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David Neat, a talented teacher of model making, has an interesting article about what it takes to be a model maker. For this assignment, create a mind map of the skills that David says model makers need.  https://davidneat.wordpress.com/2020/10/01/so-you-think-youd-like-to-be-a-model-maker-part-1/ Make your mind map on a separate piece of paper an take a picture of it an upload it into Teams. If you are fuzzy on mind maps, take a look at this link:  https://www.ayoa.com/ourblog/6-mind-mapping-examples-for-students-and-teachers/

Today, find an interesting piece of media (picture, podcast, video) about book nooks or tabletop gaming models that you would like to share with everyone in the class. The only requirements is that it be interesting to you and school appropriate. Post the picture, link, or resource in the chat today.

 I don't know if you have ever heard of these, but I think that book nooks are really cool and an excellent way to do dioramas without devoting a ton of space to them.

We are going to follow Black Magic Craft's tutorial and make some interesting walls. I will be providing you with the foam and paint that you need to make these walls. To get familiar, watch the video to see the steps: Instead of using chipboard for the supports, we are going to use scrap cardboard. So, that's your first challenge for today. Look around and see if you can find some scrap cardboard that you can use for this project. Make sure that it's relatively clean (no pizza boxes or things that might be greasy) and not a box that someone is using for something.  Carefully cut this scrap into rectangle sizes. 8 inches by 10 inches would be good. Be carful if you are cutting this material. It's easy to loose control of the scissors or knife. Post in the chat your pile of cardboard scrap to prove that you are ready to make some walls!

Tabletop gaming is an interesting area of model making. Many of the techniques from model railroading have taken root in this genre. What is tabletop gaming modeling? It's the creation of miniature models for games like Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer, . The inclusion of models enhances game play and makes the fantasy world of these games more immersive. You can see from the enthusiasm of the community that this style of model making is very much alive and well. I particularly like that it's a model genre that yields impressive results with a minimum number of tools and supplies. Much of the raw stock for these kinds of models is junk or cast-off pieces. We will see some interesting examples later on. To start out with, I would like to share a few articles that I think would explore this type of model making in more detail. Introduction https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/13/18131042/tabletop-wargaming-miniatures-warhammer-40k-brushes-terrain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature

I know it's hard to remember, but since the pandemic has pushed us into block scheduling, our semesters look a little different. Our quarters are semesters and that's what is happening this week. If you have any questions about how this all works, you can definitely send me an email message. Regardless, we are going to have our semester exam today. I am going to ask you to complete a reflection and upload that into Teams. There is an assignment called SMM 1 Exam. That's where you will upload your response to these questions. You can type them or upload a picture of handwritten responses. The choice is yours. You will have all period to complete the reflection. If you finish early, you can finish up any remaining projects you have to complete. Reflection In one paragraph, reflect on the one project this semester that you thought was the most challenging. Why was it challenging? What about the requirements, process, or outcome made it difficult? Then, looking at the model you