We started by developing questions to ask Victor and we wanted them to cover the entirety of his life. Our questions were very open ended and aimed to get him to discuss his experiences immigrating and his life in the U.S. He had very intricate responses and very powerful memories that we had determine which was most essential to explain Victors experiences as accurately as possible. We decided to split the footage up into three topics that would be the essence of our video his life in Guatemala, His journey to the U.S, and adapting to life in the U.S and getting educated and succeeding in his career goals. I wrote down every word he said in the interview to better understand the dialogue. Our piece got developed over time more and more of an inspirational story describing the struggles Victor has faced to overcome adversity and the doubts he received from many people. We did a substantial amount of research online about Guatemala as well as Victors current and previous positions working with the mayor. Also we studied major events throughout Victor's life like where he attended college.
What did you learn through this process that you want to take away with you for future writing situations? What considerations of multimodal writing and/or writing for public audiences do you want to remember for the future? Why? How did your work on this project/in this class help you develop your capacity to be a critical consumer—and producer—of public, multimodal discourse?
I have learned how to structure a piece of writing that constantly develops as the piece goes on and shows a clear path of progression. I know that before a tackle a project I must first understand what I am attempting to accomplish before collecting information. I need to first understand my purpose for writing something. I have learned to be concise and stick to the point that you are trying to prove or show and you must be disciplined enough to know what sections to remove that do not relate to your intended message. I have also learned that getting different people to review your work is always a good tactic and accepting constructive criticism will help your writing process. I want to remember how multimodal writing affects people's understanding of a text and when you add different modes does it keep a more constant focus on the context compared to a single mode text. I want to remember this because in my political field the use of multimodal writing is a huge part of the election process. Multimodal writing serves as a terrific platform to create and share a message that can be very convincing and powerful if made correctly. People can be persuaded to chose a political figure with something as simple as a catchy phrase like “feel the burn” or “make America great again”. I feel as though I will be less easy to persuade by basic forms of multimodal writing because I will recognize them and understand what the author was trying to make the audience feel. I have gained a better understanding of the meaning and process used to develop and successfully use multimodal writing to send a message to a target audience. This makes me more conscious of who will be viewing my work which helps me in my process to consider the knowledge and perspective of the audience during the creation process. I will be able to explain to others the different modes and methods used in multimodal writing and how it affects the audience's opinions and emotions.
We have made and constantly been contributing to a website portfolio for this class. We have gained a better understanding of the life of a refugee and the struggles they go through in their attempts to find a safe place to call home. Importance of background and contextual information
Provoke a message deeper understanding of refugee life ethical storytelling appealing to specific audiences not just a topic but why it's interesting so what importance of background contextual information interview techniques/questions/protocol.