Pecha Kuchas

Here are some samples from our awesome Novel Pecha Kucha Project!

Be ready on Monday...

for the last Pecha Kucha presentations!

Why it's important to give credit for photos.

Many of you have been wondering why it is important in our class to use CC licensed work and give credit where it's due. To understand the importance of this, just ask yourself this question:

• Would you want people using your work without permission?
• If someone used your work in theirs, would you want to be acknowledged for it?

Image created and shared by pia jane bijkerk (click here for the large version):
http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/2011/03/18/giving-credit/

Pecha Kucha Peer Evaluation

Click here for the peer evaluation form.

This week's order of presentations!

Click here for the latest schedule!

How to time your slides to change automatically

Due Friday, January 27: Your Pecha Kucha Plan

Due Friday, January 27

Post the outline and/or script for your Pecha Kucha next week. Click here for the project description!

Important Things to Remember Today!

Starting this Monday, January 23, everyone will take turns practicing for their Pecha Kucha with a Mini Kucha!

On Monday, January 30, everyone will begin presenting their Pecha Kuchas!

Comparing Images

We want our images to connect with people's emotions and make them think. Look at each set. Which images are better for each purpose?


Set 1
Message: Afghanistan is an amazing country.

Set 2
Message: Together we're better.

Set 3
Message: You can do anything if you put your mind to it.

Jerry's Story

One day, about three years ago, my dad did something really special for me. He told me that he had to work that Saturday, so I wasn't expecting to be woken up so early. But he did wake me up at 6:30 in the morning.

"Why are you waking me up, dad?" I asked.

"I wanna show you something," he said.

He then took me to the garage and showed me some fishing rods. We put them in the car and drove to Oshawa Creek, an amazing river.

The second we got to this pool, there were about a million humungous salmon just sitting there, waiting to be caught.

So I grabbed my rod and cast it out. The row bag was just sitting there, floating along the water. Suddenly, a big salmon just grabbed it and took off. My line started screaming ZZZZZZZSSSSSSSS! The salmon was taking it all the way down the river. I didn't know what to do. It was so strong I actually had to run after the fish in the river. I reached in, picked it up, and it was a beautiful, thirty-pound salmon.

I was so proud of myself.

It was about ten-o-clock at the time. We kept on fishing 'til about one. We must have caught about 200 pounds of fish that day. But, don't worry, we let them go.

I looked at my dad and he asked me, "So Jerry, do you like salmon fishing?

I said, "Dad, that was the best day ever."

How to put images into your Google presentation

Order of Presentations

Here is the order! Comment below if you would like yours changed.

Which Pecha Kucha is best? Why? #2

To watch the presentation, click play on both videos at the same time.

Attempt 2:

Which Pecha Kucha is best? Why? #1

To watch the presentation, click play on both videos at the same time.

Attempt 1:

Pecha Kucha Evaluation Rubric

Click here for the evaluation rubric.

Mr. Lee's Pecha Kucha: Google Presentation Version

Due Friday, January 6: Big, Expensive Words

Big, expensive words that describe my book

Due: Friday, January 6

Think of and find 20 big expensive words which describe your book. Post them on your blog.

Here are some examples:

Cheap word: happiness
Big, expensive word: elation

Cheap word: dumb
Big, expensive word: absurd

Novel Pecha Kucha Project

Now that you've read your novel, you will plan, design, create, and present a Pecha Kucha about it.

What is a Pecha Kucha? Pecha Kucha means 'chit-chat' in Japanese. It is a very simple idea: 20 slides of 20 seconds each. That means each Pecha Kucha is (usually) 6 minutes and 40 seconds. It's a presentation format which makes you focus on being concise and interesting, not long and boring. It also relies heavily on using images effectively.

What is the point of it? To inspire your audience, make them think deeply about something.

Do I do it in partners or by myself? You will present yourself.

Do I have to present in front of my class? Yes.

Where do I get the images from? You can create them yourself or use ones from Creative Commons.

What will we use for the presentation? You will create a Google Presentation in your Google Docs.

What's the most important thing about my Pecha Kucha? That people do not forget it.

What should it be about? It should be about your book and what it made you think deeply about. Here are some possibilities:

• Why my book was so awesome
• Why it was the worst book I've ever read
• What I learned about life from reading this book
• A summary of my book
• My thoughts while reading this book
• All about the characters in my book
• Images that run through my head while reading
• Speaking in role as a character

I have other ideas? Should I use them? Of course you should.

I want to see some examples of Pecha Kuchas. Where can I find them? Go here.

All Pecha Kucha will be presented starting the week of January 30:)


REMEMBER TO KEEP THE URL OF EVERY CC LICENSED IMAGE YOU USE.