Re-presentation+MT


 * Assignment**
 * 1) Create a wiki page called Re-presentation initials. Copy the information below and paste it on the page that you create.
 * 2) I will show the class a brief video of an event or interview. Imagine you are a reporter who has just witnessed this event.

After viewing the event. complete the following
 * A.** Take five minutes to write down quickly in note form everything that you can remember about the event.
 * **Quick footsteps through the room**
 * **Door opening twice**
 * **Hesitation of first person**
 * **Panicked running of second set of footsteps**
 * **General panic**
 * **Angry face of assistant principal- only slightly terrifying and questioning**
 * **Loud words ("Where'd he go? Where'd he go?")**
 * **Mrs. Carrier responding that student went out the other door**
 * **Student still standing there, then running**
 * **Mr. Della Porta running after him then door slamming shut**
 * **Confusion of students and laughter occurs afterward**


 * B.** Using your notes, try to organize the"story" of what happened into a sequence in which the most important information is given first.
 * 1. The door opens and one person runs through the room and out the exit door, waiting all the while.**
 * 2. Mr. Della Porta runs in clearly "panicked" and angry.**
 * 3. He asks whether we saw where the first student went.**
 * 4. Mrs. Carrier answers where he went**
 * 5. Mr. Della Porta chases after first student, the kid running away now.**
 * 6. Both disappear from sight with** **the door closing behind them.**
 * 7. Nervous laughter fills the room, then finally complete giggles.**


 * C.** If you were able to have a still camera to record the event, what one picture would you most like to have taken?
 * Mr. Della Porta's face when he asked where the kid (Tyler?) had gone.**


 * D.** Using the materials you have got, write a story for your local newspaper that tells what happened. Include the questions **who**, **what, when, where, and why**. You should include a sketch of your imaginary picture with a caption. (Use Tux Paint to draw the sketch. Go to File on the wiki page and upload the file to your page.)
 * The Chase**
 * by Teresa Manipadam**


 * It was the beginning of the week for the second period class of eighth grade. The day was only Monday, and it was the start of a brand new, chilly month, too- the third of December. Most students would be tired, but not anymore. They were snapped awake by the startling opening of the entrance door of the Technology classroom and rapid footsteps of a younger student bursting in. Many students didn't notice. At least, not until their Vice Principal, Mr. Della Porta, runs inside the classroom in a panic- but rage works, too. Mr. Della Porta had been looking for the missing student presumed to be Tyler Field, the younger brother of one of the eighth graders in the classroom. Asking Mrs. Carrier, the Technology teacher, he sees Tyler out the door and chases him through the door and out of sight. Confusion quickly clouds the students, but then the silence turns into loud and long laughs as the students begin to realize they've been set up all for the sake of getting across a point about the presentation of the event.**


 * E.** Compare your story with those produced by the rest of the class. (Shae, Grace, Kimberly, Rafael, Elise, Quan, Anna, Donte, Dylan, Dominic) Has everyone agreed what is the most important part of the event? Do you all have the same choice of picture? If there are differences, how do you explain these?
 * Almost everyone on my list had the main fact that Tyler was being chased by Mr. Della Porta. Our pictures were also similar: they were all chase scenes with either the student, the vice principal, or both. The differences are the scenery and how each person drew the subject. Some people might have other students or just the computers or the other teachers.**


 * F.** Do you think some versions are more accurate than others? Give your reasons.
 * Some versions are probably more accurate than others because one person might have seen more and been more observant to detail than others. Also, some students might have explained the scene better than the next person.**