In this blog post I will be exploring the similarities between Chef's Table: Francis Mallman and our composition course. Below are three specific questions about the Chef's Table episode. Question #1: How does this episode fit into the narrative mode? The episode fits into narrative mode because Mallman is telling the audience a story of his childhood and how he became the chef he is today. He used visuals when telling us the story. We got to see Mallman's kitchen with the white wood panel cabinets, the stack of cigars boxes, oils on the shelf, and the old fashion wood burning oven. To actually see how he lives on a daily basis while telling us his story allows us as the audience to connect with him more. Questions #2: How does Mallman's story connect to the hiraeth story you are writing in this class? Consider his discussions about home and childhood. Mallman's story connects to the hireath story I am writing in class because I am also wishing to go back to a time that is no more. Mallman mentions "going back to those times of childhood" which I think everyone wants. Everyone wants to be a child again with no worries, bills or real concerns. Mallman and his eldest daughter also talks about Los Negros and how they long for the little island to be how it used to. Question #3: What major ideas/themes from this episode connect to ideas/themes from our composition course? Consider Mallmann's argument about composing a good dish, examining his life environments, and being productive. The major ideas/themes from this episode that connect with our composition course is the idea of composing. The idea of composing is using two or more elements to create a cohesive message which Mallman does very well. He doesn't cook alone, he works with a team to compose his dishes. Mallman states "you have to respect what you cook" because cooking is an art. He uses maestranza which translates to "the people who are around you helping". Mallman believes in freedom in everything you do, he has a very free way of living and I admire that.
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After 5 attempts of doing this reflection over the past 3 days because of my dumb phone, this is it. Originally my reflection was well thought out and about 3-4 minutes long but after 5 times I forgot most of what I said in the first video. This is my midterm reflection video about where I feel I am at this point in the semester.
Link to video (just in case)- Midterm Reflection Who did I work with to compose my project? Was this a good approach?
I worked with myself to compose my project. This was a good approach. What was the most difficult part of my writing process? Why? What did I do to overcome the obstacles? The most difficult part of my writing process was time management because my personal life is very hectic. To overcome the obstacle, I sat down and started writing as soon as I got free time. When did I write this project? Good approach? I wrote this project later than I should I have. It wasn’t a good approach. Where did I write this project? Good approach? I wrote this project at home. It wasn’t a good approach because I wasn’t able to focus as much as I would’ve if I wrote it at a library or at school. Why did I choose to write about my chosen topic? I choose to write about my chosen topic because I am very big on trust. I think trust is very important and a very delicate thing to give someone. How will I adapt/revise my writing process for future revision of this project? In the future if I chose to revise this project I will manage my time better and write somewhere other than home. When working on this project I worked with my mom and myself to compose my project. I thought my approach was a good approach because I have younger siblings and cousins who look up to me for me to see how they adapt to learning and growing. The most difficult part of my writing process was getting focused and actually sitting down and writing because I am a procrastinator who will literally procrastinate until the very last minute. I overcame it by finally just telling myself that in order to maintain a good grade I need to get it done. I wrote this project extremely later than I should have; it was not a good approach. I wrote this project at home, which also was not a good approach because it was difficult for me to get focused and write. I chose to write my chosen topic because I am a growth mindset and feel that it is important to elaborate on it for people who don’t know much about a growth mindset or mindsets in general. In the future if I chose to revise this project, I will definitely give myself ample time needed to start and finish the project, work somewhere that I can focus and get as much work and revision done as possible.
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