Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Monday, 28 October 2013
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Quickwrite - Fridge Date
The owners of these two fridges go on a date. Tell the story.
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I think that if the owners of these two very different fridges went on a date, they would have a very long night. You can tell by the photos of the fridges that these two people have very different interests. On one side you have a very healthy person who takes care of themselves and on the other, you have someone who doesn't eat properly and doesn't take good care of themselves. If they were to go on a date, I have a feeling they would be arguing from the very start. I imagine picking a restaurant to go on said date would be a very difficult task. One of them would probably prefer a healthier restaurant and the other would prefer fast food. After they find their happy medium and actually go on the date, they argue the whole night. While discussing their interests and opinions they find they have absolutely nothing in common. They make a scene in the restaurant and are asked to leave. After a very quiet ride home, they never speak again.
http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/1507386901/12
I think that if the owners of these two very different fridges went on a date, they would have a very long night. You can tell by the photos of the fridges that these two people have very different interests. On one side you have a very healthy person who takes care of themselves and on the other, you have someone who doesn't eat properly and doesn't take good care of themselves. If they were to go on a date, I have a feeling they would be arguing from the very start. I imagine picking a restaurant to go on said date would be a very difficult task. One of them would probably prefer a healthier restaurant and the other would prefer fast food. After they find their happy medium and actually go on the date, they argue the whole night. While discussing their interests and opinions they find they have absolutely nothing in common. They make a scene in the restaurant and are asked to leave. After a very quiet ride home, they never speak again.
Quickwrite - Robot
If I was to have a personalized robot, I would want it to do all the tasks that I wouldn't want to do. I would want it to do my chores, make me food, go to school for me and do my work. The robot would be green because that's my favorite color and it would have the voice of a human and not a computer. I wouldn't want it to be bigger or stronger than me.
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Six Word Memoir De-Brief
What did I learn about storytelling?
One of the things I learned about storytelling is that stories don't always have to be words. Although we used words in this project, I learned that sometimes pictures can tell just as much of a story as words can. I also learned that minimal words can and equivalent story as 60. This project showed me that stories can very easily be told in minimal words and that sometimes, saying less may actually be better than saying more. Finally, I learned that punctuation is key in storytelling. Explanation marks, ellipsis' and other forms of punctuation add to your story.
Where did I show my knowledge about using storytelling skills?
I showed that punctuation is very important in storytelling when I used various different forms in my memoirs. I used explanation marks, commas and ellipsis' to add to each memoir and help tell the story. I learned through this assignment that pictures can sometimes tell more of a story than words. I noticed this more so with my classmates memoirs, but in two of mine also. In my memoirs for hate and my past, I think that the picture tells just as much of a story, if not more, than the actual memoir does.
What did I learn as a reader, writer, thinker, storyteller?
From this assignment, I learned that as a writer and storyteller you can use minimal words to tell a story. The saying "less is more" describes one of the things I learned. It was a challenge to use just six words to describe a whole aspect of your life, but it gave me a new respect for writers and storytellers. I also learned that some words can have different meanings when telling a story. As a reader, I learned that not every sentence means what you think it does. Sometimes you have to read a sentence or phrase 2 or more times before you can truly understand the meaning behind it.
One of the things I learned about storytelling is that stories don't always have to be words. Although we used words in this project, I learned that sometimes pictures can tell just as much of a story as words can. I also learned that minimal words can and equivalent story as 60. This project showed me that stories can very easily be told in minimal words and that sometimes, saying less may actually be better than saying more. Finally, I learned that punctuation is key in storytelling. Explanation marks, ellipsis' and other forms of punctuation add to your story.
Where did I show my knowledge about using storytelling skills?
I showed that punctuation is very important in storytelling when I used various different forms in my memoirs. I used explanation marks, commas and ellipsis' to add to each memoir and help tell the story. I learned through this assignment that pictures can sometimes tell more of a story than words. I noticed this more so with my classmates memoirs, but in two of mine also. In my memoirs for hate and my past, I think that the picture tells just as much of a story, if not more, than the actual memoir does.
What did I learn as a reader, writer, thinker, storyteller?
From this assignment, I learned that as a writer and storyteller you can use minimal words to tell a story. The saying "less is more" describes one of the things I learned. It was a challenge to use just six words to describe a whole aspect of your life, but it gave me a new respect for writers and storytellers. I also learned that some words can have different meanings when telling a story. As a reader, I learned that not every sentence means what you think it does. Sometimes you have to read a sentence or phrase 2 or more times before you can truly understand the meaning behind it.
Character iPhone
I chose to do my character iPhone on Jack's mom. I included the descriptions for each of the apps, but I wanted to share why I chose the case I and other aspects on the phone. Firstly, on Jack's moms iPhone, she has no service I chose to do this because while she's stuck in "room" she has no access to the outside world, so I assumed she wouldn't have cell service either. I added a lot of notifications to the email, text message and phone applications to show the he has been locked away for a long time and her family has been trying to find where she is and if she's safe. Finally, for the background I drew a child's xylophone because if Jack's mom was to have an iPhone, she would need to disguise it from Old Nick and a case pretending to be one of Jack's toys would work perfectly.
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