Reading Grace After Midnight really reconnected me with the TV show that I had so much fun watching a few months ago. The show was literally a documentary in a fictional format.
Every character in the show was based on real or very probable figures in the actual area" West Baltimore, and had something to tell us about their lives: drugs, gangs, poverty, crime, street culture, schools, police department, local politicians, and the community itself.
Snoop was especially impressive not just because of the cold-hearted and cold-blooded character, but also the real person behind, Felicia Pearson. Her real life isn't too much different from that of Snoop.
Instead of attending school, Felicia was a drug dealer and at a very young age, she was convicted of murder and sentenced to eight years in prison. While in prison, she got her GED and was released. Trying to re-start a new life, she struggled with prejudice based on her criminal records.
Very luckily and dramatically she starts the acting job through a character in the show, Omar.
By watching Snoob, we can easily identify her with the real person, and what the little girl went through. Snoob's presense did add more reality to the show, and makes us feel happy for her new life. Too bad to hear that she got imprisoned again recently for drub possession. Hopfully she can continue to use her life experience and lesson in giving positive influence to many youths today who're following the dark path.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
First booktalk
what a nerve wrecking experience!
I've never done book talks in front of people in my life, and just tried to remember the book talks that I saw in libraries... still the thought of doing it in front of the whole class and professor made me lose some sleep, hahaha.
Soon I figured that the key point is to connect yourself to the book you're gonna talk about. Without that connection, you're merely delivering dry information. And that won't help you connect with your audience, teens. I don't know why, but I'm getting a bit nervous about interacting with teens. I fear they'll be very cynical, critical, and really really judgmental.... Looking back on, this is the type of teen I was. The book talk makes me think and work on how I can approach them and reconnect myself with them.. or simply how I use all the expertise I have to hook them up with information resources.
I've never done book talks in front of people in my life, and just tried to remember the book talks that I saw in libraries... still the thought of doing it in front of the whole class and professor made me lose some sleep, hahaha.
Soon I figured that the key point is to connect yourself to the book you're gonna talk about. Without that connection, you're merely delivering dry information. And that won't help you connect with your audience, teens. I don't know why, but I'm getting a bit nervous about interacting with teens. I fear they'll be very cynical, critical, and really really judgmental.... Looking back on, this is the type of teen I was. The book talk makes me think and work on how I can approach them and reconnect myself with them.. or simply how I use all the expertise I have to hook them up with information resources.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Alter Ego
I've been playing Second Life on a regular basis in this summer. Yes, the weather has been really bad in real life, so I needed to get away! Actually it's more correct to say 'I've been living Second Life (SL)', because SL is not a game but literally a Second Life that exists on an online 3D interface.
Of course, there's a strong 'game'-like nature in it...
The fascinating aspect of this type of interface is that it allows you to create 'another you', or 'new you'.It can be based on your real identity or it can be something totally different from who you are.
Anything is possible, and nothing is impossible. It's an absolute fantasy!
Creating or altering another ego, and living and exploring through it can really awaken your senses, imagination and creativity. On top of that, this experiment can definitely leads us to self-discovery : finding out about our true selves that we've never known before.
Looking back on, I think that was the most frequent question I asked to myself as a teen. 'who the heck am I?'
Of course, there's a strong 'game'-like nature in it...
The fascinating aspect of this type of interface is that it allows you to create 'another you', or 'new you'.It can be based on your real identity or it can be something totally different from who you are.
Anything is possible, and nothing is impossible. It's an absolute fantasy!
Creating or altering another ego, and living and exploring through it can really awaken your senses, imagination and creativity. On top of that, this experiment can definitely leads us to self-discovery : finding out about our true selves that we've never known before.
Looking back on, I think that was the most frequent question I asked to myself as a teen. 'who the heck am I?'
Entering YA Literature & Literacy
Hello, world.
Entering YA Lit & Lit does bring me back to my old days as a teenager. Being a Library Media Specialist hopeful and interested in working with high school students, I think and I hope this class will give me a good sense and foundation for what I need to do.
At one of point my life, I was a teenager. Looking back on, I think there's a lot ponder: how I felt, what I did, what I read, what I liked doing, how I related to others, how I perceived the world, and how I saw myself as a teenager. That motivates me to learn more about today's teens.
Entering YA Lit & Lit, I'm really curious and anxious to know THEM, and find similarities and dissimilarities between me as a teen and THEM.
Entering YA Lit & Lit does bring me back to my old days as a teenager. Being a Library Media Specialist hopeful and interested in working with high school students, I think and I hope this class will give me a good sense and foundation for what I need to do.
At one of point my life, I was a teenager. Looking back on, I think there's a lot ponder: how I felt, what I did, what I read, what I liked doing, how I related to others, how I perceived the world, and how I saw myself as a teenager. That motivates me to learn more about today's teens.
Entering YA Lit & Lit, I'm really curious and anxious to know THEM, and find similarities and dissimilarities between me as a teen and THEM.
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