Samantha - Sam's twitterive was about secrets. She tells when and how she found out about her father cheating and when and how she found out that she had two? three? brothers. I'm not really sure, that might be able to be made more clear. Her twitterive seems to be all about family; that no matter what obstacle life throws at them, (her mother, brothers, sisters) they will always have each other. Through most of her genres, the song "We are family," pictures, and the wordle, it seems as this twitterive is trying to focus on a more positive aspect. It depends on where she want to take her twitterive; does she want it to be about sadness and her parent's divorce? or does she want to focus her twitterive on how she discovered the brothers she never knew she had and how her family is close because of it? I think the story line could start out sad, but could have a very strong positive ending. I like the idea that her repetend can be secrets, since that seems to be the main theme. I also think there definitely needs to be a family tree in the beginning of her twitterive. When I was reading I was very confused on the characters; whose her siblings? whose her long lost brothers? whose damean and gyle in the facebook conversations? I think readers need a lot more background knowledge before she begins her story.
Alexa - Alexa's twitterive was about finding her dream house. I like how she shows two of the houses she looked at before possibly finding her future house. As a suggestion she could add even more of the houses she looked at - as I find this very interesting. All throughout her twitterive I kept asking myself, "Hm I wonder if this is the house she buys.." This could be her repetend. After every house she includes she could say, "Is this my dream house?" If she doesn't like that idea, I also like the idea of the journal entries being her repetend. She could show a lot of emotions and feelings through the journals. Instead of questions I also think that she should recreate the conversation in the form of a dialogue, this is adding another genre. Another genre could be a found poem, she might be able to easily construct a found poem based on one of the houses she has looked at or the house she plans to live in. If she also wants to include her mother's thoughts/feelings into her twitterive I think this should happen in the beginning (after she explains why she wants a good home and before she begins showing readers the houses she looks at). This would set up the story because readers would understand Alexa's mom is her Realtor. Then, Alexa could explain/show the houses that her, Carl (her boyfriend, husband, or finace?), and her mother all looked at.
Sam - Sam's twitterive was about grandfather's life. She tells his story beautifully through a variety of genres and lots of pictures! I loved how she recreated a postcard, included gospel verses, and designed a virtual mirror based on words - all very creative. There are definitely plenty of genres. I also thought it was a really good idea to use a repetend of roots, which you can visually see throughout her twitterive. She does a great job transitioning from her grandfather into her own life. It was interesting to see how she reflects her grandfather through their "roots." One suggestion, which was mentioned in class, was too retell the a story of her grandfather's life as if her father or grandma were telling her. Another idea I liked was too actually record her father or grandma telling her the story, this would add an interactive genre for readers. With a few minor changes I think your twitterive would be pretty much complete!
Michael - Michael's twitterive was about distance and disconnect. To be honest I didn't fully understand the story line (maybe that's a good thing!). I really liked his opening he read today to the class. I think that piece could be the beginning of his twitterive. I like how he begins with how the couple is together, but over time and distance they begin to fall apart and become disconnected. This sets up his twitterive for disconnect and loneliness. Michael's genre pieces were very powerful. Although I didn't understand who the characters were or why the characters were doing what they were doing, the words were strong and descriptive. Even though I felt disconnected from the story I sensed how the characters in the story were disconnected as well. It seems in the video that Michael, or the main character, feels disconnected from his girlfriend. This could also show distance. In the poem, The Dotted Line, - which I really really liked - it seems as Michael, or the main character, feels disconnected from his writing. He just can't seem to connect words to the page. I kinda see his struggles with his twitterive through this poem; very interesting. In the short fiction piece it almost seems like Michael, or the main character, seems disconnected from the world. No ones around at 4pm, this could also show loneliness. I'm not sure how Apple Pie Hill is connected to this twitterive. All I can see is the town seems disconnected from this abandoned place because all anyone can describe it as, "the place where the road dips," or "the big oak tree." If he was going toward a theme of confusion, distance, disconnect, and loneliness I think this works. I just think there might need to be one two or three characters throughout the whole twitterive. Or maybe, as it was suggested in class, he could keep his whole twitterive in third person, leaving reader's wondering.