Clayton Arts Academy Plus 2- Senior Project

Project Plan Proposal

Poverty
Respectfully Submitted By: Daija Lovejoy
Date: 2/18/2017
Goals & Objectives:
Poverty, the state of being extremely poor
Letting people know the facts and statistics about poverty
Detailed online research and note taking
Showcasing the information history and facts in a poem and photo essay
Project Description: An original found poem based off of research on poverty with an inclusive
photo essay. The photo essay will be based off of the East County areas that will correlate with
the research. The research will include history, facts, and statistics. I will also create a weekly
blog and update my weebly by adding in my senior project.
Mentor: The mentor that I have chosen for my senior project would be Mr. Anderson. I chose
him because he is a statistic teacher and he was a big help to my junior project. As a statistics
teacher, Mr. Anderson will help me understand the stats I come upon.
Material List: The items that I will need to complete my project will be a car, a professional
camera, a laptop, construction colored paper, notebook, and printer. I will need a car to travel
from city to city and a camera to take pictures of the poverty areas that I visit. The best pictures
will be printed out and placed on construction colored paper. To access the research, I will need
access to a laptop and a notebook for the notes I come upon.
Procedure and Timeline: The steps that will allow me to start would be to first and foremost
gather a map and see what direction I will go in. The cities that I will be taking pictures of is
Brentwood, Oakley, Antioch, Pittsburg/Bay Point, Concord, and Walnut Creek. As of right now
my car is in the shop, and I should be picking it up from the shop with in a week. That being the
case, I have to work around not having a car and put in some serious research. By the first
weekend in March 3/4, I want to visit Brentwood and Oakley because I hope by that time the
weather will change and the sun will be out. On 3/8 I want to visit the city of Walnut Creek. On
3/12 I will visit Antioch. On 3/16 I will visit Pittsburg/Bay Point. On 3/20 I will visit my last
East County city which is Concord. On 3/22 I want to pick out the very best pictures (5) from
each city and put them on a flash drive to begin the printing process. I will be printing and
cutting my pictures in the photo room on the dates of 3/23, 3/24, 3/37,3/28. I should also have a
draft of my found poem by Tuesday 3/28. The final draft of my found poem will be printed on
3/31. On 4/3, I will gather the project materials that include colored construction paper for my
photo essay and practice a voice over of my final found poem for my blog. On 4/5-4/8 I want to
visit the cities for a second time and post my photo essay on telephone poles. On 4/9 I want to
take pictures of my outcome and post those photos on my blog. By 4/10 I will start my KDR and
complete by 4/17. On 5/1 I will build my presentation and rehearse by 5/17. On 5/22 I will
present my senior project!
See It/Believe It: I attracted myself to the topic because I originally wanted to
something with the fast food industry but after much consideration, I chose my project
topic to be poverty. This is because I have noticed that there is a huge percentage of
poverty in the USA. People need to be made aware of that poverty should not be
overlooked and that different social classes have different living environments and more
accessibility over others. I will use photography to draw attention to the topic of poverty
and I will also use my poetic sense of emotion to prove the purpose of the important
issue. This is important to show people so that they can recognize the value of how art
can express the crucial issue of poverty.
Research It: The source that I will use would be web based and possibly books
from a library. The research questions that I will ask would be, Which members of our
community suffer the most? What cities in East County experience poverty? Why do
these cities experience poverty? Are people in the community making it a better and safe
environment? I hope to impact each city that I attend and hopefully everyone can come to
together and make a change. The dates I will spend researching will be on 2/22-2/28.
Interview & Observation: I will interview a random citizen that is perhaps
walking around and willing to talk about the environment and how they feel poverty is
expressed throughout East County cities. First and foremost I will explain my senior
project and how interviewing them will complete one of my graduation requirements. I
am hoping that the interview will take place between the dates of 4/5-4/8. I am the
observer and I will observe my subject of poverty physically and mentally.
Build It/Do It: I will construct my project by how much research I put in. The
more research the better because after my research I can create my found poem. I want
my poem to be long, powerful and meaningful. Throughout researching and creating my
found poem I will drive through the cities of East County. I am going to print out the very
best pictures. However, the best way to organize this would be to take pictures every
weekend in two cities. My plan as of now is to research, research, research until my car is
fixed and out the auto shop and to start blogging!
Present It: I want to present my photos up on telephone phones around the East
County cities that I visited. But each city will have different photos from the East County
city selection that I have chosen. This is because each city has different living
environments and conditions. I will showcase my work to the entire city and my audience
will be the citizens, homeowners, workers, and visitors. My in-class presentation will be
a powerpoint of my photos and the photos will also be presented into a photo album. I
will also play the voice over of my poem.
Reflect On It: I will reflect on my senior project by having the experience to
learn everything there is to poverty. While working on my project, the most meaningful
thing to me would have to be taking the time out to actually realize the differences and
the accessibility that cities have over others. I also believe that prayer helps in many
situations, and I will have to keep those that aren't living in the best environments in my
prayers. As a student, artist, and activist, I want to grow into being more grateful because
it will change the way I perceive situations. I plan to gage the impact of my project by
showing others to be grateful as well. I also plan to gage the impact of my project from
those who view it by creating a survey on my blog. The survey questions will include
how each picture makes them feel (happy, sad, mad, grateful, etc.) and the last statement
will conclude what is it that they are going to do in their community.
Desired Outcome: The desired outcome that I want is for my audience to know
why poverty is the way it is. My mission is to educate those that are not educated on the
issue. I believe that a lot should be done with in the cities that have less resources because
it is unfair that different cities have more accessibility over others and the citizens should
take charge. The message needs to be brought up by one individual and that individual is
me.
Importance of project to you as an artist: The art medium I choose was
because my speciality is in Photography and I really love writing poems. I believe that
its significant to do a photo essay so that my audience can see the real life of poverty. In
my opinion, writing a found poem is the best way to express the facts and history.
Importance of project to you as a social activist: This topic is very important to
me because I feel that there needs to be a voice to change and educate those that aren't
educated on poverty. I am very to eager to get this project up and going so that it can
speak to the citizens and touch them in a special way.