Sunday, October 7, 2012

Response to Course Materials Oct. 7

The main thing that has really stuck with me is the presentations on Mythology and Biblical stories. It really helps that we got a flash lesson on all these different stories that so often appear in the literature we read. And not only what we read in class, but the stories we read in cheap paperbacks and in TV scripts and the movies we love to watch over and over. Also the end of the class period vocab games are helpful too. The random two minutes of quick studying are a nice learning experience that doesn't get incredibly monotonous. Reading the play out loud is a tried and tested method of getting through plays that really does help people absorb things better. It's always one of my favorite things to watch my classmates laugh and sigh as we listen to words come to life, and it's so much easier than having to make them come to life in my head.
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  1. UnknownOctober 31, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    I really liked how you brought up the mythology and biblical stories. I almost forgot about those :) Another thing I really liked was learning about the different lenses we could look through to analyze the American Dream. Do any of you have a specific lens that appealed to you?

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  2. Ally HoppingNovember 1, 2012 at 12:53 PM

    I also totally forgot about the mythology and biblical stories, so this was a nice reminder! I also really enjoyed the class reading of The American Dream and I think it would be cool to watch the play performed by professional actors. To answer Alexis' question, I love the feminist lens because I think it applies strongly to pretty much all literature from the twentieth century. I also liked the Psychoanalytic one because all that psychology stuff is interesting to me. Great post, Anna!

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  3. UnknownNovember 4, 2012 at 9:00 AM

    I loved the Mythology and Biblical stories as well, I always find them really interesting, and with that review we got, it'll make it easier for me to identify them in literature and not-literature! I also agree with your opinion that reading plays out loud is a better way to absorb information from them.

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