Literary Video Proposal

I will be making a video that encourages our students to read books. A few things I would like to include are book recommendations from some of today’s most popular celebrities, especially many male celebrities to show them that reading isn’t a “girly” thing to do, and that everyone can do it no matter what their gender is. I would also like to include a few of my own recommendations of a variety of books that appeal to all audiences. I would also encourage them to reach out and look for books that are about the things they like. 

 

I chose this option because I like making videos, and anytime I get the chance to make one for a project, I take it. I think it’s a good way to reach students because they would rather watch a video and hear what's being said rather than read it. So, I see this as easing them into reading instead of pushing them right into it. And with a video they’d be more likely to pay attention to it. While I am choosing to make a video so that people don’t HAVE to read, I will be adding subtitles for those who can’t hear or want to read instead. There won’t be any specific color scheme, but I do have experience and techniques for this video that I have gained from previous projects, whether they be for school or side projects. I plan on posting this video to YouTube and attaching a link for the video to my blog.

 

What I think is most important when creating this video is being relatable. Giving the students something, they care about in order to catch their attention and pique their interest in reading. A few examples of some celebrities I plan on researching are Ice Spice, Michael Jordan, Nicki Minaj, Bill Gates, Emma Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Dwayne Johnson and more. 

 

The video will also include visuals for each book because I believe the students would be a lot more interested if they saw what these books look like, because the covers of books almost always have nice art that depicts what the story is about. If possible, I would also like to show one if not all chosen celebrities person reading journeys, and their connection to reading. Th e music I plan on using is Instrumental Piano or Violin. 

 

 

Reading Reflection 8-21-2023

My experience with English classes at school got off to a rocky start. I was fully virtual my freshmen year, so I was always to scared to speak up and ask questions and I never felt like doing the work. But when I hit sophomore year I was in person in a building that was completely unfamiliar to me with people I didn't know that well. But I adjusted and started taking my classes more seriously and doing the work. I had an actual relationship with my teacher so I wasn't afraid to ask for help. I understood everything I was being taught, and I have friends in the class, which made it less embarrassing to ask questions in front of the class. Junior year I was completely ready for everything I would have to do. I studied hard, got the work done, and always asked for help when it was needed.

I didn't really like reading books when I was younger, until my 5th grade teacher selected 6 students to be apart of a book club run by an associate of the school. Once I joined that club and got used to how the club worked, I liked it. I got to talk about the interesting stories we read, and even do some fun activities along the way. This motivation stayed with me, especially in 7th grade, when my English teacher had our whole class split into groups for book club. We had an interesting group of people who almost always read the chapters of each story, and we even got to name our groups. One of my best friends A'yanna was in my book club and one day she shouted out "Adam's Toe" and somehow that became our book club group's name. But all of my motivation for reading books went away in 9th grade, when it felt like there were better things to be doing. Thankfully that motivation has come back to me, especially when I think about my grades.

I hope to pick up new and better study habits for reading books, learn new techniques to memorize exactly what happens in each book, and even be able to sort out each event that occurs in each chapter. I also hope to get better at writing papers on books, because I know that will help me even more with my English class. The best I could hope for with this class is to gain more knowledge on these books, and possibly even the writers.