Proposal – Interactive Map Project

Writing exercise in which we describe a town or city in as many ways as we can think of.

Arriving in the Lindos harbor the lights of the town look like fireflies in the inky darkness of the night.

Ashford is a bustling town of industry and residential suburbs. The outskirts of the town are mo

Ashford does hide some dark secrets. The bridge over the m20 holds the name of ‘suicide bridge’ among st the locals as it has the unfortunate tendency

Lindos is like a dancer. The glittering lights reflect off the sea like sequins on a dress.

• My project is based in Rhodes, Greece
• It is supposed to be written for tourists
• It will incorporate fictional stories based on real characters
• The setting of my stories will be in the past

1. My chosen area is Rhodes island, Greece as it is somewhere i have been to many times and has a rich cultural and mythological history. I feel that there are many interesting locations such as the town of Lindos and vast sandy beaches which would make ideal settings for my stories.

2. The themes I will be using for my walk are history and fiction. I am using some of the local Greek mythology as a basis on which I can create fictional stories. An example of this is the myth surrounding the town of Lindos, which tells of a man who built the town with his 50 daughters to escape his 50 sons. There are many other myths I believe I could expand on, and adapt into my own style of writing.

3. My style of writing will be fictional as I want to create new stories based on the Greek myths. This means that most, if not all of what I write will be made up and not related to real life.

4. The aim of my map is to entertain people as they will hopefully enjoy my stories and want to read more. As I will be recreating some of the original myths, I cannot say that my map is educational as the details are inaccurate.

5. My target audience are tourists who are visiting Rhodes. This is because not everyone can afford or wants to go all the way to Greece. The tourists that want to use my audio book can further enhance their visit to Rhodes by learning some of the history behind it and see what locations inspired the stories in it. I feel that my book will also be good for families as it is quite interactive, so young children will enjoy it. The images I am going to use are based on the myths themselves so children will enjoy seeing the characters, as well as hearing about them.

6. The overall style of my piece is travel writing as it is based on the Greek island of Rhodes. The stories themselves will be based on Greek myths and incorporate different areas on the island.

7. In my map I want to include 3 different locations based round the town of Lindos in Rhodes. The locations I have chosen are Lindos beach, Lindos Acropolis and within the town itself. I feel these locations can all be interesting settings for the stories I am going to make about the ancient Greek myths. I also want to add an X marks the spot in each area so that tourists can stand in the exact spot the photo was taken. This allows them to see the current area and then the area through the eyes of the characters in my stories.

8. I will use edited images/ drawings in my work to mix real life locations with the mythological setting of my story. The color scheme will be white and blue to keep with the colors seen widely on the island. I am going to attempt to use page borders that are filled with patterns or small Greek flags.

9. I will add sound effects and pictures to some of my pages in order to make my stories come to life. I will also implement an X marks the spot in some of the photos so that people can interact with my story and stand in the actual locations I am basing them on. Finally, I will add page turning sounds to make my audio book feel more like a real book.

10. The problems I may to overcome include not being able to find the right audio, losing pictures and not being able to find the correct pictures. To overcome these issues, I will be sure to save my photos and back them up onto my computer and a memory stick. I will also record multiple versions of the audio in order to have at least one available track for each time I need it.