Week 9, please explain which "ism" that you read from was your favorite and why! Please read at least two other posts and respond to them!
Week 10, do the same, but complete the following: I might choose the following author for my year long author project because...
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Hello Ms. Vigue,
Here is the link to my Blog, I have both Week 9 and Week 10 posted.
Thanks,
Carla Gagliardo
http://clghonorsenglish11.blogspot.com/
Hi Mrs. Vigue,
I have a link here to my blog, where posts for Weeks 9 and 10 can be found.
Thanks,
Tyler Jones
http://tjonesenglish11.blogspot.com/
Hi Mrs. Vigue,
I have posted my week 9 and ten blogs on my new blogger account so here is the URL.
http://www.lawelch2.blogspot.com/
Thank you,
Leigh Welch :D
Hey Mrs. Vigue,
I have a link to my blog, I have both week 9 and 10 on here.
Thanks
Kayla DeRaps
http://english11kayladeraps.blogspot.com/
My favorite writing was "Midland" from the Post Modernism era because the writings had a lot to do with small towns and "people", real people going through life as if they were on a global schedule, the feeling of reading the Post Modernism stories entertained me a great deal. I read the Short story "Midland" By Rick Bass, and I really got into it, in this story there was more than just a story of two people, the story gave a feeling of presence, of other people going through their own lives, as these two people went through theirs. In most stories I've read there is just Something happening somwhere, but in this Short story, there is something happening in a place where there are other things happening also. Throughout the story of Midland there were two people named Claire and Richard, and it was about betrayal and manipulation through foolhardy emotions, but also along this story there was something else happening, a football team. The football team made the story believable to me because it gave life to the story.
Also Ricks Descriptions of the characters made the story more believable, he gave Claire a History, personality, emotional issues (Always the most entertaining :)...) and a goal. Rick gave Richard many different dementions of descriptions, such as, an occupation, EMOTIONAL ISSUES!!, a passion for work, and for Claire. Indavidualy Richard and Claire were elegently descirbed, but they were also beautifully portraid together as a couple, even if they were, creepy, lustfull, and Taking advantage of eachother.
Mrs.Vigue,
This is the link to my blog:
http://english11jls.blogspot.com/
You'll be able to find week nine on there and week ten is coming.
Thanks a bunch,
Jenn.
Hey Mrs. Vigue!
This is my link to my blog:
smwalston.blogspot.com
It has weeks 9 and 10.
Thanks!!!
Sarah Walston
And here is mine.
http://pbraleyhonors11.blogspot.com/
Patrick
Hello Mrs. Vigue,
Here is the link to my Blog. I have Week Nine done and Week Ten will be posted shortly.
Thanks,
Brittany Buotte
http://britjangles.blogspot.com/
hey(:
http://ladydiblog.blogspot.com/
~D'Anna
Hi Mrs.Vigue
Here is my link to my blog. Whihc has weeks nine and ten on it.
Thanks,
Jade Morse
http://jademorse.blogspot.com/
Hi Mrs. Vigue
Here is my link to my blog and week 9 post and comments.
http://honorsenglish112009.blogspot.com/
Thanks,
Haley Hayden
Hey Mrs.Vigue,
Here is the link to my blog.
Week 9 is up and week 10 is coming.
http://honors11summerreading.blogspot.com/
-Halley Phillips.
Hi Mrs. Vigue
Here is the link to my blog with weeks 9 and 10.
Thanks,
Courtney Horton
http://chuckney1812.blogspot.com/
Hi Ms. Vigue,
My blogs for week 9 & 10 are posted on my blog
Thanks,
Destiny Long
http://luvvybear.blogspot.com/
Hi Mrs. Vigue,
Here is the link to my blog. I have posted both week 9 and 10.
Thank You
Jordan Fortin
http://jordanfortin1992.blogspot.com/
FYI THis is My Blog... "http://ethansenglish11.blogger.com/
Hello Mrs. Vigue,
This is the link to my blog, http://amhonorsenglish11.blogspot.com/ Both Week 9 and 10 are posted. Sorry for the delay, I have not had internet.
Thank you,
Allison Manson
Uh, I posted a link to another blog before, not mine. Whoops, my bad.
So here you go, http://sams09honorswork.blogspot.com/
I deleted the previous post.
mrs. vigue,
apologies for lateness. trust me this wont be a frequent thing.
my blog- www.stephs-summer-blog.blogspot.com
=D
HI Mrs. Vigue this is my link i=to my blog. I'm really sorry it took me so long to post it.
Thanks,
Taylor Lincoln
http://tlenglish11.blogspot.com/
Hi Mrs. vigue
This is the link to my blog. better the day before than never right. hehe
http://chris-scammanenglish11.blogspot.com/
Also I think I would like to do my multi genre study on edgar allen poe because I have heard so much about him but I have never really read any of his stuff. And I liked Annabell Lee so I figured it might be a good choice.
Week Nine
The genres or eras of American History shows how America evolved throughout time. Each shows an individual section of what America used to be like. The authors that wrote duringthese times give us information and a better understanding of our past to better our future. The style of writing can also be noted as changing along with what is being written.
The Modernism genre in week three, it was more based towards what was normal during that time period. I read the poem "Child on top of the greenhouse" by Thoedore Roethke, it was a poem based on visualizing. The best part of any reading is when you can actually picture in your mind what you are reading and what the author is describing. The fact that the trees in the background had some definition to them, not just plainly trees. It showed that Thoedore Roethke didnt miss anything in his poem, which is why I like the Modernism genre.
Description is key to any piece of writing. I really enjoyed the Realism in week four because i read "The kiss" by Kate Chopin. It had enough interest for me to want to read it. Plus the fact that the characters were so well designed, it seemed like they were almost real people with real personalities. This was a short story, so for Kate Hopin to create such a writing was really interesting. Also during week four I read two really good peoms I liked from the Naturalism "DreamGirl" and "Fog" by Carl Sandburg. The Dreamgirl one was based on how special each girl is in her own way. It brought a rarity to this poem because so many young girls are trying to follow other people and their images, when instead they should love what they look like. It was very personal because of this so called image we should look like. The Fog poem was really almost thoelogical because Carl Sandburg is comparing fog to the ways and movements of a cat. I would have never thought of fog that way but it made me open my eyes to what things could be taken differently.
Week Ten
I might choose Kate Chopin for my year long author project because of the way she writes. Her work is based around Realism and that is something I would like to learn about. Realism was based around after the civil war so writing was changing from the idealism it used to be. The future was unsure and I bet it can be reflected in some of the authors writing of that time. The fact that she was one of the first women writers impresses me alot, not to mention I loved reading her short story "The Kiss". Kate Chopin seems like an author I can really get into reading and enjoy doing it.
Audrey Raye
Week Nine
I do believe that my favorite week would have to be week five, Romanticism. I chose to annotate Kentucky Belle by Constance Fenimore Woolson and it has to have been hands down, my favorite. I enjoyed the simplicity of the story, yet the ability for you to understand the feelings that the woman had for the people, and things around her. For example, you know that she love her child, when she made sure it was inside when Morgan was coming. You also understand her love for her horse, Kentuck, that her father gave her, because she also took the time to hide her. This woman also has a compassion for people, and you can tell this because she saved a young man that was part of Morgan's raiders.
I can honestly say that I also enjoyed Naturalism, because of the comparing nature to humanity, or to certain characteristics of people. I find that appealing because there are certain aspects of nature, say the weather for example, that can sort of be found in the way that some people act. Its easy to identify with the calm eye of the storm, when you are comparing it to someones mood, rather then taking a whole long paragraph with so many adjectives that you cannot keep track.
I would have to say that the puritan era was my least favorite. I would be happy to not read it again. I felt as though it was preposterous, and most occurrences could have an alternate reason, other then evil witchcraft, such as disease, paranoia, etc.
Although I did have two favorites (Romanticism and Naturalism) I would have to say that the simplicity, the ability to convey a message and the artistic way of writing, of Romanticism, definitely came out in front of the other eras we have covered.
Week Ten:
For my Multi Genera Study I would like to do Constance Fenimore Woolson. I enjoyed the story telling abilities that she possesses. The one problem I had was she jumped in her writings. As I look back, I find that it kept me on my toes and thinking about the text and not how hungry I am, whats for lunch or how bad I have to pee. Another added bonus is that Constance Fenimore Woolson is in the era of Romanticism. I cannot clearly define what attracts me to her writing, but I can say, out of all of the our assignments Kentucky Belle was my favorite. As I explored other Authors, I found myself coming back to Constance Fenimore Woolson. I felt as though her words were not as plainly stated as they could have been, yet they were not as encrypted as possible. The words were simple, but she also did not clarify as well as she could have. I honestly believe that I really like Constance Fenimore Woolson, and I would enjoy doing her for my Multi Genera study.
Week 9
I would have to say that my favorite "ism" would have to be Post-Modernism, as I assumed it would be at the start of the summer. I chose my own piece for this week, and read an excerpt from Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., a book that I picked up for the first time in your classroom. I annotated the third chapter, which kind of introduces the way that Bokonon thinks, Bokonon being the founder of Bokononism, a religion based on lies. Sound interesting? I thought so, and I devoured the rest of the book. In fact, I've had a hard time staying away from works from the Post-Modernism style of writing.
Recently I've also read some of Edward Albee and Tennessee Williams' plays, and found myself just as entranced by their writing as I was with Vonnegut's. What I've found with the writer's is that they all have something to say, but probably won't come out and tell you what it is. You have to dig deep and dive right into their complex characters and their sarcastic dialogue. That's what I love about this time period, whether it's Jonah of Cat's Cradle, Stanley of A Streetcar Named Desire, or the enigma that is Jerry of The Zoo Story, each and every character has a complexity that I can't find in other styles.
Week 10
I would really like to do Vonnegut for my multi-genre study. In the past I've chosen authors that I really didn't end up liking, but I've read a few of his books and really am looking forward to reading some more. I know Sam said Vonnegut too, but he stole my idea. If only one person can have him, I call dibs. Officially.
My favorite "ism"
My Favorite "ism" is Romanticism because of the poem Kentucky Belle by Constance Fenimore Woolson. The reason this "ism" is my favorite is because I see this story as relatable. I could see myself hiding my horse or giving it away in order to keep it form being stolen. This was one poem that I actually did not mind ready because it was really easy for me to follow and relate to. I feel that I would like to read more books or poems by this author but I don't believe I will choose her for my author study author.
The poem was descriptive which made it easy for me to picture the scenery in my head and how the family was living. I could almost picture what they were probably seeing, like the boy coming toward the home to warn them that Morgan’s men were coming and were not far away and I can picture the boy then galloping away to warn others of the fate about to fall upon them.
The poem did not have a lot of extra details that weren’t needed or that made it harder for the poem or story to be followed like I found in some of the other “isms” for example the “ism” Post Modernism and the story Midland by Rick Bass. I am not sure if thar was the way stories were written at that time or if there were details in the story that I personally did not see as relevant for example the importance of football to the story. Whereas to someone else the story could have made perfect sense and they would not change one thing about it.
Once again my favorite “ism” is Romanticism due to the poem Kentucky Belle by Constance Fenimore Woolson because of how relatable her poem is and how it was written very descriptively and was easy to follow.
Posted by Jordan Fortin at 7:02 AM
Author Study
I might choose Beverly Lewis for my year long author project because I have read some of her books and really enjoyed them. The books I have read by Beverly Lewis are about an every day family and their Amish neighbors. Beverly Lewis is The New York Times bestselling author. Who was actually born in an Amish community in Pennsylvania. I really like her books plot lines as well as the fact that you get to learn about people with a different way of life than you. I learned that the Amish are not supposed to have their pictures taken and are not allowed to own mirrors. They are very strong in their religion and fear of being shunned. I really love Beverly Lewis’s stories of the Amish so I will more than likely choose her as my author study author.
week 9
Favorite "Ism"
There were many different "isms" that I enjoyed. I think my favorite was realism. I also liked naturalism and romanticism. I liked realism the most I think because my favorite genre of books is realistic fiction. I love reading books about what really happens in the world. Usually they are about things I go through or things that could happen to anyone,so I love reading about it. I also think that realism an connect with many people and you can relate to what's going on while you read the text. Realism was the most intersting to me. I found that Rationalism and Puritanism weren't even close to as interesting as realism. I like reading about things that are more in the same century and recent so I can connect better versus books talking about the past. In conclusion, I think that realism is the "ism" I like best.
Week 10
I want to chose Kate Chopin for my author this year. The way she writes is very interesting and she write with a lot of detail which I like in a book. She was also one of the first women women writers which is really cool I really enjoyed her short story "The Kiss". Once I read it I knew I wanted to pick her for my author.
~ Katie Webber
Week 9
The “ism” I enjoyed most was Realism. The author I read from was Kate Chopin and I read both “The Kiss” and “A Respectable Women”. I enjoyed her work the most because the short stories were easy to follow and contained a full formed plot and point. I also enjoyed the historical aspect of her stories. In Literary realism the author writes about things as they appear in real life; so through a writer's work you can learn about that time period as it really was. In both the stories I read I found them very realistic and could see them happening as they were described. In “The Kiss” the main character, a women, marries a man for his money while expecting her other lover to continue their affair. The point of the story being you can't have everything in life. In “A Respectable Women” the main character, also a women, finds her self strangely attracted to one of her husbands friends. She keeps her self at bay by saying she is a respectable women. Then later on in time she decides if her husbands friend visits again it wouldn't be so bad if she gave in to a little temptation. I find this so realistic because adultery is a theme we see throughout time. Another reason why I liked Chopin's works were because she chose to write about strong female characters. Not the timid, average women, one might see from another author of the same time period. I do think I will enjoy reading the rest of Kate Chopin's work.
Week 10
The author I might choose for my author study is Kate Chopin. The reason I might choose this author is because I enjoyed the two short stories I read from her during week 4. I'm also interested in reading the only two novels,"The Awakening" and "At Fault", that she wrote because it seems she mostly wrote short stories.
Week 9
My favorite "ism" was Realism and more specifically under the category of realism, regionalism. I enjoy how realism shows things how they really are simply put. Although I enjoyed some of the thought-provoking parts of other isms regionalism was cool in order to see how people from other places and times are similar and different from New England today. One example of this is from the Wonderful Tar Baby Story in which the word Larn' is used. I do not know if I have ever heard someone replace teach and learn for each other while living in New England this then leads me to question whether it is a difference of time or of region. The other category under Realism I also enjoyed was naturalism in how the descriptions in the poems I read by Carl Sandburg are written so, for lack of a better word, poetically. In one poem, Dream Girl, after comparing his dream girl to things present in nature he comes back to reality in that she is only a dream and she may never truly ever be with him.
My favorite writing was The Wonderful Tar Baby Story by Joel Chandler Harris. I remember reading this story in middle school but enjoy seeing realistically how people really are. In this case, the southern dialect of the time is extraordinarily easy to see. Although in places it is difficult to comprehend exactly what is being said I find it to be a fun challenge to figure out what certain things are being said. The hard to read dialect reminds me of the way the character Joseph spoke in Wuthering Heights and how one almost needs to say it aloud to understand what is truly being said by the given character. A rather interesting part of this piece of writing is that there is only a brief insight into what is happening in the life of the storyteller. However that brief insight can show a lot in that storytelling took place in passing stories from one generation to another and that on a more humorous note yams were cooked on the fire to I assume be eaten later.
Haley Hayden
LEIGH WELCH
HONORS ENGLISH WEEK 9
I believe that my favorite "ism" was realism. I read "The Kiss" by Kate Chopin and I loved it. "The Kiss" was about a woman trying to pursue a man of wealth. Then a man walks in and spontaneously planted a kiss upon her lips. The wealth man excuses himself and she follows him. Towards the end of the piece the woman is getting married to the wealthy man and the man who gave her the kiss was also at the wedding. The bride basically asked the man who kissed her to be her "special friend".
This was funny to me because I took it as she was a shallow woman who only wanted money and that was why she was getting married, then she basically asked the other man to have an affair with her during her new marriage.
I loved the situation this woman was put into, it made me laugh and it could actually happen. I could literally picture someone talking to me and telling me this like they had "heard it through the grape-vine". I personally liked reading about funny and awkward situations that could actually happen to other people because I can picture someone I know in that situation and it makes the material enjoyable to read.
WEEK 10
I believe that I might do my multi-genre study on Edgar Allan Poe. He wrote in the Romantic Era and even though that wasn’t my favorite era I do like the works I have read by Poe. After reading Carla’s post for week nine I went back and read Poe’s poem entitled “Annabel Lee” and I loved it. It was a poem about the love between two people. I think I could do a multi-genre study on an author from the Romantic Era because even though it might sound like “mushy” love stuff it is also real. The truth might be stretched but that is fiction and it isn’t stretched so much that it seems fake.
Poe writes poetry, Horror fiction, Crime fiction, and Detective fiction. I am excited to see how the elements of the romantic era tie into horror, crime, and detective fiction. I look forward to analyzing the text and to picking apart exactly what Poe wanted to get across.
LEIGH WELCH
RESPONSE TO CARLA G. (WEEK 9)
After i read Carla's post about Annabel LeeI went back to my summer reading packet and looked at that piece of work. One thing i noticed right away was that this poem actually rhymes. Another thing i noticed was that even if I wasn't told this was written in the romantic era I would be able to know just from the context of the material. After going back and reading this I realized that this poem wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be. I had initially skipped this to do another poem, but I am very happy i went back and read this poem.
RESPONSE TO TYLER J. (WEEK 9)
I also read "Oil" By Rick Bass, but i did not enjoy it as much as Tyler did. He was able to connect with the message of the material in a way I could not. I also have a car and i have to fill up my tank with my own money but i didn't see the piece as something i could connect to. I thought the piece was interesting for sure but I saw it as more informational than anything else.
Week 10
At first I was thinking of doing Jack London as my Author however I decided that probably it would be in my best interest to choose Joel Chandler Harris as my author for my Multi-Genre study. Although the language used in his books is sometimes hard to understand due to the dialect I still enjoyed his short story The Wonderful Tar Baby. For some reason I enjoy the essence of a children's story with difficult to decipher text (pretty much just because everything is written in a southern accent)as a challenge.
Haley Hayden
Response to Jenn Week 9
I can honestly say that I did not enjoy romanticism as much as Jenn however, I, like her, did enjoy Naturalism. The comparison of nature to humans and human characteristics was also a reason that I too found Naturalism to be interesting. Jenn's comment, "It's easy to identify with the calm eye of the storm, when you are comparing it to someone's mood, rather than taking a whole long paragraph with so many adjectives that you cannot keep track." I can not only hear her saying but I also can see her point of how much easier it is to relate abstract things such as emotions to things like storms that are much more easily and readily understood. I did not read anything from the Puritan era and based on Jenn's thoughts on it I am inclined to keep it that way for the time being.
Response to Carla Week 9
I, like Carla, read Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe. I completely agree with her in how you can hear someone actually reciting the poem as it is being read. I too noticed the slight possible connection that could occur between this particular poem and Romeo and Juliet. Personally, my favorite part of this poem though personally is why he perceives that his Annabel Lee was lost to him. Although he realizes that she was killed by the cold I find it interesting that he blames the envy of the angels for sending the cold in the first place. I have to admit though in Carla's favorite verse I am curious to know exactly why the parentheses are included unless it is simply to continue the rhythm of the poem and make it rhyme.
Haley Hayden
LEIGH WELCH
RESPONSE TO AUDREY R. (WEEK 10)
I also read the short story written by Kate Chopin entitled "The Kiss". This piece of work was indeed my favorite for many reasons that were stated in my week 9 post. I liked her style of writing as well and i loved that Chopin was not afraid to show this character for who she really was. She showed that this character wanted one man for money and the other man for "other things". Chopin was not afraid to revile people for who they really were. I liked Chopin's writing and she was a good choice.
RESPONSE TO ALLIE M. (WEEK 10)
I am glad that someone besides myself chose Edgar Allan Poe as an author to consider for their multi-genre study. I agree with what Allie said about the writing style of Edgar Allan Poe. I also have had some problems with the romantic era as well but the way Poe makes everything sound real. I know that angels getting jealous and killing Annabel Lee isn't realistic, but the love described between the two of them seemed more real than anything to me.
Response to Brittney Week 10
Before reading Brittany's post for week 10 I had never heard of Joyce Carol Oates besides the really short piece I read in the week 1 homework. The enthusiasm that Brittany shows in writing how excited she is in using this author for her Multi-Genre Study resulted in my doing a little research to see if Joyce Carol Oates would be someone I might be interested in reading at some point in time. I read quick summaries on some of her books and while the book Zombie looks like something I could be interested in reading I'll take You there doesn't look like something I would read at all. However based on those two summaries it certainly seem like Brittany is right on the mark with her describing her books uncovering information as you continue to read.
Response to Jade Week 10
Although I have read some of Emily Dickenson's poems in the past I don't remember much about them. However, one interesting thing that I remembered about Emily Dickenson was that many of her poems were written in free verse. Having enjoyed realism like Jade did I think she is making a good choice to select an author from this ism.
Haley Hayden
I loved what you said about Theodore's writing of "Child on top of a Greenhouse" This poem was one of the writings I particularly loved. you said "The fact that the trees in the background had some definition to them, not just plainly trees." It's so true.
Week 10 - Responses
Leigh.
I've heard that Edgar Allen Poe is a brilliant writer. I think he would be an interesting author to read from. A couple of my authors aren't from my favorite era, its kind of visa versa. I agree with Leigh; even though the Romantic era might sound "mushy" its also real. Choosing Poe is a very smart idea because he writes different genres and that is a definite key to a multi genre study.
Brittany B.
I have never heard of Joyce Carol Oates before but she does sound really interesting. Masculine topics are great to read about, I think, because it brings out suspense and violence. Those things keep me reading. Its not just one narrative hook, but many. I agree with Brit about uncovering information about characters throughout the book. If I know everything right away, then how is the character going to develop in my mind, plus it keeps me engaged, so I'm always learning.
Week 9 - Responses
Carla.
Just from reading the post I feel like I loved the poem too. =D (even though I didn't read it) That's a good connection to Romeo and Juliet! I too like it when you can almost hear the author reading to you. I get more into the story when its like that. From what Carla said about Annabel Lee, I don't think I would've liked the melancholy aspect of the poem, but the way she describes it, I think I would've like the story.
Patrick.
Post-Modernism sounds very in depth and thoughtful. I don't know if I've ever liked something that was Post-Modernist. I think I would like it though, the way he describes the sarcastic dialogue and elaborate characters. I really like the word Bokonon. Its funny to say. I wonder though, do the people who believe in the religion know that they are believing in lies? Even though it's probably real, it sounds like a really good fiction book. I would be very interested in reading Cat's Cradle.
Week 10
Choosing my author for my Multi Genre Study is narrowed down; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Benjamin Franklin, or Carl Sandburg. So it is between someone I read is a good writer and am advised to read him, someone I know about, or the "freshman". My reasons for choosing Longfellow would be because he surprised me, and intrigued me. I am very interested to read some more of his work. My reasons for choosing Benjamin Franklin would be because he is a very interesting man. He's intelligent on all levels, was in the political world, in the writers world, and scientific world. Not many people can say that they have participated in those worlds while living. I don't see many scientists on campaign, or writers combining chemicals. My reasons for choosing Carl Sandburg would be because he's new to me. It would be a reading experiment for me. I've never heard of him until now and he seems to know what he's doing. Plus I liked the Naturalism part of his writing. I still have a bit more research to do in order to make one my author.
Week 9
I'm most surprised by my favorite ism. Going into the summer reading I had a mind set that I wouldn't like Week 5-Romanticism. I like the facts, straightforward life-sucks-sometimes kinda thing. For that week I chose The Village Blacksmith out of the others because it didn't strike me as the romantic type. Romanticism, in my opinion, consists of candles, notes and "I love you"'s. The Village Blacksmith showed romanticism in someone's everyday life. It wasn't mushy-gushy and I really liked that about it. This week also is my favorite because it doesn't have something to do with nature. I live in Maine, I get enough of that every day. And because this week isn't about making some vital change in someone's life or making themselves better. I'm sixteen years old, right now I'm concentrating on looking good for colleges. If I want to change myself for the better I want to know what to change and what I did wrong in my past, as of now, my past is in diapers. Overall, Romanticism is my favorite "ism" because it surprised me, its not about nature or making life better and more importantly, it wasn't mushy-gushy. :)
Week 10 - Responses
Leigh.
I've heard that Edgar Allen Poe is a brilliant writer. I think he would be an interesting author to read from. A couple of my authors aren't from my favorite era, its kind of visa versa. I agree with Leigh; even though the Romantic era might sound "mushy" its also real. Choosing Poe is a very smart idea because he writes different genres and that is a definite key to a multi genre study.
Brittany B.
I have never heard of Joyce Carol Oates before but she does sound really interesting. Masculine topics are great to read about, I think, because it brings out suspense and violence. Those things keep me reading. Its not just one narrative hook, but many. I agree with Brit about uncovering information about characters throughout the book. If I know everything right away, then how is the character going to develop in my mind, plus it keeps me engaged, so I'm always learning.
Week 9 - Responses
Carla.
Just from reading the post I feel like I loved the poem too. =D (even though I didn't read it) That's a good connection to Romeo and Juliet! I too like it when you can almost hear the author reading to you. I get more into the story when its like that. From what Carla said about Annabel Lee, I don't think I would've liked the melancholy aspect of the poem, but the way she describes it, I think I would've like the story.
Patrick.
Post-Modernism sounds very in depth and thoughtful. I don't know if I've ever liked something that was Post-Modernist. I think I would like it though, the way he describes the sarcastic dialogue and elaborate characters. I really like the word Bokonon. Its funny to say. I wonder though, do the people who believe in the religion know that they are believing in lies? Even though it's probably real, it sounds like a really good fiction book. I would be very interested in reading Cat's Cradle.
Week 10
Choosing my author for my Multi Genre Study is narrowed down; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Benjamin Franklin, or Carl Sandburg. So it is between someone I read is a good writer and am advised to read him, someone I know about, or the "freshman". My reasons for choosing Longfellow would be because he surprised me, and intrigued me. I am very interested to read some more of his work. My reasons for choosing Benjamin Franklin would be because he is a very interesting man. He's intelligent on all levels, was in the political world, in the writers world, and scientific world. Not many people can say that they have participated in those worlds while living. I don't see many scientists on campaign, or writers combining chemicals. My reasons for choosing Carl Sandburg would be because he's new to me. It would be a reading experiment for me. I've never heard of him until now and he seems to know what he's doing. Plus I liked the Naturalism part of his writing. I still have a bit more research to do in order to make one my author.
Week 9
I'm most surprised by my favorite ism. Going into the summer reading I had a mind set that I wouldn't like Week 5-Romanticism. I like the facts, straightforward life-sucks-sometimes kinda thing. For that week I chose The Village Blacksmith out of the others because it didn't strike me as the romantic type. Romanticism, in my opinion, consists of candles, notes and "I love you"'s. The Village Blacksmith showed romanticism in someone's everyday life. It wasn't mushy-gushy and I really liked that about it. This week also is my favorite because it doesn't have something to do with nature. I live in Maine, I get enough of that every day. And because this week isn't about making some vital change in someone's life or making themselves better. I'm sixteen years old, right now I'm concentrating on looking good for colleges. If I want to change myself for the better I want to know what to change and what I did wrong in my past, as of now, my past is in diapers. Overall, Romanticism is my favorite "ism" because it surprised me, its not about nature or making life better and more importantly, it wasn't mushy-gushy. :)
Brittany Buotte's
Honors English 11- Week Nine
I have to say that Romanticism was my favorite era. I love poems and stories about love and commitment. I would much rather perfer a story with drama and concepts of love rather than reading an informational piece. The excerpt I read from this era was Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee". This was the best peice I had read from the entire packet. The theme that I found right in the beginning of the piece immediately reminded me of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and I absolutely love that story. I love the theme based on two people being so committed to each other that they will do whatever it takes to be together forever. Edgar Allan Poe talked about how heavenly beings did not even want this boy and this girl to be together, however, "neither the angles in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee." is how the boy in the poem expressed their love for each other. The tone of Romanticism pieces are very soft and heart touching with struggles as well, but are also very clear. You can automatically tell the theme of a Romanticism piece and I love that. I especially liked this particular excerpt because it rhymed and it made the poem more interesting and created more of a feel to me as I was reading.
However, one thing that I would love to see is more character complexity in a Romanticism piece. I have yet to find a Romanticism piece with more character depth that other "isms" may have. I like reading pieces with characters that have more depth because I believe it creates a more exciting and enjoyable read.
Brittany Buotte's
Response to Leigh W. (Week Nine)
I also enjoyed reading "The Kiss" by Kate Chopin. I agree with Leigh when she says that she liked the situation that Nathalie was put in. I agree that because she was getting married to a wealthy man, but also asked Harvey to have an affair with her gave me the idea that she was a shallow woman who thought that she could have her cake and eat it too. Well, it does not work out that way. It was very comical how in the end Harvey said he has realized that kissing women was dangerous, therefore, he would not kiss her. It shows how some people, such as Nathalie, can be so arrogant thinking they can get whatever they want and in the end they get a wake up call and realize that they can not have everything in the world.
Brittany Buotte's
Response to Tyler J. (Week Nine)
I agree with Tyler about how Post-Modernism and how many people can relate to the storyline in most Post-Modernism pieces. There is much talk in these pieces of issues we have today which gives the reader a chance to ponder on these ideas and come up with solutions and ideas themselves. I read "Legislators of the World" by Adrienne Rich and she talked about how poetry does connect to the world's problems. Poets do give insight to solutions on world's problems in a different tone than regular pieces. Post-Modernism was my second favorite era and I too will probably pick an author out of this era to do my MGS.
Brittany Buotte's
Honors English 11- Week Ten
I have much interest in researching Joyce Carol Oates for my MGS. She has written many, many novels, all based on topics including violence, desire for power, and other masculine topics. I feel as though because she has written so many novels that I would much variety in choosing novels to read and elaborate on. The topics that she writes about are topics that I have an interest in reading, as I have done so in the past. There seems to be a lot of uncovering information about her characters as you continue to read one of her novels, therefore, I am assuming that there will be much character depth, which I am excited about. That gives me the idea that I would not be bored reading her novels.
I also like the fact that Joyce Carol Oates is very productive with her writings. She seems to have a great passion for writing because she does not waste any time writing a new novel. That is good to know because that gets me excited to read some of her work. If I can see that an author is very passionate about their writings I can predict that I am going to enjoy reading them.
Brittany Buotte's
Response to Jenn S. (Week Ten)
I too loved the Romanticism era, however, I did not get the chance to read Kentucky Belle. I do believe that it must have been a great piece because anything in the Romanticism era would be great I believe. I think it is interesting how Jenn said that Constance Fenimore Woolson's words "were not as plainly stated as they could have been, yet they were not as encrypted as possible." It seems like her style coasted somewhat down the middle, in a sense. Her words were not so easy to read, yet they were not encoded enough. I personally think that it would give a twist as you were reading because at times you understand what she is saying, but at other times, when her writing is not as encoded as it could be, it gives you a time to actually think and decipher what her meaning behind that piece of the writing is. The way Jenn describes Constance Fenimore Woolson's writing makes it seem like they are always keeping the reader off their toes. Even though Jenn found a fault, that the author jumped in her stories, she later understood that it was a strategy, done by the author, to be able to keep the reader focused on the text. Constance Fenimore Woolson seems like a good choice for someone to do their MGS on.
Brittany Buotte's
Response to Sam H. (Week Ten)
I agree with Sam. I, too, like when you have to read between the lines to understand what a writer is saying in one of his pieces. I enjoy reading a piece that makes you actually think because it focuses your attention on the piece of writing more than thinking about other things. It almost makes you feel like you are involved in what is being written. I also am interested in the fact that Sam's author choice, Tennessee Williams, has a different variety of works so that you are not reading the same type of material over and over again. That makes a reader more apt to read more of an author's works because they can see different styles that the author has used. That is a very good reason to choose to do a specific author for your MGS. It is also interesting when an author, such as Tennessee Williams (as Sam said), uses life experiences into their work. I think it shows a passion for what they do and that they are totally committed to what they are writing, but are also trying to open up to the readers on a personal level. That is a capturing element to a reader, therefore, Tennessee Williams, also, seems like a great choice for the MGS.
Week 10
I might choose the following author for my year long author project because I like how Kate Chopin describes her characters. She uses the word cynical and I also like how she uses the word nor. I thought her short story The Kiss was very well written. I really like how in the end the girl gets told that she can't have her lover and she can only have her husband. This is the way it should be and that is how it ended up. The girl got taught that you can't always get what you want.
Another short story called The Story of an Hour was written by her too. I thought it was ok but could have had a better ending. The poor girl lost her husband and was so happy she died of heart failure. It's kind of funny how that happened. They didn't want to tell her that he died because she has a weak heart. Then her sister told her and she was so happy, then someone found her dead.
Another story I read was Desiree's Baby. I thought this was a very interesting story. This was about a young girl who fell in love and married a well off man. He owned slaves and had them pck cotton for him. He did not treat then very well, untill he met Desiree. They had a baby and this baby grew very fast. You find out latter on that the baby was of a diffrent race and the father blamed it on Desiree. He said " you're not white." At the end you find out that the father of the baby was half black. I liked this story. This happened back in that time period a lot, this story is very realistic.
Kate Chopin writes the ism realism. She does this very well, I felt like these stories were very real. The life lessons jump out at you, they are easily learned. Over all I enjoy her writing very much and I am pretty sure that I will study this author for my year long project.
Post to others blogs:
Audrey R.:
I agree with you fully. Kate Chopin is the best author. I can get into her reading too. You can realy see what she writes.
Sarah Walston:
This would seem boring to me, but instering to. I think it would be cool to learn about the persons life but it would have to be written well enough for me to understand.
Kayla DeRaps
Week 9
My Favorite ism was Realism. I read the short story by Kate Chopin. I liked this short story because it said how things were point blank. The story said that your can't always get what you want. The best thing about this ism is it portrays real life. This ism's authors talk about every day people. They described the people in there stories very well, such as cynical or the person's height.
This ism is about every day life and strong topics like civil war or slavery. The ism had some of its authors write about urbanization or industrialization; mainly about how they felt about it. Most people were not for urbanization and industrialization at this time. The people didn't think it was going to work.
Realism has many authors. A few of the authors are Joe Chandler Harris, Kate Chopin, and Emily Dickinson. Each of these authors has written many great pieces. I enjoyed this ism very much.
I think my favorite part about this ism is a real feeling. The life lessons and topics are very interesting. Such as the pome by Emily Dickinson "Because I could not stop for Death". This pome is about Emily Dickinson's life. It's a poem that is symbolic, it shows life. It starts off with a child playing in a school yard then to fields of grain. She states "Since then ' tis centuries, and yet each Feels shorter than the day". This Sentence tells me that life is short; it passes by quick and feels short. This ism was the most intersting one to me. I felt that I could read this ism a lot and enjoy it.
Post to other people's Blog:
Carla G:
I didnt read that pome but I like it when you can hear the author rading the pome. I like pomes too. The story i found the most intresting was the Kiss. In the realism ism. I like how you connected Shakespeare with Poe.
Tyler J:
I agree with you realism is one of the best ism and its easy to understand. I didnt realy get into post-Modernism. I like how you explain things and give many reasons.
By:
Kayla DeRaps
week 9
My favorite period, ism that I enjoyed the most was realism followed closely by romanticism. I read Kate Chopin's short story The Kiss. This was very different from all the other things I read because it was very easy to follow along with and no exactly what she was trying to prove and show. She used a lot of symbolism and certain settings for different things in the story that was going to happen. For example every time there was going to possibly be a kiss she described the settings in a dark place or room. The short story ending was very goo because she finally couldn't get her sneaky kisses anymore and it also came out and told you a life lesson. It made me happy when it pretty much said you can't always have everything you want because that is so true. Also with realism it shows a lot about life and the ways people live during that time. It seems then kissing guys secretly a lot and marrying people for money and not out of love would be common. Even today that still happens which makes the connection to realism even better. Today there are so many divorces and a reason that may be is because of cheating or marrying for the wrong reasons. I really liked that it has connections to the world today, which made the story even better to read.
I also really liked romanticism because I found the poem Annabel Lee really cute and romantic. Edgar Allan Poe usually writes deep and darker pieces so this poem surprised me because this poem was about death but it showed that his love would always be strong with Annabel lee. He loved using her name over and over I think this shows that she was very important and he doesn't want you to forget her name .
Week 10
I am thinking of possibly doing Horatio Alger, Jr as my author for realism. The young salesmen is one of the books by him i am interested in reading. I also find his life interesting and that he went to Harvard at age 16. It also says that he became rich from his books and would give his money to homless boys. I think that he is a good role model and according to websites his books use to be a big hit back int he day so i think he would be a good author for me to read.
To Courtney Horton
I really like how you read both realism stories because I didn't but my favorite ism was realism. I might go back and read the other short story because you think they were good so I might enjoy them too. I like how you show that in both the main character is a women it ties the stories more together.
To Jade
I agree with the understanding it and following it was easier because this was my favorite too. I loved the short story the kiss and i also thought the end was funny when he said he was going to stop kissing women. :)
Week 10
I really like realism so I plan on doing a realism author such as Emily Dickinson. Ive heard about her before but ive never really read her work. So today i decieded to look her up. I read a couple of poems and i really really liked them. I guess they were poems that never were actually suppose to be piblished but they were. She writes about realistic things. I really like her poems because i understand them they dont have fancy words in them. They have a real meaning and its not confusing to me.
Selected Poems by Emily Dickinson
I went to heaven,--'T was a small town,Lit with a ruby,Lathed with down.Stiller than the fieldsAt the full dew,Beautiful as picturesNo man drew.People like the moth,Of mechlin, frames,Duties of gossamer,And eider names.Almost contentedI could be'Mong such uniqueSociety.
I like in this poem thats it describes heaven and i understand it. So ive decdied that i want to do Emilt Dickinson
Week 9
I really liked the ism realism. I liked it for many reason the first reason that i liked it was because what they said was fake. And it didnt bore me. I like how Kate Chopin in The Kiss had the vistor come in and kiss her on the lip and it made the other guy jealous and where she slaps him. I also liked the part where her husband sends over the vistor and he says "but he has sent me over to kiss you" And then he said "But you know. I didnt tell him so, but i can tell you. I've stopped kissing women; its dangerous" I thought this was really funny. I also like from this ism that there is alot of words that i didnt know so it made me think and i had to look them up. I like that i can picture this. I also like this because its not old fashioned words..its normal words that i can understand. I also like that it shows emotion when Bratain gets jealous of Nattie when Harvy comes into the house and kissed her. It shows that everyone is just human. Realism means "the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth" (wordnetweb. princeton.edu/perl/webwn). Which means everyday things that happen. I would rather read about things that are actally happening right now and today then things that arent real like monsters. This tells of real people who lived through it and i like that. Its jsut easiar for me to understand. I also love the descriptions of this story because it says "it had over taken him and he did not mind" Here they are talking about a fireplace light. It might sound corny but i love it when authors go into detail and realism goes into details about every day life. So realism is my faviorte because it real and i understand it.
Response to jordan
I personaly thought that this ism was hard to understand at sometimes. I did however like this story. Although i was unable to read the whole story because a page was missing i did like it. I likes what i read from it
Response to sam
I personaly did not like this ism because well it was boring. It had alot of words in it that i didnt understand. I also thought it was random of the author to write about football. I thought also that this author drowned on and on. But a couple parts were ok.
Week 9
Out of all of the summer reading, my favorite piece of writing was Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe. It was from the romanticism era, but I am not really a fan of other pieces from the romantic era, like Wuthering Heights written by Emily Bronte. I liked the story in Wuthering Heights, however the length of it made it boring. Annabel Lee was short and written beautifully.
I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with a love that was more than love–
I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.
That part of the poem was my favorite piece of it. Their love was so pure, and was more than any other love, that their love was desired by the angels of heaven. I think that it is beautifully written. But I find it immensely sad that Annabel Lee died, and she died because the angels were jealous of the love and not half as happy.
I find it extremely romantic that the love was stronger than all others, so strong that no one could separate their souls. He thinks of her in everything, and towards the end of the poem, it makes me believe that he died so that he could be with her. This passage makes me believe it:
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling– my darling– my life and my bride,
In the sepulcher there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea.
He lies down in her tomb beside her, so that they can be together in death, as they were in life, and as their souls. The poem just flows together, maybe it is because of the rhyming through out it, but the reason I love it is because the story is amazing, and I keep rereading the poem, which I generally do not do. It is simply beautiful.
In Responses to Carla Gagliardo
Carla and I both loved the poem "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe, and we talked about it when we saw each other over the summer, about how beautiful it was and what it meant. I think that how Carla compared what the man did for love to Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" was very interesting, and I had not thought of that when I read the poem.
In Response to Tyler Jones
Though I did not personally enjoy the post-modernism era, I like how Tyler explained why it appeals to him with examples; "being sixteen years old and having both my driver’s license and a car have taught me the values of conserving fuel." I also liked how he tied in the author he is doing for his MGS, by talking about a piece that his author has written.
Week 10
I might choose Edgar Allan Poe for my year long author project because I find his writings beautiful and captivating. I know from the past that I did not thoroughly enjoy the romantic era, however the way he writes I get lost in the story. I love the poem 'Annabel Lee', which was about love. The way he wrote about it was their love was so strong that the angels in heaven were jealous, so Annabel Lee died. Yes in ways it was a bit unrealistic; however it is not sappy like other stories from the same era. From my research I found that he wrote in crime fiction, horror fiction, detective fiction as well as poetry. I look forward to doing my MGS on Edgar Allan Poe.
WEEK 9!
I've decided that my favorite "ism" would have to be Post Modernism. While I didn't really enjoy the piece that I chose to annotate, Tart of Darkness by Car Hiaasen, I read Slaughter-House Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr and thought it was amazing. His unorthodox writing style is just fantastic, especially his account of the firebombing of Dresden. I'm really looking forward to reading Cat's Cradle, since I've heard so many good things about it. I'll definitely be looking into some of Kurt Vonnegut's books as well as other similar Post Modernism authors.
The thing is with Post Modernism is that the author doesn't just come out and lay the story down for you; they make you think. The plot as well as the characters are fairly complex and you won't be able to enjoy the text by just reading it, you really have to get into it. Slaughter-House Five was such a complex story, changing time periods and even planets. I look forward to getting into this "isms" more once school starts.
I'd have to say that Realism would be in second place. The short story, The Kiss by Kate Chopin was a great read, and has a great moral behind it. I also loved reading Child on Top of a Greenhouse by Theodore Roethke.
WEEK 10!
I think that I'm going to choose Kurt Vonnegut Jr. for my year long author project. I've already read Slaughter-House Five and I loved it, and I'm already planning on reading more of his novels. So why not make him by project? I've heard nothing but good things about his writing from peers, and I've even read about how great he is in the writing of other great authors. I also am aware that he has a lot of books with a wide variety of topics, so I wouldn't get bored reading similar stories over and over again.
Response to Leigh (Week 9)
I too, enjoyed The Kiss by Kate Chopin. I'd have to say that it was my favorite piece out of everything I annotated.
It's just a great example of the cruel intentions of people. This woman was toying with both men. Brantain, the not so attractive, rich man and Harvey, the attractive family friend. She pretend to care for Brantain just in order to get his money, and as soon as she locks that down she turns around and goes after Harvey. It's sad, because it's obvious that Brantain trusts the two of them, because he actually sends Harvey to give her a kiss and she just tries to take advantage of his trust.
Good for Harvey for giving her the wake up call that she needed. You can't get everything, especially if you attempt to deceive good people.
Response to Patrick (Week 9)
I agree with you completely on what you said about Post Modernism. Actually, our posts are really quite similar. The Post Modernism pieces have a complexity that you can't find anywhere else. I'm really glad you mentioned Kurt Vonnegut Jr. to me and talked about him throughout last year, because I really enjoyed reading Slaughter-House Five. The truth is, I probably wouldn't have chosen Post Modernism as my favorite if I had not read Kurt Vonnegut previously.
Anyways, I too love the fact the the author isn't always straight forward. You actually have to be able to think and dig into the story to really understand it, and even then I'm sure many people interpret the stories in a different way
Week nine
My favorite peice of literature was "The Village Blacksmith", written by Henry Longfellow. The ism that it was written in was Romanticism. I liked how Longfellow described the Blacksmith. The Blacksmith was a recurring image throughout the poem. I liked how his poem was complex and artistic.
Although, Romanticiism wasn't my favorite ism, "The Village Blacksmith" may have been my favorite peice literature from the summer packet. Realism is probably more suited for me. I like how realistic and and how it portrays everyday life.
Week Ten
I might choose Mark Twain as my year long author study. I'm interested in his works of literature, especially the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". I've not read any of his books yet, but his use of satire in his books intrigue me a lot.
Response to Leigh Walch, Week 9
I agree with Leigh hen it comes to realism. It's also one of my favorite isms. I also like "The Kiss", as did Leigh. Kate Chopin was one of the few auhors that stood out to me during my summer reading. Her realistic descriptions were vivid and easy to understand.
Response to Jordan Fortin, Week 9
I do not agree with Jordan. I read the "Kentucky belle" and it was slightly boring, long and confusing. I did not find the poem easy to follow like Jordan did, and also did not find it relatable to me at all.
Thanks,
Taylor Lincoln
Week 9- "Which 'ism' did you like most and why?"
After completing the last week of reading, I began to ponder upon which genre I enjoyed the most. The three I enjoyed best were Modernism, Post-Modernism, and Realism. All three stories in these genres had an element in them that allowed me to relate to the story, and the vocabulary is much easier to decipher; no random capital letters, words that you have to say out loud to understand, complete sentences, etc. After some thought, I decided that the genre I like most is Post-Modernism.
The main reason why I like Post-Modernism the most is the fact that I can honestly relate to the storyline, by way of experiences I’ve had, or by understanding the situation. For example, by being sixteen years old and having both my driver’s license and a car have taught me the values of conserving fuel. I know that I can fill it up again, but because I cannot work for a month due to an injury, money is no longer coming into my possession everyday. The first time I filled up my car with gas last fall, I had to spend almost my entire paycheck from that day of work! Now that I’m not working, I have to use less gas, in turn, not going out as much, and “buy time” so that next time I have to fill up my car, I will have money coming in everyday to pay myself back.
The other reason why I like Post-Modernism is that I like the style and word choice of the authors in this genre. The style part of this comes from reading the essay Oil. Rick Bass, the author, picked the word ‘bleeding’ to describe the state at which we, consumers, use gasoline faster than it is dug up and produced. He used it again and again to reinforce his point that something needs to be done to conserve oil. I also liked that his sentences are simpler, and more to the point, than the wordy, drawn-out sentences of Dickens, for example. That being said, I look forward to selecting an author in this genre to do my MGS.
Week 9- Responses to others.
Well, I dropped the 8-ball a little bit, since I missed the detail that we had to respond to other's entries. Here is that:
Since Carla responded to mine, I'll respond to hers. Believe it or not, I happened to like Annabel Lee. I liked Edgar Allen Poe's style of writing, even though I'm far from a fan of poetry. Like Carla, I liked how he phrased the section about Annabel dying, and the use of the parentheses made it seem like you really should have known that information all along. Then again, I really don't like this era, because the writing is too wordy for me; poetry really isn't my thing.
In response to Patrick's entry, I'm in agreement with him- Post-modernism is the way to go. I can relate to the fact that as the weeks have wore on, the more I really disliked the readings. It is not because the reading or stories are bad, they just are more difficult to understand. You see, I am a lazy reader, and if the story is too hard to read, then I typically set it on a shelf, and it collects dust. Because I like Kurt Vonnegut so far, I'll try to pick up Cat's Cradle and I believe I'll like it as well.
Week 10- Author for MGS?
I think I will choose the author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. as my author for my Multi-Genre Study. I chose Mr. Vonnegut over everyone else because I have read a small excerpt of Slaughterhouse-Five, and I really like it. I also like that he is a science-fiction writer, one of my favorite genres to read. What sets him apart from other authors is that he uses time travel as a plot device and it truly changes up the whole story, because you really don’t know what will happen. Plus, I’ve been told from a few upperclassmen that his books are good reads, and since I’m unfamiliar with authors past…current time, I’ll take them up on their advice.
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