Hamlet, Hamlet, Hamlet, Hamlet, Hamlet, Hamlet, COURSE RESPONSE, Hamlet, Hamlet, Hamlet, Hamlet, Hamlet, Hamlet, SHOOTING UP HEROIN, Hamlet, Hamlet, 7th grade camp, COURSE RESPONSE...umm..........well................what now?
I'm struggling a bit with what to write about, because my last response seems so recent and right now I'm in the process of catching up on Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. It's confusing, so I've been going side-by-side with Sparknotes and I'm not that far along. It's weird how lost I can feel after only missing three days of school.
I'll post back with more details some time this week, hopefully with a bit more incite on the material.
Update: I love R&G are Dead!! There are so many different themes, topics, debates...even though I've read it through about three times and have listened to so many different opinions and ideas on the subject, I feel like there's so much more I have yet to learn. This seems to be happening with all the books/plays we've read in Lit so far. Although we've obviously covered a variety of well-known and established works, I wonder about all the layers and ideas in what we've read. In previous lit classes although I read and understood the books and plays covered, I was never really as involved. I remember reading Macbeth and A Brave New World and thinking "Huh...interesting" and then just reading the required chapters each night (sometimes not even doing that), understanding enough to pass the reading quizzes and do the homework, but never going past that point. It's weird getting so...involved in a book, and I wonder if I approach previous required readings with the same mindset, annotating, and open mind I might be able to pick up on things I had missed before. Maybe at some point in the future I'll be able to pick up Lord of the Flies and understand more than the basic "human nature...Jesus figure...glass/conch = important" and actually enjoy it.
Update: I love R&G are Dead!! There are so many different themes, topics, debates...even though I've read it through about three times and have listened to so many different opinions and ideas on the subject, I feel like there's so much more I have yet to learn. This seems to be happening with all the books/plays we've read in Lit so far. Although we've obviously covered a variety of well-known and established works, I wonder about all the layers and ideas in what we've read. In previous lit classes although I read and understood the books and plays covered, I was never really as involved. I remember reading Macbeth and A Brave New World and thinking "Huh...interesting" and then just reading the required chapters each night (sometimes not even doing that), understanding enough to pass the reading quizzes and do the homework, but never going past that point. It's weird getting so...involved in a book, and I wonder if I approach previous required readings with the same mindset, annotating, and open mind I might be able to pick up on things I had missed before. Maybe at some point in the future I'll be able to pick up Lord of the Flies and understand more than the basic "human nature...Jesus figure...glass/conch = important" and actually enjoy it.
Mariam,
ReplyDeleteI have also found it difficult to figure out what to write about for the response to course material blog now that they are closer together. What I have done is talked about what were are doing in class using more detail and what my opinions are about the book we are reading. Something you can also try is relating what we are learning in class to other classes or your experiences outside of school when you a reading a novel on your own. I like how you are very honest and your voice is clearly shown in the response so on your next course response blog make sure you keep on showing your voice.
Well, hopefully that "shooting up heroin" wasn't actually you, and referring to one of the films we watched, haha. Again, like last time, I really like the voice that you put into your blog posts, they are much more personable than everyone else's, mine included. As I also went to seventh grade camp, I come back, and wonder what the hell is going on in "Rozencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead", however after learning that it was a theater of the absurd piece, it made a lot more sense, because it made no sense at all. I would like to see more connection with your life and the things we do in class, like perhaps you also like to indulge in heroin once in a while, and that made you identify with the film better. Good job though, it gave me some good introspection into your life.
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