Many schools approach the Preliminary English Extension course in the same way: first, they select a “classic” text (anything from The Epic of Gilgamesh and Homer’s Odyssey to Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen or a play by Shakespeare); then they introduce students to the idea of “appropriation” or “adaptation” by exploring texts that are [...]
Posts Tagged ‘appropriation’
Theseus and the Hunger Games
Posted in HSC English, tagged appropriation, Greek mythology, Hunger Games, Odyssey, Preliminary, science fiction, Suzanne Collins on April 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
EX11 Term 3 Project Post 3
Posted in Reading, Teaching, Writing, tagged appropriation, creative writing, English literature, Jane Austen, journal, Literature, Preliminary, reading on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
All three of my texts end with a relationship being firmly established. In P&P and B&P, this relationship is a marriage and this has been the goal, if not of the female leads then at least of their mothers, all along. Bridget ends up with her Darcy but, in the modern western tradition (begun, I [...]
EX11 Term 3 Project Post 2
Posted in Reading, Teaching, tagged appropriation, English literature, film, Jane Austen, journal, Literature, Preliminary, reading, texts on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
During discussion in class today a student asked, “isn’t that the one where they randomly burst into song?” He was, of course, referring to one of my chosen appropriations, the Bollywood film, Bride and Prejudice (see previous post for an example of a musical number from the film). This got me thinking about the links [...]
EX11 Term 3 Project Post 1
Posted in Reading, Teaching, tagged appropriation, English literature, Jane Austen, journal, Literature, Preliminary, reading, texts on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Following the example of Dr Shann, I have decided to begin work on the Term 3 project being undertaken by the Preliminary Extension English classes. These journal entries will chronicle my progress and, hopefully, serve as a guide to the students who are tackling the idea of a learning journal for the first time. This [...]
