Karmen Collins
Ms. Darby
English 101
December 3, 2002
Corbly Hall
8:00-9:15am
#306

Preface
In my portfolio I chose six genres of my choice. I chose a recipe, a two-voice poem, an obituary, an epitaph, a photo gallery, and a collage. I feel as though the genres that I have chosen fit nicely into my portfolio and they all relate to it very well.
In my first genre I wrote a recipe for African-American females for never giving up and keeping focused in life. In this recipe I thought of all the necessities that are mixed in with never giving up, like your feelings, actions, and emotions that you go through. I want the readers to leave with the impression of knowing even though you go through hardships its o.k. just keep striving to reach the top.
In my second genre I wrote a two-voice poem between Sojourner and her child. In this poem Sojourner and her child are talking at the same time of how they are thinking of each other and what they each are feeling at the moment. I want the readers to leave with the impression of what Sojourner and her child had to go through during that time period in their lives.
In my third genre I wrote an obituary of Sojourner Truth at her funeral. In this genre I imagined myself at her funeral and trying to remember all the positive things she did in her life and all the love ones she left behind. I want the readers to try and picture themselves actually at the funeral sitting in the chair remembering it just like it was yesterday.
In my fourth genre I drew an epitaph of Sojourner Truth’s gravestone. I did her gravestone of how I thought it would look at a real gravesite. I also wrote down what everyone thought of her when she was alive in their own words, I tried to sum everything up. I would like the readers to try and picture themselves in the cemetery where Sojourner Truth’s grave was and how it looked.
In my fifth genre I put together a photo gallery of all the strong black women in my life and of strong black women that I know of. I decided to put some excerpts under the pictures so it can tell a little bit about the picture and who it is. I would like the readers to see the important African-American females in my life and in other people’s lives. I would like the readers to see who they are and for them to know a little bit more about the females.
In my last genre I put together a collage of all African-American females that I know of and how they are related to my portfolio. I put their picture down and next to it I put a picture of how it is related to them and what they do I in life. I would like the readers to take a glimpse of all the African-American females that are known through out the world and how they represent themselves in their workforce.
I feel as though in choosing these genres it has helped me to explore my subject more thoroughly and in depth. By me choosing a subject that I am more interested in has made it very exciting and fun for me.