1. I believe the most professional post I made was blog number three about AI, this was one where I engaged a lot with outside materials. Talking to my friend who has a degree in astrophysics and sitting down with him to learn more. I took in more accounts than just my own feelings on generative AI. I think it is the most professional because I include ways it has had extensive contributions to society especially in the STEM field; however, I do touch on how it responds to the ELA classroom. Being professional is not always using academic jargon and sounding like a robot. It is being honest, and I was honest about my feelings in this blog post. I wrote in a manner that you could tell my side, however I am open to having discussions with others who may differ from me.
2. Blog post seven was the one where I sat down and took the time to create a multimodal design that I was happy about. Every detail to even the color of the paper had a meaning. I used recycled materials and only materials I could find in my house to create a zine. I thought of every detail, and it was one of the most fun and depressing blog posts I have made. I did not want to just present information, I wanted to create images that showed the impact of what corporations are doing to the environment. This zine made me think more critically on what I wanted to add to the pages and how to best demonstrate my point. This post meant the most to me and was the most impactful.
Blog seven: Overconsumption Zine
3. Blog two of the literacy collage was the one where I was the most creative. I used to scrapbook and I forgot how much fun it is to showcase yourself with images. I put more than just a picture of myself and some books I read. I thought of music, movies, books, and authors who have changed me. Symbols, posters, quotes, books, and an image of myself were all chaotically put into the collage. I made sure every image was clearly shown and took a lot of time overlapping and mapping everything out. It was a lot, but I had a lot of fun, and it was the time I could be the most creative. You can really tell who I am from this collage and that is what I wanted people to see. The quiet person who fidgets has a lot going on in their brain, just like how this collage has a lot going on.
4. Blog number six was the one where I engaged the most with a civic issue. I read books, I wouldn’t have read if not for this project. I listened to podcasts and found a documentary to watch about overconsumption. I talked for a long time which I feel self-conscious about. However, this topic is important to recognize because I feel like we are all victims of treating ourselves to something. Even I do it with these little trinkets called Smiki’s. Yet, we all need to start doing our part and buying what we need. We create our wants. Wants are more than just same day shipping of a cheap shirt. This was something I touched based on when I was talking about the novel Fasionopolis, and the dangers of when we continue to buy more and more because of new trends. We are polluting our world, and I talked a lot on this issue. Ten minutes didn’t feel like enough. Due to my passion on this issue, this is why I put it as my best post for civic engagement. (Buy a want from a small business!! Support local artists!!)
The title and blog posts are all linked!!!
Now that is over, we can stop reading my blog posts filled with grammar mistakes and my word vomit.
People's Choice!!
One of the most creative blogs this year that got everyone involved is The Starship: Literacy by Antonis. Hands down the most captivating, engaging, and creative blog I have seen. At the end, we all started to communicate through transmission like he was. He opened a space for creativity for all of us in class. While doing that, he strayed professional and brought up great points in each post. Hands down, he creates some of the best designs, every multimodal he has made is phenomenal. If you are in YA literature, his DnD sheets scream multimodality and creativity. Antonis thinks out of the box and that is why I nominate him to get this award.
In loving memory of Adam Jaye.
