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 ‘Odyssey’
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 »
What’s the point of literature?
Posted in Thinking, tagged board of studies, debate, Literature, Odyssey, Preliminary 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 [...]
Storytelling vs. Lying
Posted in Thinking, tagged creative writing, fiction, Odyssey, Preliminary, quotes, thinking, Virginia Woolf 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 [...]
