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| The last panel ends with "Miss B tries to fend off Mun-Dane, shooting streams of power....(the scanner cut it off). |
Thursday, October 1, 2015
The Adventure (Genre Reflection 1)
For my first genre reflection, I wanted to challenge myself as a writer. I thought about doing a creative writing piece pretty extensively. Then I thought it would be fun to create a graphic novel. I started my graphic novel and realized that it is a lot of work! I had a lot of fun creating this piece, and it definitely stretched my creativity! The story is about avoiding the boring and mundane in the classroom and the struggle to engage students continuously. I decided to leave it on a cliffhanger, so the story isn't quite finished yet. I'm including a scanned image of the novel.
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Aleisha-
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS SO COOL. First of all, kudos to you for trying something new and out of your comfort zone. Your drawings look fantastic! I also loved the personification of "Mundane" and the premise of your story. Isn't it so true that we always start of motivated and energetic and full of creativity and positivity...but then as we get further into the year we get into ruts, and it becomes harder to find the source of all that positivity we used to have. This is the perfect reminder to never let that affect your students or yourself, so thank you for that!
I think you should frame this and keep it in your classroom as a constant reminder of what you're about!
Miss Bryan, I agree with Miss Liebst. This is really cool! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with us. This is exactly what Bomer is talking about when he explains that literacy isn't always about reading words. Your story is adorable and very easy to relate to and I think the pictures tell it all. Sometimes it's like a shadow takes over your classroom and sucks all of the "willingness to learn" out of our students (especially on Fridays). Thank you again for sharing such a creative piece. I hope you are able to continue with this some day.
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Ms. Bryan,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your wonderfully creative and artistic genre reflection. You captured so well the magic of the graphic novel in your use of black/white backgrounds for the Mundane and the vivid colors for the more engaging scenes - what a great example for students when encouraging them to appreciate the power of the graphic novel in story telling! I think your piece puts into perspective the way that the Mundane can creep into even the best of intentions in teaching. Bravo! I can't wait to read the installment.
Aleisha,
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say fantastic job! Thank you so much for sharing this creative reflection in our feather circle and on your blog. I appreciate the amount of time and effort this must have taken to create it. Your vivid drawings work well with the idea of the dark force of the mundane slowly overtaking the classroom. It shows that you are cognizant of the problems that can can arise and will be proactive in solving them! Great work!
Miss Bryan,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for taking the time to share this creative piece with us. I can tell that you are passionate about it as much as you are passionate about your teaching. I feel that you are very dedicated to your profession as witnessed in the piece when you try to protect your students. I truly appreciate your reflections in this creative piece. Good job!
Wow! It seems like everybody is so creative in this class, and all I can do is just sit back and stare ha! Seriously though this was amazing. Is the Mun-Dane boring textbook teaching? Uninspiring teachers? You will have to let me know who your teacher is so that I can sub for them and meet this Mun-Dane entity you speak of. I have been at the same school as you and there are some challenges associated with that area, but once you connect with the students they love you. I am sure you are doing wonderful judging by the creativity in your reflection I can see that you put time and tears into your work. Keep it up!
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