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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87447272968581066112018-03-06T01:39:37.329-08:00Teaching little firsties!Jamie L. S.http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-70850101467635391222012-09-27T21:19:00.001-07:002012-09-27T21:19:22.150-07:00First Grade Common CoreWe are diving right into the Common Core this year. We've been given the permission to do what we want to get our littles to meet the First Grade Common Core standards. Scary? Yes. Exciting? Yes. Overwheleming? YES! Overwhelming because there are so many great ideas out there. But what to choose and create so that I can meet each standard is a little daunting.

Well, I was perusing through all the great blogs that I'm following and came upon Fun in 1st grade's post.

I was so excited because this book has already created worksheets, activities and posters all aligned with the Common Core for both language arts and math! How awesome is that! One less thing for us to worry about. Do you know the best part? They're giving away an electronic copy for...wait for it...FREE! So, go here to check out how you can get your free copy of this book as a blogger too. I can't wait to use it!

But hurry! Because the "giveaway" ends on September 30th!Ms. Lhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-38317980249849596912012-09-26T21:34:00.003-07:002012-09-26T21:34:49.887-07:00My apologiesHi Everyone! I wanted to apologize for not responding to all the emails quicker. My teaching blog is connected to my personal blog and it's email account, so I forget to check my "teaching blog" email sometimes.

But, it seems like there's a problem downloading some of my documents. Something must have happened when Google switched my account over to the newer version. So, I went back and fixed all the ones that was brought to my attention. If there's a document you wanted and cannot access, please let me know.

Thanks so much for checking out my blog! Things have been busy and I will post soon.Ms. Lhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-35618889084231759832012-09-05T21:19:00.006-07:002012-09-05T22:01:29.233-07:00Solo CupsIs it just me or does it seem like this year is going by so fast! I know it's only 15 days of school for my district, but it's already been 15 days!

I have 26 first graders this year. (That is alot. But some of my friends in a nearby district are at 30 firsties, so I'm not complaining.) I'm also a first time resident teacher and so I have an eager and enthusiastic student teacher to mentor this year as well.

With the new Common Core State Standards, my district is diving right into it. That means there are ALOT of new things happening this year. We have a new writing program, a new Data System, new report cards, and new "benchmarks" testing, just to name a few in my district.

In my classroom, I'm also trying alot of new things. One of them involves solo cups. I saw this video from the organized classroom blog (found through teaching blog addict) and loved the idea. I'm using it during workshop. I tested it out today and it worked wonderfully! The kids were on task, working quietly, etc.

I knew I had to think of a way so that I wouldn't have to be the one getting up from my small group to switch the cups. I already had a workshop patrol student. (I don't remember where I got that idea from. If you're the wonderful person who gave me that idea, please let me know so I can give you credit.) I took that idea from a great teacher and changed it up a bit this year.

Since I have 6 groups in my classroom, I have 2 students who will be the workshop patrol team. I trained them today, telling them that before workshop begins, they would need to get their tub that held the cups and pass out the cups to the groups they were in charge of. (I wrote numbers on the cups to correlate to the groups.) Then I explained to the class that only these two students (and me of course) are allowed to switch the cups to a different color.

The rules (for now, since I'm testing to see what will work.) are that if they stay on the green cup during the whole workshop time, they will get group points (the group with the most points at the end of the week gets a prize.) If they are the only group that stayed on green, they will get group points AND signatures on our principal's passport. (These get filled up and then they take them to the office to redeem for a prize.)

If their group had their cups turn to yellow, that means warning. They better start following the workshop rules or else their cups will be switched to red. Red means that they will owe 5 mins of recess or "free choice" time.

Now, as a student I hated getting in trouble for the other students in my group. So, I explained to the students that if it's just one or two students in their group that just can't follow directions, that student will be the one to owe the 5 mins.

This system (just like in the video shows) also allows the students to be able to go back a color. So, if they got to yellow, they can go back to green.

So, when a group isn't following directions, I call on my workshop patrol who is in charge of that group to walk over and turn the cup to to the next color. Now, I wanted to keep track of who had to turn their cups and who didn't. I created this form to keep track of that. I printed it onto cardstock and had it laminated.
So, when my workshop patrol team have to switch a certain group's cups, they will switch the cups then walk over to this sheet and put a tally mark under that table's name. That way I don't have to worry about keeping track during my small group time, and I will have a way to track who stayed on the green cup and who didn't. Now, I may change this idea. It all depends on how well it works. I didn't test it out today because since we're still practicing the routine for workshop, I didn't pull a small group. So, I was able to keep track on who stayed on green and who didn't myself.

Anyway, hope that wasn't too confusing. :) Happy Wednesday everyone!
Ms. Lhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-52494839929867314992012-08-10T22:15:00.003-07:002012-08-10T22:19:33.470-07:00First Grade Fairytales
Sweet Kelly at First Grade Fairytales is having a fantastic giveaway! Go to her blog and check her out.Ms. Lhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-47573940786832366722012-08-03T21:29:00.004-07:002012-08-03T21:35:51.358-07:00120s chartSince 1st grader are required to know up to 120 now, I created these. There's a smaller version for the kids to use. The bigger version I'm going to print, then glue onto construction paper, tape them side by side and post it up with my calendar. Click here and here to download.Ms. Lhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-76714047264621885132012-07-28T22:13:00.005-07:002012-07-28T22:23:12.949-07:00Name Plates

Polka Dot name plates!

I needed some for my classroom and created these. There are two versions, one is made to be printed on 11 x 17 paper and the other on 8.5 x 11 paper. You can either send them off to staples to print or do what I'm going to do and just print them up at work. Cheap and cute!

I plan on printing them, cutting, and laminating (so they can be reused next year, or until they start falling apart.)

So, click on the pictures to download them!

Ms. Lhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-26894788431518773712012-07-25T19:11:00.005-07:002012-07-25T19:41:20.257-07:00BirthdaysSo, last year I bought birthday pencils, made copies of the following onto colored card stock and attached them to the pencil for the kids. (I'll have to post what it looks like later when I go back into my classroom.) You can get the download of this file here.

But for this year, I will also be adding these goodies I found at the dollar aisle at Target. ( I love Target.) I bought one for my daughter and she LOVED it. So, I thought my first graders would like them as well. I mean who wouldn't? A coloring book, stickers, crayons/markers AND it's a favorite character?!?! And, it's good for me because it was only $1! LOVE! I bought 4 designs (there were some Cars packets too but they didn't have it at the first Target that I went to. I was tempted to buy them but I had already bought a whole bunch.) I'm planning on giving the kids a choice amongst the 4 designs. For my summer babies, we will have to celebrate their half birthdays. I have a summer birthday too so I know how it feels to not be able to bring in treats or celebrate it with the class.

Ms. Lhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-20282165102106381592012-07-24T19:02:00.002-07:002012-07-25T19:42:22.940-07:00Another year...Well, my goal is to keep up with the blog this year. With the assurance that I won't be given a combo class this year, I hope I can keep that goal.

I changed my classroom just a little bit. I'm going with a turquoise, pink, purple with polka dot theme this year.

Here's the few changes this year. Forgive the bad quality. I used my phone.

Check out here and here for what my classroom looked like last year.

I am excited to go back to work. It's another year, with a lot of changes and seems like more work but I do love teaching.Ms. Lhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-21521874607139441822012-05-12T22:17:00.004-07:002012-05-13T22:44:24.623-07:00Alphabet SongsI know it's been forever. Life got busy with a combo class. But I wanted to quickly share something awesome with you all. Check out the video below and then check out the other Alphabet songs. Fun right? Kids would LOVE them! Here's the exciting part, Have fun teaching is giving away these videos for free! So, if you're like me, whose school won't allow any Youtube videos, this free giveaway is great!

I'm so excited to have found these and cannot wait to use them next year with my 1st graders. I'm always looking for songs I can use in the classroom and these videos are perfect additions to my collection. I had planned on using them with just my struggling students but they're so fun, my whole class will enjoy them.

So go on over to Have Fun Teaching and get your free downloads!

Ms. Lhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-91524789740096032402011-12-09T22:58:00.000-08:002011-12-09T23:07:57.304-08:00LifeIt's been a long time since I've posted anything. We've done so much in my classroom and I have to get better at blogging. With testing, report cards and parent teacher conferences out of the way and having my combination class slowly settling down, I'll try to post more.

However for now, I just wanted to share a story I saw that reminded me that I need to enjoy life. This post has nothing to do with teaching, but I wanted to share.

I saw this on one of my friend's facebook page and loved it. It reminded me that in our busy life when we're always in a rush to do things, we sometimes forget to stop and enjoy it.

As a working mom I am guilty of this. I'm so busy with work and taking care of what needs to be done (cooking, baths, laundry, cleaning, etc.) that sometimes I forget to just take a break and just be with my babies and husband.

Laundry will still be there. Dishes can be done later. The cleaning is never ending anyway. But my babies will only be this age for a while. My husband and I need more time together because we're not getting any younger either.

So, I am going to make a better effort at enjoying life. Enjoy my time with my girls and husband and loved ones.

Just like the other day. We were running late for church and it was freezing outside. So usually when we get to church, I'm rushing the babies inside the church, out of the cold. Well, on this particular Sunday there were leaves everywhere. It was a really windy weekend and alot of leaves had fallen off the trees onto the ground. My 2 year old of course wanted to run through the leaves. My gut reaction was "no. It's too cold and windy. I don't want you to get sick." But, I looked at her and she was just so happy. So we ran through the leaves. My husband rolled our youngest in her stroller through the leaves and we just enjoyed the moment. My oldest was so happy and that made me happy.

I have to let her enjoy life. I'm so worried about not letting her get sick or hurt that sometimes I'm the one rushing her through life. It's so hard though. It makes my heart so sad to see her hurt. But, I can still protect her and also let her be a 2 year old. :) Oh the things you learn with your first child and can change with the rest.

I have to remember not to rush through life. As the old saying goes, always make time to stop and smell the roses.

Well, onto the story that goes with the above picture.

"In Washington DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

After about four minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.

About four minutes later, the violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

At six minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

At ten minutes, a three-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.

At forty-five minutes: The musician played continuously. Only six people stopped and listened for a short while. About twenty gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

After one hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.

This experiment raised several questions:

In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?

If so, do we stop to appreciate it?

Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made…How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?"Ms. Lhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-75250956687073527662011-10-15T20:10:00.000-07:002011-10-15T20:12:41.526-07:00Sorry!Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been posting. We had our Fall break this past week and then I just returned from a much needed mini-vacation with my family. I'll be back soon!Ms. Lhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-19119237370687340772011-10-04T20:34:00.000-07:002011-10-04T20:49:52.071-07:00IdeasThings are settling down in my combo class. But just wanted to share these GREAT ideas/freebies that I'm planning on printing and making. (There's actually MANY things I want to make but these are the most recent.)

Check out these cool subtraction posters at Step into 2nd grade with Mrs. Lemons and this making words folder at Teacher bits and bobs.

I also forgot that I'm planning on doing the 100 books challenge discussed about here at the Teacher wife's blog. I used her letter and had it translated so I can send it home to my Spanish speaking families too. :) Click the image below to download.
Ms. Lhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-14883512034444594772011-09-26T21:40:00.000-07:002011-09-26T21:52:05.194-07:00:) BloglandSince I teach Open Court, I always feel that my posts are "boring" compared to all the fun and exciting blogs out in blogland. I wish I had more time to do what I really want instead of filling up the days with Open Court and enVision. That's why I haven't really posted much about what I do in the classroom. It just doesn't seem as interesting. I try my best to make Open Court fun for my firsties, but for those of you who teaches Open Court, it's pretty scripted and not much you can do.

So I was very excited when Victoria from The wise and witty teacher awarded my little blog as a versatile blogger. :) If you haven't checked her out, go on over and see all that she does.
I love blogland. There are so many great ideas and inspiration to help me become a better teacher.

So thanks Victoria! You've just motivated me to blog more about what I'm doing. Even if it may seem boring to me, I can still share the little things I do to try and make Open Court interesting.Ms. Lhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-80297060744218914132011-09-23T16:24:00.000-07:002011-09-24T18:02:24.978-07:00Lesson PlansIt seems like everyone's been sharing their Lesson Plan templates so I thought I'd share mine too. I used a similar template for the past two years, but have been motivated by all the new templates I've seen online to change mine up this year.

I am liking the format very much. I like the extra spot to write in any meetings, assemblies, etc. that may happen after I type up my lesson plans. I'm also really loving the yard duty times on top of my lesson plans. This way I can just circle which one I have for the week instead of typing it in each week. Why didn't I do this before? I also included a blurb about where materials for the week & teacher's manuals should be at and what to write as may dos and must dos for workshop time. (BTW: I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these boxes I talked about here. I love that all the paperwork I need for the week are organized by days and it's all ready for me.)
Just click on the image below to download my lesson plan template. If you want the word version, just email me.
Have a good weekend!Ms. Lhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-84293685412297664452011-09-21T20:31:00.000-07:002011-09-22T02:21:40.562-07:00Homework BindersMy fabulous team created this homework binder for our first graders to use. The kids bring it home each night and return it to school the next day. They need to bring it home because they need to get their parents to initial their behavior chart that I discussed about here. The students also have to take their decodable books home, read it to their parents, get their parents to sign the book and return to school the next day. There's a spot for that book in their binder as well.

So, when you open the binder we have a sheet in English and Spanish which explains what our binder is and the reason for it.
Next, comes a "key" for the behavior chart and a behavior chart so the parents can see how their child is doing in the classroom each day.
The next page is the pocket for the decodable.
Then a list of our sight words, some addition/subtraction facts, a 100s chart, a sheet to teach how to form letters, we also have a folder that the school bought where we put into the binder. (I don't have a picture of that.) This folder is where we send home notes, completed assignments, etc.
Lastly, in the back pocket we have an explanation about homework and it's importance. That's the pocket where we send home our weekly homework in also.

We love this and it helps the students stay organized. Well, as organized as 1st graders can be. :)Ms. Lhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-39360660678712333852011-09-12T16:10:00.000-07:002011-09-12T16:13:09.099-07:00Review Weeks Reading LogsHere are the translated review weeks reading logs as promised! Happy Monday Everyone!

Click on the image to download.

Ms. Lhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-17757206764889379302011-09-11T17:41:00.000-07:002011-09-11T17:51:01.413-07:00Verbs!Here are my verb worksheets to go with Amy Lemon's nouns worksheets. I loved her nouns worksheets because it was simple and cute!

Click on the image to download.

I made these worksheets pretty simple because my first graders will be doing them also. I also plan on playing Simon says as a part of the verbs lesson to emphasize that a verb is an action word.

I hope you all have a good week!Ms. Lhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-50259829516480227732011-09-10T18:02:00.000-07:002011-09-10T18:05:02.140-07:00Teaching Blog Expo
How exciting is this! Join TBA in their first Teaching Blog Expo! Click on the image to go directly to the site.Ms. Lhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-85722476782053609322011-09-09T21:13:00.000-07:002011-09-09T21:22:19.671-07:00Updated Reading LogsI know. Two posts in one day is a no, no. BUT I had to. I just got the translated version today from our Bilingual Paraprofessional so I went and added the Spanish translation to all my old reading logs. I just had to share. Click on the image to download. I don't have the review week translated yet. I'll post that as soon as I get it.
Ms. Lhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-2156277156229960802011-09-09T16:47:00.001-07:002011-09-09T21:04:38.508-07:00Update classroom photos and randomness...My polka dot trimmers finally came and I was able to replace all the old trimmers in my room. Slowly but surely my room is coming along. I just need to change the purple papers here, to black so that it'll kind of go with a polka dot/black and white/bits of color scheme! :)
Having to prep for a 1/2 combination class has kept me busy. Otherwise all of the room decorations would have been completed already. I really want to tear down my bulletin boards and make it turquoise like my boggle board here. But that will have to wait until things calm down at work.
I'm getting ready to create some verb worksheets to go with Amy Lemons nouns worksheets. So look for those soon.

I also moved my birthday chart down because I wanted the kids to be able to see the photos. I enjoy hearing them talk about their birthdays and when it's coming up. :)
After reading about the writing Cara at the first grade parade's doing, I knew I just had to do it too. We did our heart maps today and here's my version to show the kids.
Here are some examples from my kids. They did a really great job.:)
And here's the download of the heart map I made for my kids to use.

Lastly, I love having my kiddos draw self portraits. They just make the classroom a little happier. Here they are on my cupboards.
Have a great weekend!Ms. Lhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-75788051454383749372011-08-31T20:02:00.000-07:002011-09-04T17:45:32.170-07:00Sight wordsI've looked at so many blogs over the summer and downloaded so many good ideas that I have no idea where I got this reading log idea from. If it's your idea, please let me know so I can give you credit. ***Found the awesome person who I got this idea from. Amy Lemons from Step into 2nd grade with Mrs. Lemons.***

I showed it to my team and they loved it just as much as I did. So I used the original reading log to create our reading log/sight words review form for our homework packets. (I thought it was so cute I even kept the cute clip art and "reading log" font. Good thing I had the same font and clip art.)

We use our sight words as our spelling words. We do 5 a week and then a review week of the previous 10 words.

So, if you'd like a copy, click on the image to download. It's a 100 words, plus review weeks so there are 30 pages! :)Ms. Lhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-55632010735204261082011-08-25T16:16:00.000-07:002011-08-25T16:20:18.072-07:00Open Court signs for 2nd gradeWell, I'm feeling a little better about the 1/2 combo class. I made some signs for the 2nd grade curriculum to share. Click here to download. :) After meeting with the wonderful 2nd grade team at my school, my principal and specialists, I may be even a little excited about this 1/2 combo class. Here's to a new challenge.
Ms. Lhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-81704314172388883142011-08-23T19:22:00.000-07:002011-08-23T19:26:35.998-07:00News...Hi everyone. I was just told today that I would be teaching a 1/2 combo class this year. That starting on Monday, I'll have 17 1st graders and 6 2nd graders. My brain is racing, thinking of ways to fit in two curriculums. Stress level is through the roof. :(
Ms. Lhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-83163960200053671622011-08-22T20:23:00.001-07:002011-08-22T20:24:14.493-07:00birthday signHere's the birthday sign I'm going to put up with my birthday display. :) Happy Monday!
Ms. Lhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8744727296858106611.post-43438918138511575702011-08-20T18:06:00.000-07:002011-08-22T20:24:27.886-07:00Sorry @ Question Concept BoardI just looked at my google document for the QC board signs and the Homes and Things that go signs didn't transfer over correctly in the PDF file. I don't know why but google docs isn't transferring over the font. So if you'd like those signs, please email me and I'll email them to you.

My district also has adopted the Envision math program. I made these labels to go with the center games. I didn't create the icons/clipart. These were taken directly from the program. I wanted the clip art to match what was on the game cards, so the kids would be able to quickly see which game is in the basket. My team and I probably won't get to all of the games in each Topic, so that means I won't make labels for all of them. If you need one that I didn't make, just email me and I'll try my best to get one to you quickly. (These labels were made for the Avery, white shipping labels 5352. It's 2" x 4.25")
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Research with impact
Over the summer Business School academics have seen nine articles accepted for publication in journals rated '4' or '4*' in the Chartered Association...
Award winners for teaching innovation
Members of the Teaching Faculty have received Student Education Enhancement Awards
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Shankha Basu, Assistant Professor in Marketing, was featured in the Harvard Business Review this week.
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Dom Dwight visits Leeds to talk to our MA Advertising and Marketing students.
Alumni business insights and networking events in Greece
Business School staff hosted a number of alumni events in Greece last week and enjoyed reconnecting with both graduates and prospective students.
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Mad About You: Sunday Times (1992)
Directed by Barnet KellmanGenres - Comedy | Sub-Genres - Domestic Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Sitcom [TV] | Run Time - 30 min. | Countries - USA |
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It is a quiet Sunday morning in the Buchman apartment -- so quiet in fact that a newspaper story about Helen Hayes' broken foot bids fair to be the highlight of the day. But Paul (Paul Reiser) and Jamie (Helen Hunt) know that they only have a few hours to make plans of their own before their friends descend en masse, so they'd better decide right away what they're going to do with the afternoon. And the choices are momentous: a movie, a trip to the museum, or the Gay Pride parade. Watch for Selby's (Tommy Hinkley) burst of energy and duplicity during the Chelsea 10K Race.


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If I had to say one element of cinema I feel truly connected to, it would have to be independent films. I admire how some young, hopeful young talent creates something from nearly nothing, and of course because of the lack of studio constraints, some truly incredible, original ideas are brought to the screen. One of them is Whiplash, a brilliant and audacious film.
Damien Chazelle, a young and idealistic filmmaker, had this idea for a film about a young drummer and his experiences with an insane and angry instructor. When your film is composed of a lot of drumming and screaming, it might be a little bit difficult for studios to put faith into your film. Chazelle made the film as a short, and premiered it at Sundance, where it won a major prize, and he gained the funds to make the film. Of course, to have not produced this film would have been a major loss, and I am pretty sure every producer who rejected Whiplash is kicking themselves right now – it has gone on to become one of the best independent films of the year, which in a year with Birdman and Boyhood is a massively complex feat to pull off.
J.K. Simmons may not ring a bell to too many people, but who he is certainly does – a dedicated character actor for decades now. I have been one of those people who have always believed him to be worthy of some much better roles. He finally found it in the performance of Terence Fletcher, a bandleader who can only be described as an apoplectic, insane, vile monster. Or can he? He breaks down his students to their lowest level, discouraging them to the point of major anger and severe depression, and even quite possibly suicide. However, the big question begs this – does he want his students to be great, or does he want them to know how mediocre they actually are? Simmons takes the foul character and makes him even more cruel than possible, but also gives Fletcher some incredible humanity. We don't know if we love him, or we hate him with all our being. I am sure everyone has had a teacher like him, who we are not quite sure of if they hate us, or they just want the best from us. I think even the most unknown actor could have made the character of Fletcher as amazing as he was, but the fact that Simmons was given the role, and played it to such perfection, makes it a sure-to-be iconic performance, and a triumphant moment for one of the greatest character actors ever.
Miles Teller is a rising new star who has already started to pick out some great films, balancing out blockbusters with indie films. Here he plays the lead character of Andrew Neiman, a 19-year-old drumming prodigy who is selected to be on the most prestigious jazz band in New York. He soon learns that the music business is not easy, and despite the eventual competition and detractors, even the people who are on your side can be your biggest enemy and cause your eventual downfall. Teller does a lot with the performance, and surprisingly is able to hold his own against a titan of a performance from Simmons. Through Teller's magnificent performance, you feel every moment that Andrew experiences – you feel his pain, you empathize with his anger and every emotion that flows through his body is felt throughout the energy of the film. It is a star-making performance, and hopefully it can boost him to some more incredible projects that will continue to challenge him as an actor.
Whiplash is a phenomenal film – dramatic, fast-paced and very tense, it is utterly unique. The film never once drags, and it succumbs very little to cliche. It is beautifully filmed, but of course the performances are what makes this film as incredible as it is. It is certainly one of the best films of the year, and one that we will never see the likes of again, purely because of its originality.


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text: /**************************************************************************** * * arealight.h : Arealight header, this is the api for the arealight * This is part of the yafray package * Copyright (C) 2002 Alejandro Conty Estévez * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation,Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA * */ #ifndef __AREALIGHT_H #define __AREALIGHT_H #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H #include<config.h> #endif #include "light.h" #include "params.h" __BEGIN_YAFRAY class quadEmitter_t : public emitter_t { public: quadEmitter_t(const point3d_t &corn,const vector3d_t &tox, const vector3d_t &toy,const vector3d_t &dir,const color_t &c); virtual ~quadEmitter_t(); virtual void numSamples(int n); virtual void getDirection(int num,point3d_t &p,vector3d_t &dir,color_t &c)const; virtual bool storeDirect()const {return true;}; protected: point3d_t corner; vector3d_t toX,toY,direction,NU,NV; color_t color,scolor; }; /** Implementation of a quad Arealight * * Creates a quad filled with samples to illuminate objects. It * has penumbra prediction with a configurable numer of samples. * So if you create it with 60 samples and 20 for penumbra prediction, * it will shoot first 20 random rays trying to skip 60 if possible. * * @see light_t */ 00060 class areaLight_t : public light_t { public: /** Main constructor * * @param a is a corner of the quad * @param b is another corner of the quad * @param c is another corner of the quad * @param d is another corner of the quad * @param nsam is the number of samples * @param c is the color of the light * @param inte is the intensity of the light * @param fsam is the number of samples for penumbra prediction,if it's 0 * then penumbra prediction is not used * */ areaLight_t(const point3d_t &a,const point3d_t &b, const point3d_t &,const point3d_t &d, int nsam, const color_t &c,CFLOAT inte, int fsam=0,bool dum=false); ///@see light_t virtual color_t illuminate(renderState_t &state,const scene_t &s,const surfacePoint_t sp, const vector3d_t &eye)const; ///@see light_t 00084 virtual point3d_t position()const {return from;}; ///@see light_t 00086 virtual void init(scene_t &scene) {}; /// Destructor 00088 virtual ~areaLight_t() {}; virtual emitter_t * getEmitter(int maxsamples)const { if(dummy) return new quadEmitter_t(corner,toX,toY, direction,color*pow*(toX^toY).length()*0.5); else return NULL; }; void setDummy() {dummy=true;}; static light_t *factory(paramMap_t ¶ms,renderEnvironment_t &render); static pluginInfo_t info(); protected: /** Penumbra predictor * * It tries to guess if the current shading point is in total shadow, * total light or penumbra. * * @param s is the scene being rendered * @param P is the surface point being shaded * @param N is the normal of the surface correctly fliped * */ int guessLight(renderState_t &state,const scene_t &s, const surfacePoint_t &P,const vector3d_t &N)const; /** Generates the samples in the quad * * Fills the given vectors with samples inside the quad, and also * calculates the random vectors to be added at shading time * * @param a is a corner of the quad * @param b is another corner of the quad * @param c is another corner of the quad * @param d is another corner of the quad * @param points_vector is where the sample points are going to be stored * @param jit_vector is there the random jitter vectors are going to be * stored * @param samp is the number of samples * */ int fillQuad(const point3d_t &a,const point3d_t &b, const point3d_t &c,const point3d_t &d, std::vector<point3d_t> &points_vector, std::vector<std::pair<vector3d_t,vector3d_t> > &jit_vector,int samp); /// The sample points 00134 std::vector<point3d_t> points; /// The jitter vectors, they are randomly added to the samples while shading 00136 std::vector<std::pair<vector3d_t,vector3d_t> > jit; /// An average point to return as position 00138 point3d_t from; /// The normal of the quad 00140 vector3d_t direction; /// The color of the light 00142 color_t color; /// The intensity of the light 00144 CFLOAT pow; /// Numeber of samples 00146 int samples; /// Number of penumbra prediction samples 00148 int fsamples; bool dummy; point3d_t corner; vector3d_t toX,toY; }; #define SHADOW 0 #define PENUMBRA 1 #define LIGHT 2 __END_YAFRAY #endif


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