Blog Post 6!

Multimodal Literacy Narrative: There were a few elements of this narrative that I really enjoyed.  I thought the concept was cute, especially the videos and stories from when she was a little girl.  The interview style was pretty effective, but it was wayyyyy too long.  The video just kept going.  She could have gotten her point across in just a few minutes.

Digital Literacy Narrative: This video was very repetitive.  If the author had mixed up the images and her voice overs a little bit, her narrative would have been a lot more effective.  I wasn't exactly sure who the audience was for this video, it was not clear who it was made for and for what reason.  I did like the movement of the book images, but they could have used a different background, the film strips didn't quite match up with the content of the narrative.

Words, Magic: I really liked this narrative.  It was very interesting to watch, and it had a clear point of view.  The interview seemed very personal and it did not get boring at all.  The simplicity of the video used an impromptu setting with noise in the background and an informal introduction.  It really got the point across though.

Digital Literacy Narrative (Peyton): I kind of liked this narrative.  I liked the concept of texting and using the cell phone in the video, but I couldn't read the text on the phone.  His use of video, text and some animation was very effective.  I thought it was better that he put the text on a black background instead of in front of moving video, it was less distracting and easier to read.

Literacy Narrative: I thought this narrative was very effective.  It was a great use of still pictures and the Ken Burns effects.  The text and pictures told a story from beginning to end and made an interesting point.  This video was very interesting to watch.

The criteria that I think we should evaluate our literacy narratives on are content and visual effects.  The content is important because it contains the main idea and shows the author's point of view.  The visuals are important because it tells the story and grabs the viewer's attention.