The Summary of Sums (Portfolio 1)
This portfolio compiles all the blogs I have posted as of February 25, 2008 for Dr. Jerz’s Introduction to Literary Study class at Seton Hill University.
For every class, we are assigned texts to read and blog about using the RRRR sequence. First we Read the given text, React by posting an agenda item on our blogs, and Respond to our peers by commenting on their blogs. The final R stands for Reflect. For each agenda item we post, we are to right a brief, informal reflection paper. This process helps us to critically think about the text and engage in conversation. We do the RRRR sequence before class even begins, so we have a thought to bring to the table when discussions arise. Also, there is never enough time in any class to cover text in great detail. Blogging helps everyone see what everyone is thinking about the text, and it gives us an outlet to continue discussion outside the classroom.
This portfolio is the first in a set of three which, as I have said, compiles all my blogs thus far for the Spring 2008 semester into an index format. They were all posted before class started, discuss specific quotes from the assigned readings, and including links to the course homepage and, in some cases, portions of the readings listed found online.
-Interaction-
The following blog entries show an ongoing discussion between a peer and I on our blogs.
Hello Ugly! You’re Looking Beautiful Today Shakespeare definitely was not all about mushy love when he wrote “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun.” See the conversation Angela Palumbo and I had concerning Shakespeare’s lovely sonnet.
Jesus the Misfit If you’ve ever wondered what The Misfit meant by, “She would have been a good woman, if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life,” in Flannery O’Connor’s A Good Man is Hard to Find, then look no further. The answer lies on the other side of this link. In this blog’s comments, Jessie Farine and I discuss what each other wrote.
-Depth-
The above blog entries and the following demonstrate my ability to dig deep into the text. In some of the entries, like “I’m Looking Through You. Where Did You Go?” and Hello Ugly! You’re Looking Beautiful Today, I found two distinctly different interpretations for the text and discussed each. In The Women of Prufrock’s Life I wrote a close reading on a close reading.
We Find the Defendant… This blog entry focuses on the last line of Susan Glaspell’s short play “Trifles” in which two women conspire to protect their friend from being found guilty of killing her husband.
Caps Lock Emily Dickinson’s poem “Victory Comes Late” uses capitalized words throughout to draw a deeper meaning from the poem.
The Chariot This blog takes Emily Dickinson’s “The Chariot” step by step and explains each stanza as Dickinson might have wanted it read.
Die, Death Die! John Donne’s “Death, Be Not Proud” gets a close analysis when I go searching for a deeper meaning.
“I’m Looking Through You. Where Did You Go?” This blog examines a quote from Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” Acts II and III. The line comes from Act II Scene 2 Lines 47-52.
The Women of Prufrock’s Life A close reading on a close reading by Blythe and Sweet.
-Discussion-
The following blogs are not my own, but rather blogs written by my peers that I have written extensive comments on.
Nobody Can Talk Smack on Death Like John Donne This is Angela Palumbo’s blog on John Donne’s “Death, Be Not Proud”
Hair Like Wire? Sounds... Pretty. Kaitlin Monier wrote a blog concerning Shakespeare’s “My Mistress’ Eyes” sonnet to which I responded. I also commented on her Sympathy For Death? It Didn’t Last Long.
-More Blog Entries-
The above blog entries displayed a more interactive and deeper understanding for the assigned texts in our class. However, I wrote many other interesting blogs. This is an archive of the remaining blog entries I have written and posted as of February 25, 2008.
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