Annie
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Intro To Composition 1
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"The only person you can control in life is yourself."
- my grandfather, Ian Turpin
Background Information
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Drew Barrymore is an actress, director, producer and has her own talk show.
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She was inspired to have her own show as it would force her to have a more reasonable lifestyle
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Barrymore was admitted into a Los Angeles psychiatric facility when she was 13 years old. She lived there for 18 months.
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She was legally emancipated from her mom at 14
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MGK aka Colson Baker is a rapper
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Started rapping in high school
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His mother left him and his dad at a very young age and father suffered from extreme mental illnesses
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Thus, I found solace in music
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Has expanded his career in a few acting jobs
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Has had a drug addiction and several other complicated relationships with people in the past
Why did I pick this piece/artifact?
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It is extremely honest and even though you can learn a lot in terms of composition, there are also many other takeaways
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Not all celebrities really elaborate on themselves as a person, so this interview felt way deeper and meaningful than the typical celebrity interviews
My Mentor Text
Composition Takeaways
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We think of composition in terms of an interview, video, article, and while this piece is a video and interview, it tells us that composition can be as simple as having a conversation with someone
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Emotions can be just as important as facts and experiences shared
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Composition can be expressed in other forms that allow one to feel more protected - Like MGK does in his songs
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Pictures can be deceiving
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Where you are from is subjective
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Composition is a great way to use your voice as power - Connection to Ted Talk from last class about voice being political
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You can use composition in different ways that show growth or different chapters of your life just like moving to different places physically, as drew shares.
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Not composition but mentor texts and learning opportunities don’t have to come from people older than you. Ex: MGK with his daughter
Class activity – everyone takes 5 minutes to pick any style of composition and use it to relieve any emotional or heavy impact going on right now in your life.
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Question for class: What form of composition did you gravitate towards? Poetry? Diary? Simple paragraph? A letter?
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My example – my grandfather just had a big surgery done so I decided to write a letter to him letting him know how much he means to me, and I am hoping to read that to him next time I see him.
Class Notes/Work
