Kendall

FYS-100-05

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

Julia, your guide was really engaging and your personality was shown through your work. It was very easy landed out and did not feel like it was too much. Good job! #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

I noticed on someones it was difficult to read because the text was all one paragraph. If we were to make corrections I would suggest splitting up one big paragraph to maybe 2 or 3 #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

Ava, you had a really good guide and it was really engaging and easy to follow along with. I wish I had utilized buttons to direct people to links. Very good work! #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

Twitter moment: Binti https://t.co/Tvtyf1pZm5

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

Twitter moment: Binti https://t.co/Tvtyf1pZm5

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

@dohertyc1xu Literally everyone in the book died within like 90 pages which was a shock. I think she was the only one to not die just to show the power that she had internally to not die. #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

@KalystaHumenik Like you said in your tweet below I too am also not sure why the meduse would have done this to her without her consent because now she can't connect to her family culture. #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

Most favorite part of the whole novella was when she signaled her family and her mother was the first to answer. #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

The ending of Binti really suprised me and I would have thought it would have had more of a sci-fi ending. The ending where Meduse goes along with Binti's plan and helps her get the stonier was a good ending and when she healed her friends burns with her own otjize. #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

@polotennis1 Even with a short book like this it did not occur to me that there would still be things like rising action, climax, and falling action. Excited to see how the climax will play into the ending of the book. #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

@Breydenfys Yes. Not sure why everyone just died but maybe it will play some significance later in the book. #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

At first it was easy to follow along with and it moves fast but I am not sure where Binti is heading. Like the book fangirl I believe the themes Emerging adulthood, and belonging will come into play. While I did not understand the clay at first it is now making sense. #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

@Jackob138 I too like the dream suppressants. The tie between the suppressants and how media has suppressed African culture was such a good way of putting it. Would have never though of this. #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

@HannahMartin15x Persistence was a big driver of the film and really pushed forward throughout the 20 minutes. The dream suppressants was a cool touch to the film and added a different touch. #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

From the little film Pumzi what really stuck with me most of the time was how Asha gave up a lot of her life save the plant. She gave her all and put the plant first before herself which was an inspiring story of her trying to restore her homeland. #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

The TedTalk from Nnedi I really enjoyed the personal stories about her life in Nigeria and that's where all of her writing inspiration came from. Sci-fi includes all types of people, places, and things. #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

@Jackob138 I didn't get to read this article but you gave a good summary to what the article jumps into. Growing up I don't remember seeing much representation of minority groups but I did have the privilege to see myself in literature and I now understand how hard that can be. #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

Afrofuturism & Africanfuturism -- What if...? talks about the evolution of how black writing has come farther and farther and father over the past few years.
https://t.co/mmMm9u8gQd #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

This specific article from the Wakelet discusses how isolating it can feel to not look like everyone else and with her hair being braided and when she added the clay to it, it makes you feel like and outsider.
https://t.co/uCgk3A4PPC #fys05xu

[Kendall @Kendall68698705]

@Jackob138 Love how you mentioned that although the media produces all the extremes in the world we cannot forget that the "minor" things will add up and eventually take a toll on a single person or their whole community. #fys05xu