Should I Say That?
The Should I Say That Project? started with a discussion about words that are controversial or socially problematic & how we use them as a society or accept them among people, in the media, in literature & so on. After choosing a word, each student researched the historical, etymological, & cultural impact of the word & wrote a sort of reference to explain how a word should or shouldn't be used & why. Along with the writing came a more creative aspect of the project: a digital art piece that portrayed the same message as our writing. Together, these two things came together to create the Should I Say That? project, exhibition, & book.
I believe this project was significant in its intentions of bringing awareness to words that either made people uncomfortable or simply question its use. There were many positive responses but negative ones as well but I think the most important thing was that our work invoked thought & inspired those to be more conscious of the words they hear & how they use them in our everyday lives.
I believe this project was significant in its intentions of bringing awareness to words that either made people uncomfortable or simply question its use. There were many positive responses but negative ones as well but I think the most important thing was that our work invoked thought & inspired those to be more conscious of the words they hear & how they use them in our everyday lives.
Project Reflection.
The most significant learning experience for me, I thought, would be all the research I did on my word however I found that it was actually everything I learned about everyone else's word. It was so rad to see everyone's research come together, all the new facts & knowledge arising to create one collective piece & still there's so much more to learn & analyze about all of the words. The conversations that ensued were perhaps the most interesting I've had in a very long time.
I believe my best work throughout this project was my writing piece. I feel I worked hard on all aspects of the project but the writing is what I struggled with the most & is therefore what I am most proud of. I spent draft after draft trying to explain perfectly what was going on in my brain & how to explain it to other people. I feel I eventually managed to do so eloquently & can only hope any future writing pieces are just as well written & thought invoking.
As I mentioned previously, I struggled most with the writing part of the project. This was partially because I felt like I always had the right idea there but could never explain it in a way that would make other people understand the impact of what I was trying to say as well as how they should go about using the word. Another part I struggled with was the conclusion, I felt as though I had it all there but the language just wasn't strong enough to impact the reader & leave them actually thinking about my word on a conscious level. Eventually though, with Ady's help, I managed to finish it & be entirely pleased with the work I had to present.
Throughout this project, several things have stuck with me: the constant analytical thinking about the words I use, the words others use & how it affects others & myself, a better understanding of how I work as a writer & what I can do to improve my writing, & even how to adequately use photoshop. That last one is a bit of a stretch but I really have become more aware of what I say &, consequentially, speak a lot less. As a writer I learned what does & doesn't work for me: staying up till one in the morning does not produce quality work but looking at it the next morning is certainly humorous, getting it critiqued by people who actually care about what I'm trying to say actually helps but I don't have to take all of their advice. I learned so many new things about me as a person & a writer but also about others & I think this project really affected a lot of people but it certainly impacted me a lot more then I thought it could have.
I believe my best work throughout this project was my writing piece. I feel I worked hard on all aspects of the project but the writing is what I struggled with the most & is therefore what I am most proud of. I spent draft after draft trying to explain perfectly what was going on in my brain & how to explain it to other people. I feel I eventually managed to do so eloquently & can only hope any future writing pieces are just as well written & thought invoking.
As I mentioned previously, I struggled most with the writing part of the project. This was partially because I felt like I always had the right idea there but could never explain it in a way that would make other people understand the impact of what I was trying to say as well as how they should go about using the word. Another part I struggled with was the conclusion, I felt as though I had it all there but the language just wasn't strong enough to impact the reader & leave them actually thinking about my word on a conscious level. Eventually though, with Ady's help, I managed to finish it & be entirely pleased with the work I had to present.
Throughout this project, several things have stuck with me: the constant analytical thinking about the words I use, the words others use & how it affects others & myself, a better understanding of how I work as a writer & what I can do to improve my writing, & even how to adequately use photoshop. That last one is a bit of a stretch but I really have become more aware of what I say &, consequentially, speak a lot less. As a writer I learned what does & doesn't work for me: staying up till one in the morning does not produce quality work but looking at it the next morning is certainly humorous, getting it critiqued by people who actually care about what I'm trying to say actually helps but I don't have to take all of their advice. I learned so many new things about me as a person & a writer but also about others & I think this project really affected a lot of people but it certainly impacted me a lot more then I thought it could have.