9/25/09

I really enjoyed working on our projects this week in class. Our group was assigned to make a powerpoint on the comma. We decided to make ten slides containing ten rules on how to use commas. Each person in our group will talk for two minutes, one minute on each of the slides they were assigned. Everyone in our group worked well together and contributed to work diligently and get the project done.

Reading for week 9/7

The readings I enjoyed looking at the most this week were the examples we looked at for our literacy narrative. It was interesting to see how other people decide to present there projects. I also gave me a better understanding of things I should not put in my project and things that will make it more exciting to look at. The project that stood out as the best one to me was a video where they guy really expressed through his images how he took the necessary steps to become a better writer. His music also related very well to what was going on in the video which kept my attention throughout the project. http://blorsbon.weebly.com/visual-literacy-narrative-project.html. His music starts out slow because in the beginning he struggling in school but as he puts his mind to it the music changes to an upbeat song. This project was very well written and was a great visual that showed his journey throughout his education.

ENGLISH PROJECT

Sports have been a big part of my life whether I am watching them on TV or playing them. I not only played three sports in high school (lacrosse, basketball,and field hockey) but you would never catch me missing a New York Jets football game. I was a die hard fan. So in 5th grade when we were assigned to write an essay for a contest about how our families related to a sports team I knew just what to talk about. My essay was about how my family and how each person has there role similar to a football team. I ended up winning this essay contest and won a basketball signed by the varsity basketball players. The head basketball Coach Frank Sciolla had also invited me to read my essay over the radio at one of the home basketball games. This meant a great deal to me because this essay came from something I loved to do with my family and by myself. Winning this contest gave me the confidence I needed to know that I am a good writer and if I put my mind to it I can create something great. On of the ironic things about this is that come my senior year in high school my english teacher happened to be Mr. Frank Sciolla. I felt ready to take on his challenging class because my past experience in his contest. Mr. Sciolla also happened to be the boys varsity head basketball coach while I was on the girls basketball team so he not only inspired me to become a better writer but to become a better athlete as well. This topic of sports and writing was a significant moment in my life that changed my views on writing and I feel will be a great story to create my visual literacy narrative from.