted the background light blue using dilute acrylic blue paint and using thick light green acrylic paint, I drew the map of the world, not considering the proper layout of the map. However, after receiving criticism from Ms. Sudra that the continents didn't look like themselves because they were in the wrong format, I had to take the artwork home, borrow blue, green, black, and white acrylic paint with brush and a palette. Then at my house, I repainted my background using thick sky-blue acrylic paint to cover my continents and then using a sketching pencil, I drew the layout of the continents to proper layout and painted it with thick dark green acrylic paint. Then, I painted my left head (the skin and the hair) using the same method I used for my right head. Then, I used the black acrylic paint to cover my glasses, lips, teeth and clothes of my left head. Then, I stuck rice on the hair boundaries of my left head because of a suggestion from Ms. Sudra that the two faces can create a balance like Ying and Yang. Working upon the suggestion, instead of doing it a Ying and Yang, I created a double balance. Each head has its balance within because the white parts balance with the black parts. Then, the two heads are complimentary except the skin and the hair, creating another balance. Then, I stuck images of food from magazines on my left to symbolize gluttony.
I couldn’t use many techniques for my artwork, especially techniques concerning brush and paint. However, I did try some. Using the octopus ink, I tried to demonstrate the technique of thick and thin strokes to give texture. It didn’t work out perfectly, but it demonstrated the effect that I wanted. Using dilute acrylic paint, I tried to create a slight shadow just on my face. My right head’s shadow worked, the neck part being a bit darker than the face, but my left head didn’t work out.
Here are all the materials that I used: rice, black sesame, acrylic paint, parts of an article, pictures of food, and octopus ink. The rice and black sesame beans represent my Asian aspect of me, while they also represent the balance (since they are white and black, respectively) within me. The acrylic paint symbolized the strong impression of me that I try to leave to everyone. Since acrylic paint is very thick and rich, I thought that it would suit to my “symbolism” of the impression people have on me. So that is why I used dilute acrylic paint instead of water colors throughout the art. The bits and pieces of articles represent my interest of reading, while the images of various foods represent my gluttony.
The meanings that I tried to insert was that I like to read and eat food. I also tried to symbolize the Asian aspect. I also triedto symbolize that I am a global person who lived and met with various people from various cultures. I also tried to represent the strong impression that I leave on people. I allso tried to symbolizer that I like myself very much. I also tried to symbolize the balance that I try to achieve everyday.
This whole piece took me an accumulative time of about 20 hours. We spent 5 hours approximately each week to work on this in both IT class and art class. We worked on it for about 2 to 3 weeks. Then, I took the piece home and worked on it for about 4 to 5 hours, so the accumulative sum comes out as 20 hours.
I really like my piece of art that I created. I think it clearly represents who I am. I also spent a lot of effort and time on this, and I think the product portrays it, so I am very satisfied. I also think that, in my opinion, my work of art stands out from everyone else’s because of its unique traits.
There were both hard and easy parts in this project. The easy part was painting as I planned, because I just had to follow the directions I gave myself. The hard part was coming up with ideas and materials for the art. Since this project was, in my opinion, creating a work of art from nothing but your own imagination, I found it difficult.
Ms. Sudra helped me with my artwork in various ways. Ms. Sudra gave me suggestions to improve my work, such as the map layout and the Ying and Yang idea, and I think that through those suggestions, my artwork improved. She also gave the class various explanations of various materials, which helped me a lot deciding the materials for the artwork. Her PowerPoint presentation of various portraits of mixed media artists also helped me to come up with few ideas.
In my artwork, I made a few changes. For example, instead of having a part where there are everyone’s signatures on there, I painted my clothes black and white for the purpose of creating the balance. I also could not do Paper Mache for the world map because the material would be heavy and once hung on the wall, it would fall off. I also did not use bread crumbs because they would rot.
To a person who didn’t see my artwork, I would explain it like this: There are two faces of “me” facing each other from the right side and the left side. My left head’s skin is brown and my hair is black, with a hair boundary of rice. Then on my skin, there are various images of food. My teeth, clothes, glasses, and my lips are all black. My right head’s skin and hair is the same as my left heads. However, the hair boundary is made by black sesame seeds. This time, my clothes, lips, teeth, and glasses are pure white. The faces cover 70% of the whole art. In the background, there is a world map of blue and green.
I wasn’t inspired by a particular artist. However, I did use the concept of sticking articles from Mrs. Wilson to symbolize the hobby of reading.

Criterion B

This is a photo that I altered using flauntr.com. First, I changed the picture into black and white. Then, I contrasted the right side of my face along with left side so that one part of the face cannot be seen, especially the expression that I am making. Comparing with my design specification, this is definitely a multi media product (because in i have used a media outside of brush and paint.) Also, this uses a phto-editing software. This is a phto of myself only, and it does express myself. It expresses myself because the dark side of my face symbolize that nobody except myself knows my real intention/understanding of everything. The visible face represent the face that I show to most people/strangers on how it is manipulated and may or may not be my actual intention/ understanding. However, I think that this image might be hard to interpret for many people because they do not know me very well and hence do not know my values which would stunt them in the comprehension of my image.#

I altered this image with picnik.com. I first cropped the image so that the empty space on the left was eliminated. Then, I used the saturation tool to give the image a much stronger impression. Then, I also used the contrast tool to darken the shadows in my face a little bit. Comparing it with my design specifications, I think this image matches with most of them. This is a multi-media work because it does not use traditional brush and paint, but rather a computer software which would cover both being a multi media product and using technology. It is also a photo of myself and also expresses myself. The way it expresses myself is that by using saturation, the image gives a stronger impression and it represents me becaise my personality/image is "someone unforgettable." Therefore, this expresses an aspect of my character/personality. However, this image does not meet the specifications of being something unique nor an image that I really like.




I altered this image using Adobe photoshop CS3. First, I cropped the image to eliminate the blank space Then, I saturated a picture just a little bit so that it will give a slightly stonger impression (the face.) Then, I copied (created a new layer of) my head using the lasso tool. Then, I smoothed out the edges a little bit and feathered it slightly. Then, I displaced my original head so that it gives a white boundary. Then, I used the thick paint/brush to give an artistic impression.
This image fits perfectly with my design specifications. It is a multi media product which is created by a graphic software of technology which is out of the traditional brush-and-paint. Also, This image represents myself very well. By outlining my head, I could represent that the head is the most important part of my body, representing that I am an academic than an athlete. Also, By inserting another head with the combination of the hand gesture, which looks like my head wants to kiss myself but the other me is rejecting it, I could represent that I like myself very much and that I am confident in myself that one part of me would like to kiss myself, but it also symbolizes my anti-narcisstic and anti-homosexual aspects of me. Therefore, this clearly represents my character and personality. It also has a unique aspect in that it has another "me" in the image. Also, I this this image is prodigious, so this image meets all the design specifications and that is why I chose this image.
I altered this image using Adobe Photoshop CS3.First, I took a picture from Facebook and saved it as a jgp. image. Then, using the clone stamp tool, I erased some pimples on my face. Then, I used liquifier to distort the shabby background that I had. Then, I used the clone stamp tool to copy and duplicate my eyes, but I increased the size of the brush and made 6 duplications in the background. This image met most of the desgin specifications. It first met the specification of being a multi-media, out of brush-paint. Also, this image is made out of a graphic software. Also, this was a phto of myself only, which met the design specifications. This does express my personality/character because by having many eyes around me, and all the eyes of myself, it conveys the notion that I try to think critically and be logical. The unique aspect about this particualr work is the eyes that look through. However, this does not meet the last design specification that I had planned because even though I think this portrays a great thought and personality, I didn't like it very much because in my point of view, does not have a sense of perfection.

This image was also altered using adobe photoshop CS3. I took the original image and used the "stamp" filter to give a black-and-white cartoonish-style look. Then using the clone stamp filter, i created an artificial sun on the upper left corner. This image met many of my design specifications. It was a multi media work using a graphic software of technology. It was a photo of myself only. This artwork does tell my personality. The gesture that I'm posing in combined with the sun was to express that i like to look at things positively and try to be optimistic all the time. However, this artwork did not meet the specification of being "unique" because it looks so normal, even though it's certainly eye-catching. Also, because it was so normal, I did not like this image and hence did not meet my design specifications.

I chose the third image as my final choice. The reason is that I think it shows the complexity of the process quite well and that it contains many aspects of my personality which cannot be easily shown. Another reason of choosing this particular image was because I thought it provoked the most interest and thought of the audience/viewers. This image, which is explained above, met all the design specifications that I have set, while it also met my desirable traits. Also, this was the image that took the most time and effort.

Critierion A (=15/sep/09)

Identify the problem
This project, as I understood it, was a combined project between art and Information technology creating a self-portrait using various media, including computer graphic software. This project is very important in my life because as a teenager, I sometimes feel unsure and insecure of my personal identity, but through this project, I believe it is an opportunity to explore myself and really see who I am from a standpoint that I did not have before. This project is also important in society because by understanding yourself, you can become confident in life, and when you join another community and meet new people, they will have a tendency to like you, because they know that you understand yourself. For example, when one is doing a job interview, or a college interview, the judges would naturally choose someone who is confident and somebody who knows him or herself.
The main Areas of Interaction in this project includes Approaches to Learning and Human Ingenuity. This project is closely linked with ATL because this project makes one learn who you are and gives a chance to explore yourself. It also explores the difficulties one might have in life and by exploring the inner side of oneself, it can help to get through the conflicts. Because this is a school project that is graded, this is a disciplinary activity and students may also collaborate to share ideas and suggestions, which are essential parts of ATL. Furthermore, this project would include information literacy because we would have to research various artists and paintings to get an idea of how a self-portrait is made. Finally, at the end, we would have to evaluate our work and reflect upon it, so the reflection part is included in the project. Human Ingenuity is also closely related to this project. Because we are creating a piece of art, this is included in the features of HI. We will identify why we created the piece of art and what it symbolizes to us. We will be involved as creators of the product. We will also celebrate our creation while also criticize and evaluate at the end. We will be questioning and peer-reviewing our product, so this project is mostly closely related to human Ingenuity.
The questions that will guide my investigations include:
- What materials will I use, and how will they symbolize me?
- What are the different ways I could present this product to the audience?
- How would I express my character efficiently so that people would understand my intention?
- What will my product look like?
- How will I make my product look artistic and pleasant to look at?

Develop your Design Brief
Here’s my design specification:
-Something black for my hair.
- Something brown for my skin
- Something for my glasses
- Something for my teeth
- Something for my lips
- Something for my eyes
- Something for my clothes (not like pieces of cloth, but something that will express me)

What we did in class
In Sep 8 2009, our I.T. class was introduced to an interdisciplinary unit of art and I.T. It was a unit called "Self-Portrait: Who am I?" Our class looked at various aspects of portraits, and how it must contain various elements. A self-portrait must be created by yourself, and it must be something that expresses yourself, and explains yourself, such as explaining your personality, your background, what values you have, etc.
In Sep 9 2009, our I.T. class went outside to begin working on the project. We took pictures and we came back into class. We started to edit those pcitures using online photo-editing programs such as flauntr.com and picnik.com. I used mostly flauntr.com. However, at home, I also used photooshop CS3 to edit my photos because it was the software that i was most familiar with.
Research-
A portrait is a picture, illustration, or an artwork that shows an image of a person. It can be made by various media, while it can be also created by traditional brush and paint. A portrait should explain and contain the emotions of the subject. It should also portray the subject's personality and character. Artists such as Vik Muniz, Gabriel Zubilaga, Frida Kahlo are portrait artists. Portraits have been around histroy even back at the 4th century BC, but self-portraits have begun to appear shorlty after 1400 AD. The reason is because before self-portraits appeared, artists usually drew the nobles, kings, and the people who have great power in the society, but beginning from 1400s, which is close to the Renaissance Period, artists have begun to draw themselves too. Also, the decreased price of mirrors greatly contributed to the advent of self-portraits. Also, each artists have different styles and media they use for the self-portrait, so every self-portrait can be considered unique.
In art class, we had to research a portrait artist. I researched Gabriel Gonazaga and his piece "Daniel Corcuera Robbins." I found this piece very interesting because of the unique spacing and the composition. The artist used mostly warm colors, but he also balanced it well with some cool colors. I also found that the child was missing the lower half of the body and made me wonder if he was trying tp portray the idea that the child was legless due to an unfortunate event. I liked this piece on how it portrayed a normal 6-years old's life. The face expression of the child was so natural that I was quite amazed. I also liked the painting because it was in-motion rather than just sitting or staring the audience. However, I was curious what the scribbles meant or symbolized and I wanted to know its relation between the child and the artist.


bibliography-
Sudra, Anna. Art lecture. International School of Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia. 3 Sep. 2009.

Sudra, Anna. Portraiture Technology. Powerpoint presentation for MYP Visual Arts.
International School of Ulaanbaatar. Sep. 2009.

"Gabriel Corcuera Zubillaga." commissionaportrait. 7 Sep. 2009. <http://www.commissionaportrait.com/artistsportfolio.asp?id=199>


"Self-portrait." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 9 Sep. 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-portrait>

Wilson, Melanie. An Introduction to an Interdisciplinary Unit between Art and Information Technology. International School of Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia. 8 Sep. 2009.

Zubilaga, Gabriel C. "Daniel Corcuera-Robbins." commissionaportrait. 9 Sep.2009. <http://www.commissionaportrait.com/media_viewer.asp?id=3303&all=true>

Design Specifications
Essential characteristics-
- Multi media (many different forms are used, outside of traditional paint and brush)
- Technology (Photo-editing software)
- Photo of self and no one else, and something that expresses self
Desirable characteristics-
- An artwork that tells me my personality/characteristic
- A unique aspect/ something special
- A work that I really like
Testing my product-
I will project my product on the wall. Then, I will hand our a sheet of paper and ask 5 people to write a paragraph about who I am (what intentions I had for the portrait.) Then, I will discuss with everyone what my original intentions were orally. Then, I will use the sheet of paper to use it as my evaluation. By doing this, I would be able to know what they thought of my testing and receive feedback while I will also be able to clarify my intention of the artwork.

Criterion A

In IT class and Art class, we started a new project called

This project was a combined unti of art and I.T to create our self portrait. We would first take our pictures, edit them through computer graphics programs, trace it with pencil on a large sheet of paper, and use mixed media(such as beans, octopus ink, etc) to create the artwork.

This assginment is a very valuable opportunirty for me because as a teenager, I sometimes feel my own identity and my existence insecure, but through this project, I felt that I could reconfirm who I am. Also, this assignment is important because it can help me be creative, which I have little opportunity to be, and also guide me on getting used to some softwares that I might be able to use later in the future.

According to Mrs. Wilson, a portrait is an artwork that includes a face of someone and expresses themselves in a unique way. So in IT class, she showed our class the whole portrait and it DID explain who Mrs. Wilson was. A portrait can be made of various medias, including beans and toy soldiers to paint and pencil. It is up to the artist to choose the media on which they want to use. A portrait has been drawn maybe even before the 4th century.

Today, we finished editing our photos in art class and we began to sketch our silouhette on the large sheet of paper. After I edited my photos, I had to write the journal on this blog in the spare time we had.

For my portrait, I am planning on using octopus ink and rice for my hair but I have not decided on what I should use for my skin. Something brown... Hmm... I am thinking about using some beans, or I may use some bread crums (the brown part.) The skin media needs to be rough since my skin isn't very smooth. I will have to contemplate, and I surely hope I find something. For my teeth, i was thinking about whiteout and magazines to symbolize that I like reading. For my lips- I think I should do a paper marche using lip-colored paper.

I will write more of critierion A and I will citemy bibliography later when i have finished.

Criterion A

Because I did not have Adobe Photoshop on my laptop, I was left with several websites mentioned in class such as flauntr,com, picnik,com, and fotoflexr.com to do my homework with.
First of all, the fotoflexr.com strangely did not open at all ,so I could not experience it.
The next website I went to was picnik.com. The website did not require a registration, which i personally found amusing, and it was pretty straightforward. However, since it was the first time I used a digital image editor other than the Adobe Photoshop series, everything was new to me. A strange thing that I noticed about picnik.com was that it only had a very few editing tools, such as cropping, coloring, resizing, etc, unlike Adobe photoshope CS3 that I normally use. In my opinion, I think they want to advertise it so people would subsribe for Premium version of picnik, which would dbviously have more applications. Therefore, I found the website a little disappointing.
THe next website that I visited was Flauntr.com. The loading was unbelievably slow and the website looked perplexing. It took me about 5 minutes to get to the real application and upload the image that I was going to edit. However, as I began to use it, it proved to be a much better use than picnik.com. The website had much more applications, even though a registration was needed, and the applications were easy to use, unlike picnik.com. However, the website still had less tools to use than Adobe Photoshop.
However, I still edited the photos experimentally and I might use some parts of it in my portrait.
Since I'm downloading Photoshop CS3 right now, if it works (hopefully,) I will just stick to the software instead of using other websites.

Criterion A

Today in I.T. class, we began another project: to make a portrait that would express yourself using computer technology. It was a combined project of I.T. and Art. So the topic was discussed in class, such as how people expressed themselves differently in the project of previous years, and gave us an idea of what was expected and what we needed to do. Since we had to have a digital image of ourselves, our class went outside the school building and began to take pictures. However, the problem was that there was only one camera while there were 15 classmates. That the girls in the I.T. class took a long time to take their pictures left the guys little time to take them.
After taking our pictures, we went back into class and Mrs. Wilson had our photos saved in the "Technology" folder. So we took individual pictures we liked and we deleted some that we were not content with.
The homework of the class was that we had to edit our photos online in websites including but not limited to picnik.com, flauntr.com, etc. I have not yet started on my homework due to an electrical shortage that have gone for two hours, but since it's back on, i should presume my work with haste, since the homework is due tomorrow.
I will publish another post after I've edited the photos.