Here is the link to my picturebook!
1. Identify the image that in your opinion is the most effective in developing the story as a whole. and explain why it was effective. Did the image and written narrative interact in a way the created irony, metaphor and/or metonymy?
I took the angle of a mother and her child. All of the photos I chose show the relationship between a parent and child and the responsiblity of a parent.
3. Explain how two or more elements in the illustration help support and develop the story. All of the photos show a progression of a mother and her child. The photos begin with a newborn and move on to a much older child.
4. Identify two elements that are repeated throughout a majority of the images. Explain how these elements support the story. Again, each photo shows a mother and her child. In the earlier photos, the mom is holding or loving on her child but as the photos progress, the child is playing idependently. I thought this angle would show a parents purpose to nurture a child but then eventually, the child would be on his/her own to make his/her own decisions.
1. Identify the image that in your opinion is the most effective in developing the story as a whole. and explain why it was effective. Did the image and written narrative interact in a way the created irony, metaphor and/or metonymy?
ReplyDeleteI feel that the most effective image in developing this story as a whole is the image used on both the cover and on page one: where the parental elephant is embracing the baby elephant. Readers can interpret this metonymy to as a symbol of bringing forth life.
2. Explain how two or more elements in the illustration help support and develop the story.
Space: The parental elephant and the baby elephant are embracing; the closeness of the elephant family is of central importance to the interpretation of the poem.
Color: The picture contains mostly blues and pinks; the pink of the parental elephant would imply that that is the mother (and the blue is a baby boy elephant). In addition, the blue surroundings would suggest a calm, tranquil setting. The pale red (pink) of the mother would also suggest her warm nature towards her child.
3. Identify two elements that are repeated throughout a majority of the images. Explain how these elements support the story.
Position/size: In most pictures, the mother and child are embracing; this conveys the close bond of the mother and child and its importance to the main idea of the poem.
Color: The colors throughout the story are muted; this conveys a serene, calm tone to the story. In the last image, when the child displays a bit more independence (indicated by the growing space between he and his mother), the colors are more bold; they are not jarring and aggressive, but they are definitely more intense than the previous images.
4. Does your peer's picturebook convey a different interpretation of the poem from your own? How? Why?
Yes, this picturebook focuses on the bonds between a mother and her child; in contrast, my picturebook focuses on individuality and the changes that a person goes through during life's journey. I am sure that the reason for this different interpretation is due to a difference in personalities. Although my family is extremely important to me, I am a very independent person; this personality trait surely shaped my image selections.
1. Identify the image that in your opinion is the most effective in developing the story as a whole. and explain why it was effective. Did the image and written narrative interact in a way the created irony, metaphor and/or metonymy?
ReplyDeletethe image that is most effective in developing the story is on the cover page of the baby elephant and the adult elephant. I feel that this creates metonymy is the fact that it is symbolizing love as well as life.
2. Explain how two or more elements in the illustration help support and develop the story.
The colors of the pictures implies the warmness and tenderness that she shows toward her child. Also, the placement/size of the characters in the images have the child in the middle illustrating that the child is the center of the pride and joy.
3. Identify two elements that are repeated throughout a majority of the images. Explain how these elements support the story.
position and size-child is in the middle of every image. This illustrates the strong bond between parent and child.
Color-the colors allow the warmness to illustrate the love throughout the family.
4. Does your peer's picturebook convey a different interpretation of the poem from your own? How? Why?
I have a similar focus; however, my picturebook deals with bringing a new child into the family and the older sibling having to deal with the results of bringing another child into the family. I put the family at the center of the picturebook as well because my family is extremely important to me and they serve as a strong foundation for myself.
1. Identify the image that in your opinion is the most effective in developing the story as a whole. and explain why it was effective. Did the image and written narrative interact in a way the created irony, metaphor and/or metonymy?
ReplyDeleteThe image that is most effective in developing the story is on the cover page of the mother elephant and her baby. I feel is an example of a metonymy because the the poem is entitled "Life" a mother brings life into this world.
2. Explain how two or more elements in the illustration help support and develop the story.
One element that I feel helps to support the story is the colors used. All the images are soft colors and blend well together. It is obvious it is the same illustrator. Another element is the images of the mothers in the poem. They portrait a warm and comforting mother.
3. Identify two elements that are repeated throughout a majority of the images. Explain how these elements support the story.
The idea that family is important and the use of color.
4. Does your peer's picturebook convey a different interpretation of the poem from your own? How? Why?
My interpretation of this poem is different from Michaela's. She focused on families and their bond with each other. I focused on each line of the poem. The image that I felt that represented my interpretation the best was an image of a boy taking a "selfie." He is discover himself! lol
1. Identify the image that in your opinion is the most effective in developing the story as a whole. and explain why it was effective. Did the image and written narrative interact in a way the created irony, metaphor and/or metonymy?
ReplyDeleteI feel the second image with the mother holding her baby and kissing him/her if the most effective image for telling the story. The text "for a very special purpose" serves well to this picture. The mothers purpose may be her child.
2. Explain how two or more elements in the illustration help support and develop the story.
The colors are very appealing and make you (or at least me) feel happy. There is also a lot of human/animal contact (the elephant mom wrapping its trunk around its young, the mother kissing and holding her baby and the little boy hugging his dog).
3. Identify two elements that are repeated throughout a majority of the images. Explain how these elements support the story.
Water color is used throughout the entire story which makes the picturebook appealing to children. Another element repeated throughout the story is the use of animals and human beings--- this shows that love is universal even in animals.
4. Does your peer's picturebook convey a different interpretation of the poem from your own? How? Why?
Your picturebook is a little different then mine in the sense that my characters stayed the same throughout my picturebook while yours was more a collection of characters (animals and humans) I loved this idea!