Week #8 Assignment-Create a Picturebook

Picturebook Analysis

1. Identify the image that in your opinion is the most effective in developing the story as a whole. and explain why it was effective. Did the image and written narrative interact in a way the created irony, metaphor and/or metonymy?
The image that I think is most effective in the whole story is the one posted below. I feel that this is most effective because it shows the entire family accepting the birth of a new child into the family. I feel that this displays metonymy because when you think of life being given, I think of a a glowing woman that is pregnant.

2. Explain how two or more elements in the illustration help support and develop the story. 

The mother and father are preparing the big brother by having him put his head on her belly. It also displays how happy and proud the mother and father are about having a new baby in the family. They are working together as a family to prepare their son for the changes that about to happen to the family.The shadows in the image display that it is early evening and it seems like they spent the entire day together having fun and now they are relaxing to enjoy one another before a drastic change occurs to their family.

3. Identify two elements that are repeated throughout a majority of the images. Explain how these elements support the story. 

One element that is repeated throughout the majority of the images is that both children are the central focus within the image. This shows that the two children mean everything to the parents. Even when the mom is spending time with just the little girl, she is watching the older boy and his reactions and contemplating ways to bring this brother and sister together. She understands that he would initially display fits of jealousy initially due to having to split time with his parents since there is a new individual in the family. This is common when an only child becomes a brother or sister. 

Also, the colors in each picture are vibrant. The author of the images wants to show how happy this family is to be adding a new addition to the family. Eventually the boy discovers that he must determine his part in this family and in life in general and he begins to be a fantastic role model for his little sister by reading a book to her. This illustrates that he now understands his importance in the family and he has resolved his inner conflict with himself.

The illustrator of the image below illustrates how the mom is ecstatic that she has a new addition to her family. It also displays that she is watching her son closely while playing with her daughter. The son is upset and mad and the author illustrates that by using dark colors that surround the son and bright colors that surround the mother and daughter. This shows that the son is having an internal conflict trying to determine his place in the family.

Week #7-Picture Book Review "Looking Closely at the Shore"

Area A: Text 

1. The text of a children's book is usually organized into simple sentences and short paragraphs. 

How is the text organized in the book that you have chosen to review? Explain whether this 

organization was sufficient for the story that this book is telling. 

This children's book is organized with simple sentences in short paragraphs. For each living organism, there are two paragraphs describing the organism. In each paragraph, there are 3-4 sentences. Also, on the introductory page to each living organism, there are two clues to give a hint to what the next page will describe. This is to gain student interest so they can relate to the content material. This is a higher level children's book due to the fact that the vocabulary is at a higher level. 

2. Children's book authors often employ literary tools to help make the story more vivid in the readers minds. Commonly used literary tools are rhythm, alliteration, repetition, refrains, onomatopoeia, simile, personification, rhyme, and imagery. Identify three different areas in the text where a literary tool has been employed. For each example you identify, state the type of literary tool that is used and how the employment of the tool helps support the story. 

Repetition-Each introductory page for the living organism has some of the same key words. For example, each page contains "Look very closely". This is to help capture the reader's attention and tells the reader what he or she should be looking at next. Also, each page contains "What could it be?" This is so the reader is taking a guess at what the next living organism is by using the clues given. This is so the reader is active while reading this book. It keeps the reader actively engaged.

Refrain-At the end of each page where the author is introducing the new living organism, he uses the sentence, "What could it be?" This helps keep the student engaged because it allows the student to guess what the next living organism is by using the small snippet of the picture that is given. 

Rhythm-On the pages that introduce the new living organism, they have the exact same number of syllables on each introductory page. This helps the reader read the picturebook easily because they understand that it has a rhythm and it makes it more engaging as well.

3. Identify two areas in the text that use a question or other device to help move the reader to the next page. 

Each introductory page asks: "What do you see?" This helps the reader look at the picture and explain what he or she sees.

Each introductory page asks: "What could it be?" This helps the reader make a guess at what living organism he or she sees. This helps the reader move to the next page to see what living organism is being represented. 

Area B: Illustrations 

1. Some picture books have an illustration on the front cover that presents the main conflict or point of the story. Identify two or more elements from the front cover of the book you are reviewing and explain how they relate to the story. 

The entire cover is made of shells that are found along a sea shore. The one shell on the front cover is a conch shell and the story explains the characteristics of a queen conch. The shells are representing the organisms that live within them. Also, the "O" in shore is made up of an organism. It looks like it is supposed to represent a sand dollar; however, I am not positive of this.

2. What is the primary medium (collage, drawings, photographs, etc.) used in the illustrations? 

The primary medium used in the illustrations is photographs.

3. Identify the illustration that in your opinion is the most effective in developing the story as a whole. Explain how two or more elements in the illustration help support and develop the story. 

The illustration that is most effective in developing the story as a whole is the the illustrations found on the pages that introduce the next living organism. I feel that they are most effective because the illustrations are an up close image of just a portion of the living organism. It captures the reader's attention and the reader wants to move on and read about the living organism. An example is below. The reader would never guess that this is a sea anemone; however, the image captures the reader's attention.

4. Identify two elements that are repeated throughout a majority of the illustrations. Explain how these elements support the story. 

Crop and Reveal Format-Each introductory picture is framed. A piece of the living organism is captured in a frame and is zoomed in on to increase the interest of the reader. It draws the student's attention to the creatures and objects that the student would find along the shore. 

Photographs-The author uses real-life photographs to represent the living organism. This allows students to see the real characteristics of each living organism that is presented throughout the picturebook.

 5. Find an example of how the images and text work together to create irony. metaphor and/or metonymy. Insert a screeen shot of the example into your blog. 

The author is comparing the image of to green eels as well as monster fingers (metaphor). 

Green Eels

Monster Fingers

Area C: Characterization 

1. What is the easily identifiable dominant trait of the story's main character? 

The story's main characters are the living organisms that are found along the shore. The dominant trait is that all the living things are found along the shore at a beach.

2. Identify a character trait of the main character that is established through the text. 

A trait of all the living organisms is that they live along the sea shore. All the living things live in the water found near the sea shore and the living things are brought to shore through the tides of the ocean.

3. Identify a character trait of the main character that is established through the illustrations. 

A character trait of the main characters (living organisms found on the shore) is that they are being represented in their natural habitat. The photographs that the author uses are photographs of the actual organisms living in their natural habitats. They are not photographs of living things that have washed ashore due to the waves.

4. Identify two character traits of the main character that young children identify or sympathize 

with. 

Two character traits that young children identify with is that these are living things that they could find along a shore of a beach. Another trait that they identify with is what role the living organism play in a larger ecosystem the inter-tidal pool of an ocean.

5. What was the main problem that the main character faces in the book? How is this problem similar to a problem that most children have faced before? 

This is an informational text. This book allows the reader to be the main character who is guessing what living organism is being represented. When children go to the beach, they are curious about what is located on the shore of the beach. Thus, this allows them to indulge their curiosity about the organisms found on the shore of the beach.

6. Sometimes a children's book character will solve the main conflict on his or her own. How did the character in the book you selected turn to self-reliance to solve the main conflict of the story? 

Since this is an informational text, there is not necessarily a conflict. The purpose of this book is to take the reader on a journey to explore images of living things found at the shore. Often, the reader will overlook pieces of the photographs. This type of book allows the reader to use problem-solving skills while rediscovering living organisms found near the shore and recognizing the beauty and art of the structure of the living organism. Thus, the student is relying on their prior knowledge to guess the identity of the living organism found near the shore.

Citations

www.frankserafini.com. (n.d.). Looking Closely. Retrieved June 27, 2014, from   

     http://www.frankserafini.com/picturebooks.html

Analyzing Visual Images and Design in Picturebooks

Analyzing Visual Images and Design in Picturebooks

Begin by considering the format of the images and their placement in the picturebook

1. Where is the text located? Within the image? Separated by borders or white space, Why? The text is located outside the image. It is located to the right of the image. The text is written in black font on a white background. It is separated by white space. The image is encompassed by a border and the text is located on a white background. The text is located on a white background so it is easily visible to the reader as well as it stands out. It is also easy to read due to the significant contrast. 
2. Are the illustrations double page spreads, single page images, collages, overlapping images, or portraits? The illustrations are single page images.
3. Consider the series of images in the picturebook. Do the images change over the course of the book? Do they get bigger, smaller, change? After looking at the series of images in the picturebook, the images change in color as well as their borders do change. The pictures remain relatively the same size. All of the portrait pictures are the same size and all of the landscape pictures are the same size. They do not start off large and get smaller and the vice versa is true as well. They do not start small and get larger throughout the book.

1. What is fore-grounded and in the background? The children of the parents are in the fore-ground and the grass, trees, sidewalk, and in the background. The dogs are located in the middle of the image. I would put them in the foreground as well because they stand out in the image.


2. Consider the path your eyes follow as you approach the image. What catches your eye first? Why is that element salient? The children in the image as well as the two different sets of color catch my eye first. They are the most salient due to the fact that they are directly in front in the image. The colors are salient due to the significant contrast between the colors.


3. What colors dominate the image? What effect does this have on you as reader? The two different sets of colors dominate the image. The contrast between the colors is significant. It is illustrating that the little boy is sad and gloomy, where as the girl on the right is happy and hopeful.


4. Consider the use of white (negative) space. Are the illustrations framed or full bleed? How does this position you as a viewer? The illustrations are framed in this picturebook. It keeps the viewer contained within a certain part of the page when viewing the illustration. 


5. What is the reality value or level of abstraction? Are the images life-like or stick figures? The illustrator uses monkeys/gorillas to portray people/children. He dresses the gorillas in human clothing.


6. Are there any recurring patterns in the images? There are two children (gorillas), two dogs, and two sets of trees. These are portraying the two different lifestyles that are being addressed in this picturebook.


7. Are there any anomalous elements? Things that stick out, or seem out of place? Are these important to consider? The only element that does not seem to fit is the castle-like structure at the top of the hill. I am not sure why this is located in the park; however, it may be there to remind readers of the two different types of social classes being addressed. The higher socioeconomic status (mother) is looking down on the lower class (Dad and daughter).


8. What is the artist trying to get you to look at through leading lines, colors, contrast, gestures, lighting? The artist is causing the viewer to see the two different lifestyles and that the lifestyle does not necessarily lead to happiness in this picture. The boy that is not in want is truly unhappy and the girl is part of a financially unstable family is happy. The author displays this through the vibrant colors on one half of the picture and the dull colors on the other side of the image.


9. Are there any recurring symbols or motifs in the images? There are two children (monkeys), two dogs, and two sets of tress. They are representing the two levels of happiness or unhappiness that each individual is living.


10. Consider the style or artistic choices? Are the appropriate, and how do they add to the meanings of the picturebook? The contrast in color adds significant meaning to the picture. It addresses the happiness level of the two individuals.


11. How are the images framed? Are there thick borders or faded edges? The image is framed with a small, faded light gray border. This border is not frayed in the picture.


12. Consider the setting of the story. How is this realized in the images? Realistically? Metaphorically? Gorillas are metaphorically given the traits of children. The setting of two different socioeconomic families is established through the pictures of the children/gorillas at the park. It also shows that the children and dogs do not judge one another; however, it does illustrate that adults tend to be more judgmental. 


13. Consider size and scale. What is large? Why are certain elements larger than others? Does this add to meanings of power, control? In this image, the children (gorillas) and dogs are the same size. This is inferring that they are not judging the other individuals. However, when the mother is in an image in this picturebook, she is quite larger than the other elements which shows her power and control throughout the entire picturebook.


14. Consider the viewers point of view. Do characters directly gaze or address the viewer? Are the characters close up or distanced? How does point of view add to relationships with the characters? No the characters do not directly address the viewer. They do for the most part directly relate to one another. I feel that the characters are distanced. Depending on which point of view or perception the viewer takes, that is the character that the viewer will relate with. The viewer will use their prior knowledge to establish their understanding of the context in the picturebook.

Week #6 Reading-Voices in the Park

1. Explain why Voices in The Park is an example of a postmodern picturebook.

Voices in The Park is an example of a postmodern picturebook because the reader is constructing the meaning of the text. Also, the text and pictures allow the reader to see the perspectives of the four characters in the picturebook. Also, there was a variation in the layout of each page of the book as well as the illustration style was different for each page. This picturebook follows many of the characteristics that Serafini explains in the textbook.

2. Give examples of how at least three of the picturebook codes listed on pg 78 are used in Voices In The Park.

Codes of Frame-A significant number of the pictures used in Browne's book are framed.  The images do not bleed and cover the entire page. When the individual perspective is happy, the frame that encloses that image is normally a brighter color. When the individual perspective is gloomy or upset, the frame that encloses the image is dull or dark in color.

Codes of Color-Browne uses different colors to portray the emotions of the individual perspectives. For example, when the two children are playing together on the money bars, the colors in the image are vibrant and colorful as are the attitudes' of the children. When the children or adults are sad, Browne portrays their emotion by using darker colors and colors that are dull. 

Codes of Position and Size-The images in this picturebook are placed strategically the the image in order for individuals to interpret them in a particular way. For instance, when the mother of Charlie is in the picture, she is in a central location illustrating her authority. She is always illustrated as much larger than her son to show her authority over her son. Also, when the woman and man are in a picture together, the woman is illustrated as more affluent as well as your attention is drawn to her to show that her socioeconomic status is higher than the man that is not employed. When both children are illustrated, they are positioned in the center of the image. However, if the woman (mother) is present, she is dominantly in the middle of the image and in the front of the image.

3. Identify and explain the type of "interplay" between the written word and visual images on one of the pages in Voices In The Park.

Browne uses a formal type of font to display the mother in the book. He also uses a bold font to display the thoughts of the unemployed father. For the little boy, Charles, a font is used that is more formal than the font used for the little girl, Smudge; however, it is not as formal as his mother's font. The font used for Smudge is light-hearted and fun. It looks like a child's writing. It is more age appropriate than the font used to portray Charles's thoughts. 

4. Identify the art movement or technique that is being used in Voices In The Park. 

Anthony Browne uses surrealism. For example, he portrays monkeys as human beings with thoughts and feelings which is a characteristic of surrealism.

5. Conduct an Ideological Analysis and Structural Analysis of Voices In The Park. What is the message? Provide evidence from the images to support your opinion. Use the examples on pg 86, 87,89. I do not expect your analysis to be as in-depth but I would like for you to make two or three insightful observations about the perspectives and social context conveyed through the books words and images. 

Ideological Analysis-The two types of families in this book are dissimilar in many ways. The family with the woman and child suggests that there is another individual in the family that is providing for the woman and son. The woman and son are portraying a middle-class family that is provided for and does not necessarily struggle financially. When analyzing the man and his daughter, this suggests that the man could possibly be a single parent, a divorced family, or the mother is working. If the mother is working and the man is not, this was not the typical family structure during this time period. Due to the fact that the man is not working, this is making him feel inferior to others and inadequate. Also, the man and daughter are not dressed very well and look "dirty", thus this shows that they are possibly struggling financially. 

Structural Analysis-The fact that the mother stays away from all other individuals in the story stresses that she feels superior to other individuals. She even stays away from her son in the images that depict her son and her together. She is extremely judgmental and feels like she is superior to others. The father of the little girl, Smudge, stays away from other individuals as well due to the fact that he feel helpless, rather hopeless, and a lesser being than other individuals due to his lack of employment. The dogs play together without any reservations which illustrates that they are on an equal basis. The children play together which illustrates that they are less reserved. However, when Smudge states that Charles was not fun at first, this shows that Charles was initially more reserved than Smudge and took after his mother is this aspect. 

6. Embed a picture of the cover of Voices In The Park in your blog.

Image-http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7894-2522-5

Art movement. (2014, June 19). Wikipedia. Retrieved June 24, 2014, from                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_movement

Serafini, F. (2014). Reading the visual: an introduction to teaching multimodal literacy. New             York: Teachers Collage Press.

Week #5 Reading Assignment

1. Copy and paste a quote from each of the chapters that causes you to have a strong reaction and explain your reaction.

Chapter 3-“Visual images, like words in a text, have meaning because students bring meaning and experiences to them. We cannot interpret aspects of our environment that we have not perceived, and what is perceived can change based on what we already know and have experienced. We see through the frameworks and filters produced by our culture and by our personal history.”

This quote allowed me to understand that images draw on prior knowledge and experiences that students have had. Also, prior experiences can change how a student feels in regards to a certain theory. Our history and culture produce how we feel and think about certain issues. Using multimodal texts can help to stimulate prior experiences to help students understand content material.

Chapter 4- "What is important to understand about design is that students do not simply draw from an existing pool of stable, conventionalized designs but rather from available modes and resources based on their needs and interests. For example, in place of the traditional five-paragraph essay, students may select a PowerPoint to represent their research finding, illustrate their chemistry homework, or go online to post a video focusing on their interpretations of an assigned novel."

This quote reinforces the concept of how teachers need to keep their students actively engaged in the classroom and classroom learning can go far beyond reading a piece of text and answering questions. By allowing students to create authentic projects, the students will learn far more content material due to their engagement.

Chapter 5- "The various elements of visual composition have a cultural bias, meaning that they seem to offer meaning potentials only when associated with a specific socio-cultural context, in this instance contemporary Western culture. 

This is a reminder that some students will associate with certain symbols and pictures differently due to their prior cultural background. As teachers, we need to remember this when presenting images and symbols to students. Not every individual will get the same meaning from the same image. 

2. Find an image, symbol, or motif and upload it to your blog.

 

commons.wikimedia.org

3. Conduct a content analysis.

·         What do you see? In this image, I see a family, trees, grass, body of water, rocks, and a picnic table        What is the image about? I believe that this image is about spending quality time together as a family by having a picnic. 

·         Are there people in the image? What are they doing? How are they presented? Yes there are people in the image and they are having a picnic. I believe that they are presented as happy and spending quality time together. However, you cannot see their faces directly.

·         Could the image be looked at different ways? Explain how the image might be interpreted from two different socio-cultural perspectives. Which perspective is dominant? Yes, I'm sure the image could be viewed and interpreted in different ways. For instance, adults can view it as being a great day with the family where as children may see it as forced time with their parents. Age could change the perception of the image. Higher income families may see it as a way to spend time together; where as lower income families feel like they don't have the time to vacation and relax due to always working.

·         How effective is the image as a visual message?- I feel that this is a very effective image as a visual message. It shows socialization through younger individuals and adults as well as peaceful day to enjoy one another's company. 

4. Conduct a visual analysis.

·         How is the image composed? What is in the background? What is in the foreground? The family of individuals is in the foreground and the mountains, water, and grass are in the background.

·         What are the most important visual elements in the image? How can you tell? I feel that the most important visual elements of the image are the people sitting at the picnic table. The reason why is your eye is drawn to them and they stand out in the middle of the image.

·         How is color used? Color is used to make the individuals on the concrete stand out. The concrete allows them to stand out in regards to the grass surroundings. Color is used to capture the attention of the viewer.

·         Can the image be looked at different ways? Yes, the image of course could be viewed differently by individuals. Adults and children look at this type of image differently based upon their prior experiences. 

·         What meanings are conveyed by design choices? I feel that this is a conventional design due to the fact that the image is based on values, interests, and past histories. 

Week #5-Three Brain Network

Summary of Three Brain Network

My Three Brain Networks

Recognition Network

Items I recognized:

people chairs table pictures men women tablecloth walls door children adults dress coat books floor socks

Strategic Network

How old are the people in this picture?

ages 5-50

What historical period and geographical location do you think this picture represents? Why?

1930's-black and white photo as well as the clothing of the individuals

How might the people be feeling in this picture?

nervous; frustrated; scared

Affective Network

What in particular strikes you about this picture?

The man walking into the room and the woman standing.

Note something about yourself that might have led you to focus on these particular aspects:

The man stands out in the center of the picture and the woman stands out because she is getting out of the chair. The two women in the doorway look scared.

Week 5- Assignment #2 Illuminated Text

Illuminated Text

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Week #4 Reading-"Visual Literacy"

1. Copy and paste a quote from the reading that causes you to have a strong reaction (agreement, disagreement, confusion...) and explain your reaction.

“Egyptians used visual images and hieroglyphs to adorn their temples and burial sites. Artists from around the world have included titles and written descriptions with their visual artworks. Monks created illuminated texts by adding colorful designs and historiated initials, oversized letters at the beginnings of paragraphs, to medieval codices using gold, silver, and other precious metals.”

After reading this statement, I began to realize that multimodal texts, whether they were called multimodal texts or not have been around for a significant number of years. This made me realize that although the multimodal texts were more simplistic due to a lack of technology, it still shows their relevance and importance in society. I never thought of these forms of text as multimodal until the book amplified their relevance and significance.

2. Why should educators care about multimodal texts?

Educators need to care about multimodal texts for an array of reason. Texts are only going to become more complex as time continues on. Therefore, educators need to teach students how to navigate multimodal texts as well as create multimodal texts. Schools are not giving every student an equal opportunity to be successful. The only students that have the opportunity to be successful are the students that are proficient readers and writers of traditional texts.

3. How is your definition of literacy different or similar to the definition of literacy presented in the book? Or how did the reading change or expand your definition of literacy?

The book defines literacy as a social practice and a cognitive skill that causes individuals to use reading and writing to construct meaning from the printed text in ways that meet the requirements of a particular social context. I completely agree with this definition due to the fact that literacy is not just being able to read and write. Literacy is the ability to use different types of representation to make sense of content material for a specific purpose. Literacy depends now on the social context of the material as well today.

4. How can visual literacy support the development of the kinds of reading and writing we want children to learn through schooling?

Visual literacy can support the development of the kinds of reading and writing we want children to learn through schooling due to the fact that we want children to have the ability to decode, interpret, create, question, challenge, and evaluate texts and visual literacy supports all of these factors. Also, visual literacy causes students to examine the social impact of those images and discuss the purpose of the images.  Thus, visual literacy supports all the forms of reading and writing that we want our children to develop throughout their schooling careers.

5. Find an online resource that addresses issues of visual literacy in education link to it or embed it your blog posting and provide a brief explanation of how it relates to this week's reading. 

Visual Literacy Link

6. Find an image that relates to the ideas presented in this week's reading.

Resources:

Image-http://learningthruthinking.com/2012/03/29/visual-literacy-link/

Serafini, F. (2014). Reading the visual: an introduction to teaching multimodal literacy. New York: Teachers College.

Weekly Reading #3 "Between Modes Assessing Student's New Media Compositions"

1. Copy and paste a quote from the reading that causes you to have a strong reaction (agreement, disagreement, confusion...) and explain your reaction. 
"For instance, a common assessment strategy is to ask students to write an essay or a report to accompany a new media project-and to then derive the grade for the project wholly or mostly from the print part of the assignment." 

I feel that this quote depicts many classrooms including mine. We often want to include the new forms of media in our classroom; however, we base most of the grade on the actual old fashioned text part of the assignment. We are not analyzing the new piece of media work effectively. Often, the piece of media is just an addition to the report or research paper. Thus, I believe that this is due to the fact that many teachers first do not know how to effectively create a rubric for the multimodal text as well as do not know how to create an assignment to effectively incorporate new literacy techniques into the classroom. Until teachers are given a substantial amount of professional development on this topic, this is going to remain an issue inside the classroom. Teachers are human beings and often we do not like to step outside the box and take risks. This is unfortunate for our students. 

2. Have you ever ask students to create a multimodal text? Have you ever created a multimodal text  for a school related assignment? Described the assignment. What were the learning goals? How was it assessed? Do you feel the assignment improved  comprehension of the content? Why? Why not?

Yes, I have had my students create a prezi or google presentation on a particular science topic that they were researching. It had to include images that illustrated their text effectively as well as I asked them to incorporate music as well. Also, I have created a multimodal text for a school related assignment. The assignment asked students to create a photostory explaining what made us who we are. We as the students had to create a photostory representing the modes of learning as well integrating them into our presentation. It was assessed using a rubric and I do believe that it improved my comprehension because I had to think outside the box and critically in order to illustrate my understanding of the content material. I honestly really enjoyed making this presentation. Here is my presentation that I had to make.

Multimodal Project

3. Find an multimodal example of metonymy and embed it in your blog. Is it a good or poor example? Why? I have found a video on youtube that has several examples of metonymy. The one example that I found the best was Beyonce's song: "If you liked it, then you should have put a ring on it". This is resembling a more general idea of marriage or commitment. It is the first video embedded at the bottom of the blog post.

4. Find a multimodal  example of  metaphor and embed it in your blog. Is it a good or poor example Why? I found a video on youtube. My favorite example is the song by Rascal Flatts: "Life is a highway". It is  comparing the busy lives of people with a hectic highway. It is the second video linked below. 

5. How does this reading help you think about the use of multimodal text to support writing and learning across content area instruction in school? It makes me realize the importance of multimodal texts. After watching these videos that capture my attention, it also taught me the important facts about both of these topics of netonymy as well as metaphors. Including multimodal texts into a curriculum can be extremely effective when teaching content material. It promotes the incorporation of multiple content areas in just one assignment which is effective in showing students how to think outside the box and critically.

Resources:

Sorapure, M. "Between Modes: Assessing Student New Media Compositions. Retrieved on 2 June 2014

Stebenne, V. "Metaphors in Pop Culture." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN104uji--Y. Retrieved on 2 June 201

Tao, B. "Metonymy and Synecdoche." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tAgzlh566E. Retrieved on 2 June 2014

Assignment #4 Understanding Metonymy and Metaphor

• What is metaphor? Give example from the reading.  A metaphor is a descriptive word or phrase that is given to an object that is different from; however literally applicable to the object to suggest a resemblance. An example of a metaphor from the reading is a perfume marketing ad. Scent and image are connected through a similarity.
• What is metonymy? Give example from the reading. Metonymy is when a word or phrase  that represents an object is functionally replaced with a word or phrase that represents one of its properties or something associated with it.  An example of metonymy is the Nike brand symbol (the swish) being used to represent a series of athletic champions and heroes.
• How did you apply the concepts of metaphor or metonymy? How well did you apply them? Give an example from your presentation of information. I feel that I used the idea of metonymy fairly well in my presentation. For example, a heart made out of pawprints is referring to a man's best friend.  However, I really did not include any metaphors in my presentation.
• Review 3 of your peers presentation of information and  identify a good example of Metonymy and Metaphor. Take a screen shot of the example upload it to your blog and explain why it is a good example. 

Example of Metonymy: I feel that this is a good example because when I look at this image it is representing the idea of STEM. It represents all the unique parts of Science, Technology, Enginnering, and Mathematics.

Example of Metaphor: I feel that this is a good example of a metaphor because she is comparing the golgi body to a post office because the job of a golgi body is to pack, modify, and sort, which is very similar to the job of a post office.