Resilience Cafe Invitation

Please, use this form letter we worked on together in class as a starting point for your letter. The more personalized you make your invitation, the better. Here is what we came up with in class (there is a Word doc version of this letter connected to the Februrary calendar day for today):

Dear Resilient Community Member,

During the past few weeks, my partner and I have been working on a project called Resilience Café. The Resilience Café project is a project in which we chose two resilient people (one from history and one from our current community) to find a meaningful connection between their lives. We would like to honor you personally as our current resilient community member. Our class has created a book and a CD to represent the past and present resilience in our community.

We are writing to you because we would like you to attend our Resilience Café Night on February 28th, 2007 at our school, HTMMA from 5:00 – 7:00pm. On the night of Resilience Café, we will be presenting our music/spoken word pieces and our artwork that we have created to honor you and other resilient community members.

Hope to see you there!

Sincerely,


HTMMA Address:
High Tech Middle Media Arts
2230 Truxtun Road
San Diego, CA 92106-6025
(we will be in the Main Commons on the second floor of the building)

phone: (619) 398-8640

Personal Connection (due Wed.)

How are you personally connected to your piece of artwork? How do you connect with the two resilient individuals you are portraying through art/ spoken word? Why is your piece of artwork (3d art or spoken word/music) significant and meaningful to you, and why should others take the time to experience your artwork? In your post connecting your personal experiences to your artwork, ask your audience some questions to help them experience your artwork (3d art or music/spoken word) more completely or in a more meaningful way?

Personal Connection (due Wed.)

How are you personally connected to your piece of artwork? How do you connect with the two resilient individuals you are portraying through art/ spoken word? Why is your piece of artwork significant and meaningful to you, and why should others take the time to experience your artwork?

Studio Time Reflection (due Monday)

What did you accomplish during studio time? Do you feel that you and your partner shared the work evenly? What do you have to report out to your partner about what you accomplished? What is your plan to use studio time more effectively next week?

Response to Critique OR Posting Lyrics (due Fri.)

3D ARTIST:
Who is an artist that has inspired your artistic creation? Post an example of his/her artwork on your blog. (This can be a separate post from your feedback reflection, if you'd like.)
Reflect on the feedback you received from our 3D Artwork Blueprint Gallery Walk. What feedback did you get that was constructive? After receiving written feedback from your classmates and verbal suggestions, how has your plan changed or evolved? Do you feel confident about your blueprint or would like more feedback? If you would like more feedback, take a digital photo of your blueprint, post it on your blog, and post questions for your classmates to answer in the comments section of your blog.

MUSIC/SPOKEN WORK ARTIST:
Post the first draft of your music/spoken word lyrics. After your lyrics, explain the metaphorical references you have made and how your writing embodies the theme of resilience. Lastly, post at least three questions you would like addressed by your classmates as they critique and help you revise your lyrics.
For example:
What emotions do you feel when you read these lyrics and what in my piece of writing brings about this emotional response?
Does this song/spoken work piece seem to embody the theme of resilience? Why or why not?
What is your opinion of the two resilient characters I presented in my song? Do you like the them, admire them, feel inspired by them, or do you not feel like I provided enough information?