MoPA's 3rd Annual Youth Exhibition - Writing with Light

MoPA’s 3^rd Annual Youth Exhibition

Writing with Light:

Call for Entries!

As part of the Museum of Photographic Arts’ new vision to become an institution for visual learning and to support the museum’s education programs, MoPA is proud to present this year’s third youth exhibition entitled Writing with Light on view from September 13 to December 4, 2008. The exhibition will illustrate the connections between photography and literacy using the photographic arts as inspiration. San Diego students in grades K-12 are invited to submit photographs to the exhibition.

Inspired by the exhibition, A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall & the Art of Photography, which will be on view concurrently, the youth exhibition, serves as a great opportunity to recognize talented students across San Diego County. By linking the subject of photography with writing, Writing with Light provides students an opportunity for expression through both a visual and narrative connection. A jury of museum staff, docents, and field professionals will select the final photographs to be exhibited in September 2008. The exhibition will hang alongside A Literacy of Images: Nancy Newhall & the Art of Photography and will bring together the significance of viewing photography fundamentally through writing, while offering a new way of looking at the medium.

If you have any questions or would like more information about the exhibition, please feel free to contact me. A submission packet with entry forms is enclosed in this email. All entries must be received by June 1, 2008.

Best,

Marisa

Marisa Scheinfeld

Educator and Docent Programs Manager

Museum of Photographic Arts

1649 El Prado

San Diego, CA 92101

(619) 238-7559 ext.235

(619) 238-8777 (Fax)

scheinfeld@mopa.org

Spontaneous Monologue

Introduction To The Spontaneous Monologue

For the next 15 minutes, write down everything that comes into your head, as fast as you can. Use the first words that come to mind, and do not worry about form, spelling, grammar, or correctness for now. Just try to get down as much of what goes through your head as possible.

There is no right or wrong way to do this. If you block, or if your mind goes blank, write about that until something else comes to mind. The purpose of the exercise is to tap your own mental stream and write down as much of it as you can. Go as fast as you can, and still keep it legible.

Reread the directions, and then immediately begin writing, doing the assignment as fast and as naturally as you can.

What is art?

We will revisit this question many times throughout the semester. However, I want you to respond to this image (we have seen it before!!) on your blog. Your response isn’t limited to a story or poem. You could write an essay espousing the differences between art and graffiti, for instance. How do we draw that line? Be prepared to share...

Vocab.Week.Six.

FIVE (5) images due Thursday. Quiz Friday...the usual! :)



Obama has had to withstand much criticism from the beginning of his candidacy. If it isn't his ties to Islamic fundamentalists, it's some other pathetic attempt to smear his name. However, he has shown tenacity by reiterating that he is a proud American and can withstand any attempt by Conservatives to tarnish his name.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/02/24/obama.patriotism/index.html

1. Embezzle (verb)
2. Emaciate (verb)
3. Obsolete (adjective)
4. Obviate (verb)
5. Penchant (noun)
6. Paucity (noun)
7. Sycophant (noun)
8. Taut (adjective)
9. Tenuous (adjective)
10. Tenacity (noun)

Vocab.Week.5.

Cuban Leader, Fidel Castro, retired from his position today. It was on the front page of papers around the world; however, when CNN asked Cubans how they felt about this, they claimed not to have heard (despite the entire front page dedication in "Granma," Cuba's state-run newspaper). Many feel as though he is leaving his post because of his old age and sickness. Many do not care WHY he is retiring, hoping that his retirement will allow for change. For years, Castro opponents say Cuba has violated many international practices, and that Castro has been complicit in all the abuses. It will be very interesting to see what comes of Cuba in the days to come...



Vocabulary Quiz Friday. FIVE (5) images due Thursday.

1. lucidity
2. conciliatory
3. countermand
4. acumen
5. insurrection
6. fidelity
7. complicit
8. steadfast
9. emancipation
10. bolster

Who are you???

Autobiography Essay Assignment

Objective: Utilize the five paragraph essay format to write an autobiographical essay.

Directions: Choose one of the three following prompts and write a five paragraph essay. Follow closely the format given in the handout, “The Five Paragraph Essay.” You must first start by creating a thesis, and then making an outline with your 5-Paragraph Essay Worksheet.

Prompts: (Choose one)

1. How has adversity in your life made you a stronger person?

2. If you were picked as a teenager of the year, why would the panel have chosen you?

3. What do you plan to accomplish with your life after you graduate high school?

Due dates:

1. Thesis statement and outline due at the beginning of class Wednesday, February 13.
2. First draft due at the beginning of class Thursday, February 14.
3. Final draft due at the beginning of class Friday, February 15.

San Diego Writer's Conference

Hi novelists!

Here is a link to the San Diego Writer's Conference scheduled for February 15-17.

http://www.writersconference.com/scwcmain.html

Let me know if you have any questions, or if there is anything I can do to help get you there!


I am also attaching the email I received so that you all have ALL the information I have.

Here it is:

Elika,

Thanks for the e-mail and welcome to the Southern California Writers'
Conference. I am familiar with High Tech High and hear nothing but
wonderful things so it comes as no surprise that you'd be seeking other
opportunities for your students. Forgive me if I'm brief right now but I
have to catch an early flight and as you can see I'm already well beyond the
window for a decent night's sleep.

We are closing on-line registration at the end of business today, Friday.
However, we do allow for walk in registration when the conference opens so
you haven't missed the window of opportunity by any means. We have had
student groups attend in the past and I encourage anything that gets them
excited about the creative process but I need to know a couple things.
First, how many students would be looking to attend? Second, what type of
adult supervision or escort would accompany them? Generally the people who
attend our conference are adults and we get participants from all over the
world. We haven't had any problems in the years that I've been associated
with the conference but the fact remains that we'd be mixing minors with
adults and I want to make sure we are all working to provide the best, and
safest, learning environment for the students as possible. That being said,
the instructors teach to an adult audience and sometimes stories and
material that is discussed is material that might not be something parents
would want their children exposed to. Without setting off alarms on that
last statement, I'm simply saying that sitting through a workshop might be
the equivalent of allowing them to attend an R-rated movie uncut.

Aside from that, I'd need to know whether your students would be looking to
attend a single day, a couple days, or the whole conference. I'd also be
interested in knowing if there is anything specific that we might be able to
provide, something you would really want them exposed to.

Anyway, we have a week to work through any details to make sure we can
provide the right fit for your needs. I look forward to exploring the
possibility. I will be back in town on Sunday night. If you need answers
more quickly, please feel free to call Michael Gregory tomorrow at the
office number which is (619) 303-7428.

Wes


Wes Albers
Director, SCWC
www.WritersConference.com
***San Diego [February 15-18, 2008] ***
***L.A.-Irvine [September 26-28, 2008] ***

-----Original Message-----
From: Elika Dadsetan [mailto:edadsetan@hightechhigh.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 3:26 PM
To: wes@WritersConference.com
Subject: SD Writer's Conference Question



Hi Wes,

I hope this email finds you well. I am contacting you to see if it is too
late to register for the San Diego Writer's Convention. My 11th graders
participated in National Novel Writing Month in November, and I know it
would be an amazing opportunity for them. I look forward to hearing from
you in this regard. Hope you are having a great day!

Thanks,


Elika Dadsetan
11th grade Humanities
High Tech High International