Write a prose journal entry (like Dorothy Wordsworth’s) in which you capture a day in the country with all its events and it’s one special moment. ~~ The air was refreshing. With hints of the smell of green grass, manure, moist soil and sweat. The expanse of the fields were endless- flowing over hills seen far…
Peer Review 4: Izabela Gorgievska
This here is my peer review of Izabela’s blog post based on a creative letter written to the Queen of England haha. https://bellablogs98.wordpress.com/2019/04/08/week-7-a-letter-to-queen-victoria/comment-page-1/?unapproved=72&moderation-hash=165d7ae3bbebef27b2ba8fb829998a50#comment-72 Hiya Izabela! Honestly, when I had seen this blog question, the first thought that came to my mind was- ugh. Only because I never know how to start a letter with something…
Summative Entry
Last year, I had completed the Australian Literature unit with Michael, and boy do I have to admit, I struggled with the workload. Not because of lack of motivation and interest, but due to my lack of understanding and confusion around the topics discussed. However, this year I found myself immersed in a completely different…
Week 5: NSW Art Gallery Visit
I’ve always loved visiting the Art Gallery. Most probably not for the purpose of delving into the backstory of each painting and its context, but more so for the interest in painting and drawing techniques. As an artist myself, I had taken it upon myself to regularly visit the Art Gallery a few years…
Peer Review 3: Kaitlyn Blanchard
This here is my Peer Review of Kaitlyn’s account on the text Wuthering Heights. https://kaitlynblanchard2019.wordpress.com/2019/04/01/thoughts-on-wuthering-heights/ ~~~ Hiya Kaitlyn! Totally off topic, but I just realised that you’re one of the few gals in the class from America. So, I guess (informally speaking), welcome fam! Still wondering why you would’ve wanted to come here since I’ve always…
Peer Review 2: Yasmin Al Khatib
This here is my peer review on Yasmin’s blog post about her personal views on the importance of Coleridge’s Frost At Midnight and its influence on her perspective of nature and her surroundings. https://yasminandliterature.wordpress.com/2019/03/12/445/ Howdy Yasmin! As childish as it may seem (since I am a rather big baby) the first thing that had caught my attention,…
Week 4: Wuthering Heights
What obstacles did you face in trying to read Wuthering Heights and how did today’s tutorial help you to work a way around some of those obstacles? What are your plans for taking action on the obstacles that you face(d)? ~~~ Withering Frights. Wuthering Heights. They both sound the same to me. Wuthering Heights is…
Peer Review 1: Sandra Russo
This here is my peer review on Sandra’s blog post based on the differences (and similarities) between Sara Coleridge and Dorothy Wordsworth. https://literature1806blog.wordpress.com/2019/03/12/critical-19th-c/comment-page-1/?unapproved=7&moderation-hash=4aec057f4a9360038cbd964de11d4f6a#comment-7 Hey Sandra! I have to agree with Michael’s earlier comment on this post- you really do know have a way with championing both women in their personal successes behind the shadows of…
Week 2: The Tables Turned, William Wordsworth (1798)
Say in your own words what you think Wordsworth’s poem “The Tables Turned” is about? Is Wordsworth the loser in this argument? Why? Why not? ~~~ Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books; Or surely you’ll grow double: Up! up! my Friend, and clear your looks; Why all this toil and trouble? The sun…
Week 1: Lucid.
You have just heard and discussed Coleridge’s “silent icicles, / Quietly shining to the quiet Moon….” Write your own description in prose or poetry of some moments of intense silence where you feel your experience has opened up to a new world of understanding. ~~~ Intense silences aren’t necessarily something I would call eye opening or vivid in a…
A's Ambiguous Mind of Sorts 