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This was one of the more difficult assignments for me, so far this year. I thought the “Tracing Maus” assignment was going to be the toughest, but this was definitely a challenge. Normally, I would’ve thought that because this is a drawing assignment, it should have come easy to me because I do, in fact, … Continue reading Analysis on Literacy Narrative Comic →

I found creating this comic to be valuable for several reasons: Creating a comic through a multistep process encouraged me to analyze my story from multiple perspectives. Through this method, I was able to pick out details for my comic that weren’t evident when I wrote my first, alphabetical literacy narrative. I proved to myself…Continue reading »

When I first began working on my literacy narrative, I did not quite understand how I could turn it into a comic. Considering my subpar artistic skills, the image that I had in mind of the comic I would create looked like a disaster. It was not until I cooled my nerves and read over Scott … Continue reading Literacy Narrative Comic →

Once I completed the final version of my literary comic, I looked back at my rough draft to see the before and after of two additional weeks of brainstorming. I was truly pleased with my final product, especially my incorporation of the suggestions I received from my peers and Professor Morgen. Meeting with Professor Morgen, … Continue reading Literacy Comic Reflection – A Result of Creativity →

Through literacy narrative part 2, I was able to complete many learning objectives for this class that I was never able to do before. By creating my own comic, I was able to implement many of the learning objectives needed for a comic such as composing texts using multiple modes, practicing writing as a process […]

Having finished the literacy narrative comic, I feel I can say with confidence that I demonstrated visual thinking skills as well as the ability to evaluate ideas of others. Writing the literacy narrative is one task, but putting it into a visual presentation on paper is another. During the process of creating my comic, I…

This assignment definitely was not as difficult as I thought it was going to be. However, If someone had asked me to do this at the beginning of the fall I would have a much more difficult time figuring out how to execute my ideas on the page. That being said, I think that after […]

Creating the comic was a completely different experience than the alphabetic literacy narrative. I had to pick and choose what I wanted to include in my comic, then decide what parts should be shown as an image and what should remain text. Adding a visual component made it much easier to convey my story and … Continue reading Literacy Reflection Final →

After completing the literary narrative part two, I’ve completed various learning outcomes, attempted to implement various comic techniques, and shifted my perspective on my alphabetic literacy narrative. The learning outcomes I covered included creating texts with multiple modes, practicing writing as a process of drafting, revision, editing, and reflection, and utilizing visual thinking strategies to create […]