Episode+1



Episode one //I would like you to think about ways that we communicate, be creative with your thinking.// //Remember to name your posite note and once everyone has contributed, I will collate the ideas into a wordle. You write all the words from your own brainstorm even if someone else has already added the same words. We will tehn take these words and create a collaborative Wordle of our ideas.// > ** Did the music help you concentrate? ** > ** year old? What else (hint, look at the font) helps us think she is only eight? ** Each of the headings below will take you to an online collaborative document that will allow us to share our answers - click on the heading and answer the questions on the shared note page:  ||  ||
 * ** Objectives: ** After completing this lesson, you will be able to: • Identify and become familiar with multiple modes of representation. • Critique the effects of various modes on the narrative. • Give examples of explicit calls for participatory reading in  Inanimate Alice . ||
 * **Before you begin:**
 * Follow this link to a 'Wallwisher' . This is like placing a postie note on a wall.
 * In pairs watch episode one - follow the link on the picture to get there. You can also access this at home if you want to watch it again. This first episode is a bit unusual, you may need to interact with the screen on some pages to move forward. Have a play
 * Watch again and think about these questions - Record the conversation you have with your partner under each question, in 'your colour'. You may like to reply to someone else's comment, but remember to rules to collaborative work esp not deleting someone else's answers.
 * **Notice that the music begins on the third screen. Why do you think it appears here? Turn your volume off (or turn the speakers off) and look at the third screen closely - what effect does the music have on the general tone of this screen? Does it lend a sense of urgency which otherwise is not there?**
 * **On the sixth screen the arrows which allow the reader to proceed appear on the road. Why do you think they are placed here and not close to the text as in previous screens?**
 * ** Screen seven is in stark contrast to the preceding scene in terms of sound. This node is almost silent. What sounds do you hear? What do you think that noise is? What might it suggest about Alice’s home at the base?**
 * ** Screen eight enables the reader to proceed to the next part of the story relatively quickly. If the reader waits, a painting evolves on the left-hand side of the screen. What do you see emerge? Do you notice a difference in the colours used for each layer of the painting that appears? **
 * ** Midway through the narrative the reader and Alice must take photographs of all the wild flowers they can see. When you read the story for the first time, did you know you had to take the pictures or did you think it was only for Alice? How many flowers did you see? Was Alice’s mum driving too quickly for you to take photographs of all four flowers? **
 * ** When Alice writes her list of things she’d rather be doing, does she sound like an eight **
 * ** Examine the final two screens of the story. How do the various modes help you understand that this is the end of the story (even if the words do not say: “the end”)? **(hint: listen to the sound, notice the jeep driving off the screen, see the darkening sky)
 * [|Critical Thinking:] **
 * Give an example from Episode 1 that demonstrates Alice’s comfort with technology.
 * What other examples can you find to support this view?
 * What message do you think the creators are trying to convey?
 * [|Summarizing:] **
 * What, according to the story, are some of the benefits oftechnology?
 * How does the story persuade readers that this is the case?
 * [|Extending:] **
 * Certain critics of hypertext suggest that the reader becomes disoriented resulting in an unintelligible narrative. Do you find yourself displaced when reading Episode 1 of Inanimate Alice?
 * How do you think the creators attempt to guide the readers through the evolving narrative?
 * Do you have your own suggestions for making the path through the narrative clearer? Explain youranswers.
 * [|Evaluating:] **
 * Episode 1 of Inanimate Alice makes use of a variety of modes such as sound, image, text as well as demanding reader participation. In what way are these modes related?
 * If you had to choose a single mode that adds the most to the story, which would it be? Explain your answer. ||
 * **Read the questions below and then add your thoughts to a Voicethread**
 * **What I did** (Explain how you read the story – did your eyes scan each screen from left to right? How did you feel about the sound, images, and words that would appear all at the same time on certain screens?) || **What I enjoyed** (Write about what you liked most about Episode 1) ||
 * **What I found difficult** (Write about the most difficult part of reading Episode 1) || **What really worked** (What was the best bit about the story and why) ||
 * **Next time** (What will you do when it comes to reading Episode 2? How will you prepare? What tips might you share with other readers for their first digital story reading experience?) ||