Narrative+and+Genre+RR2

 Narrative and Genre


 * 2013-2014 Assignment - Judging a Book by its Cover**
 * On MyOn, view the covers of 3 different versions of the story of Goldilocks and the three bears.**
 * ** Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks! **
 * ** Goldilocks and the Three Bears **
 * ** Goldilocks and the Three Bears **

What do the images on the cover tell you about the story in each of the books. What does the cover tell you about Goldilocks and the smallest bear in the books? Read the first 2 pages and the last 2 pages of each book. How are the relationships of the smallest bear and of Goldilocks different in each? Did your first impression of the book cover agree with your understanding of the story in each of the books? Which of the stories is closest to the original version of the story?


 * Watch the videos below, then think of how you could create an eBook for the information in one of the videos, but change the genre from science and nature to another genre, for instance** **fairy tale, science fiction, historical fiction, adventure, etc. Use your imagination.**
 * Design a cover for the eBook that demonstrates the genre you selected. You may use pixlr.com or Open Office Draw of Tux Paint to** c**reate the cover****.**
 * Amphibians: Tadpoles
 * Birds and Butterfly Swarms
 * Daddy Longlegs
 * Bactrian Camels
 * Hurricanes
 * Lightening

To plan ahead, think about these **Guiding Questions:** What color background will you use? What text? What style font and what color for the text will you use? Where will the text be placed? What will be the subject matter of any pictures and what style pictures would you need to use? What will be the setting for the picture? What size will the picture be compared to the text? You might want to go to Amazon.com to look at book covers and CD covers for ideas.
 * 1) Decide which tool you will use to create the final Book Cover document.
 * 2) Use images from Flickr commons or from search.creativecommons.org or from National Geographic. Keep track of the source of the image for your wiki page.
 * 3) Create a title and include a picture representing the main character in your story. Add a background, modify the image, provide as many layers as necessary to create the book cover. Save the final document to My Documents on your computer. Save the image as a .png or .jpg
 * 4) Create a new wiki page called **Genres //yourinitials//**.
 * 5) Upload your Book Cover document to your **Genres //yourinitials//** **wiki page**.
 * 6) **On your wiki page, write a paragraph** explaining the design for the cover.
 * Explain why you used the tool that you used.
 * Provide the URL for the original source of the image.
 * Describe how you used the graphic elements: contrast, alignment, repetition and proximity to create the cover.
 * Also, explain how you created the image you used. Which tools did you use? Be specific about how you used each.
 * Explain why you chose the background color.
 * Explain the meaning of the title. Explain how the font style and color support the genre.


 * 2012-2013 Assignment**:
 * Go back to MyON to view the cover of **Feliz dia de Gracias,** **Gus!**. Then go back to view the first scene in **Assignment America.**
 * Think about what the cover of a book or CD might be if each was recreated as another genre. **Guiding Questions:** What color background would you use? What text? What style font and what color for the text would you use? Where would the text be placed? What would be the subject matter of any pictures and what style pictures would you need to use? What would be the setting for the picture? What size would the picture be compared to the text? You might want to go to Amazon.com to look at book covers and CD covers for ideas.
 * Sample student work:**
 * http://icsmedialiteracy.wikispaces.com/Narrative+and+Genre+MDC
 * http://icsmedialiteracy.wikispaces.com/Narrative+and+Genre+KC
 * http://icsmedialiteracy.wikispaces.com/Narrative+and+Genre+PK
 * http://icsmedialiteracy.wikispaces.com/Narrative+and+Genre+bd
 * Genre Examples**:
 * = **Gus** ||= **America** ||
 * = television news story ... ||= children's story book ... ||
 * = situation comedy ... ||= situation comedy ... ||
 * = detective/mystery drama ... ||= detective/mystery drama ... ||
 * = martial arts film ... ||= martial arts film ... ||
 * 1) Use pixlr.com or Open office Draw of Tux Paint to **create a cover** **for one of the stories you have read in class** retold as a different genre:
 * 2) Use images from Flickr commons or from search.creativecommons.org
 * 3) Use the same title and a picture representing at least one of the characters from the original story.
 * 4) Create a new wiki page called **Genres //yourinitials//**.
 * 5) Save the graphic document as a j**peg and upload it to the new wiki page**.
 * 6) **Write a paragraph** explaining the design for the cover. Describe how you used the graphic elements: contrast, alignment, repetition and proximity to create the cover. Also, explain how you used the following to provide clues to the story
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter, including people
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text