As the school year and Capstone came to an end, I started to reflect on Capstone. Capstone was hard at times, fun at times, and confusing at times. I learned so much from Capstone! For example, we got a lot of information from a site visit, an interview, websites, books, and videos. After we learned all of that information we… More →
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Capstone #6 – Working on my Final Project
On Monday 6/5 we started to work on our final project. I decided to do a TED talk because if I chose an Ignite I would only have three minutes to state all of my information. Also, if I did a movie then I wouldn’t get to speak in front of a lot of people, and I love to speak in front of… More →
Capstone Resources
Websites: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/hamilton-effect-6-ways-broadway-musical-revolution http://www.playbill.com/article/the-hamilton-effect-8-ripple-effects-of-the-smash-musical http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/hamilton-american-musical-changed-musical-theater/5224/ http://www.businessinsider.com/hamilton-is-the-most-important-musical-of-all-time-2016-3 Brain pop vid on Alexander Hamilton The Hamilton Book
Capstone #5 – Answering Main Inquiry Question
The next step in Capstone was answering my Main Inquiry Question. As you know, my Main Inquiry Question is: ” What is the Cultural Impact of Hamilton?” Answering my Main Inquiry Question was definitely a challenge. At first I was baffled thinking of how to answer my Main Inquiry Question, and write this blog post. About a week before this blog… More →
Going to Pollo A La Brasa Misti Restaurant
Today our grade had a field trip to a Peruvian restaurant called Pollo A La Brasa. Peruvian food is food from Peru, like steak, fries, and rice mixed together. Our grade went on this field trip for Spanish class. One of the reasons that we went to Pollo A La Brasa is because we are learning how to say names of food and drinks in… More →
SMS-Popham
In our school we do houses in the middle school just like Harry Pottery, but the houses are only for three years. Each year your house stays the same. The houses are: Popham, Cooper, Butler, and Fountain. In 5th grade you find out your house, which I personally think is not the best idea because people make a very big deal… More →
Capstone #4B – Interview 2
For my second interview, I interviewed my uncle, Matt Etra. My uncle is an American History Teacher for 7th graders. He has told me that he has seen much more of an interest in Alexander Hamilton since the Musical started. I thought that it would be a perfect idea to interview him because of one of my sub questions is:… More →
Capstone #4A – Interview 1
Since my topic for capstone is broad, I decided to do two interviews. Right now I am going to tell you about my first interview. My mom’s yoga teacher’s friend, Ariana DeBose, performed in the original cast of Hamilton and helped create the show. Now, she has a leading role in the musical, A Bronx Tale. Since one of my sub… More →
Capstone #3- site visit
For capstone we have to do a site visit, which means that we have to visit a place that’s related to our topic. Since I’m doing my capstone on Hamilton, I did a tour in Manhattan called “Hamilton’s New York”. The tour was 3 and a half hours long and there were about ten people taking the tour. For the… More →
Capstone #2- Main inquiry question and sub questions
For capstone we have to chose a main inquiry question and subquestions to go with our topic. A main inquiry question is basically what you will be narrowing your topic down to. At first I thought my inquiry question should be “Why was the musical, Hamilton such a hit?” or “How did the musical, Hamilton attract such a modern audience?” But I thought… More →