At the beginning of the semester we started talking about where we were from. We focused on this when we wrote our “I Am From” poem which was our creative place to talk about the essence of where we came from, and a little about how we got to where we are. In the next project, which was our audio bio, we focused on something that made us who we are. In my recorded piece i focused on my job at the beach and how it changed so much about who I am today. Lastly we started our main focus for the semester which was the Quest for Refuge Project. We started with research learning about stories of people who have gone through the refugee process and the struggles that we have faced. We then started preparing for an interview with a refugee, we found out our partner was a woman from Liberia so we did some research about the context of where she came from, and the reasoning for her displacement. We used the interview techniques which included protocol, and question structure to create questions to ask Celcelia during our interview. It was amazing to hear the first hand accounts of the First Liberian War. From there we began the editing process with the footage that we had, we had to learn how to use various editing softwares to complete our project. In the end we were able to create a narrative of Cecelia’s journey, and what she wanted people to know about her life story similar to what we did with the audio bio project.
Course Goals:
Engage complex subject matter and learn about writing as a field of study, not just a skill that one does or does not possess (Content Knowledge).
This course has challenged me to think of writing as more than a essayistic. I have learned that writing can be displayed in many forms to convey a message to various audiences effectively.
Recognize and employ characteristics of the types of writing (genres) that are appropriate for engaging public audiences about issues of public interest (Genre Knowledge)
Through the interview project we were able to bring the to publics attention the issues that refugees face in the process of seeking asylum.
Use and adapt writing practices, including inquiry and collaboration, that writers use to write for the wide range of readers one might attract when writing about issues of public interest (Writing Process Knowledge)
Used this in all of the projects that we did, used best mediums to connect to audience
Articulate and apply theoretical, rhetorical, and ethical considerations pertinent to writing in public spheres
Apply this to interview/video project. The meaning of the project.
Draw on your audiences’ shared interests, goals, values, and communicative practices in order contribute effectively to ongoing public conversations about issues of public interest (Discourse Community Knowledge)
Connect this to audio bio project.
Reflect on and evaluate your own writing process and products (Metacognition)
This project serves as the wrapping up of all the work that I have done for WTNG 321 multimodal writing. Through each assignment I was challenged to work with a different form of audio recording, thus concurring the objectives that are designated for this course.