Interview Video

Questions:

1. What is a story about a dating experience you’ve had at BYU?
2. What is a story about friends and/or roommates you’ve had at BYU?
3. How was your relationship reality different than the expectations you had coming to BYU?
4. If you could give your past self one form of advice about relationships at BYU (friends, roommates, romantic), what would it be?

Stefani Sanders is my sister! She went to BYU from 2012-2016 getting her degree in marketing. She is now happily married and expecting a baby boy in July!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szD6CwGoJi4&t=20s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arLiDJmuXGc&t=13s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUsKernBYRY&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQpd1Wqw1gs&t=4s

DMP Key Text

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock 
We chose this key text because it encompasses the anxiety and realities that surround making and exploring relationships, particularly in this transitory time of our lives.  
We plan to pull in everyone's texts to highlight different aspects of relationships between friends, roommates, and significant others, emphasizing the juxtaposition between expectation and reality and the validity of the individual's experience. 

Common Media Artifact Assignment

Create a multimedia artifact that fulfills a common educational purpose.

1. Select a significant purpose typical of your discipline/grade level.

My name is: Shelby Sanders

My content area/discipline is: English

The grade level I plan to teach is:  8th grade

The typical educational purpose I will address is to advertise an event or special program, communicate with parents and students, and fundraise for this special program and event.

My reason for choosing this purpose is:

My educational purpose for advertising and informing students and their parents about Smithsonian Student Tours is it that it gives students an opportunity to travel to educational sites around the world. Traveling is one of the best forms of student's furthering their education, as students are immersed and have real life experience in what they are learning in class. They get to see first-hand the cultures, sites, and landmarks they are learning about in history or English class. One or two teachers and the Smithsonian organization helps direct this trip for students. On Smithsonian website it describes: "Smithsonian Student Adventures partners with schools and educators to create dynamic programs to destinations around the world." Traveling through this program provides an enriching and safe experience for students. It is also an educationally based program. It's goal is to offer travel programs across the world for high school students and give them a great learning experience through travel. There are many Smithsonian museums and sites throughout the world. We will hold fundraisers as a group throughout the year to help students and their families meet the costs of travel.

The multimedia artifact I used to achieve my purpose was a flyer. 

The technological tool I used to create this artifact was word processing. 

What have you done to try to evaluate sources for bias and avoid biased portrayals of diverse identities?  Why is this important? Is there an avenue for every student who would want to do it?

On my flyer I made sure to include fundraising information to show that this event/tour won't discriminate against students with different socio-economic classes. All students will be given the means to participate on the trip/tour event if they do the fundraising with our group. Fundraising gives every student an opportunity to join and participate.I also included an "If you are interested" section with contact and meeting information to help parents and their students know what to do if they want to get involved. I also gave them a link to the Smithsonian website so they can have more information on the actual tours, and be able to evaluate the Smithsonian program.

HERE IS MY FLYER:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WjmBO0BIWnQxqE99G9ztKelzVscM231U/view?usp=sharing

Smithsonian Student Adventures partners with schools and educators to create dynamic programs to destinations around the world. In order to provide our participants with a unique, adventurous, and safe experience

Creative Unit Project "Speak"

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ql4rIlwMxMReco0WqdKJ0GDQeC4RWk_hGrVGcPQTnJE/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14vzGUvsEGgzo4BcXrK63NZGpjQWYPjzFGl7FwRhJrD8/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15F3D0YFcue-euJvi-8K0kH0BEY0ryYr1g2xsmMK8t9U/edit?usp=sharing

Speak Playlist

1. Hate Me-Blue October
This song describes how Melinda felt when all her friends abandoned her after what happened at the party. She didn't have very many friends to start off her freshman year, and her parents were worried about her just like this song starts out with his mom calling.
2. Fireproof-The National
I think this song really captures how Melinda feels when she is going through her depression. She is numb, trying to be strong, but really she is breaking inside and nobody seems to notice. Andy "IT" keeps harassing her outside and inside of school, and how she reacts to him kind of reminds me of this song. This song has that mood and tone to all these feelings.
3. Hide and Seek-Imogen Heap
Melinda uses the janitor's closet to hide from her troubles. It is a place where she feels safe and protected, but she knows she can't hide forever. She knows this isn't healthy, and she will have to face life eventually.
4. The Fear- Ben Howard
Even though this song talks about fear it also has a hopeful ring to it. When Melinda starts to express herself through her art, she also feels a little hope but she also is still holding on to some pain and fear that she has to work through. Mr. Freeman helps her overcome her fear through art and tell her story.
5. What About Us-Pink
I think this song encaptures all the victims of rape. It represents how what was supposed to be this beautiful moment of human connection for Melinda was robbed of her. She doesn't trust people and love anymore. It reminds me of the writing on the bathroom wall of all the girls that had been silenced and now they are standing up.
6. Til' It Happens To You- Lady Gaga
I don't know if this is in the correct chronological order of the book, per say, but it is an honest song about being a victim of rape and what it feels like. Lady Gaga actually wrote the song about her experience. There is a lot of guilt, shame, and silence. I like the line in the song that says, "It won't be real", like how Melinda was in shock after going through this. Melinda also felt like it was her fault what happened to her, until she finally realized it wasn't.
7. Shake It Out- Florence and the Machine
This is the perfect song to show how the book ended. Melinda finally broke her silence and spoke to help someone else, her friend Rachel. She also speaks through her art. Her school mates finally stand up for her as well. The song shows Melinda's transformation from keeping secrets and being scared, to finally facing her demons and moving forward in her life. The rhythm and cheerfulness of this song represent that.