Sample Project Response

The topic of the project I chose to evaluate was being a student teacher in the 21st century.
The author used photographs, To-Do lists, Emails, Class room layout visual, Dialogue, an edited song, notes, multi-perspective chart, a poem, Venn-Diagram, personal stories, and a few other additions. I think the author was very effective on giving a whole view on her topic. The author could have used more photography, but otherwise she was effective in her variety in genres. The author provided over 11 different pieces to her multi-genre project. 
The section of the authors project that discussed Smart boards required research on Smart boards. The Venn-Diagram must have required research over what and how fiance majors in Miami go through to graduate. Lastly, the section that discussed special education teaching must of required research as well.
The story about how the author grew up wanting to be a teacher and finally achieving that dream came from her own personal life. Her poem about who Ms. Issac is, and her recreation of a song came from her own imagination. As well, the chart of hypocrite teachers came from her own imagination.
I don't feel like the author transitioned very smoothly in each piece. The project was just slid after slid, with no real flow. Besides staying on topic of being a teacher, the transitions were messy.
The transitions were not effective, because each piece just stopped and began. There wasn't a flow. I think with the idea of all her pieces it was difficult to make a beginning and an end for her topic.
The author gave me the impression that she is an honest, imperfect, real person. She style was not formal, but it was neat and organized. Her voice really showed the reader who she was and what she values. The project was extremely creative, and the author provided pieces to her work that were thinking outside the box. The depth was adequate, but I felt like it could go deeper. I did not exactly learn new information, but I gained insight into the field of teaching and how teachers feel.
The formatting was slight jumbled. The font changed often, which provided it to be easier to read. The appeal was moderate, it lacked color and favor in the sense of writing, but it was not bland.
Some idea I took away from this project was to use out of the box pieces, and to be more creative.