Perspective Project
Per·spec·tive
A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
In our Perspective Project we devoured the meaning and use of perspective in different mediums. Perspective may seem like a very broad topic, and, as students, we struggled with this at times. In Humanities, we abstractly considered the layers of our personal perspective and explored how these layers shape our understanding of ourselves and those around us. We analyzed the imaginative nonfiction novel In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and the podcast, Serial, to learn how people and ideas can change, form, and challenge our perspective. We tried our hand at creating our own imaginative nonfiction piece that began as an in depth interview, a dialogic conversation, with a peer. In Biology, we made microscopes to look at common objects and zoomed in on them (literally) to find their beauty. These microscopes will be recreated and passed on to younger generations in the High Tech Village so that students can continue to look and learn from the perspectives we built. In this project we used critical lenses, interviews with peers, creative writing, artwork, and hand-built microscopes in order to help us look at life through a myriad of specific views. Perspective is constantly around us; it is important to understand our own critical lens of life.
A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
In our Perspective Project we devoured the meaning and use of perspective in different mediums. Perspective may seem like a very broad topic, and, as students, we struggled with this at times. In Humanities, we abstractly considered the layers of our personal perspective and explored how these layers shape our understanding of ourselves and those around us. We analyzed the imaginative nonfiction novel In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and the podcast, Serial, to learn how people and ideas can change, form, and challenge our perspective. We tried our hand at creating our own imaginative nonfiction piece that began as an in depth interview, a dialogic conversation, with a peer. In Biology, we made microscopes to look at common objects and zoomed in on them (literally) to find their beauty. These microscopes will be recreated and passed on to younger generations in the High Tech Village so that students can continue to look and learn from the perspectives we built. In this project we used critical lenses, interviews with peers, creative writing, artwork, and hand-built microscopes in order to help us look at life through a myriad of specific views. Perspective is constantly around us; it is important to understand our own critical lens of life.