Assessment:

Assessment:

Newsworld II

Are there any prominent symbols in this story that you read?

In the short story it talks about 9/11 and how all of the boys felt after it happened and what they talked about in school after the devastating news, the narrator telling the readers how angry the adults were what they said and how empty every business was. Many of the boys worked at an amusement park called Newsworld and it was described as always busy and full with crowds of people and after the 9/11 attack all those crowds of people were gone and the city was quiet and felt empty. 

What connections did you make with this story?

I felt connected because every year on that date we still talk about it and people get angry and mad and in Newsworld the narrator describes the feeling as just that. 

What changes would you make to adapt this story to a different medium?

I felt like the descriptions that were told and the emotions were very personal but yet everyone feels that was on 9/11. I think that Newsworld could be turned into a short documentary of the narrator talking and then the camera flashing back to when to happened and footage from the class room the kids sat in and listened to the teacher and then the emotions they all had when learning about what happened. 

What medium would you choose? 

I would choose to make this into a documentary. 

What changes  would you make?

I would not make any drastic changes to this story because it is nicely written and extremely thought out and detailed with thoughts and emotions. 

Curate Yourself:

Curate Yourself:

Why is this text important to you?

I chose to curate The Hunger Games, this text/film is not necessarily important to me but it does have many great symbols throughout the text and film. Inequality vs. rich and poor. This is important because in today's society we still have rich vs. poor and it interesting to see how this plays out in the movie between all the districts and how the poorest district had the strongest survivor in all of the games. In Katniss’s District, District 12 many families and individuals would have to hunt for their food and beg just for a small piece of bread and most of them would die of starvation. 

Also the importance of appearances and how Katniss dressed while in district 12 then when she became basically the face of the Hunger Games her wardrobe began to grow into a strong, independent girl who was very brave and showed no fear to the other players in the game. 

How the crowds of people that would watch The Hunger Games got entertainment out of watching the players suffer and die.

Why should more people come to know this work?

I believe most people know of The Hunger Games, they have either watched the movies or read the books or both. I know on the syllabus we were supposed to have a week about The Hunger Games but we never did and I think this film and text are both very intense and interesting to learn further about.