- What writer or movement will you research?
- Orion 17
- Why?
- There are a lot of interesting pieces for me to work with on this site. I think it will allow me to have a load of room to play with when it comes to the paper.
- What do you hope to learn?
- These pieces vary from complex to simple. I want to see what the thought behind each one was. Is it context that matters? Form? Function?
What research do you need to carry out in order to develop the understanding that will enable you to produce 5–7 pages?
I need to hit up more critical theory on this topic. Plain and simple.
- What help might you need from me in doing this work?
- Names of theorists.
- Given the due dates (see the calendar) for this assignment, draft for yourself a schedule for doing your research (and how/where you will research) so that you will have a draft (of at least 3–5 pages) ready on time.
- I will have my paper done well before schedule more than likely. I do all my research in one week then write the paper in two days. I only have 12 credits this semester as well as to where I had 18 previously. So this semester is a breeze.
Hmmm -- there are multiple ways in to discussing the Orion17 snippets. To begin, I would like you to analyze these snippets in terms similar to how we have been discussing compositions in class, with emphasis on what creative writers would call the "craft" of the work: How have the pieces been composed, what choices have been made, in order for the different pieces to have the effects (you think) they do.
ReplyDeleteThen -- what other ways of thinking do you want to take up vis-a-vis these little works? What sort of "critical theory" do you want to apply?
I am looking for just some for of historical theory about the development of expressive writing. We have gone from hand written, to type writers, to word processors, to old computers, to new technology and I would like to see how the concepts behind expressive writing has developed. Criticisms would be another helpful thing. I have my own ideas and theory's but some historical context would help.
ReplyDeleteI will be looking at the text through color, context, how it is presented and what the meaning behind it is.