Table of Contents and Website Design: This was completed by Courtney. I wanted an organized and visually appealing website that matched with our book. I took the main colors from the book cover (navy and yellow) and implemented into each project page. I also consistently checked the website whenever my project partners added something, so I could double check formatting. As for our table of contents on our home page, to make it user friendly, I added imbedded links so people have two ways to access each element of the project (through the table of contents and the top of every page).
Dear Reader: This was completed by Kacie. I wanted the goal of the dear reader to summarize the contents found in Dr. Parker's book, inspire readers to open the book and read it for themselves, and give insight into the minds behind this Multi-Genre Research Project/Paper.
Persuasive/Expository Piece: This was completed by Bri. The goal of the persuasive piece is to convince readers to join us in creating a space of liberation through literacy and applying Dr. Kimberly Parker's work.
Visual Element - Book Commercial: This was completed by Courtney. I already enjoy video creation and editing, so I definitely wanted to work on this section of the project! I normally use iMovie, but to try something new, I completed the video on Canva. The website aleady had B-roll on it, so I could use that for the beginning and end of the commercial. Also, Canva made it easy to put pictures and videos next to each other on the screen at one time. Overall, it only took me 30 minutes to write the script, and an hour to create the book commercial!
Visual Element - Collage: This was completed by Grace. As I am more of a visual learner, I was excited to tackle this section. My goal was to represent some of the important concepts and ideas within a collage. After reading the book, I went back and highlighted some of the sections and picked four that stuck out most to me. I found the majority of my pictures and graphics through Canva.
Poetry: This was completed by Bri. The goal was to emphasize the use of creative writing in the classroom so I wanted to take the opportunity to write a brief creative piece to represent our project generally.
Author Interview: This was completed by Kacie. I wanted to give a voice and face to the book we chose to read so I chose to draft a few interview questions with some help from my group members on one to two of the questions and learn more about Dr. Parker beyond her work and website. It also humanizes Dr. Parker for me as a reader as I got to learn about her life outside the classroom and "her why" for teaching and being an author.
Identity Instagram: This was completed by Courtney. I have completed multiple "Instagram" projects during my time in education, but I thought this one fit perfectly. Our generation relies heavily on social media to share part of our lives, so I figured, why not share some of our identity, too? We even decided to turn this into our activity! Using their own pictures, classmates can share as much or as little of their identity as possible in different parts of their lives. Then, they connect that memory to a song, movie, or book that portrays that identity. It is a great activity to learn more about your peers and find a ton of diverse literary materials!
Connections to Other Media: This was completed by Grace. When I was reading the book, I felt myself making connections to other readings, publications and podcasts. Using Canva, I created the "mind map" of ideas that connect back to Kimberly N. Parker's writing. She has a library of her own publications that I utilized, as well as some outside sources.
Digital Bookshelf: This was completed by Bri. I wanted to create a visual representation of what an inclusive bookshelf might look like. I want to emphasize that this can and should look different in each classroom, but I was hoping to provide a visually appealing example using Canva. Each book is linked to purchase where individuals can also read brief summaries.
Bibliography: This was completed by everyone. We updated the bibliography with resources we used as we completed our activities.
End Notes: This was completed by everyone. We updated our sections of the end notes as we completed our activities.
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