Adam Kowalski English 207 Blog

After conveying my project ideas to my group I will now be able to hone in on the exact message that I am trying to express to my viewers. I am going to be using a theme similar to the iPOD logo. My literacies will be displayed through a picture and the text will be superimposed onto the picture. Each one of my literacies will be labeled as iTEXT, iWORK, iREAD…etc. Seeing as I am using the iPOD theme my group members suggested that my color and music scheme reflect that of the iPOD commercials.

My group members were also concerned with my idea for how I plan to illustrate my various literacies. My plan is to take a picture of me conducting my literacy with the title on each page (i.e iTEXT when I am texting). I want to use as little text as possible, but they urge me that it may be hard to capture the total essence of my literacy without adding more text to elaborate on the image. It is important that the viewer be able to understand the message of the author. I know I understand what my literacy means…but that doesn’t mean that the reader understands it as well.

They also urged me to make sure that I have appropriate closure to my literacies. It is important that the thesis or statement not be left open ended. The reader always enjoys closure…just like in a movie.

For my visual narrative I will be constructing a powerpoint that through use of minimal text, will elaborately explain the literacies most prevalant in my life. The powerpoint will be themed and will be set as a movie so that as soon as the attachment is opened it will start playing

If we have a functional memory, how would it be affected if we have no literacy skills? Is that even possible? Is this how children begin to develope their literacies? (seing a stop sign, shapes, patterns…etc).

A good visual narrative represents the author’s personality and types of literacy. A good narrative captures the author using their literacy or displaying how the literacy affects their lifestyle.

A bad visual narrative simply states or shows the literacy without any contextual relation to the author. It has no creativity and shows very little effort to demonstrate their literacies to the viewer.

People use visuals to match the thoughts and images within their minds, to something concrete that can be analyzed and used as a comparison. Visuals allow authors to interpret the image in their own unique, individual perspective.

Visuals play a vital role in communication. If someone is trying to market a product, it is much easier for the consumer to grasp the use and practicality of the product. There is a monumental difference between a commercial that is advertised on television and on the radio. Also, people may function more with visuals than they do with words. So if it is hard for someone to convey their opinion through vocabulary; it may be easier for them to capture the understanding of the viewer through visual images.

Visuals play an important role in my education. While I have no problem grasping the context of vocabulary, it am able to comprehend and retain information more efficiently if I have a comparative visual to go along with the literature.

1. I expect to further enhance my writing skills from what I learned in Eng111 and 112. Many college classes require students to be able to write efficiently and effectively; mastering the ability to explain main points of information in a precise manner. No “fluff.” Some teachers require page limits on assignments; while this may seem grueling to some, it discourages others from maintaining their style of writing; causing them to insert “filler” or “fluff” to enhance the length of their paper. I want to improve my ability to state my point in a concise manner; regardless of page number.

2. Literacy is the ability to write what the mouth wants to speak and the brain is trying to yell out. It is not the inability for the mouth to utter sounds; but rather the brains commands to send our craziest thoughts from head through our arms, to our fingers and onto paper in the most beautiful pattern of words and phrases.

3. We write to express ourselves. We write because of that little voice inside screams to be heard. Whether we like to write or not we need to be heard. Some people enjoy writing, some people don’t. Sometimes we write because we have no choice and it is for a grade. Sometimes we write bcs we r in a hurry or we r txtn on our cell phones n its shorter to talk this way. This type of writing is the reason so many young people are finding English classes to be increasingly difficult. Hopefully…we write for the right reasons.

texting, writing, reading, email, instant messenger, facebook chat, reading the newspaper, talking on the phone, recognizing traffic or building signs, listen in class, typing

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