Date: 21/05/21
Text title Denzel Washington's life advice
Text type: Video
Text source: Motivational madness
Text purpose: Offer life advice to those who feel like giving up
This video was a powerful and motivational speech that was performed during graduation. His intentions were to inspire others to live mindfully in every aspect of their life; mentally, physically, economically, spiritually and socially. He tells his life story and explains how he got to where he is now including the trials he had to go through.
Failing is a part of learning without failing, are you ever learning?
Critical literacy questions:
1) How does the text construct a version of reality. It is human for us to doubt ourselves at times and sometimes even give up however Washington has shown the outcome of what would happen if you just keep going forward.
2) Who is allowed to speak? who is quoted? Denzel Washington because the speech is somewhat based on his life story and he is also quoting himself much time.
Hi Johanna, I really like your blog post about Denzel Washington's life advice video. I like how you put some examples of what happened in the video. Next time you can maybe put the video link there so that it will be easier for people to watch it. Overall you did a good job and keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteHi Johanna
ReplyDeleteI like your reflection section response. Next time you might like to include specific evidence from the text you are summarising and responding to. :)