Movie Proposal

I can understand different forms and techniques
I can compose using specific forms

Think of some of the elements and characteristics of a disaster movie; there's usually a group of people together in a building, ship, or other area; there's a focus on a few main characters, each with his or her own personal problems; a hero emerges; the villain may be nature, though there is often someone who works against the hero; and there are usually spectacular effects.

You are to create a proposal for a thrilling new disaster movie. As you write, imagine that you are trying to convince a movie producer to make a film based on your idea.

Your proposal should

• describe, in an exciting way, the setting of the disaster
• provide an exciting storyline
• describe the main characters who undergo the experience (and list the actors to play those parts)
• contain expressive adjectives to convey the terrifying effect of the disaster

Be certain to exchange your proposal with a partner. and give eachother helpful feedback.

Would a producer be convinced that your story line would make a good movie?

Would the producer  be interested in your characters?

Impressed by your descriptive writing? 

You should also explain why your film would be popular

Design an Energy Efficient Building

Project Link from Textbook
Project Planning Page


Ideas for consideration

Here are some ideas for you to look up and research

- Straw house
- Tin can heater
- Geothermal heat
- Solar water heaters
- Passive solar heat
- Living walls
- Different types of insulation
- Different window coverings - inside and outside
- different roofing materials
- LEEDS qualifications
- Dirrt Construction company
- Sustainable building Magazine
- Green Building Case studies
- Sustainable Building - Google images
- Net-Zero buildings - Case studies
- LEED Project profiles
-Pinterest - Sustainable building
- Geothermal Heat - Edmonton
- Geothermal heat
-  Geothermal Energy

Convection Conduction and Radiation

Short video of three methods of heat transfer:

Here is a little quiz to test your knowledge about convection, conduction and radiation

Mystery Assignment

Atlantis, a lost civilization?

In about 360 B.C. the Greek philosopher Plato wrote about the city of Atlantis and its destruction. People thought it was just a nice story until the 1800s, when a scholar announced that the city might actually have existed. People have been trying to find it ever since. Was Atlantis real or not? Atlantis - Fact, Fiction or Exaggeration? Atlantis: No way, No how, No where Atlantis Location Hypothesis Atlantis @ Wikipedia The UnMuseum -- The Lost Continent of Atlantis

The Bermuda Triangle

In the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by the island of Bermuda; Miami, Florida; and San Juan, Puerto Rico, is an area where planes and ships have been known to disappear without warning. The U. S. military insists it's all coincidence. But what do YOU think?  Bermuda-Triangle.org Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle, The Devil's Sea The Bermuda Triangle @ Wikipedia The UnMuseum, the Bermuda Triangle

Bigfoot, a.k.a. Sasquatch

For more than 400 years people have reported finding footprints of an astonishingly large human in the western United States and throughout the world. Real or hoax? You decide. Bigfoot @ Wikipedia Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization Man admits: I was 'Bigfoot' North American Wood Ape Conservancy North America's Great Ape: the Sasquatch

Crop Circles

Long before Mel Gibson made the movie Signs, people have tried to make sense of crop circles. People have confessed to making some as practical jokes. But evidence left at others suggests there may be something else at work. Canadian Crop Circle Research Network Crop Circle Quest Crop Circles @ Wikipedia Frequently Asked Questions about Crop Circles How Crop Circles Work

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart captured the American imagination as a daring pilot at a time when most women were not allowed to work outside the home. On July 2, 1937, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to fly around the world. Her plane was never found. What happened to her? Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart, The Last Flight Amelia Earhart @ Wikipedia Biography of Amelia Earhart The official Amelia Earhart site (related to the movie)

Easter Island

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean sits a collection of huge stone carvings. The Easter Island Moai have been the subject of speculation for centuries. How did the native people move and carve all that stone? And why? Easter Island Easter Island @ Wikipedia Easter Island: World Heritage Site The Mystery of Easter Island NOVA Online, Secrets of Easter Island

Jack the Ripper

In 1888 someone literally got away with murder in London. Some women were found murdered in a very gruesome way. The serial killer was never caught. People still speculate on who he might have been. Who do YOU think he was? Jack the Ripper Casebook: Jack the Ripper Jack the Ripper @ Wikipedia Jack the Ripper How Jack the Ripper Worked

The Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness, a lake in northern Scotland, is home to ... well, something. Known affectionately as "Nessie" by the locals, the Loch Ness monster has spawned many sightings and stories. Just what is it? The Legend of Nessie, the Ultimate Loch Ness Monster Site Nessie of Loch Ness The Loch Ness Monster @ Wikipedia NOVA Online, The Beast of Loch Ness Tony Harmsworth's Loch Ness Information Website

The Mary Celeste

In 1874 the Mary Celeste set sail from New York bound for Italy. It had a captain, his family, a crew, and a cargo. They were never seen again. The ship was found adrift, and there were no signs of foul play. What happened? Mary Celeste Mary Celeste @ Wikipedia Mary Celeste: a classic seaquake encounter! Mary Celeste, Fact not Fiction Mysteries of Canada, Mary Celeste

Nazca Lines

In Peru the Nazca Indians left geoglyphs: mysterious lines, spirals, animal figures carved into the desert. How did they do it? And why?  Images of Nazca Lines The Lines of Nazca, Peru The Nazca Lines @ Wikipedia Nazca, the Enigmatic Lines of the Nazca Pampa Spirits in the Sand

Roswell, New Mexico

It's 1947, and outside Roswell, New Mexico, something falls from the sky. Witnesses report finding some kind of craft and four bodies. Then the military arrives, and no one is quite sure what happens after that. What do you think?  The Roswell Files The Roswell Crash in Pictures Roswell UFO Crash Roswell, New Mexico: Desperately seeking aliens Roswell UFO Incident @ Wikipedia

Stonehenge

On England's Salisbury Plain stands a ring of monoliths, one of many around the world. How did the ancient people move those massive stones such a distance? And why? Theories about Stonehenge Stonehenge Stonehenge Stonehenge The UnMuseum, Stonehenge