Rename island

Now, you may go back to the beginning - revisit each of your 10 posts- based on your ideas, create a name befitting for your utopian island.  For this final post- repost a picture of your island with its new name.  Offer a complete explanation of what your blog represents- a class assignment to develop a utopian island community.  Include an invitation for only those persons that you send an email to -to read and offer constructive criticism for your entire plan.  We will have time next week to review those comments and edit our posts before finalizing for competition.  I hope you continue to edit and revise your plans for improvement until the official deadline (which I will post next week).  Thanks for your hard work!

#10 "Does UTOPIA exist now in our world? What is Perfect?"

     POST #10  PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

Take the following three bits of information or pieces of this puzzle.  Study the images and definitions.  Put all three ideas into one. 
Write a solution for "What is Perfect?" using only 75 words or less.  Choose your words very carefully and make sure you combine all three parts.

1.PHOTO COLLAGE

2. VIEWPOINT: an attitude of mind, or the circumstances of an individual that conduce to such an attitude
3. UTOPIA: any real or imaginary society, place, state, etc, considered to be perfect or ideal

 

#9 Travel Brochure

#9 Travel Brochure

Develop a written advertisement for your utopian island community. This brochure should be complete with pictures that are representative of life in your utopia. iT IS TIME TO BE PERSUASIVE- SELL YOUR PRODUCT--MAKE PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO YOUR UTOPIAN ISLAND.  Save the pamphlet in a format that can be linked to your blog and easily viewed by your followers.  (Microsoft Publisher-which is installed on the library computers- has a template for brochures.)

 

Please provide a printed hard copy of your brochure to me for viewing in class.  Here is an example:

#8 Motto, Seal, Flag

Utopian Motto and Seal or Logo and Flag

1.  Create a slogan or motto that inhabitants of your utopia will follow. 

2.  Develop a utopian seal or logo. 

Choose a website dedicated to helping you design and create your own emblem free of charge.

 (Microsoft Publisher-which is installed on the library computers- may be used if you are very creative.)

3.  Finally, create a flag that offers symbolism for your island.
  Choose a website dedicated to designing a flag such as

 

flag-designer.appspot.com/.  You may find other websites to create a flag.

POST ALL THREE ABOVE AND EXPLAIN SIGNIFICANCE FOR EACH!

"UTOPIAN" Contest WINNERS

WINNERS:
LEANNA AND ABBY
soda and candy bar to enjoy in class--

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!

Post #7 Response to "The Veldt" (hard copy available from Ms. P or read online)

What about this short story?  Unbelievable, right? 
A family lives in an automated house called "The Happylife Home," filled with machines that do everything for them from cooking meals, to clothing them, to rocking them to sleep. The two children become fascinated with the "nursery", a virtual reality room that is able to connect with the children telepathically to reproduce any place they imagine. Sounds utopian, right?  Keep reading. . .

Now, for this post, I want you to reflect on this utopian story, the themes, and a few quotes.  Choose ONE of the themes and reflect AND choose ONE of the quotes and reflect.

Go to :  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_esYONwdKuw
Watch and listen as you answer this post!







Themes (choose one and respond)

•  More is not always better

• Appreciate the simple joys of life

• Don't let yourself get carried away

Quotes (choose one and respond)

• "That sounds dreadful! Would I have to tie my own shoe instead of letting the shoe tier do it? And brush my own teeth and comb my hair and give myself a bath?"
• "Matter of fact, we're thinking of turning the whole house off for about a month. Live sort of a carefree one-for-all existence"
•  "I don't want to do anything but look and listen and smell; what else is there to do?"
  
  

Post #6 Architecture and Growth

POST #6-Think about the perfect climate and geographical features. Are you an island paradise? Or are you nestled in the snow-covered mountains? Are you isolated from everyone else? If so, are you making plans to be self-sufficient? Where do you get your energy from? Would you have some form of protection from others- a wall? Include specific information about your physical layout. Include photos or designs for architectural elements on your island (government buildings, houses, transportation ports,etc.)

Dubai was a complete desert in 1990; look at it today!

http://www.squidoo.com/crazy-dubai-growth

BE CREATIVE- a career in architecture may await you!