The Great Gatsby – Spring 2015 Class Blogs http://spring15blogs.tracigardner.com Blogs by Students in the Spring 2015 Sections Thu, 29 Oct 2015 01:12:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 Remixing Gatsby http://spring15blogs.tracigardner.com/2015/04/27/remixing-gatsby/ Mon, 27 Apr 2015 18:49:37 +0000 http://agrondine.wordpress.com/?p=227 ]]> What I Did

Today, I worked on finding more pins so that each board had 15+ pins. I also watched the movie to screen shot some images to add to my boards. I also created a board that held all of the tweets Daisy would write.

Why I Did It

I wanted each board to have 15+ pins because they needed to encompass Daisy and things that she would pin. Each category reflects her personality and how she would plan parties, design her house, think about Gatsby, etc. I watched the movie because there were some images I was unable to find on my own and they would provide the perfect example of what each board needed to complete it. I created the Tweets board because I thought it would be the best way to keep everything together so that it would be easy since it’s all in one place.

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Revision Plan http://spring15blogs.tracigardner.com/2015/04/22/revision-plan-12/ Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:38:18 +0000 http://agrondine.wordpress.com/?p=222 ]]> In our group revision session, I asked Krista and Katharina for some help on the method to cite my sources. Since I’ll be tweeting things and adding quotes from the book/movie, I wanted to be sure to give credit where needed. However, Katharina suggested I make an excel sheet and add it as an attachment to my project since citing in the tweets would interfere with the appearance and purpose of the the project.

They really liked the idea and direction I was taking my project and I just need to continue adding pins and creating the tweets.

The link to my rough cut is here.

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Sources & Rough Cuts http://spring15blogs.tracigardner.com/2015/04/20/sources-rough-cuts/ Mon, 20 Apr 2015 15:53:04 +0000 http://agrondine.wordpress.com/?p=220 ]]> What I Did

To cite my sources, I will use the links in the Pins and cite my tweets via quotes or link them to pins. Since my project focuses on social media, I can use the links to cite my sources and make my project multimodal.  I’m currently looking at the new site, Popcorn Time to watch  The Great Gatsby movie for my project and pull any material or quotes I might need. I went over the checklist for the basic materials I need for my rough cut.

Why I Did It

I decided on this method because it’s the easiest way to do so without appearing awkward or obvious. Linking sources will make it cleaner and it will allow viewers to go directly to the source. Popcorn Time makes you download the app in order to use it so I’m currently debating whether or not I want to download it to my computer. I can watch the older version on Netflix, but I wanted to use the newer version for my project.  My project currently meets the requirements for a rough cut, minus the fake tweets, which will be completed by Wednesday’s class.

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Progress on P4 http://spring15blogs.tracigardner.com/2015/04/13/progress-on-p4/ Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:45:06 +0000 http://agrondine.wordpress.com/?p=213 ]]> What I Did

Today I worked on my assets and creating a timeline for my project (seen below). I also created more boards on Daisy’s Pinterest page and looked at generating fake Tweets for Daisy’s account. I’m considering creating a Storify account so I can keep all of my work in one space so I can present it easily.

Timeline:

  • Collect all quotes/research needed–4/14
  • Storyboard or mockup–4/15
  • Creating an asset list–4/18
  • Preparing a rough cut or draft–4/20
  • Revising and editing your final project–4/25 (will occur after peer revisions)
  • Delivering your project–4/29 TBD

Why I Did It

I created a timeline to help keep myself accountable and so that I had an idea of when things needed to get done so I wouldn’t be scrambling the night before the project was due. I created more boards on Pinterest and started pinning because I need to find material that Daisy would pin. I started looking into the fake Twitter generator because I’ll be tweeting some of Daisy’s pins as well as some quotes/movie clips from the movie and novel.

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