ENGRD101. Fall 2024. Sections 27 & 31.
Both memoirs, Stitches and Spinning, utilize similar visual techniques to convey the main characters’ emotional states, particularly through facial expressions, body language, and composition. In both books, the authors use shading, line work, and panel composition to highlight the emotional weight of pivotal moments. When analyzing the two pages I selected from Stitches and Spinning, […]
Read moreIn the corner of the room sat a wooden desk with a lamp and a 2013 iMac on top. Every night during my nursery year, my mom would pull out a light blue stool and sit beside me while I sat on a white chair covered in my crayon drawings. My mom, whom I lovingly […]
Read moreThe entire literacy narrative process has helped me understand myself better through the practice of writing. By working on multiple drafts, I was able to slowly develop my ideas and refine them over time. This allowed me to understand how I form my thoughts and transform them into well-organized and thoughtful writing. After working on […]
Read moreLink to Halfa Kucha Slides: Halfa Kucha – Kelly.pptx I chose Stitches and The Talk because I connected with these two books the most. While I must preface that I have never personally experienced the same events that David and Darrin endured during their childhoods, but for me, reading these books made it easy for […]
Read moreMy rhetorical situation is a mix that makes me want to sink into the warmth of the grass, breathe in the fresh air, and enjoy a moment of calm. I chose to specify my rhetorical situation this way because I usually enjoy listening to chill music with lyrics that feel light and heartwarming. I don’t […]
Read moreWhen I was little, I always used to watch Home Alone during Christmas season at school. One of my memorable favorite movie scene was when Kevin did a shocking face; therefore, I wanted to recreate this movie scene.
Read moreMy guiding question was, ‘How do I usually feel on each day during a normal school week?’ After I gathered the data and created the graph, it helped me understand myself a little more because I was able to recognize what type of person I am. I believe that many people don’t always realize or […]
Read moreI wanted to make something humorous yet relatable to everybody for this triptych; therefore, my triptych is about how sometimes we have to repeat ourselves when we’re talking to someone that is playing their phone. I would say that the challenging part about this assignment would be the part where we should have fun with […]
Read moreThis small project on comics has made me turn to paying attention to myself a bit more than I usually do. It has made me stop and slowly look back at how far I have come as an eighteen-year-old full-time student that has just entered her first year of college. Most importantly, as I was […]
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