Hi,

I am writing this while listening to Junkie XL’s Mad Max Fury Road soundtrack, so yes I am not only nerdy for buying movie scores but I do listen to them!  ‘What a lovely day!’

As we discussed this Monday (November 9^th), and as we have discussed all term, this is the time of the term where it will be really important to be focused on finalizing your comic book designs.  We are in the latter half of the term and it will continue to go by quickly so let’s get those comic books moving forward.

Again use the checklist (Journal 4) to focus on where you are at with your work and what deadlines are coming up.  Here are links to that Journal 4 checklist:

PDF File: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/myvisualstory/files/2020/11/My-Visual-Story-Creative-Journal-Four-Fall-2020.pdf

MS Word File: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/myvisualstory/files/2020/11/My-Visual-Story-Creative-Journal-Four-Fall-2020.docx

The “due” date of December 4th for your digital copies, paragraph introduction/abstract, and video introduction is right around the corner.  As we discussed with our going remote after the Thanksgiving break we will doing our showcase on this site, so keeping focused on your projects will be very important these next three weeks.

And this is not just an ‘academic exercise’ in meeting deadlines, we want to be sure everyone does not leave it to the last moment and then stress out about all the work needed to be done without any time to do it.  Again there is so much going on at the end of the term with your other classes, the last thing we want to happen is for a comic book project to be a stressful experience.  Creating a comic book should be fun and in many ways an artistic and creative escape from your other studies!

Lastly, remember to start thinking about ways in which this FIG, especially the two lecture classes, has informed your comic book design.  What have you learned in the classes that informs your drawing designs and your visual narratives?  Hint: “I don’t know, nothing really” is not an answer! 🙂

Best,

Robert and Giovanna

Two messages from your instructional team!

From Giovanna:

Hello Everyone,

I am very proud to see how far you have all come in such short time! It is an honor to be your FA for My Visual Story. I know we are in the “belly of the beast” right now in terms of life, society, and college workload, but you are all very talented and capable students. I expect nothing but great things from you all. Remember to not overwork yourself, especially during these challenging times, and to take some “me time”. You will not be at your best unless you are feeling your best. In the future, you will come to realize that all the hard work you do now will pay off.

If you find yourself needing someone to chat with about anything, reach out to me. I am open to talking about the way your term is going or if you enjoy/dislike your classes. Feel free to reflect on anything you have experienced this term.  Here is also the PDF version of the slides from Monday’s presentation: https://blogs.uoregon.edu/myvisualstory/files/2020/11/2-Year-Plan.pdf

Yours respectfully,

Giovanna

From Robert: Reflecting on the Week and Moving Forward

Hi,

For this week we all reflected on where we are for this Fall term.  It is a challenging term overall with all the new ways of interacting with classes in remote and online forums.  It is also time for midterms, elections, daylight savings, and the weather getting colder and wetter so this all adds more stress.  Our hope is you all are able to look back at your goals from the start of the term, and you may not be meeting all these at the moment but remember this is a longer haul deal.  You may not get all you want out of every class and every college experience, but you can find something in all of these experiences.  It may not resonate in the precise moment but will later in your life as a moment you will come to appreciate more.

And I see myself as having an open door if you want to chat about how a week is going or how classes are going or something else.  Please contact me at any time to set up a meeting to talk in person or by Zoom.

Best,

Robert