Reflection #6

For this week we tried to explore Question 2. By looking at headlines, captions, colors, logos, fonts and how they effect the text. As a group we struggled a bit by thinking out of the box. For example when looking at logos we only looked at it straightforward instead of seeing the meaning behind it.

We as well got our CA results, in which I was quite happy about my results as I did quite good.

We did out Literature circles this week as well. I was the vocabulary enricher and I found some really interesting words that I can use in the future. While surfing through the internet I found a glossary with important vocabulary from "To Kill a Mockingbird"

To go further in my studies my plan is to do more practices and get used to the format of writing for Question 2 and hopefully increase my writing skills.

Reflection #5

For this week we build up to writing our CA for Moving Images on Thursday. We learned to thing outside of the box instead of writing very straight forward as it is a creative writing piece. For me I absolutely love that I was writing about the "Off with his head" scene from the new movie of Alice in Wonderland. It is a very interesting scene and I wanted it to differ from it while writing to write imagery to challenge the readers, so that towards the end they know what it is about. Which is why I used a lot of imagery of a monster to describe the Queen.

For my CA I had it in the Queen's perspective then the frog's. I found it quite hard at first to write the transition bit, but eventually managed to write it properly. For my worry that I had was because Alice in Wonderland is previously a book, I have not read it yet. But if the examiner has then he might compare this scene together with the book. But I doubt it is exactly the same as I am writing directly from the film.

I had difficulty in checking the spelling during the CA day. This was because I accidentally wrote more than I should have so I had less time to check my spelling, grammar and punctuation. I thought I did quite well when writing the CA as I did stick to my plan and my original thoughts.

Reflection #4

This week we started to get more into the habit of writing things that are familiar to us in such a way that they become unfamiliar. This way it engages the audience and makes them think. I found this very interesting for me and I really enjoy writing things like this as I get to be more creative and play more with my words. This way we are more prepared for what to write in our CA which is coming up next week!

We as well got back our long awaited English results. I was actually quite surprised that I got an A since this was my first time doing the exam, but I was still not quite happy with what I wrote. Even during the exam I did not like what I was writing because I felt like I wasn't really engaging to the examiner and at times felt like I was listing most stuff. Also due to the time I rushed through the exam leaving behind careless punctuation and grammar which really ticked me off. I know that I can do better than this which is why I look forward to focusing more into our exam techniques after the CA. For me I have to work on a but of British culture as it is a British exam and try to pick up the different slangs. I plan on doing this by going through the exam books then really focusing when we learn the techniques in class.

Perspective of a consciousness

Wide open the white coated mechanical daggers appeared to be engulfing strands of it's prey. The prey is still and motionless and appears to not fight for its life as it enters deep into the monster. It is a strange creature with its nose snarled up and eyes wide and alert as if aware that something might take away its prey. An instrument that cuts through the prey makes it bleed out a red substance that the monster doesn't mind eating. The prey is long and thin almost worm like creatures that appear to be wrapped up by many of its kind. There is no hope for them as the monster eats up as much as it can from the white container that keeps the prey trapped.

Making the familiar to unfamiliar.

A lone dancer stands in an empty room with no walls, but as it reaches the bottom edge, the room is filled with a sea of markings engraved to the smooth floor. There are many of it’s kind, all of them are skilled at what they do as there is a greater source controlling them and handling its body by wrapping its authority over the dancer. The bottom of the dancer is stood up on a sharp toe, where, like a ballerina it twirls and always keeps its balance. Across the smooth surface of the floor, the toe excretes a black fluid trail while it dances in patterns forming symbols lying in a horizontal formation. Permanent and forever there, the dancer has finished it’s work of art.