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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘EX1102’
EX11 Term 3 Project Post 3
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged creative writing, EX1102, Literature on August 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
EX11 Term 3 Project Post 2
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged EX1102 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 Assessment, School, tagged EX1102, 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 [...]
The 39th Parallel
Posted in Assessment, School, tagged Assessment, EA1105, EA1207, EN0707, EN09, EX1102 on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Listening to Billy Joel might be good for your understanding of mid-twentieth century history but it is not, according to The Blue Day Book, good for your mood.
What’s happening in class this week?
EN0707 Having completed their wiki posts, the extension class are moving on to Ballads. Today we practised identifying different poetic techniques, tomorrow we [...]
What’s the point of literature?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Debate, EX1102, Literature on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a summary of the entertaining discussion which was presented to Preliminary Extension classes earlier this week. My personal favourite part was when a teacher (who shall remain nameless), postulated that every text is overtly political and a student (also nameless) replied: “that’s why I’m happier than you”. Many thanks to Rob and Will [...]
Plunge on into week two
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Assessment, EN0707, EN09, EX1102, Wiki on May 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Week one was survived by all and even enjoyed by some (myself included). In week two year 7 will working on their wiki before watching the film ‘The Iron Giant’. Year 7s, please make sure you can log into the school network by Monday afternoon’s class.
Assessment due this week:
EN0902 draft essay (two paragraphs) due Monday
EN0905 [...]
Wikimania
Posted in School, tagged Assessment, EN0707, EX1102, Wiki on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wikis are a collaborative creative tool, as anyone who has added their five cents worth to Wikipedia will know. This term we’ll be using wikis to demonstrate our mad research skills and deep understanding of texts. Extension Year 7 are already hard at work brainstorming topics and subtopics for their wiki while Extension Year [...]
Storytelling vs. Lying
Posted in School, tagged EX1102, Fiction, Odyssey on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Storytelling is a socially acceptable form of lying in which the author (liar) and the reader collude in order to create a safe place for the story (or lie) to flourish. The reader, although aware of the tale’s fiction, willingly participates in its propagation, often retelling it to other willing marks. According to Virginia Woolf’s [...]
Preparing for Term 2
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Australian Identity, Critical Study, EA1105, EA1207, EN0707, EN0902, EN0905, EX1102, Exams, Shakespeare, Wiki on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The theme for 2008 so far seems to be technical difficulties. Today I have even had to move from being a Mac user back to Windows. I am hoping that this blog will help to overcome that. What’s up for Term 2?
EN0707 This brand new class will be kicking off with a research assignment on [...]
