My Task 6 and Task 6 by Richard Payne
There were a few differences but also some similarities between Richard’s Task 6 and mine in terms of content, execution, and formatting.
Whereas I chose to do my emoji story on a modern Netflix series, Richard went with a classic fable that is familiar to many. As a result, more people were probably able to identify what story Richard was describing in his task versus the TV series I described in mine. Furthermore, the plot and characters in Richard’s story seem to be easier to describe in emoji form compared to the complex setting and many characters in my emoji story. The familiarity and gentle visual imagery of Richard’s task therefore allows the reader to identify his chosen story more easily and quickly compared to when the reader tries to tackle mine.
Richard also separated the title, character/setting description, and plot in his post, making his emoji story neater and easier to follow along. He also included arrow emojis to narrate the flow of the plot, as well as commas and ellipses to signal pauses. I only used commas in my task, but could have definitely used a wider variety of punctuation marks to create more changes in mood and tension in my emoji story.
Finally, while most of our peers used colons when describing the title of their chosen works, Richard and I both used colons when it came to describing our characters’ backgrounds and the story’s general setting. This was not explicitly asked of us in the task guidelines, so it is interesting that we both made this choice when doing Task 6.
References
Huang, D. (2023, October 15). Task 6: An Emoji Story — Didy’s Webspace. https://blogs.ubc.ca/etec540ddhng/2023/10/15/task-6-an-emoji-story/
Payne, R. (2023, October 13). Task 6, An Emoji Story | Rich 540 Text Technologies. https://blogs.ubc.ca/540rp/2023/10/13/task-6-an-emoji-story/