Think Creatively: I didn't put some much attention on the creativity of poster because I thought it would come automatically while doing it and because it's a collage and already contains creativity. I did though make sections for each chapter of their journey and I put arrows to show the order of the journey. I had written war big because had effected them even when they came to America, which was suggested by the post-traumatic stress some of the Lost boys faced. I also tried to pick each picture according to and emotion or action the Lost boys faced. I also think it was creative to put the dice stand out of all other pictures giving it a 3d effect, the dice is also an example of a emotion the Lost boys faced because they were not sure of their journey to America.

Reason Critically: I reasoned critically through text and images. I picked pictures that represent the hardships the Lost boys have been through, and what they aimed to accomplish in America. I text are described of their hardships. For example I wrote war in red because it refers to all the bloodshed that went on during the war. I reasoned critically when I wrote the six word memoir because I wanted it focus more on emotions of the Lost boys rather than just saying what had happened to them.

Communicate Effectively: I wanted the person looking at my collagen to really understand and relate to my collage. I also made sure I would make people aware of the Lost boys' journey. I tried to pick the pictures that would stand out to the reader and send the message clearly. One example of this is the picture of collage graduate, which tells the reader that some managed to succeed in America. Other pictures was the picture of a coloured man looking at racist sign, this is a example of prejudice that most Lost boys would experience in some way or another. The picture of the man thinking shows how some Lost boys were pushed some much stress either low-paying jobs or just not being able assimilate to such a different culture. Overall I think my collage manages to draw in a person through how the pictures communicate their theme.

Live Ethically: I think I made sure that I would send out themes from the collage without disrespecting the actual people (Lost boys). I think I created insight through my collage, into the lives of the Lost boys which might give them a sense of empathy for people who have been less fortunate in their lives. The viewers should gain some sort of emotional response when looking through my poster, because of some of the powerful images in it. The text and images collaborate together to make the outline of the story clear which was that they survived a war, lost everything including parents, when through a painful assimilating process and managed to gain some sort of life that had benefited them. I wanted the veiwer to get a feeling of duty to the people of Sudan for example donating to charity to help them.

In my Julius Caesar essay I had improved my representation of my ideas, for example in my latest essay I was able to support my ideas without confusion. My content has become more straightforward and easier to understand. I think in the JC essay I showed clear topics that had focused and supporting ideas. In my first essay I wasn't able to put my ideas on paper like I had thought of them in my head, but in my new essay I was able to do this without problems this I think is my biggest growth. My concern through both essays was that the reader would understand my ideas, so in the new essay I made sure I would develop my ideas so the when I write I will feel confident that everyone could understand it. My essays were basically organized for example after each quote I used in my JC I had supporting details. I think I made my essay easy to follow along with and is orderly. I started with clear topic sentences giving the reader a idea what that paragraph would talk about. For the first time I used a transition sentence which the reader should of followed through to the next paragraph, but these transition sentences didn't work and were weak. I felt my concluding sentences were good because they could properly finish off all that I've written before it and they were able sum up my topic sentence.

I think my growth has been enormous because my I ideas were supported anymore with confusing writing that in some case doesn't make any sense. I've also been able to sum up my ideas without any other extras so the message I'm trying to send to the reader is concise. I'm also able to identify key points to put in my writing such as quotes that I pick because of a specific reason. Now I'm also able to be more confident of my writing since in my last essay I was most of the time very unsure of my ideas but in the JC essay I knew that my written work was correct and that I had developed my ideas to the extent where they would make me happy that I had done a good job. I also improved in having background informatio, for example in the Alchemist essay I had only written of what I remembered but for this essay I had decided to go through the book and some of the notes I had so I could refresh my memory of the things I was going to write about. My SLR is Communicate Effectively becuase I had made sure my ideas had a clear way of showing up to the reader and that my writing would create some sort of visual in the reader's mind just like when your reading a book. I aimed for the writing to be knowledgeable so the ideas would come to the reader with a sense of understanding