Project 3: Literacy Narrative

Project Component 0: Notes

In this literacy narrative, I’m going to talk about what I think makes a book interesting to readers. I’ll discuss a number of specific qualities that I think every good book must have.

·    First few pages of first chapter have to draw the reader in

·    Interesting, fast paced plot

·    Action, humor, Romance, and Conflict

·    The main character or characters should have a quest, objective, goal or something to drive the story line

·    Some kind of resolution or satisfying ending that isn’t a cliff hanger, unless the book is the first in a     series. Then cliff hangers are welcomed, as long as the story picks up in the following book.

·    Relatable, likable characters

·    The language / the word choice have to be easily understood be the reader

1.      Intro Video slide

2.      Transitional text

3.      Video Slide

4.      Transitional text

5.      Video Slide

6.      Transitional text

7.      Video Slide

8.      Transitional text

9.      Video Slide

10.  Concluding Video slide

11.  Credits

Project Component 1: Storyboard




Project Component 2: Multimodal Resources List
Every component of this video project was filmed with my Logitech webcam 9000 and then edited using Windows Movie Maker. No images, pictures, or music was used. Text slides were coupled with video footage. The words on the text slides came from me were also created using Windows Movie Maker.

Project Component 3: First Draft; first version of video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SwCmmF-18c

Project Component 4: Final Draft; final version of video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f92TUSzsu8

Blog Post 7

I do not intend to follow all ten tips that Smashing Magazine suggests. I will take each tip into consideration but I do not intend to necessarily follow each one. I don't have a business nor do I intend to have a professional portfolio of my work in the future since I do not plan to work with website design or social networking. I plan to do some form of writing such as professional writing or journalism and I probably will not have use for a online portfolio webiste. However, an acedemic portfolio website might suite me quite well while in college.

Looking at the 40+ beautiful personal portfolio websites, one of my favorites is Greg One because I like the dark background color and the white text is easy to read and catches my eye right away. I also like the links at the top and the way that they are underlined when the user mouses over them.The spacing that the site uses and the minimal amount of words make the site feel clean and not exhausting to read. In order to make this type of portfolio I would need to know HTML and how to code.