1 Quarter Check in
Portfolio 1
Saige M. Rasmussen
Dear Matt,
I first want to say that I appreciate you putting the time and effort into teaching us crazy kids. Thank you for the appreciations, and the individual care you give to each student no matter how well you get along with them. I admire that so thank you, hope you enjoy my portfolio.
Artifact 1 and 3 I believe are both beautiful works, artifact 2 was easy for me and I did it the day it was assigned since it was a drawing and a poem. Both are easy for me to accomplish. Artifact 1 focused on writing and composition. I had to build characters, give them personalities and force them through the subject of betrayal. I had to build off of my own personal experiences and give these characters life through only words, I'm so used to drawing that it was a challenge at times writing it all out. This is why I believe it's beautiful work, because I struggled with it, even if it's rough around the edges, it's the process that's beautiful. It's the same with artifact 3 which is more analytical and professional than number 1. That one had more to do with research and reasoning, it was less free form and that has always been a tough one for me, I'm not one to follow rules. It was hard for me to get started with artifact 3 and the concepts I was discussing were so opened ended it was hard to make it make sense. Overall, I struggled with artifact 3 but I'm happy with the result, again it's the process that is beautiful but hopefully the product is beautiful too.
Well in class I haven't really worked on reading for all purposes. Studying the way things are written and why, and how that contributes to now. So, I would like to work on that more in class and would like to add that to my portfolio for the next meeting.
In artifact 3 I challenged myself in the areas of research and reasoning and writing and composition. Mostly in the area of writing and composition though. We had to create a thesis, and cite our quotes right which is the writing and composition part and explain our reasoning for our thoughts more in artifact 3 than the others. We had to read through the book and find quotes to make our opinions sound more sane. This specific part has to do with the research and reasoning.
Artifact 1 reveals my writing style the best. I was able to do what I want with minimum constraint. Artifact 1 showed my personality and how I see reality, it speaks to what I've been through as well. In any piece of writing I'm descriptive and use the
surroundings to set the mood, such as this scene, “ He looked around the little mirror and saw the bathroom behind him, the wallpaper was faded and falling apart, the white shower curtain tinted with brown. The bathtub was old and the hot water barely worked.” I'm an emotional person and have felt been in very dark places before. I understand forgiveness and show that when Anna forgives John and later on is angry that she was torn from him. This artifact is raw and full of emotion, just like me. It's brutally honest like me as well.
Saige M. Rasmussen
Dear Matt,
I first want to say that I appreciate you putting the time and effort into teaching us crazy kids. Thank you for the appreciations, and the individual care you give to each student no matter how well you get along with them. I admire that so thank you, hope you enjoy my portfolio.
Artifact 1 and 3 I believe are both beautiful works, artifact 2 was easy for me and I did it the day it was assigned since it was a drawing and a poem. Both are easy for me to accomplish. Artifact 1 focused on writing and composition. I had to build characters, give them personalities and force them through the subject of betrayal. I had to build off of my own personal experiences and give these characters life through only words, I'm so used to drawing that it was a challenge at times writing it all out. This is why I believe it's beautiful work, because I struggled with it, even if it's rough around the edges, it's the process that's beautiful. It's the same with artifact 3 which is more analytical and professional than number 1. That one had more to do with research and reasoning, it was less free form and that has always been a tough one for me, I'm not one to follow rules. It was hard for me to get started with artifact 3 and the concepts I was discussing were so opened ended it was hard to make it make sense. Overall, I struggled with artifact 3 but I'm happy with the result, again it's the process that is beautiful but hopefully the product is beautiful too.
Well in class I haven't really worked on reading for all purposes. Studying the way things are written and why, and how that contributes to now. So, I would like to work on that more in class and would like to add that to my portfolio for the next meeting.
In artifact 3 I challenged myself in the areas of research and reasoning and writing and composition. Mostly in the area of writing and composition though. We had to create a thesis, and cite our quotes right which is the writing and composition part and explain our reasoning for our thoughts more in artifact 3 than the others. We had to read through the book and find quotes to make our opinions sound more sane. This specific part has to do with the research and reasoning.
Artifact 1 reveals my writing style the best. I was able to do what I want with minimum constraint. Artifact 1 showed my personality and how I see reality, it speaks to what I've been through as well. In any piece of writing I'm descriptive and use the
surroundings to set the mood, such as this scene, “ He looked around the little mirror and saw the bathroom behind him, the wallpaper was faded and falling apart, the white shower curtain tinted with brown. The bathtub was old and the hot water barely worked.” I'm an emotional person and have felt been in very dark places before. I understand forgiveness and show that when Anna forgives John and later on is angry that she was torn from him. This artifact is raw and full of emotion, just like me. It's brutally honest like me as well.
2 Quarter Check in
Portfolio 2
Saige M. Rasmussen
Dear Matt,
First of all, Thank you again for taking on us crazy teenagers. Sophomores are hard to deal with, and taking this many to teach and understand is very admirable. Thank you.
Well I've really grown in the sense of reading for all purposes, in the small journalism piece we did we delved into research and reasoning but also interpretation. This also came up in the Truth of War mini project. I said in my last letter, “Well in class I haven't really worked on reading for all purposes. Studying the way things are written and why, and how that contributes to now.” I've been able to expand upon war and love and how that relates to today. (This is shown in my journal entry about love and war down at the bottom.)
I would like to work on writing and composition. I'd like to maybe learn some more narrative writing skills, stories. Possibly working with story arcs and character development and how to show that in the writing process. In my first artifact I created a story and in the end it was an overall good story, but there's always something new to learn with writing stories, such as archetypes.
Artifact 5 really made me think about my research and reasoning. When I first started the artifact I was really lost on how to start and where to go. I got the idea to discuss masculinity in women in the West. Calamity Jane to be specific. I was able to expand on my research and evidence through writing this piece for an article type situation. My research and evidence shown here in these lines from my artifact, “Now, Jane was born in 1852, and her life sadly ended in 1903. During this time women’s rights were starting to come into play. In 1890 there was a merging between the National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association. They became the mainstream fighters for rights and held campaigns in each state, voting for rights for women. All this time Calamity is in the town of Deadwood and pioneering the west. In 1895 she was right by Buffalo Bill, doing Wild West Shows around the midwest. She would perform sharpshooting skills while on horseback. She brought a commercialized version of the west to the audiences.” I used sources about the national women's rights association and timelines of Calamity Jane’s story to in turn create an understandable, and interesting take on masculinity of women in the west.
Artifact 4 really shows my poetic style and also how I write naturally. This poem expressed an experience that everyone does yet no one understands. It shows editing style and how concise I can be, how I can ruthlessly cut down my words. This demonstrates my rather blunt and leaderly personality. You said something to me during my editing process that really made me realize my personality and how that transfers into my writing style. You said, “You're writing is elegant yet casual.” I used that in my editing process and making some of my lines more profound.
Saige M. Rasmussen
Dear Matt,
First of all, Thank you again for taking on us crazy teenagers. Sophomores are hard to deal with, and taking this many to teach and understand is very admirable. Thank you.
Well I've really grown in the sense of reading for all purposes, in the small journalism piece we did we delved into research and reasoning but also interpretation. This also came up in the Truth of War mini project. I said in my last letter, “Well in class I haven't really worked on reading for all purposes. Studying the way things are written and why, and how that contributes to now.” I've been able to expand upon war and love and how that relates to today. (This is shown in my journal entry about love and war down at the bottom.)
I would like to work on writing and composition. I'd like to maybe learn some more narrative writing skills, stories. Possibly working with story arcs and character development and how to show that in the writing process. In my first artifact I created a story and in the end it was an overall good story, but there's always something new to learn with writing stories, such as archetypes.
Artifact 5 really made me think about my research and reasoning. When I first started the artifact I was really lost on how to start and where to go. I got the idea to discuss masculinity in women in the West. Calamity Jane to be specific. I was able to expand on my research and evidence through writing this piece for an article type situation. My research and evidence shown here in these lines from my artifact, “Now, Jane was born in 1852, and her life sadly ended in 1903. During this time women’s rights were starting to come into play. In 1890 there was a merging between the National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association. They became the mainstream fighters for rights and held campaigns in each state, voting for rights for women. All this time Calamity is in the town of Deadwood and pioneering the west. In 1895 she was right by Buffalo Bill, doing Wild West Shows around the midwest. She would perform sharpshooting skills while on horseback. She brought a commercialized version of the west to the audiences.” I used sources about the national women's rights association and timelines of Calamity Jane’s story to in turn create an understandable, and interesting take on masculinity of women in the west.
Artifact 4 really shows my poetic style and also how I write naturally. This poem expressed an experience that everyone does yet no one understands. It shows editing style and how concise I can be, how I can ruthlessly cut down my words. This demonstrates my rather blunt and leaderly personality. You said something to me during my editing process that really made me realize my personality and how that transfers into my writing style. You said, “You're writing is elegant yet casual.” I used that in my editing process and making some of my lines more profound.
3 Quarter Check in
Portfolio 3
Saige M. Rasmussen
Dear Matt,
I’m really proud this year cause in each artifact I was able to challenge myself. In semester one the first and third artifacts were the most challenging because of their differences, “Artifact 1 focused on writing and composition. I had to build characters, give them personalities and force them through the subject of betrayal….It's the same with artifact 3 which is more analytical and professional than number 1. That one had more to do with research and reasoning, it was less free form and that has always been a tough one for me, I'm not one to follow rules.” And in this semester, “reading for all purposes, in the small journalism piece we did we delved into research and reasoning but also interpretation.” In past years, I didn't grow in the styles of writing and this year I was really able to get into the details of those styles. I would like to learn more in writing full stories, creating a plotline and story development.
Since we are working on the Meow Wolf project, I would like to work on my oral expression and listening. I've been nominated the lightning rod/team leader and it's important for a leader to be able to communicate with others. I noticed in the Movie project for Biology that sometimes my words come out harsher than I mean and cause issues. Being the art director I didn't want to micromanage and but I needed things to be clear and concise. Also, I learned just how important communication is with being a leader and in general between people.
My philosopher poster challenged my research and reasoning. I had trouble at first choosing a philosopher and even finding legitimate sources was difficult. Also, some of the philosophical ideas were rather vague and hard to grasp. The philosopher I studied was Diogenes, who lived before records were really kept, “Diogenes focused on all areas of Philosophy, he lived before the areas of philosophy were really classified. Diogenes was the founder of Cynic philosophy.” A lot of the facts about Diogenes are more solidified stories than anything, so it was difficult to pick out the reality between the fluff of words. Through some critique and editing of the ideas represented I was able to create a summary that people would be interested in. Overall, I learned a lot about finding correct historical dates and information.
The best piece that reveals who I am as an author is my artist statement. I find that when I write I try my best to show and not tell, and I use a lot of detail to accomplish that. I used technique in my artist statement, describing an insane person's mind, “The static tv effect is used in horror a lot and makes you feel on edge or lost, also it's the obvious statement of disconnection, or no channel. An insane person or someone that is simply different may feel this type of disconnection. Also if you think about the sound of a static tv it's rather scattered and unsettling, which could be the mind of an insane person.” I really wanted the person looking at this painting to feel immersed into the state of an insane person. I also tried to use that same effect with my artist statement. I described each technique used with the painting in immense detail, so the person's reading felt immersed into the meaning. I think that for this portfolio I should receive a B to B+. We've been pretty busy with the Meow Wolf groups and projects and focusing has been difficult.
Saige M. Rasmussen
Dear Matt,
I’m really proud this year cause in each artifact I was able to challenge myself. In semester one the first and third artifacts were the most challenging because of their differences, “Artifact 1 focused on writing and composition. I had to build characters, give them personalities and force them through the subject of betrayal….It's the same with artifact 3 which is more analytical and professional than number 1. That one had more to do with research and reasoning, it was less free form and that has always been a tough one for me, I'm not one to follow rules.” And in this semester, “reading for all purposes, in the small journalism piece we did we delved into research and reasoning but also interpretation.” In past years, I didn't grow in the styles of writing and this year I was really able to get into the details of those styles. I would like to learn more in writing full stories, creating a plotline and story development.
Since we are working on the Meow Wolf project, I would like to work on my oral expression and listening. I've been nominated the lightning rod/team leader and it's important for a leader to be able to communicate with others. I noticed in the Movie project for Biology that sometimes my words come out harsher than I mean and cause issues. Being the art director I didn't want to micromanage and but I needed things to be clear and concise. Also, I learned just how important communication is with being a leader and in general between people.
My philosopher poster challenged my research and reasoning. I had trouble at first choosing a philosopher and even finding legitimate sources was difficult. Also, some of the philosophical ideas were rather vague and hard to grasp. The philosopher I studied was Diogenes, who lived before records were really kept, “Diogenes focused on all areas of Philosophy, he lived before the areas of philosophy were really classified. Diogenes was the founder of Cynic philosophy.” A lot of the facts about Diogenes are more solidified stories than anything, so it was difficult to pick out the reality between the fluff of words. Through some critique and editing of the ideas represented I was able to create a summary that people would be interested in. Overall, I learned a lot about finding correct historical dates and information.
The best piece that reveals who I am as an author is my artist statement. I find that when I write I try my best to show and not tell, and I use a lot of detail to accomplish that. I used technique in my artist statement, describing an insane person's mind, “The static tv effect is used in horror a lot and makes you feel on edge or lost, also it's the obvious statement of disconnection, or no channel. An insane person or someone that is simply different may feel this type of disconnection. Also if you think about the sound of a static tv it's rather scattered and unsettling, which could be the mind of an insane person.” I really wanted the person looking at this painting to feel immersed into the state of an insane person. I also tried to use that same effect with my artist statement. I described each technique used with the painting in immense detail, so the person's reading felt immersed into the meaning. I think that for this portfolio I should receive a B to B+. We've been pretty busy with the Meow Wolf groups and projects and focusing has been difficult.