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       One night, as I was walking down my block

        I heard a girl calling

        “Stop him; he stole my Grandfather's Clock”

        She ran to me, falling

 

        I stared at her flushed face

        “He stole everything he could touch”

        She said each word with a gasp

        “He stole my nana’s clutch”

 

        She reached out to touch my hand

        “He stole all of my Jewels”

        I jerk back, she’s inhumanly cold

        “He stole from the town’s schools”

 

        She panted,  I waited

        “He stole the museum’s art”

        She crumpled to the ground

        “And worst of all, he has stolen my heart”

For my sophmore year of english, we were assigned to write a poem from our past. For some odd reason, when I tried to write this poem, I couldnt think of any thing from my past besides a film about a thief, and how at the end the leading lady mentioned that he had stolen one more thing. He stole her heart. That is where ¨The Thief"came from. It was also the poem that made me realize that I actually like writing poetry. I used to not like it, and would only do it for my assignments, but I had fun writing this, even though I find it uncomfortable writing poetry that rhymes.

For my Junior year History class, each students (or group of students) did a certain project based off of 1920. I am rather proud of this video, because I wasn't in a group, and I only got some help from my mom.

In Freshmen year, I took a high school DVS class. We were assigned to use our talents (mine was acting) put them together and make a video.

For my Biology class in Junior year, our facilitator encouraged us to work on a project in a subject that we liked. Many of my science projects have been just projects I found online and someone else had already done. I've known for a while that my passion is acting, so I found a way to use acting in a science project... And viola. "No One Can Hear You Scream" was created.

 

Science Fair: Research Plan

 

Purpose: What position is best for a performer while they are projecting?

 

Control: Force of sound from volunteer                                                                                    

 

Variable: Position of volunteer

 

Hypothesis: Tilting one’s head slightly up and standing proud and tall will be best for projection, because it helps strengthen your diaphragm and vocal cords.

 

Procedure:                                                                                                                                                       Materials: Science Notebook to track results                                                                                             Volunteers                                                                                                                                     Decibel Reader

                  Script for volunteer to recite (I’m using a page from Mockingjay by Suzanne                       Collins.

 

1.)    Find volunteers (Best results if there is a mix of people who can project and people who can not.)

2.)    Take each volunteer to a quiet room (Best if in a auditorium or other places with need of projection.)

3.)    Set up decibel reader.

4.)    Ask person to sit straight with head down and recite script

5.)    Looking straight ahead

6.)    Headed tilted slightly down

7.)    Head tilted slightly up

8.)    Head gazing up

9.)    Head as far back as they can get (comfortably)

10.) Repeat steps 4-9 with volunteer slouching while sitting, lying on their back, slouching while standing, standing proud and tall, and, lastly, while on their tip-toes. Provide something or someone to hold, so they do not fall over. (You should have 36 positions and all of them recorded in notebook)                                                                                    

 

 

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