Sketch 11: Assemblies
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Halfa Kucha Reflection
While writing my presentation, I gravitated towards selecting the two comics that I enjoyed the most, Stitches and Kindred, and quickly realized that both Dana and David had a plethora of ways that they conducted their journey of healing following severe family trauma. As opposed to an essay where I could cite many examples and […]
Read moreDon’t Stop Studying!
Playlist In making the playlist, I looked to address the situation: “songs for a stressed friend studying for a test.” I established beforehand that I wanted the playlist to have a clear beginning and end, and seemingly tell a story in the titles of the music before the student even listens. Thus, I started out […]
Read moreSketch 9: Recreate a Movie Scene
Inspiration behind photo: Dead Poets Society
Read moreLiteracy Narrative, Part 3 Reflection
The entire process of writing my Literacy Narrative most resonated with the learning outcome that writing is a process. It was only though countless changes to my initial Literacy narrative, in which I had to almost completely re-do the structure of the narrative apart from a few key elements, that I was able to create […]
Read moreSketch 8: Escaping the Library
“How was I actually feeling when I left Woodruff Library every night.” Most nights my routine tends to be the same. I grab dinner in the DCT, go to the library, do my homework, and leave in the early hours of the morning. The walk back is almost always enjoyable despite the immense cold. The […]
Read moreCurrent Events
The most challenging part of this assignment was crafting a story that was both compact and interesting. The lack of panels gave me limited space, and thus I had to create a story in which the viewer could use the gutters to construct the missing parts. Compared to a triptych, where my story flowed from […]
Read moreLiteracy Narrative Comic Reflection
While I had a plethora of experience in writing essays, turning my literacy narrative into a comic presented a whole new set of challenges. In my literacy narrative I included an abundance of examples from past experiences I had with both reading and writing in school and recreationally, which disrupted the flow of the chronological […]
Read moreTracing Pages Reflection
Stitches and Spinning utilize repeated experiences and framing to illuminate the personal growth of the protagonists despite failures by their families to help them navigate issues related to health, sexuality, and sports, but recognize that the characters troubles are rooted in their parents impressions on them, which they work to override over the course of […]
Read moreThe Secret Language of Self-Identity
Both of the pages analyzed in Stitches and Spinning employ strategic framing within the panels to dictate David and Tillie’s perception of themselves and relationship to those around them. Tillie takes up increasingly more space in each panel on page 337, giving the reader visual signs of Tillie’s acceptance that she is not doing things […]
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