There are two topics that I would like to work on for my DST project and I can't really decide which to work on yet as both topics are rather close to heart. One topic is to narrate important aspects of my maternal grandmother's life. The other is to examine the concept of seven deadly sins according to the Catholic tradition. Initially I had wanted to work on the story about my grandmother because she is really dear to me. However due to potential issues such as the lack of still and moving images, I decided to work on the other topic instead. Given that this is the Lenten season for Catholics, I have decided to work on the seven deadly sins. This topic is significant for me because as a Catholic, the Lenten season is a time of penitence and self-denial. I can also use it during my Religious Moral Education lesson.
Proposed Title: Seven Deadly Sins
Proposed Duration: About 3 mins
Target Audience: Catholic students
Purpose: To educate Catholic students about the seven deadly sins, in particular the sin "Pride"
Genre: Narrative and Expository
Modes:
- For visual: still and moving images, and text.
- For audio: music and voice narration
Overall Design
Introduction: I will first introduce the topic by listing the seven deadly sins before providing a history of the origins of the sins - from eight to the seven we know of today: gluttony, lust, greed, anger, sloth, envy, and pride.
Body: Highlight that of the seven sins, pride is considered the deadliest according to the Catholic faith. Explain why it is considered to be so. Elaborate on the concept of pride in other contexts such as in greek mthylogy. Explain that there are two types of pride in modern secular context - positive pride and hubristic pride.
Conclusion: Conclude with a verse from the bible that talks of the Pharisees who are blind to Jesus because of their pride due to their societal position. To drive home the message that unless one begins to humble himself and see that all that one has is due to God's blessings, one will continue to be 'blind' to living in God's ways.
I'm still in the process of refining my idea(s) and [still] undecided if I should continue with this or work on narrating a DST of my granny.
Hey!! I like the catholic faith idea.. Maybe I have not seen enough Digital stories but this topic seems UNIQUE!! :)
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I am going to give one vote for that story cos I want to see how it pans out :) although I do like your grandma story cos it is probably going to mean slightly more to you than this topic :p
Hi Joshua!
ReplyDeleteI do think that the topic you have chosen is very interesting! With good visuals, you will have a great impact on your audience. Moreover, appropriate music that you use..... I am sure will hold your audience in rapt!
As for the DST on your grandma, that would be something close to your heart. Who will be your audience? Lack of images? You could use pictures of places or items associated to your grandma....like a picture of her home, hometown, her favourite chair.....etc etc..
You could also use her favourite piece of music as the background music while you narrate..... just some thoughts...:)
Xernieve: thanks for the encouragement. The DST on 7 deadly sins does have practical use vs the DST on my grandmother. But having said that, the DST on my granny is going to be special because she is loved by everyone in my family.
ReplyDeleteRach: Thanks for the ideas! I think after going through Brenda's DST, I think still images do wonders. Audience? Family members.
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