Summative Entry

Studying the literature and culture of the Nineteenth Century has amplified my understanding of what it is to be human. Being completely honest, I was nervous when I first enrolled in this unit. I thought: “writing from a different era… how on earth will I be able to relate and connect to that?” *Spoiler alert* […]

Peer Review #3 – Geoffrey Graham

You can read Geoffrey Graham’s blog HERE. Hi Geoffrey, I did Australian Literature last year, so I thought I’d check out your work because your blog name ‘Golden Sparrow’ really appealed to me 😂. The first blog that came up on your feed (which is really lovely in its layout by the way) Was ‘Francis […]

Peer Review #4 – Nicola Toigo

This is Nicola’s blog: Blog Four: New South Wales Art Gallery Visit‘ Hi Nicola, Wow! Your blog is so insightful! You write in a professional and coherent manner. Your points are clearly expressed, and I have learnt so much from reading this blog. Your knowledge is extensive and communicated in a concise and well-structured way. I’m also […]

Creative blog #5

Why did Tolstoy lose faith with his own class and identify himself with the Russian peasants? Write a succinct short paragraph that explains this curious turn of events in his life Tolstoy lost faith with the selfish, materialistic, and authoritarian traits of the middle and upper-class Russian society. He turned to a simplistic, spiritual, and […]

Critical Blog #4

Write a paragraph-long description of your suburb highlighting the mechanistic and inhumane aspects of the environment. Use Dickens’s description of Coketown as a template for your own description I like to stare beyond the red bricks, to see the red sky -to see the high, bent branches of palm trees in between the gaps of […]

Peer Review #2 Amber Russell

Amber has the answer! Thank you for letting me review your magnificent blog! I chose this blog because I did not research this myself, but wanted to learn more about the two ladies! First Impressions (Without reading the blog yet): Holy Moly! She has gone to a lot of effort in this one. I like […]

Creative Blog #3

1/ 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)? Wuthering Heights had me questioning whether literature is something I ACTUALLY enjoy. In our […]

Peer Review #1- Yasmin Al Khatib

Hi Yasmin (click here to go there), As the lucky winner of my *random clicking* game, you have won a peer review 😋. First impressions (before reading anything): Yay! She has her own photo’s- I love seeing blogs that have their own photos, it personalizes your page as it gives individual context to the things […]

Critical Blog #2

Dorothy’s journal is REAL. It is direct, straightforward and paints a feelingful picture! William’s poem is FORCED AND FAKE. It might be vibrant and energetic, but it is too pushy! Whose side of the argument are you on? Make a case. These were the exact words I used in the tutorial last week when I […]

Creative Blog #1

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. *** It had all stopped. The fast sirens. The crying babies. […]