To day in english 1101 we were given a home work assignment . We had to find things of literacy and describe how that thing relates to literacy. Some of the qualities of the literacy could be visual, sonic, embodied, and textual. An example of visual could be something as plain as a picture. A sonic example could be music and noises. The embodied types (a little harder to explain) could be associated with movement and motion. the last type, textual, is the most familiar associated with writing and letters.
My choice of the literacy was visual. The journey started as I was on my way to the Atkin's library. I don't quite remember the exact time that I went to do the assignment, but it was around 1:00pm. I started the journey right after my Biology class was dismissed. I made my way up to the bell tower and thought about writing about it (the bell tower) but thought it was to easy ( I wanted to find something that I haven't found or noticed yet). As I passed the gigantic structure I noticed another object. It had the form of a memorial stone. I pondered on the memorial stone decision, deal or no deal (I was still wanting to find something else)??? In the end I turned down the offer and headed towards the Atkin's first floor door. As I walked through I noticed a lot of other literacy themes around me such as; music, writings, people reading and some other sources. I eventually made my way to the quiet study room and a bright fluorescent pigment caught my eye. I turned to see what it was and I chose that object. It was a piece of artwork. It had many different colors and intricate/complex designs, that made my mind just wonder. In the end I sealed the deal and chose it as my object of literacy.
(The painting could be categorized in the visual themes section.)
UNCC Literacy Underlife (9:30 am)
Hey Johnny! I enjoyed reading the struggle you had to decide on your object of literacy. I agree - there are so many things to choose from! I will make it a point of mine to visit the QZ and look at this artwork. We defined literacy in class as something representing a certain meaning. It would be interesting if you described what, in your opinion, this art is communicating. :)
ReplyDeleteI like that you chose artwork as your object of literacy. Sometimes things catch your eye and you know that you want to look deeper into them What was the piece of artwork like and what message do you think it was trying to convey?
ReplyDeleteJohnny,
ReplyDeleteI think it is awesome that while doing this assignment you didnt take the easy way out you wanted to find something that would actually take some thought. I also think it is awesome when you find those paintings that just grab all your attention and you cant help but just stare. I think it would have been interesting to hear a little bit more about the picture and how it described literacy but other than that I enjoyed reading your blog.