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Final Project

Final Project: I created a picture book, entitled The Queen, the Prince and the Evil Witch.

Activity Guide

Rough Draft- Picture book

Rough Draft

Here is the rough draft of my picture book.

My five year old daughter wanted to help me write my picture book. She gave me the dialogue for the story as well as searching through the images that match the story. I will need to make a few revisions of the story based on my own review of the picture as well as the peer and instructor comments.

Summary
The story is about a queen named Brooklyn looking for the love of her life. She meets a mermaid and an evil witch. The evil witch captures a handsome prince. The mermaid helps the queen find the prince and they live happily ever after.

Illustrations
I used the images from story bird to create my story. I tried to use the images that best fit the words of the story. The images of Queen Brooklyn changes throughout the story because of her adventures and feelings.

Vocabulary
The vocabulary in the story is simple words and sentences. My five year old daughter assisted me in the writing of the story. I would shelf this book in the school age section.

Extending the Text
(I could use suggestions here)

Comparing Literature
I am still searching for books that would relate to this story. The subject areas you could use are
oceans, queens, prince, witches, and fairy tales.

Science
Research the ocean by using non-fiction books. Are mermaids real? Activities: explore with sand, add a fish tank to the classroom,  or count sea animals.

Art
Explore with watercolors, ask children to draw a picture of the ocean or their favorite queen, prince or evil queen.

Dramatic Play
In the dramatic play area, the children can dress-up as a princess, queen, prince, king or evil witch. Another idea is to use puppets to act out the story.

Create a Picturebook

My Picturebook. 

1.) Identify the image that in your opinion is the most effective in developing the story as a whole and explain why it was effective. In my opinion, I think the image of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Lion is the most effective image in developing the story as a whole. The line that is attached to this image reads "For a very special purpose." In the story of the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy's purpose is to find a way home but she had the power to go home whenever she wanted. She needed to learn that "if never searched for her heart's desire that she never had to look any further than her own back door."

2.)Did the image and written narrative interact in a way the created irony, metaphor and/or metonymy? The first image is ironic because the line from the poem is "Life is given to each human being," but the people in the image look "scared to death." The last image of a boy taking a selfie, this a metaphor. The line from the poem is "Must discover for himself."

3.) Explain how two or more elements in the illustration help support and develop the story. The looks in the characters eyes help support the development of the story. The illustrations do not exactly match the story but they help to create irony. The third image the character's facial expression shows her showing a surprised face as if she just heard a big secret. The line reads "This secret each human being."

4.) Identify two elements that are repeated throughout a majority of the images. Explain how these elements support the story. The use of facial expressions and colors are repeated throughout a majority of the images. All of the images are bright in color and bring out of the facial expressions of the characters.

 

Picturebook Review

Picturebook Review of Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr.

Text 

1. The text of a children's book is usually organized into simple sentences and short paragraphs. How is the text organized in the book that you have chosen to review? Explain whether this organization was sufficient for the story that this book is telling. The text in Ten Little Caterpillars is organized with short simple sentences. One sentence that spreads around two pages. Yes, the organization of the sentences is sufficient to the telling of the story, because it is a math-based picture book. Each page is based on one number.

 

2. Children's book authors often employ literary tools to help make the story more vivid in the readers minds. Commonly used literary tools are rhythm, alliteration, repetition, refrains, onomatopoeia, simile, personification, rhyme, and imagery. Identify three different areas in the text where a literary tool has been employed. For each example you identify, state the type of literary tool that is used and how the employment of the tool helps support the story. The three different literacy tools that were employed in this story were refrains, repetition, rhyme and rhythm.

• Refrains were used in the story by the use of rhyming words and the end of a sentences. 

 

• Rhymes were used throughout the book. The last word of the sentence rhymes with the last word of the next sentence.
• Repetitions were used in the story by repeating the rhymes throughout the story. 
• Rhythm and repetition can go hand in hand in this story depending on how you read the story. This is a story I read as if is a poem. My child loves it! 

3. Identify two areas in the text that use a question or other device to help move the reader to the next page. 

This book is a math-based picture book, each page is a different number. The numbers move you on to the next page. Also, the numbers count down from 10-1.

 

Images

1. Some picture books have an images on the front cover that presents the main conflict or point of the story. Identify two or more elements from the front cover of the book you are reviewing and explain how they relate to the story. 

 The cover of the Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr. shows the main characters of the story. 

2. What is the primary medium (collage, drawings, photographs, etc.) used in the images? 

This book is illustrated by Lois Ehlert. The book states that the illustrations in the book are a watercolor collage.

 

3. Identify the image that in your opinion is the most effective in developing the story as a whole. Explain how two or more elements in the illustration help support and develop the story. If you can, insert a screenshot of the image into your blog.

 

This is image in my opinion is the most effective in developing the whole story, because caterpillars become butterflies. Throughout the story the caterpillars are portrayed through nature. Also, the illustrations in the story make the caterpillars look life- like.

4. Identify two elements that are repeated throughout a majority of the images. Explain how these elements support the story. If you can insert a screenshot into your blog.

                                                                                                                 

 The images that are repeated in the story is the portrayed of the caterpillars in their nature habitat. They are found on flowers and leaves. 

5. Find an example of how the images and text work together to create irony,metaphor and/or metonymy. If you can insert a screenshot of the image into your blog. 

 

A group of caterpillars is called an army. On this page the caterpillar is frightened by a hen. In my opinion, I think this is ironic because an army is not suppose to be frightened. I do realize only one caterpillar is one this page by the title of the book is Ten Little Caterpillars.

Characterization 

1. What is the easily identifiable dominant trait of the story's main character? 

The main characters are caterpillars. The identifiable dominant trait is that that caterpillars are small, fuzzy and crawl.

 

2. Identify a character trait of the main character that is established through the text. 

 

A character trait of the main character that is established through the text, is the idea that caterpillars move. Each page states a different action of the caterpillars.

3. Identify a character trait of the main character that is established through the images. 

 A character trait of the main character that is established through the images, is the idea that caterpillars like to eat leaves.

4. Identify two character traits of the main character that young children identify or sympathize 

with. 

Young children will identify with the caterpillar going to school and the caterpillar crawling in the flowers. Children don't crawl in the flowers but usually like to pick them.

 

5. What was the main problem that the main character faces in the book? How is this problem similar to a problem that most children have faced before? 

I need it as a problem but the caterpillar turns into a butterfly. Children can identify with things changing. They are use to their own body changing such as loosing their teeth and growing new ones. 

 

6. Sometimes a children's book character will solve the main conflict on his or her own. How did the character in the book you selected turn to self-reliance to solve the main conflict of the story? 

The caterpillar ate leaves, made a chrysalis and turned into a butterfly. 

 Reference:

Jr. Martin, B. (2011). Ten little caterpillars.  New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division. 

Analyzing Visual Images and Design in Picturebooks

Begin by considering the format of the images and their placement in the picturebook

1. Where is the text located? Are the images separated by borders or white space, Why?

        The text is located on the left side of  the page. The images are separated by white spaces.

         2. Are the illustrations double page spreads, single page images, collages, overlapping images, or portraits?

         

         The images are single page images.

        3. Consider the series of images in the picture book. Do the images change over the course of the book? Do they get bigger,  smaller, change?

     

        The images do change over the course of the book. Some of the images get bigger depending on the written text. The image of mummy gets bigger when she yells for Charles.

             

          

Select an image from Voices In The Park to consider. Use the following questions to guide your analysis.  Take a Screen Shot of the Image and embed the image in your blog. 

1. What is fore-grounded and in the background? The fore-grounded image is ape (dad) reading the newspaper. The trees and dogs are in the background.


2. Consider the path your eyes follow as you approach the image. What catches your eye first? Why is that element salient? Your eyes capture the image of the newspaper. The ape reading the newspaper is the image that catches your eye first. The image is salient because it is in the center of the page.


3. What colors dominate the image? What effect does this have on you as reader? The colors that dominate the image are green background and white newspaper. 


4. Consider the use of white (negative) space. Are the illustrations framed or full bleed? How does this position you as a viewer? I didn't include the words  on the page, but there was a white space between the image and the words. As the viewer you notice the image before the text.


5. What is the reality value or level of abstraction? Are the images life-like or stick figures? The images are life-like but with ape faces.


6. Are there any recurring patterns in the images? The characters in the story are recurring but the background images are not. The background changes with each character's view of the story. The trees are recurring throughout the story.


7. Are there any anomalous elements? Things that stick out, or seem out of place? Are these important to consider? Things that stick out in this image is the dog in the background. You see the dog moving in the background and it draws your attention.


8. What is the artist trying to get you to look at through leading lines, colors, contrast, gestures, lighting? The artist is trying to get you to look  the dad reading the newspaper by using bright colors and then focus on the dog in the background.


9. Are there any recurring symbols or motifs in the images? The recurring motif was the dog and the park. Each character focuses on their experience in the park and with the dog.


10. Consider the style or artistic choices? Are the appropriate, and how do they add to the meanings of the picture book? The artistic style of the picture book is appropriate. It adds to the meaning of a picture book because the images are a mixture of real images and cartoon images.


11. How are the images framed? Are there thick borders or faded edges? The images are framed. There is a white space giving the impression of a framed picture.


12. Consider the setting of the story. How is this realized in the images? Realistically? Metaphorically? The story is could be realistic. 


13. Consider size and scale. What is large? Why are certain elements larger than others? Does this add to meanings of power, control? The size and the scale change throughout the story. Some of the elements are larger than the other because the illustrator wants you to pay attention to the main character of the story. It changes the meaning of the story, depending on who is narrating.


14. Consider the viewers point of view. Do characters directly gaze or address the viewer? Are the characters close up or distanced? How does point of view add to relationships with the characters? At times the characters address the viewer. When Mummy is looking for Charles she is looking directly at the viewer. The characters are close up and distracted it depends on the character. The point of view adds to the relationship with the characters depending on which character is telling the story.

Week 6 Reading

1.) Voices in The Park is an example of a postmodern picture book, because more than one character offers their perspective of the story. The story allows you to choose a character to hear their story.

2.) Three picture book codes used in Voices in The Park, codes of position and size, codes of perspective and codes of color were used. Codes of Position and Size was used by positioning the main character in center but your eye is drawn to the characters in the background of the story. Codes of Perspective, were used to change how the reader interprets the scenes. The main characters are positioned in the center of the page but other characters are moving in the background, which changes your perspective of your focus. Codes of Color, were used because this picture book draws one's eye to certain elements in the visual image, and effects the reader's mood. The images affect the reader's mood by the bold, bright colors and expressions on the characters' faces.

3.) The type of "interplay" between the written word and visual images on one of the pages in the Voices In The Park, was symmetrical. Most of the visual images in the story were symmetrical. The visual images were parallel the words written. One visual example, ape is sitting on the bench reading a newspaper and the written words say that "I settled down on the bench to read the newspaper..." 

4.) The art movement used in Voices in The Park, was transformation. The apes heads were placed on human bodies.

5.) Ideological Analysis and Structural Analysis of Voices in The Park- shows the different characters perspective of the story. The message is that each character has their own version of the story. The mom and the son have two different perspectives about the dogs and a girl in the park. The son sees a friendly dog stating "they look like old friends and enjoys playing with the girl in the park. Mom states that the other dog is a "scruffy mongrel" and that the little girl was a rough-looking child."

References:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ittDx%2B7xL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

Serafini, F.,(2014). Reading the Visual: An Introduction to Teaching Multimodal Literacy. Teachers College Press: New York.

Illuminated Text

Here is my Illuminated Text ! It is about playing dress up! You are never too old to dress up! Dramatic play was favorite thing to do as a kid. This is great video to share with my students to encourage them to remember that dramatic play is an important center to have in your classroom.

Week 5

1. Copy and paste a quote from each of the chapters that causes you to have a strong reaction (agreement, disagreement, confusion...) and explain your reaction.

"Language, in both written and oral form has been and continues to be, the primary way humans communicate with one another. Written language has dominated cultural and educational institutions for many centuries, allowing them to record and archive their existence. Print-based, written language is valuable form of representation. Legal documents, the novel, and the college dissertation carry with them social capital and are valuable commercial and social texts."

I strongly agree with this quote. Written language is still the primary form of communication. Students would rather send a text or use social media to communicate. I think the reason is that they can hold several communications at once. 
I also agree with the quote that "print-based, written language is valuable form of representation." Print-based written language is a primary form of communication but is also a way to document history. 

2. Find an image, symbol or motif and upload it to your blog.

3. Conduct a content analysis:  

• What do you see?
light posts, bridge, building, water (river), fence post, bushes, side walk

• What is the image about?
This is a photograph of a bridge in Paris, France.

• Are there people in the image? What are they doing? How are they presented?
There are no people in this image.

• Can the image be looked at different ways? Explain how the image might be interpreted from two different socio-cultural perspectives. Which perceptive is dominate? 
The image a photo taken in Paris, France which a different cultural of it's own. Paris represents a higher social class, sophistication, elegance, city, and high quality. 

• How effective is the image as a visual message?

     It is very effective as a visual message, because it draws you to the colors, the shadows, the shapes in the photo.

4. Conduct a visual analysis: Use the Chapter on Elements of Art, Design and Visual composition to assist your visual analysis. 

• How is the image composed? What is in the background, and what is in the foreground?
The image is composed of lines, shapes and size. The light post makes a long vertical line in the photo and is a focal point. The shape of the building makes it look like it is in the background. The foreground in this photo is the light post.

• What are the most important visual elements in the image? How can you tell?
The most important visual element in this image is photo is the use of color or lack of color. The use of black and white conveys the light and darken in the photo as well as the time period.

• How is color used?
The photograph is black and white. The black and white photo conveys that it was taking in a historical time period. According to the Serafini text, the color black represents scary, dark moods, night and depressing. The photo to me represents a dark and gloomy day.

• Can the image be looked at different ways?
Yes, this photo can be looked at in different ways. One way is that you pay attention to the light post, if you look at it again you notice the building and the river. 

• What meanings are conveyed by design choices?

        The orientation of the photo is vertical. The vertical design of this photo draws attention to the light post.

References:

Images: Charles Marville [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Arts_et_M%C3%A9tiers_%28Ancien_Mod%C3%A8le%29.jpg

Serafini, F.,(2014). Reading the Visual: An Introduction to Teaching Multimodal Literacy. Teachers College Press: New York.

Week 5: Three Brain Network

 Summary of my Responses 

This little exercise shows that all three brain networks are working when you do something as simple as view an image. Look at your notes below and you will see that each network contributes something vital to the task. This is true of everything we do and everything we learn. My Three Brain Networks Recognition Network Items I recognized: chair, table, picture frames, door, wall, people Strategic Network How old are the people in this picture? young children, 4 or 5 years old, 60 year old man, a teenage girl and women in thirties What historical period and geographical location do you think this picture represents? Why? The 1920's Pennsylvania How might the people be feeling in this picture? nervous waiting for news Affective Network What in particular strikes you about this picture? the old man walking into the room Note something about yourself that might have led you to focus on these particular aspects: Missing my grandfather

Week 4 Reading

1. Copy and paste a quote from the reading that causes you to have a strong reaction (agreement, disagreement, confusion...) and explain your reaction.
"Traditionally, the word literacy has referred to a set of cognitive skills that individuals acquire to function in society, primarily the ability to read and write to a specified degree of proficiency." I agree with this statement that is the traditional definition but I also think it is the definition that most educators still use.  It is the most common definition used in textbooks as well. 

2. Why should educators care about multimodal texts?

Educators should care about multimodal texts because they "will help teachers expand their strategies and skills to help their students successfully read the textual, visual, and design elements of the multimodal texts they encounter."

3. How is your definition of literacy different or similar to the definition of literacy presented in the book? Or how did the reading change or expand your definition of literacy?

I was not aware of the book's definition of literacy. The idea "that literacy  changes depending on one's setting." After reading this definition, I would have to agree. Why, because people are knowledgable about many subjects but I don't think anyone is knowledgeable about every subject. I am very literate when it comes to Art, music , history, English and psychology but when it comes to math I feel illiterate. Math is a subject that I would need to brush up on my skills. I have not had a math class since my first undergrad degree. 

4. How can visual literacy support the development of the kinds of reading and writing we want children to learn through schooling?

Visual literacy can support the development of the kinds of reading and writing we want children to learn through schooling by incorporating other senses. Children will not only be using there eyes but ears to hear a video. Research has shown the more senses you use the more you will comprehend what you are trying to learn.

5. Find an online resources that addresses issues of visual literacy in education link to it or embed it your blog posting and provide a brief explanation of how it relates to this week's reading. 

I think that this video relates to this week's reading because classrooms are changing. Teachers are incorporating more visual literacies into their lesson plans. Children are more engaged when they are given visual tools.

6. Find an images that relates to the ideas presented in this week's reading.

                                     Visual Literacy Image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

References:
Damon, K. (n.d). Visual Literacy in the Classroom. (You Tube). Retrieved from http://youtu.be/3F6hGeoCPMk
Serafini, F.,(2014). Reading the Visual: An Introduction to Teaching Multimodal Literacy. Teachers College Press: New York.

Week 3's Reading

1. Copy and paste a quote from each reading that causes you to have a strong reaction (agreement, disagreement, confusion...) and explain your reaction.

"Moreover, assessment is very much about context and needs to take into account the particular

circumstances of the course, the students, and the teacher, as well as the possibilities afforded by

the assignment, the modes, and the medium. Even if it were possible, then, it would be unwise

to apply a set of assessment criteria to all types of assignments at all places."

I  agree with this statement. Assessment is very much about the content because the content determines the assessment. Depending on what the assignment is, will determine how we assess the activity. For example, if the assignment is to create a power point presentation about the life cycle of butterflies a teacher will use assessment tools that assesses the content of the presentation and facts. If the assignment was to create an art project that represented the life cycle of butterflies, the teacher would assess the materials used to create the butterflies.

2. Have you ever ask students to create a multimodal text? Have you ever created a multimodal text for a school related assignment? Described the assignment. What were the learning goals? How was it assessed? Do you feel the assignment improved you or your students comprehension of the content? Why? Why not?

I have never asked students to create a multimodal text. I have created a multimodal text for a grad school class. The assignment was to create a Prezi presentation for my resume. The learning goals were the National Education Standards for Teachers. The presentation was assessed by the how the presentation was designed not by the content. I feel this assignment was a start to understanding how to create a Prezi presentation but this course has helped improved my understanding of a multimodal text.

3. Find an multimodal example of metonymy and embed it in your blog. Is it a good or poor example? Why?

This is an example of a metonymy. The White House is an example of a white house.  The White House is the house of the government but the president as lives there.

4. Find a multimodal example of metaphor and embed it in your blog. Is it a good or poor example Why?

This is a good example of a metaphor because, the lighting is representing a person dancing. The lighting was moving through the sky in waves and rhythms.

5. How does this reading help you think about the use of multimodal text to support writing and content area instruction in school?

This reading has given me insight to the use of multimodal texts. I didn't realize that how many contents a student  could learn through using multimodal texts. This a great tool to teach reading, writing and combing it with digital  media. 

References:

Sorapure, M. "Between Modes: Assessing Student New Media Compositions. Retrieved on 3 June 2014https://www.taskstream.com/Main/main_frame.asp 

Lighting picture: http://carelpress.co.uk/PostersforEnglish/files/Personification.jpg  

White House: http://classroom.synonym.com/DM-Resize/photos.demandstudios.com/getty/article/81/216/87457270.jpg?w=600&h=600&keep_ratio=1

Understanding Metonymy and Metaphor

A metaphor designates a relation based on a substitution, can represent or stand for another.

This an example of a metaphor: President Bush is a puppeteer. He is representing that he is in control and he is pulling the strings.

A metonymy designates a relation based on combination of modes. It is a relation based on contiguity between elements in different modes.

This is an example of a metonymy. The celebrity in the picture "Britney Spears" is smoking,  the reader is smoking any the model on the magazine is smoking. All the images directly relate to each other. The concept is the "controls of the culture." The images represent the idea that celebrities can control a social culture. If Britney Spears smokes then, it is ok; that is the image that is represented.


I did not apply metonymies to my presentation. I did include a metaphor. This image is a photo of stilettos and type of high heels. The phrase says "jewelry for feet." A play on words, saying that high heels are jewelry for feet.

This is an example of a metonymy. This is from Ashley Phillips's. She is using Lady Gaga to represent equal rights. The background of the picture is rainbow. The rainbow represents the colors for gays and lesbians.

This is an example of a metaphor. It is a good example of diversity, because it represents that people are all different. People come in different, shape, sizes and colors.


This is an example of a metonymy from Carolanne Keim's  blog. The tree represent an outdoor classroom, that classroom comes in many forms.