Video Essays

All of the groups had a very similar structure to their video essays. They were all mostly interviews with students and staff around the school asking for opinions about certain policies. Two groups had really good editing which made their video look nicer and had a positive impact on the points they were trying to make. But in doing so it seemed like they were skewing what the person said or editing it in such a way to mirror their personal opinion on the policy; it was Michael Moore-esque. However they basically asked the same couple questions to many people with the exact same follow up questions. That's what I like about my groups video. Even though we didn't have a ton of interviews or great editing with effects, our interviews weren't the same with every person. The first couple questions may have been the same but depending on what the person said we asked different follow up questions to get a better understanding on their view of the hat rule. We also handed out surveys to get the opinions of many more people-male, female, and students varying from ninth to twelfth grade. Every group, however, did a good job getting interviews and making an argument for their view on different policies throughout Groves.