Please read through the following instruction, and write a 5-page paper about your Voice. For more information (such as the definition of Voice and other theories, please review the documents and powerpoint I uploaded).
This paper will engage with your topic , but this time you will step inside the
topic.
OUR TOPIC IS:
Chinese Culture – Please talk about people misconception about Chinese cultural (You can use the example “Chinese people love peeing on the street, of course in fact it’s a false claim)
Goals of
the final:
1.
To create your voice and to do so by choosing to express
something that is different from other voices you have heard on the
topic (false claim against Chinese culture such as they love peeing on the street)
2.
To use a technology (writing, video, music, or poetry) to
create an expression of an experience that is part of your identity and/or
culture.
3.
To be both a subject and an object as you create this paper
4.
To create a final project where you are both a subject
and an object (think of how Morrison describes her voice, or how X talks about
his experiences but also reflects on them, how Simone created her song as a way
of expressing experience but also categories)
5.
To incorporate 3 readings. You can do this to help you
analyze or you can do it in a creative way where you call to the author, or you
imitate them (and cite them). If your project is music this can happen in
lyrics, or an accompanying video. At the end of your voice assignment make sure
to have a works cited page.
6.
To find your voice and by doing so putting into relief
the problem with voice. Your voice in this project is overcoming something, it
is liberating you in some way, it is liberating an experience, and it is tied
to your inner life.
Remember:
Style is what expresses inner freedom, and mastery of
technology allows you to have that style, so pick the technology that you find
works the best to deliver on your expression
Directions:
This
assignment will exist in two parts. One part will be the expression of your
voice. The second part will be your reflection on the process.
Part One
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Create an expression of voice that is based on a memory.
Use an image to do this.
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The image should relate to the topic you chose for your
My Voice assignment
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Attach the image to your final so we can see what you
were inspired by (label it as “starting image”)
·
Tell a story that emerges from that image, but that story
can’t just be any story, it needs to be tied into identity and it needs to
counter a larger narrative that exists in the world about this
identity/cultural experience. Think about the way Rodriguez does this, or
Tracks, or X, or Simone’s song)
·
The story you tell doesn’t need to be linear, but it
should be fairly clear what it is you are dealing with
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Your audience should be other people in your community.
·
Creatively tie in 3 readings – can be indirect or direct
references
·
Have a final page that is a works cited page
Part Two
Write a 3
page analysis on creating this project. Your analysis should include
·
A brief summary of your story
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An explanation of why you chose the starting image
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The process of how that starting image became your final
product
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What readings most inspired you
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Tell us why you picked the technology you used
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Answer: How does memory and experience tie into voice?
Provide examples
·
Answer: How is this project an expression of history? An
expression of memory?
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Answer: What is the relationship between authenticity and
truth?
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Tie the 3 readings you used to guide your final into your
answers
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Provide a works cited page.
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