Category: Student Posts

Mapping Climate Changed How do you understand Climate Changed differently when you see it through the map that you’ve made about it, rather than you did when you were reading the book panel by panel? How does this abstract model of the memoir reveal qualitative or quantitative aspects of the book that would elude a typical close […]

My literacy narrative part 3 combines what I thought to be the best of my original alphabetic narrative and the comic version. My comic differed from the original alphabetic version mainly through the addition of relating my experience to a broader scale. This addition strengthened my overall narrative as I expressed what I learned and … Continue reading Reflection on Literacy Narrative Part 3 →

By looking at the “maps” that I have made for all of the locations of dark panels in Climate Changed, I can clearly tell that there is a purpose for each one. While it may seem that they are often there just to take up space, the dark panels created by Phillipe Squarzoni are a significant… Continue reading Darkness Awaits Upon Our Climate

My final draft of the literacy narrative essay looks completely different than my first draft. My first draft described two events that seemed a bit unrelated and I decided to just focus on one of them. Writing my final reflection was made a lot easier by completing the story board first. Drawing my literacy narrative…

As I narrowed my focus on this recurring panel of money raining over a particular concept or thing, I realized that there’s a lot of money going into different places when climate change is in the equation. The abstract model that I created based on Philippe Squarzoni’s Climate Changed, led me to the conclusion that … Continue reading Raining Money →

After completing the English literacy narrative part 3, I practiced writing as a process, gained a new perspective of my literacy narrative part 1 through my comic, and developed an analytical version of my story. Throughout this assignment, I have completed many drafts, reflected on my work, and revised it. These processes are evident because […]

I was amazed at what I could discover by reading from afar, seeing Climate Changed as a whole book instead of just specific moments. It was amazing to find patterns, and honestly the hardest part was to pick one. I settled for the one that struck me th…

After looking at the graph that I produced of the times Squarzoni used real images in his graphic narrative, it became clear to me that Squarzoni did not randomly use images in his book. When analyzing the “map” I made, I noticed that he uses real images in a stratified fashion. The question that led […]

After completing the map, I am able to see the graphic narrative in a more organized and meaningful way. I have found a series of repeating patterns that illustrate unique messages and draw emphasis on certain environmental/political issues. Instead of simply stating causes and consequences of climate change in a scientific tone, Squarzoni effectively utilizes…

 
 
Citation:
Squarzoni, Philippe, et al. Climate Changed a Personal Journey through the Science. Abrams ComicArts, 2014.