Entry #2 - due Jan. 31

I'm creating a movie trailer that has a special meaning about child abuse in it.

Links to the resources I will mention in my pitch:
1. www.childhelp-usa.com/pages/statistics
2. http://www.paypromedia.com/2014/01/02/video-marketing-7-ways-to-capture-their-attention-in-the-first-15-seconds/

Even though the pitch is only going to be about 60 seconds, I am still pretty nervous for it. I feel like the details for my idea are a little scattered. I have some of the main points down, but the little details I am not sure about. For the part where I am suppose to tell everyone why they should care about my project, I do not really know what to say. At least I am not sure if what I am planning to say is going to be okay.

I am not exactly sure what to talk about during the pitch, other than what is on the paper that Mrs. Weckesser gave us. I wish she gave us more examples of actual students doing their pitch for the project. It would give me a better idea of what is expected.

I feel like I will do okay, but once I get up in front of everyone, I will be really nervous. When I get nervous, I talk really fast and start laughing. Hopefully, that won't happen and everything will go smoothly. I just hope that I will include everything in my pitch that is expected.

Entry #1 - due Jan. 24

At first, I was very excited to do the 20% project. However, now, I am still not exactly sure what I want to do yet. I have a few ideas, but none of them are that great to me. I think this project will be a great learning experience though. I like that we can choose what we want to learn, but there are so many choices. My mind is all over the place. There are many things I want to learn, but nothing really sticks out to me. Once I know what I want to do for the project, I know I will probably become more excited about the project. Spending time in class learning about something I want to learn will make coming to class more fun. I will look forward to Fridays in C-8, because I know I will be doing something that is interesting to me. I can use this project to do something important like helping the environment, being healthier, raising money for charities, or raising awareness of something. I can help the environment by cleaning up a beach or picking up trash in an area. I can be healthier by learning how to cook vegetarian meals or learning juice recipes. An organized all-ages event would be good for raising money for charities. If I wanted to raise awareness of something, like child abuse, or eating disorders, I could do a documentary on it.

One idea that I like a little bit is to learn how to cook vegetarian meals, and learn the the benefits of being a vegetarian. I would do a cooking video and make tutorials of the vegetarian meals. I would also talk about the how being a vegetarian is good for you.

 Some websites I think would be useful in for this project idea are:

1. http://www.vegetariantimes.com/article/why-go-veg-learn-about-becoming-a-vegetarian/ by Vegetarian Times
I found this website by going to Google and typing in "how does being a vegetarian benefit you".
This will help me create a better product because it tells me how becoming a vegetarian would be beneficial. I could list the reasons in my cooking video.

2. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=1530 by SparkPeople
I found this website by going to Google and typing in "how to get the vitamins and minerals from being a vegetarian".
This will help me create a better product because it tells me how I can still get my daily vitamin, mineral, and nutrition requirements even if I eat as a vegetarian. I could use this to help me think of what to put in my meals.