5002: El Deafo by Cece Bell by Jennifer Cunningham-Lozano https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo a reflection by Jennifer Cunningham-Lozano en-us 2019-03-18 16:28:58 UTC 2024-03-10 18:39:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Doubleheart.png Grpahic Novel: El Deafo jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/342498788 by Cece Bell (Author), David Lasky (Colorist )
Bell, Cece (2014) El Deafo. New York, NY. Amulet Books
]]> 2019-03-18 16:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/342498788 Trying to be a part of crowd - give up or keep trying? jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343590169 This image captured my attention as a reflection of how I imagined Cece. Lost in a crowd and everyone speaking alien before her superpowers were realized.  It was very interesting to read the article by Mannah Pierce and her experience feeling alone in this digial world. Although, she gave up unlike Cece in her quest for her friendship.

“GUEST POST- Sometimes I Feel like an Alien by Mannah Pierce - Confessions of a Readaholic.” Confessions of a Readaholic, 6 May 2016, readingbooks.blog/2016/05/07/guest-post-sometimes-i-feel-like-an-alien-by-mannah-pierce/. Accessed 20 Mar. 2019.
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]]> 2019-03-21 00:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343590169 Image 2 from book jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343590443 Super friendship strength. She captivated the power of friendship. A true Superhero power. 
Bell, Cece (2014)

]]> 2019-03-21 00:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343590443 Reflection - Before jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343592347 As I was thinking about the decision of which book to select it came to me that I wanted something out of my regular genre of favorite literature. I have read graphic novels in the past, my last one was a Wonder Woman, I enjoyed the power of the story and the illustrations. But that was not a new story. I wanted this selection to be something different. I selected El Deafo by Cece Bell, and it was different. At first, I must be honest I thought there might be a reference to the Spanish culture in the story. The title was misleading. I also selected the book after I read a quick synopsis of the story on goodreads.com, “Going to school and making new friends can be tough. “ (“El Deafo, 2012”). I related to that first line in the description, starting this semester at a new school. I wanted to have a full experience of this new graphic novel.  I was going to read the reviews but I stopped. I didn’t read more about the description of the book. I selected the graphic novel and waited for my shipment from Amazon to arrive. I did not research the author until the end of the book when I finished reading about Cece superhero struggles and triumphs.  

“El Deafo.” Goodreads.Com, 2012, www.goodreads.com/book/show/20702080-el-deafo. Accessed 20 Mar. 2019.
]]> 2019-03-21 00:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343592347 Refelection - During jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343592446 I received the book but didn’t open it for days. I stared at the cover image laying on the side table. Finally, I opened the book and kept turning the pages. First, I was introduced to Cece at a young age and her family I felt the connection to her home. It seemed to be loving and caring family. I think the author portrayed her illness in a creative scenario for children of all ages to relate to the seriousness of her situation. I am sure the author could have taken this memory to a different level if the book was geared to an older audience. As I continued reading, I was thinking about the recent videos we watched (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2009) and how I was entering into a new story, a story I never read. I was never a witness to being around a deaf child. I wondered at this young school age would I be like her friends, or the kids at the bus  stop, staring at her strange wires, or in class not talking to Cece. I began to see the power of her story as a deaf child. As the author took us through her journey as a new deaf child and a student in a new school and neighborhood. I can undestand how the power of a Superhero was her coping strategy to overcome her loneliness outside of her home. I was engaged with the graphic designs and colors of the story.  enjoyed the emphasis on the designs for her superpowers of the hearing aids and her imagination.  This was a great story about growing up not only the struggle of being deaf but friendships, first best friends, first crushes, first sadness, first sorrow and the beautiful way she managed through her mindful awareness she wanted to be a good friend and she knew her superhero hearing was not the only strength.


Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. (2009). The danger of a single story. Retrieved March 1, 2019, from Ted.com website: https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en
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]]> 2019-03-21 00:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343592446 Reflection - After jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343592506 As I finished the novel I was taken back with her last attempt to find it in herself to make her friend understand how important her friendship meant. She truly had the Superhero powers not because of her ability to hear down the road into town but with her heart. This is a great book for students and adults to read as a reminder our inner strength is not what people see on the outside but what we can do with our power inside our hearts to make friends. This story is not gender centered either. I believe young boys and girls could relate to the characters in the book. I enjoyed reading this graphic novel. I am not sure I would have received the same impact on the multiple scenarios in the novel if it was a standard text format. The illustrations had an impact on the superhero emphasis, and also the struggles in the classroom, home, sleeep overs, gym scenes, and when she needed glasses, seeing the blur on the page made an impact to how Cece was feeling. This book should be read in all schools and homes to bring in another persons experiences of being deaf and a student experiencing what most others are dealing with at this age. She is only different because she can't hear without her aids. Otherwise, Cece is a young girl in school trying to make friends, grow up and have fun. 
I would like to see this transmediate into a movie or a great after school special (if they still make those =). ]]> 2019-03-21 00:57:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343592506 QUOTES jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343592736 In our reading Multimodality and Literacy in School Classrooms - Carey Jewitt, 2008 I would think abot the reference to the statement on "Kress's notion of semiotic losses and gains" during a change in modality. What if this was not written as a graphic novel?  In my reflection I stated I might not have the same experience. Also, if this was a video/movie would the novel gain more understanding to the deaf community and understand Cece's internal communications. 

Multimodality and Literacy in School Classrooms - Carey Jewitt, 2008. (2012). Retrieved March 1, 2019, from Review of Research in Education website: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3102/0091732x07310586
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]]> 2019-03-21 00:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343592736 Not being heard or undestood jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343593591 That feeling you are the only one in the crowd and no one can hear you or understand what you are saying. OR
That feeling you are trying to listen but nothing is making sense.

“Red Textile · Free Stock Photo.” Pexels.Com, Pexels, 2019, www.pexels.com/photo/food-colorful-sweet-bear-54633/. Accessed 25 Mar. 2019.
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]]> 2019-03-21 01:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/343593591 Image 3 from book jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/344894332 Life as it happens. A look at the author. #snapshotreality
Bell, Cece (2014)]]> 2019-03-25 16:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/344894332 Image 1 from book jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/344895853 The Excitement - I am a Superhero!
Bell, Cece (2014)]]> 2019-03-25 16:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/344895853 Being different and lonely today? jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/344922025 How would Cece handle the loneliness in todays social digital world? 
Article - 

How Millennials Are Rebranding Loneliness Through Memes

Massey, Alana. “How Millennials Are Rebranding Loneliness Through Memes.” Refinery29.Com, Refinery29, 12 Jan. 2019, www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/05/152578/loneliness-meme-millennial-problems. Accessed 20 Mar. 2019.

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]]> 2019-03-25 16:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/344922025 QUOTES jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/345521441 "We tell stories to...support...improve...inspire..." (“How to Tell a Great Story,” 2015)

I think of this article and how Cece used this garphic novel to tell the story of being a deaf child and the experiences. In her literacy work she has opened the community to the world of ducators and readers.

How to Tell a Great Story. (2015, August 12). Retrieved March 1, 2019, from Harvard Business Review website: https://hbr.org/2014/07/how-to-tell-a-great-story
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]]> 2019-03-27 01:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/345521441 QUOTES jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/345521479 New Literacy procatices - Twitter - "social presence"

To take this a step further into a class discussion. I was thinking about the article "Twitteracy: Tweeting as a New Literacy Practice" As classroom use this technology to communicate and source global information for "informal and formal learning"

What would Cece do now in this digital social environment?  
Is there a chance for change in feelings of being lonely if the tweet is constantly evolvoing? A new like a day? a new retweet?  

Greenhow, C. & Gleason, B. (2012). Twitteracy: Tweeting as a New Literacy Practice. Phi Delta Kappan. 76, 464-478]]> 2019-03-27 01:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/345521479 5002 - Culture, Media, and Education jc5221 https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/345522071 2019-03-27 01:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jc5221/jmclozano_eldeafo/wish/345522071