Month: November 2016
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Ashley Staples: Scene Comparison
Act 3 scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet culminates in the death of Tybalt by Romeo’s hands, as they duel over the fate of Mercutio. Romeo, seeking vengeance for his friend, lets his emotions overcome him, furthering the gap between…
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Natasha King: Argument Reflection
When I’m planning my paper I like to treat it similar to how I put together a puzzle. Just like how I establish the frame of the puzzle first, I create an outline for my paper to work within. Once I’ve built my frame I then organize the remaining pieces together based on thematic commonalities…
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Matthew Moghadam: Notes Reflection
The annotation process of film can be quite a drab and tiresome predicament for some. While this process is advantageous to place an emphasis on analysis rather than mere observation of a work, it can still be dull and monotonous. Nevertheless, often it is also a necessity to uncover underlying meanings, unique…
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Jessica Whitmore – Notes Reflection
When I read a Shakespearean text, I have several stages of annotation before I begin to evaluate his underlying meaning. Foremost, I will attempt to deconstruct Shakespeare’s lines so that I am able to understand them in modern English. I have always interpreted Shakespeare as being an artisan of…
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Notes Reflection
Exposing a texts deeper meaning through close reading. My note taking process is expansive and concise. For plays I very carefully search the text for unexposed meaning by breaking down its meter, poetic diction, and context. For films my technique shifts away from the text itself, focusing on how the scene is built. First…
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Andre Retuta: Notes Reflection
I have never been an excellent notes-taker. If you see me in class, you would probably only notice a laptop with me typing away while a lecture is happening. My methods for note-taking is mostly due to the fact that I can process things easier in auditory fashion rather than just reading about it or…
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Reilly Kruger: Notes Reflection
The transformations that I have made in my annotation practices have changed drastically since I’ve been in university. Note taking in university involves neat and tidy writing that is 100% legible, the notes must also be relevant and concise. On the contrary, my note taking practices while in high school were illiterate scribbles…
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Cailin Murphy: Notes Reflection
For my second blog post I decided to write about the prompt that asked to reflect upon our note taking and how our methods attributed to our success in English 311. Throughout the course I predominantly took notes during class lectures. I used two notebooks to write down key ideas, themes, language choices, and any…
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Ashley Staples: Notes Reflection
The way I take notes differs depending on what kind of media I am viewing. Text versus film changes my style of perception drastically, and therefore what and how I annotate will vary depending on my experience. For example, film is a visual medium, so a lot of the notes I take while analyzing a…
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Simone Switzer: Notes Reflection
I hate annotation. The act of writing in a book feels like a sin. That being said, when it comes to taking an English class annotation becomes a necessary evil, especially when that class is on Shakespeare. Shakespeare is one of those writers that you need to read and reread over and over again to…