Overall, I really enjoyed creating this project. I think that it was a lot of hard work and was stressful, but that’s what makes it so rewarding to be done.
Having the creative authority to make up storylines and tell the story of the Maddaddam trilogy in the eyes of a children’s folklore story was definitely a challenge. There are a lot of components that we had to consider.
Do we call them the Crakers at all?
A: In some cases we did, just for introductory purposes, however we just shifted to using “we” and “us” to be inclusive.
How sophisticated should the drawings be?
A: We decided not at all, because if they’re just discovering art and delving into it, since Crake didn’t really make them to enjoy art, we figured their skills wouldn’t be amazing and they’d rely on pictures found.
Would they know what ____ is?
A: If it was anything technological from the 21st century, we assumed they did because they left over Humans and prospective Humakers could’ve taught them. Also, being to into writing and possible literature, they may have seen it in books. So we opted to keep things like computers and lightbulbs in. Although, we did make sure to reference that it was “from chaos” or the pre-flood.
All questions like this.
This project really pushed us to think 1000 years ahead in the eyes of Crakers and potentially Humaker hybrids. It was both a challenge and a highlight because I think the creative freedom we each got showed in the distinguishability between the four books. Each book has a certain style that is uniquely ours.
I enjoyed this project because it let us showcase some artistic and creative abilities that we have while simultaneously putting ourselves in the mindset of Crakers and future Humakers.
Suggested Readings:
Baird, Adela; Laugharne, Janet; Maagerø, Eva; Tønnessen, Elise Seip
Children’s Literature in Education, v47 n1 p1-17 Mar 2016http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10583-015-9244-4
Purpose: The reason I’m suggesting this piece is because it focuses children’s perception to picture books. I think this journal is relevant because it talks about children making connections between the real world and what they’re reading.
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1057481.pdf
