Dream Symposium: Record Label & Lyric Writing

Watch this video about a student who wrote song lyrics that ended up being recorded by a local band. After watching, do the following:

1. Respond to my questions about your project on your dream discourse sheet.
2. If you haven't thought of a project yet, tell me (A) what you would make or do to share at the Dream Symposium on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, and (B) how it relates to one of your dreams.

• Ideas:
• write a book, play, newspaper, magazine, graphic novel, poetry or story collection, move script...
• organize a fundraiser, presentation, activity, or other event
• make a movie, podcast, YouTube video
• start a business
• build model building, car, boat...
• invent something 
• draft out a design
• ... 

Dream Symposium: Career Dimension

Watch this video about how one school does senior projects. After watching, do the following:

1. Respond to my questions about your project on your dream discourse sheet.
2. If you haven't thought of a project yet, tell me (A) what you would make or do to share at the Dream Symposium on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, and (B) how it relates to one of your dreams.

• Ideas:
• write a book, play, newspaper, magazine, graphic novel, poetry or story collection, move script...
• organize a fundraiser, presentation, activity, or other event
• make a movie, podcast, YouTube video
• start a business
• build model building, car, boat...
• invent something 
• draft out a design
• ... 

Dream Symposium Project: How to Cook

Watch this video about an example senior project. After watching, do the following:

1. Respond to my questions about your project on your dream discourse sheet.
2. If you haven't thought of a project yet, tell me (A) what you would make or do to share at the Dream Symposium on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, and (B) how it relates to one of your dreams.

• Ideas:
• write a book, play, newspaper, magazine, graphic novel, poetry or story collection, move script...
• organize a fundraiser, presentation, activity, or other event
• make a movie, podcast, YouTube video
• start a business
• build model building, car, boat...
• invent something 
• draft out a design
• ... 

Example Dream Symposium Project

Watch this video about an example senior project. After watching, do the following:

1. Respond to my questions about your project on your dream discourse sheet.
2. If you haven't thought of a project yet, tell me (A) what you would make or do to share at the Dream Symposium on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, and (B) how it relates to one of your dreams.

• Ideas:
• write a book, play, newspaper, magazine, graphic novel, poetry or story collection, move script...
• organize a fundraiser, presentation, activity, or other event
• make a movie, podcast, YouTube video
• start a business
• build model building, car, boat...
• invent something 
• draft out a design
• ... 

Dream Symposium

Watch this video about students' senior projects. After listening, do the following:

1. Respond to my questions on your dream discourse sheet.
2. Tell me (A) what you would make or do to share at the Dream Symposium on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, and (B) how it relates to one of your dreams.

• Ideas:
• write a book, play, newspaper, magazine, graphic novel, poetry or story collection, move script...
• organize a fundraiser, presentation, activity, or other event
• make a movie, podcast, YouTube video
• start a business
• build model building, car, boat...
• invent something 
• draft out a design
• ... 

I Need a Hero - Radio lab

Listen to the first 5ish minutes of this Radio Lab program on heroes here.

Source here

After listening, do the following:

1. Respond to my questions on your dream discourse sheet.
2. Write anything else you want about your dream.
3. Consider 1 of the following questions:
1. Has there been a time when you did something kind of heroic like this or saw a similar heroic act?
2. What would be a situation where you either would or wouldn't be willing to risk your own well being to help somebody?

Tig Notaro - Live

Listen to the first 3ish minutes of an interview with Tig Notaro on NPR here.

Source: NPR here

Comedian Louis C.K. tweeted the following after her comedy set:  "in 27 years doing this, I've seen a handful of truly great, masterful standup sets. One was Tig Notaro last night at Largo."

After listening to the set, do the following:

1. Respond to my questions on your dream discourse sheet.
2. Write anything else you want about your dream.
3. Consider the following questions related to Tig:
1. Why do you think some people give in to tragedy and other people use it to help them further their dream and enrich others?
2. What tragedies in your life could you turn into comedy or at least use to further pursue your dream or enrich others' lives?