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Narrative
Evaluation

Use this template to help you evaluate your project.

You should give specific details about your work.
You should provide both written and visual examples to explain your
project.
You should find areas to praise in your work. Be specific about why you
think they are good or why you are proud of them.
You should also find areas that could be improved. Look for areas that
you could make better if you went back to them. Be specific about
what you would improve.
Add additional slides as you need to. Dont be restricted by what is
here.
Any blank slides should be deleted before submission.

Does your final product reflect your

original intentions?
COMPARISONS TO MIND MAP & MOODBOARD
In my mind map, I discussed and gave examples of the different
components of my story and how it would appear to the reader. One
thing that I keep consistent was the colours I used in my pages. I
wanted to use sunset, purple and green based colours which relate to
the African culture/style. Here are the colours I suggested I wanted to
use in my book and beside are some examples where I used those
colours in the book.

In my mind map, I gave examples of text styles I wanted to use and

the layout of the book. The layout I wanted was to have the text on
one page and then on the corresponding page, the right page, I would
have the image. I did achieve this in my book and I added a boarder
too for effect. This is an improvement on my original intentions.

For text I wanted to use fonts that was very rustic and African style, that almost looks
carved. I didnt quite use this text style because it made more sense to use a more
simplistic text to make the book easier to read. However, for the front cover I did use
a
carved, rustic text which looks like stone but at the same time it looks somewhat
regal
to represent the royal figure in the story.
COMPARING DIGITAL FLAT PLANS
Page one in both my digital flat plans feature the lion in his castle with the drum
glowing in front of him. In the drawn, first version of my flat plans the lion also has a
scythe/staff. On page one in my actual book there is the lion, the glowing drum and
he is in the castle. This is an example of how my final product represents my original
intentions well. In fact the image I used in my flat plans, is the same image I used to
source my final product. However, page one in my final product does not feature a
scythe/staff so you could argue that it doesnt entirely match the flat plan.

A page that didnt match my drawn flat plans was page 4. In initially aimed to make a
page which was split in two and it would have the tortoise with food on one side and
the angry animals on the other. Whereas, I actually ended up making an image of a
feast on a table. The flat plan did contain food so I didnt completely move away from
my initial idea, but I still didnt follow the flat plan as closely as some of my other
pages.

How well have you constructed your

images?
How well have you constructed your
images? You could talk about the
overall visual appearance and well as
the use of texture and colour.
I really loved Will Terrys style so I
aimed to replicate it to some extent
in my book. The rounded style and
bold colours is what I really wanted in
my book.

How well have you used text to

anchor your images
You should talk about the
combination of words, images and
text.

Is your product suitable for your

audience?
Reference your proposal
Give an audience profile and
describe suitability in reference to
content

What do you like/dislike about the

techniques you have used?
Reference specific tools you used
with images

What do you like/dislike about how

your final product looks?

Why did you include the content

you used?
Images, fonts, effects, colours

What signs, symbols or codes have

your used in your work?
Choices of colour, style, locations,
character design and tone all give
additional meaning to your work.

Audience
Responses

Cultural competence:
Media texts require us to have a certain level of cultural understanding to
be able to interpret them.
At a basic level, this could mean being able to read the language that a
magazine is written in.
At a deeper level, it means being able to interpret signs and symbols that
we use a visual shorthand to communicate ideas.
We recognise these signs in our own culture but find it harder to
understand when looking at others.
We create and attach meaning to signs and symbols in many different
forms.
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Audience
Responses

Cultural competence:
What is this?
This is a Norwegian Pine tree, covered in
snow and with a red ribbon on.
Our cultural understanding allows us to
interpret its meaning.
To us, in British society, it means
Christmas, presents and family.
This is because we share a cultural
knowledge.

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Audience
Responses

Cultural competence:
There are many other signs and symbols
that we attach meaning to.
A leather jacket can imply rebellion.
A sports car can imply wealth and power.
A cross can represent religion.

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Audience
Responses
Cultural competence:
Visual representations of everyday objects are often the same the world
over. A car appears as a car, no matter what country it appears in.
What that car means however, can be very different depending on your
cultural background.

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What representations can be found

in your work?
How are men, women or children
shown in your work? Does your work
feature different ages, races, social
groups or religions? Does a lack of
any variety of character types create
its own representation?

What style have you employed in

your products?
Discuss influences/ existing products
What visual style does your work
have and why did you choose it?

What were the strengths and

weaknesses of the pre-production
and planning

How did the planning and research

help
How well did you manage your time
Reference specific examples

Historical and cultural context

How does your work compare to
what has come before? What other
similar products have existed in the
past? What current products exist?

Peer Feedback
Summarise peer feedback and
discuss
Responses you agree with
Responses you disagree with