Portfolio Two: http://... (I promise you can read the titles now!)
Carissa Liberty Altizer
Dr. Jerz
Writing About Literature, EL 237
October 14, 2009
Portfolio 2:
1. Coverage: I wrote a response for every article, poem, and work of
literature that we have read thus far.
What Would William Think? -A look at Shakespeare and feminism
Quit Your Books and Grab Your Hippi Skirts!- Fun take on Wordsworth "The Tables Turned" by comparing it to the average college student's perspective
Feeling Like a Fool...-What is a foolscap?
Sign Up to be a Lawyer - You'll Make More Money-English, making an argument, and the easy path towards making a lot more money...
Truly Alone Or A Few Feet From Home?-How far from civilization was Robert Frost? A look into his loneliness.
The Monkey On Your Back Has Climbed Into Your Brain-Examining Ray's character
The Missing Parent Problem Increases-Do any of William's characters have responsible parents?
Matriarch -Williams quote about the matriarchal elephant hits home
Review Of True Grit by Ron Carlson- My opinion of a book review on Close Range, a book of short stories where Brokeback Mountain was originally found before the movie was made and the book was sold on it's own.
Roberts Ch. 8: The Siamese Tail - Ch 8, Question 4, letter C exercise. I wrote a poem about my grandparents snobby cat that included imagery and senses.
2. Depth: These are what I believe to be my best blogging samples.
Quit Your Books and Grab Your Hippi Skirts!
The Monkey On Your Back Has Climbed Into Your Brain
The Missing Parent Problem Increases
3. Discussion: These articles have sparked comments or discussions from my
peers. They range from four to one
comment.
Quit Your Books and Grab Your Hippi Skirts!
Sign Up to be a Lawyer - You'll Make More Money
The Missing Parent Problem Increases
Truly Alone Or A Few Feet From Home?
The Monkey On Your Back Has Climbed Into Your Brain
4. Interaction: These articles are examples of blogs where I either disagreed with the opinions of my fellow classmates or added a meaningful comment to their blog discussion.
CAN SOMEBODY FILL ME IN? BY Karyssa Blair
WORDS YOU NEVER HEAR IN ARIZONA BARS - Dave Wilbanks
WHO SAW THAT COMING? WE DID. - Josie Rush
CHARACTERS REALLY MAKE THE STORY- Jessica Krehlik
IF YOU CAN'T READ HIM, READ A PARODY - By Josie Rush
BLAST THAT TRUMPET ANGEL - By Brooke Kuehn
I joined in on Josie's blog by responding to Diana's exclamation about the language in Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). I recommended a book on Shakespeare's bawdy. I later followed up on the conversation and suggested that bloggers check out Dave's sight because it it had similar content.
The Comment Informative: BLAST THAT TRUMPET ANGEL - By Brooke Kuehn
I made a few book suggestions to Brooke that may make her Shakespeare/Chaucer experiences a little more enjoyable.
The Comment Primo: NO, YOU'RE IT - By David Wilbanks
I was the first to start a conversation with David and then I followed up later.
The Comment Primo: CAN SOMEBODY FILL ME IN? BY Karyssa Blair
I thought that Karyssa's insight about the owl/Corvus connection was really insightful. Our blog sparked conversation in class before the book made an obvious connection between Corvus' name and the owl.
The Comment Gracious:Jessica's blog inspired me to write a blog about Ray because she blogged about every character but him. I felt like Ray was left out and needed some attention. CHARACTERS REALLY MAKE THE STORY- Jessica Krehlick
The Monkey on Your Back Has Climbed Into Your Brain
6. Wildcard: Quit Your Books and Grab Your Hippi Skirts! I chose this blog as my wildcard because it generated conversation by relating Wordsworth "The Tables Turned" to the life of the average college student. I snagged classmates attention by using an interesting, rhyming title, and I my peers were able to easily relate to the topic. I didn't go extremely in depth, but I did examine specific references and lines within the poem.
7. Timely: I'm still having some difficulty getting my entries blogged in a timely manner, but the majority are all in before class begins.
Review Of True Grit by Ron Carlson
I wrote Feeling Like a Fool... after class because I was still confused about foolscaps.
Several of my blogs began classroom conversations.
Truly Alone Or A Few Feet From Home?
The Monkey On Your Back Has Climbed Into Your Brain
The Missing Parent Problem Increases
Recent Comments
Leave a comment