Monthly Archives: September 2011

Class, Wed, 9/28

Posted on 09/28/2011 by Joseph Harris

X3: Transforming a text         Transformations, by Anne Sexton Discourses Last week we identified several of the discourses of Grimm’s Tales: family, nature, royalty, magic, and, of course, childhood and fairy tales. In pairs, using “Snow White … Continue reading →

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X3: Transforming a text

Posted on 09/28/2011 by Joseph Harris

Your task in X3 is to transform another text in the manner of Anne Sexton. A key part of your work will thus involve determining exactly what it means to transform something in the manner of Sexton. Here’s what I … Continue reading →

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Class, Mon, 9/26

Posted on 09/26/2011 by Joseph Harris

X2: Shifting perspective to shift meaning Some general thoughts Need to work with a well-known text for full effect Need to keep narrative more or less unchanged (or to explain how shift in perspective leads to changes in narrative) “Retelling” … Continue reading →

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Class, Wed, 9/21

Posted on 09/21/2011 by Joseph Harris

Fastwrite How is work on your X2 going so far? What are you pleased with? What problems have you run into? Mary Reilly (continued) Fastwrite What do you see as Valerie Martin’s strongest achievement in Mary Reilly? Take us to … Continue reading →

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Class, Mon, 9/19

Posted on 09/19/2011 by Joseph Harris

Ideas for X2: Text and new narrator Mary Reilly In groups of three: Discuss what one of the following scenes adds to the Jekyll and Hyde story. How do these new episodes help Martin put her own spin on this … Continue reading →

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