Making an Alligator

I never knew how hard an art and craft project could possibly be.  After today's class, I have now figured out that I never want to be the person who writes out directions for something.  It was difficult to write out everything that was going on because being a human being we all assume a majority of actions that we perform.  That was definitely one of the struggles I had.  Figuring out what all should be included.  Also there were some people who took it a bit far and just wanted to get revenge on others for not following them correctly.  It is difficult to do projects with different types of people.  It was a good learning experience on how to make step by step directions for people.  I feel that the technical writers should get a lot of props for doing this hard work when it is done correctly.  Sometimes, like we talked in class they do not give great directions and we are all left to fend for ourselves. I now have a better understanding on what goes into technical writing and even though it was frustrating, it was a good exercise to get us all involved and to teach us. 

Mother Tongue

In telling this story, Tan was trying to show different perspectives on how others look at non-English speaking people.  There is a stereotype that goes along with not having  English has their first language and she is showing us this in her story.  Her teacher didn't want her to be in English because there were outside factors weighing on the opinion.  Tan's mom did not speak fluent English, which is why Mother Tongue is such a good title.  They look at who is raising Tan and not how Tan is speaking.  Because her mother had broken English, she was judged differently. 

Digital Storybook Topic

For my story I choose to do it on a place, my neighborhood.  There are so many memories that I have from my child hood from their and I cannot think of anywhere else I would have wanted to grow up.  Many special people are on my street that are practically family and I want to tell the story of Walton Avenue from back in the day.