Blog day 2/23/18: Sarah Haag

The class was focused on two parts: the be reel blog and a new concept, "movie menu". The first part was explaining what the blog should contain. The blogs should consist of crediting the relevant artist, a deliberate title for the review, context, a summarized plot, evaluating content, evaluating the meaning and a conclusion. Mr. Rivers also said that the blog should be no less than 500 words, but can go over the 500-word minimum. 

The second part is the Movie Menu. Mr. River's gives two options: The "Based on your interest" and "Rankings". The Based on your interest option is grouping films that are similar to each other. For this option in the Be Reel blogs, there should be at least four films with quick ratings and a quick, and also a non-spoiler summary. The second option called, "rankings" consist of 3 or more movies ranked from 1 (being the best) to 3 or more (being the worst). Either option is fine, its based on the student's preference. 

In class, the students had also done a senior paper survey. Mr. Rivers wants to improve the paper and make it easier for next years seniors. It discussed timing, in-class activities and more. This survey allowed students to comment anonymously or through your name. 

The rest of class was free time to work on any blog or be reel blog. I personally worked on a be reel blog the rest of my time.