Three Genres

Project three was the best out of the three projects. I chose three genres that were creative in my mind but one of them took a little longer to create than I had expected. This means I was not ready for my presentation, but I presented anyway. The first genre was a Word Search which I called “Search with CARE” because it has a double meaning to it. The first meaning relates to the CARE program because I designed the word search to be a little time passing activity that would be on the coffee tables in the CARE lab. Where CARE students, staff or visitors can take a break from working or studying to do a word search about the CARE program or use the search as a means to pass time in the waiting room of the 3^rd floor of Thagard. The second meaning was more of a funny warning because I tried doing the word search and it was difficult to find the words until I made it a little easier.

The second genre was a catalogue/ magazine, made using Flipsnack, which I called “The Retention”. It focused on highlighting the interaction between the CARE staff and students and the CARE students interacting with the resources provided by the CARE staff. I called the magazine “the Retention” because the pictures used in it showed how the CARE program’s staff upholds the organization’s mission by continuously providing CARE students with the tools needed to ensure that they are successful and remain in college.

The final genre was a video, made using Moovly, showcasing the CARE program from my perspective. This genre took the most time to be completed because I was having issues with shrinking the information I wanted to present while adding creativity to the video which caused different scenes in the video to overlap .I showed the CARE program from my perspective because I’ve learnt so much about the program through my first year with it and what I’ve learnt I discovered on my own because the CARE program didn’t advertise these attributes in the best way. I don’t think this was intentional as every CARE student is different and need different needs. I made this video to congratulate, welcome and inform the new CARE class. I think it’s important to tell the new class about my testimony about the CARE program from an early start so that they can take advantage of their opportunities rather than dropping out of college because they were unaware of the resources that the CARE staff have.