This is the last blog post of Capstone. After the interview I started to put things into my narrative I mixed and matched pieces of information until I was happy. I copied and pasted this into my script and edited the script more. Then, I went to WeVideo where I grabbed some chocolate images, music,… Continue reading Capstone Blog Post #3
Last blog post I didn’t talk much about my interviewee so this blog post will be all about interviews. Capstone requires students to interview an expert on their topic. I read one of my articles and found that it cited a woman named Dr. Krystal L.Culler. My teacher, Ms. Boyer helped me find Dr. Culler’s… Continue reading Capstone Blog Post #2
This year I’m doing a Capstone! Capstone is a research project that 5th graders make. Capstone has been a really big part of 5th grade so I’m nervous and excited at the same time. For the topic of my research project, I chose chocolate. I chose chocolate because I love it and I wanted to… Continue reading Capstone Blog Post #1
Read the previous blog post before you read this one. After I interviewed my aunt Yuying Liang, I started gathering my information. I learned things about my aunt that I never knew. For example, I learned that my aunt actually immigrated to Canada before America. I also learned that would turn down really good jobs… Continue reading Immigration Interview #2
In class, we’ve been working on conducting interviews with immigrants and telling their stories on Adobe Creative Cloud Express. For those who don’t know, Adobe Creative Cloud Express is a video-making platform. In March I had a facetime with my aunt, I asked her to be my interviewee for the project and she said yes.… Continue reading Immigration Interview
In class, our teacher Ms. Boyer has been reading “Refugee” by Alan Grantz. “Refugee” is about different kids becoming refugees and learning what it’s like to be a refugee. Our class brainstormed some questions about the book after that Ms. Boyer wrote down the questions and told us to answer 2-3 questions thoughtfully. Here are… Continue reading Refugee by Alan Gratz
I’ve been working on a project for a month. Today, I’m going to share my process with you. This project is related to our constitution unit. It’s related because we are researching topics and answering some research questions. The question I have is: What are the boundaries of the first amendment? I chose this topic… Continue reading Constitution Project | Reflection
I came up with the idea to write this topic because despite me being Chinese-American, I don’t know much about China. I really enjoy writing the parts about inventions and legacies. The challenging part was writing the glossary. Some words don’t have valid definitions, and sometimes I search the word in Wikipedia and tell it… Continue reading Feature Article And Reflection
Back before 1789 We had to make the constitution a law But I refused to sign on the line Until we had amended a flaw A big one See, we just had a king who was crazy with power We fought a whole war to break free I said, “You want me to sign it,… Continue reading These Are Your Rights by Adam Lambert | Analysis
Janelle Monáe – Stronger Lyrics Most of my friends want a little peace Some of my friends want a little solace Even when we struggle and we get kicked down We pick each other up with a little polish All of my friends want a legacy Don’t wanna be left out Every time you think… Continue reading Stronger by Janelle Monáe | Analysis