Labby,+Amanda

//Amanda - this looks promising. Are you going to remediate to a web page or an iMovie? It seems that an iMovie might be a great thing to have attached to the webpage that exists, or a website that does the promotion would work too. Do you know what Aysha is doing? I hate to see this become a competition to see who can do the website the chaplain would accept kind of thing, ya know? I suppose they could both be accessible. Hmm. Something to think about. ~Ms. W//

I hope to create something for the Dunning Memorial Chapel aimed at Alma College students without forcing it upon them. All students should know about the chapel, but fewer know what time it is and some may not know that it should be familiar to most Christian denominations, not just Presbyterian. Most people, myself included, have never been to a chapel service and view it as dull and boring but, according to those who attend, it is different than meets the eye. A proposal would be the most effective mean to convey this topic and would make more sense than instructions. The proposal will have an informational tone instead of authoritative or persuasive tone; authoritative often sounds condescending, especially when not about a controversial topic, and persuasion is tricky and there may be a lack of students going to chapel because only thrity-odd people really want to go; no amount of persuasion could get them to do otherwise. I prefer informative to get the facts out and have the readers decide on their own. I prefer a traditional format with pictures that show instead of images that make something prettier. The problem of the lack of attendance and also the complaints of current chapel-goers should be pointed out, mainly to show that there is a problem, one that could be fixed if students would want to get together and fix it. If students learn about chapel and decide to go and fix the problems people complain about, then highlighting the problems was a good idea. If not, it’s still a good idea because sugar-coating the truth is not very informative. Interviews with current chapel-goers and one who went a few times and also background information and the current goings-on of the chapel will build credibility. As I’ve learned, people don’t like to be told what the think and feel; they like facts and then the freedom to decide for themselves what to think about them. I want readers to feel what they want to feel, either to go to chapel or to not, but at least to be informed on something they may not have known before.

Journal entry: Society for the Study of Animated Literature form: Project proposal: Unit 1 images: Balloon Cottage Twoleafinsnow