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| As a writer, Christopher Abani is able to capture his audiences imaginations, and create a vivid picture of the Nigerian setting through his descriptive, detailed writing. This portion of the WebQuest is designed to help you to understand the importance of description and imagery in writing, and to understand how Abani uses this writing to create Elvis' world. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Click on the imagery in Writing link and Read Jim Rose's article. Think about what Rose is explaining in terms of your own writing and Abani's use of imagery and description in Graceland. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| For this assignment you will have to log on to our class website and create an Illuminated passage from Graceland. You will be allowed to work in groups of two. In order to complete this assignemnt you need to go to our class website and create a new page. Then choose any descriptive passage(s) you would like, and type them out on the page. Afterwards, you will link descriptive phrases, difficult words and cultural references to webpages that you believe best portray the the image, or message that the author is trying to portray. When you save your page, make sure you include both group members initials and Graceland in the title. I will link all of your sonnets to our Graceland main page so that you can read and view each others Illuminated passages. You will have the entire Graceland unit to work on your illuminated passage, and it will count towards your homework and participation grade. If you have questions about how to log in to the class webpage or how to link your text to websites, please raise these questions in class, or post them in your blog. To see an example of an Illuminated passage please click here. |
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| As you work on your illuminated sonnets, consider how you are going to use Abani's images in your ultimate task. What images to you want to use on your DVD cover? What effect do thing these images will have on the viewer? What message do the portray about Graceland. Which images are you going to use in your film treatment, and how are you going to use them? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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