I just want to ask one question
Who would you be if the world never gave you a label? - Prince Ea
Who would you be if the world never gave you a label? - Prince Ea
My past identity stems from a strong culture of traditions, specifically family vacations, that I hold close to my heart. |
WEEK TWO: Exploring our cultural identity with words and images
Last week #WalkMyWorld began with…where I begin? Now we take a step back to where I’ve been. Just as visual meaning making uses still or moving images, making meaning from words uses spoken or written text:
- Words that are spoken (live or recorded): can be adjusted by pitch, tempo, tone, or inflection to convey a different meaning.
- Words that are written (handwritten or typed): can be adjusted by font (i.e., size, shape, color), capital or lower case, or spacing between letters and words to convey meaning.
Invitation:
Consider your own culture and where you’ve been. Ask yourself, “How are
these people, values, practices, and places a part of you?” I always
like to read mentor texts, or examples written by others, to help me
begin the exploration process of my identity. READ the lyrics of the mentor text, I Am NOT Black, and You are NOT White, a rap written by Prince Ea. Next, LISTEN (don’t watch) the video. How did you make meaning from the written text differently than the spoken text? Finally, WATCH the video.
How did the images and words work together to create a different
meaning than you originally interpreted from the written and spoken
text? Prince Ea was able to multiply meaning through a combination of
visual images, spoken words, and written text. To me, this layered
meaning making is what makes multimodal composition so powerful!
My process for #WalkMyWorld learning event two began by reading the mentor text, Where I’m From,
a poem by George Ella Lyon. Next, I generated a list of words that
describe where I’ve been. Then, I worked in a recursive editing process
by grouping my ideas into similar categories and rereading the mentor
text to help me organize these ideas into a poem:
I
am from rural roads, from Pennsylvania Dutch country. I am from
homemade ice cream, hog maw and chicken corn soup. I am from church
hymns and faith that I can do all things! I am from close cousins with
crab chants, laughter, and games.
I’m
from lazy summer days, sticky suntan lotion and lightning bugs. I’m
from the curious and the over scheduled. From NEVER GIVE UP! and DO YOUR
BEST! I’m from libraries with sweet smelling books and powerful words.
Inside my mind, float merriment and memories, a sea of family traditions. I am from those adventures rushing fast and free.
TELL
the story of your culture and where you’ve been. You can use any
visuals (still or moving) and words (spoken and written) to explore your
past identity. SHARE your creation on Twitter using the hashtag #WalkMyWorld. It’s time. What will you share? Explore.Play.Create.Learn.
Interested in learning more about #WalkMyWorld, visit: walkmy.world
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