SynthesisRiaz

I composed my project for people who are interested in learning about Michael Jacksons past. I also wanted to know way more about this topic. The packaging is a scrapbook, and in it there will be many personal interviews where Michael openly discusses his past. I think with the interviews the audience will get a real sense of what Michael went through as a child. This is the best way out of all my genres to get Michaels feelings out there and to know how lonely he felt. For this I will focus on my diary entries. In the diary entries, I had to write like a young kid. I stayed away from my vocabulary and made it more juvenile. Since I’m writing as Michael when he was around 8 or 9, the vocab needs to be at that level. These entries are all personal and emotional since its coming straight from Michael. I want people to empathize with him so the diary entries are the best way to pull them in and understand Michaels past. I read many articles about Michael Jacksons past; in those articles you really get a sense of what he went through as a child. You really begin to understand how it affected Michael's life. Most of my arguments will come from those articles. I even looked at Psychologists articles which discuss how someone's childhood could affect their life forever. This was very easy I love expressing thoughts and ideas through the media, I feel it’s easier for people to visually see what I'm trying to get across. The hard part about this was since my packaging was a scrapbook the most I could've done was use pictures. So to use media I did a lot of research through videos and music. From the videos you can get a lot of information not only verbally but non-verbally you can see the facial expressions and body language. His music was his own to that really speaks to you as well because you can take the lyrics and analyze his message he was trying to send. The thing I struggled the most with was the diary entries I wanted to make it as real as possible. So after many discussions with several different people I think it sounds pretty good. I didn't want to make it over dramatic or dull I wanted it to be just right. I also struggled with not being able to make my project media filled which I absolutely love, but it’s good to challenge yourself and get out of your comfort zone to see how well I can do with a not-so-media –filled project.
 * __Synthesis__**
 * A. Students will be able to compose for particular audiences and purposes.**
 * B.Students will be able to compose using language and conventions appropriate to genre.**
 * C. Students will be able to read, select, and use evidence critically to formulate and support arguments.**
 * D.Students will be able to interpret and compose in a variety of media and print/non-print genres.**
 * E. Students will be able to discuss and apply appropriate writing processes both individually and in collaborative contexts.**

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