Project 3 Composition​ Process

My composition process for Project 3 has been much different than the first 2 projects. To create the draft that I am bringing to class, I started with learning more about my artifact and made sure I was clear with its message and central theme. I have always been familiar with Dr. Seuss’ story of the Lorax, but since a newer movie version came out in theaters in 2012, I wanted to focus more on that. Since it is more current, I figured it would be better suited for this project. It also has several famous voice actors such as Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, and Betty White, which contributes to its status and overall popularity in today’s culture. Once I gathered a decent amount of ideas, I went ahead and began to organize my ideas into a presentation format on google slides. I started with a presentation overview, or table of contents, to keep my ideas streamlined and to the point. Next, I added slides pertaiing to The Lorax backround, charactes, and plot, the risk invlovled, what the movie is trying to convey about that risk/its overall message, as well as connection to readings from class. I always find presentations very daunting becuase I want to be as prepared as possible before I have to speak in front of the class. I compose them much differently than a standard essay becuase I have to think of the live audience I am speaking to. I think of how I react to presentations, and try to customize my presentation to something others would not mind listenting to. The overall composing process is different in the sense that I need to remember my information to convery more than writing it all down, because an audience finds a bunch of slides with words on them boring and unengaging. This is something I need to become better, and I hope this project helps me with my presenting skills. This project also allows me to be creative and think critically about connections in the movie to what we have been learning all semester.