Inanimate alice episode 5 student creations yesterday, in class, students were given the task of creating the next episode of inanimate alice. Education portal 2007 on the sixth screen the arrows which allow the reader to proceed appear on the road. Alices father, john, works in the oil industry and has regular field trips away from their home at basecamp. They do not constitute a complete course, nor are they detailed lesson plans. Alice feels very cold, so she zips up her jacket and pulls her hat down.
Hometown alice is fourteen years old and living in a small town in the middle of england. Dec 03, 2009 with the inanimate alice series we aim to portray fascinating places and peoples that most rarely get to see. Inanimate alice also supports a number of literacies, including digital literacy, social and emotional literacy, stem literacy. For the first time ever, alice has friends her own age, and they do all the things that 14 year olds everywhere do. The best bit i thought was in episode two and it was the part where alice was going to go to ski school, but she fell in the snow. The purpose of this group is to share ideas and tips for using inanimate alice in the classroom or curriculum. After essays and other academic texts, our final study would focus on the multimodal narrative, inanimate alice. Now, she finds that the socalled stable hometown inanimate alice episode 5. Alice is growing up as a wouldbe animator and game designer. Jun 24, 2008 more an interactive piece of fiction than a traditional game, inanimate alice. With the inanimate alice series we aim to portray fascinating places and peoples that most rarely get to see.
Over 10 episodes we see alice develop from aged 8 when she first makes simple sketches of the character brad she creates on her player to midtwenties when she becomes a. Jul 07, 2012 inanimate alice, the story of alice and her imaginary digital friend brad, has steadily become a staple for english teachers, in many countries around the world, interested in exploring transmedia. There are so many great new episodes of inanimate alice out there. Alice in wonderland 1999 lions gate studio made for tv story. China inanimate alice is the story of a young girl growing up in the early years of the 21st century play inanimate alice episode 1.
Inanimate alice tells the story of a young girl who grows up to become a videogame designer at the biggest games company in the world. In inanimate alice, each episode takes place in a different country, and reflects a different culture. The story of a girl growing up dreaming of one day becoming a computer games designer, inanimate alice is told over ten increasingly complex episodes which reflect. Episodes 1 4 of the series were written by novelist kate pullinger and developed by digital artist chris joseph as a prequel to an. Inanimate alice really brought some students out of their shells and had them running into the classroom asking, are we watching a new episode today. Inanimate alice aligns with the australian curriculum in several areas including the arts, media arts, english and ict. Written and directed by writer kate pullinger and digital artist chris joseph, this series of multimedia, interactive episodes uses a combination of text, sound, images, and games as alice takes us on a journey through her life from the age of eight through to her twenties. Literacy resource pack these resources have been written to provide teachers with starter activities and ideas relating to episode one of inanimate alice. Alice through the looking glass bill boyd the literacy adviser. Each episode takes place in a different country, and reflects a different culture. Oct 11, 20 inanimate alice can also be tied into units on cultural awareness and diversity. I couldnt take my eyes away from the screen, it was that good. Episode 4 continues the story of the young game animator as she leaves her home in russia and travels abroad. Inanimate alice tells the story of a young girl who grows up to become a videogame designer at the biggest games company.
Inanimate alice tells the story of a young girl growing up in the early years of the 21st century, beginning with her childhood in a. Uniquely, it is a tale of progressive complexity, each episode reflecting alice s age and digital competency as she grows up. Inanimate alice consists of four episodes that reside online, with a further six episodes planned. Inanimate alice can also be tied into units on cultural awareness and diversity. Pdf this paper suggests an analysis of inanimate alice by kate pullinger as an. There are so much teachers and students can do with it. The first episode of garfield and friends aired on september 17, 1988.
Created by myself and web artist chris joseph, inanimate alice was commissioned and financed by bradfield ltd producer ian harper. I priced it and at todays conversion rate of british pounds to. We had to move places again plus this time we had to change our names. I love how the language is so supported by the graphics that even beginner english language learners can understand it. Inanimate alice tells the story of alice, growing up in the early years of the 21st century. First meet alice age 8, drawing a stickman and taking photos to send to her dad. Alice wants to go out to a restaurant, to celebrate them finding her father, but any restaurant is over 500 miles in the opposite direction, because they are in a very remote area. The last gas station readplay the story at the story of a girl growing up dreaming of one day becoming a computer games designer, inanimate alice is told over ten increasingly complex episodes which reflect her age and skill. Beginning in china when alice is eight years old, and told over ten increasingly complex episodes, the series follows the. Inanimate alice tells the story of a girl growing up dreaming of becoming a game designer one day. The best bit i thought was in episode two and it was the part where alice was going to go to ski school, but she fell. This is the soundtrack to inanimate alice, episode 5. Nov 25, 2009 i gave a background to inanimate alice.
Hometown 2 readplay the story at the story of a girl growing up dreaming of one day becoming a computer games designer, inanimate alice is told over ten increasingly complex episodes which reflect her age and skill. Transliteracy and inanimate alice todays lesson will be devoted to reading a new kind of narrative an online multimodal one inanimate alice. They then leave the flat, their things and moscow far, far behind them. She and her parents have ended up in a multicultural city in the middle of england. Her parents are always on the move and so alices education is home schooling. More an interactive piece of fiction than a traditional. Aronows english 10 this is for my 10th grade english literature students, but may be used by any other students doing the same types of things.
Inanimate alice just trying to be better than yesterday. Inanimate alice is an innovative text because it combines all the features of digital technology that is of interest to our 21 st century students walsh, 20. The students did so without viewing the actual episode 4 until after completion. Alice is a digital novel that most students find accessible, interesting, fun and mysterious. Inanimate alice a digital literature unit by reaching for the. Discovering inanimate alice came at an opportune time for my stage 3 students who were just introduced to byod at school and were eager to use any kind of technology in their learning. China alice is eight years old and living in far northern china. In episode 4, alice must also deal with peer pressure. Inanimate alice episode 1 by dellsounds free listening.
Inanimate alice is a multimodal text that uses audio, animation and interactive elements to tell a story about a girl who is growing up in the early years of the 21st century. This is a complete listing of episodes from the animated television series garfield and friends. Now i live in a little town in southern ontario on the shores of lake simcoe. Inanimate alice is the story of a young girl growing up in the early years of the 21st century. And the parents of both kids meeting up at mcdonalds is really good. Relief washes over me and i sprint towards the light, completely ignoring the branches and twigs that scratch my face as i run through them.
Very elegant black and white shots a contrast to the colourful happy shot near the start of the falls all lit up. Inanimate alice in afghanistan is an example of a student made new episode, based on the original text, made by students luke, sahashra and burak in cathie suttons year 6 classroom melbourne. Inanimate alice can be used as an educational tool for cultural literacy. Alice down under provides further classroom resources from education services australia to support students creating their own alice stories.
She is living with her parents in a remote area of northern china. Episode 4 of inanimate alice finds alice going to school at last. We agreed to spend the remainder of the lesson reading episodes 1 and 2. Alice is an only child and a lonely child as she travels the world with her parents from episode to episode. Inanimate alice is an ongoing digital novel, an interactive multimodal fiction, relating the experiences of aspiring game designer alice field and her imaginary digital friend, brad, in episodes, journals, social media, and virtual reality in development. Kongregate free online game inanimate alice episode 1. It has been a long time since episode 4 appeared online. Inanimate alice also supports a number of literacies, including digital literacy, social and emotional literacy, stem literacy tmc, 2015, visual literacy, and multimodal literacy obrien, n. Set in the early years of the 21st century and told through text, sound, images, music and games, inanimate alice is the story of alice and her imaginary digital friend brad.
Russia by kate pullinger and chris joseph this is a work of fiction told in verse, cinematically, and with video games about the coming of age of a girl named alice. Layla my thoughts on alice episode 1 by dellsounds published on 20140311t09. Inanimate alice is a digital novel with text, images, sound, and interaction narrated by a girl named alice who travels the world with her family and her virtual friend brad. Students could create whatever kind of story they preferred, but had to consider two things. It is broken down by episode 15 and the trailer and contains an answer key. Her friends dare her to climb to the top of an abandoned building, but as she climbs the stairs give way. Shes at college and working at the gas station on the outskirts of the city, striving to make ends meet. Inanimate alice is an ongoing digital novel, an interactive multimodal fiction, relating the experiences of alice and her imaginary digital friend, brad, in. Inanimate alice is a multimodal text that uses audio, animation and interactive elements to tell a story about a girl who is growing up in the early years of the 21st. Before i began the lesson i recalled what i had done with other classes mostly. The stories are told through text, music, games, images, sound effects, and video and are available for free. Classrooms around the world are now using inanimate alice as an acrossthecurriculum approach to teaching and learning. The series was developed with embedded puzzles and games that are very simple to start with becoming more complex and interactive with each episode. This is the soundtrack to inanimate alice, episode 6.
In my english class we used netbooks for the second episode of inanimate alice. The first time an episode is screened the tension in the classroom builds. Inanimate alice episode 1 by dellsounds published on 20140311t09. Inanimate alice episode 4 electronic literature collection. Around the world, british council teachers of english are among the titles strongest supporters.
This is a threehour made for tv special about lewis carrolls alice in wonderland and. Alice is 16, an aspiring game designer who grew up constantly on the move. China part 1 of an episodic interactive multimedia story. Inanimate alice serves as both entertainment and a peek into the future of literature as a fusion of multimedia technologies.
Inanimate alice, the story of alice and her imaginary digital friend brad, has steadily become a staple for english teachers, in many countries around the world, interested in exploring transmedia. While her father is off working, and her mother is outdoors painting landscapes, she is inside their temporary dwelling, on her. You have just recently finished viewing inanimate alice, episode 1. Inanimate alice combines text, sound, imagery and game elements to tell the story of a girl growing up dreaming of one day becoming a game. How reading this online fiction is different from reading the essays in the course books or reading the texts for your research assignment what can readers infer about the identity of alice. We meet alice at the age of eight and follow her episodic story into her midteens when she bec. Thanks to inanimate alice, i was able to bridge the gap and take students from averse, to reading with enthusiasm, in a short period of time. This is a work of fiction told in verse, cinematically, and with video games about the coming of age of a girl named alice. Transmedia storytelling facilitates role play through its interactive nature, and role play improves students abilities to grasp multiple perspectives. Episodes 14 of the series were written by novelist kate pullinger and. Inanimate alice digital storytelling and creating your own. Outside the city they pass a checkpoint without being stopped. Alice asks if she can have a dog, but her family travels too much and it would present a conflict. I really like the way you pick up the russian oil connection, and alice falling for the son of the baddie.
Inanimate alice digital storytelling and creating your. She is often frightened as she faces threatening situations, from her father being lost in episode 1, to being left home alone in episode 2, to the dangers in episode 3. They are designed to offer a stimulus for interaction with the text, and to provide opportunities for. Stream inanimate alice episode 1, a playlist by dellsounds from desktop or your mobile device. Her friends have dared her to climb to the top of an abandoned building. What would an episode look like with a deeper and more complex story and characters, an expanded creative team, and a more robust tech platform.
Why do you think they are placed here and not close. We talked about setting and character development, noting that inanimate alice can be read as a bildungsroman. Inanimate alice is a digital, interactive, graphic novel set in the 21st century. In episode 4, alice finds herself trapped on top of a building when a staircase collapses. The first five inanimate alice episodes were created on a very low budget and kept simple and short as a result, with very linear narratives.
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