9/30 Michaela K.

Today in class was a sad day, you weren't here. Luckily, we were able to manage in your absence. As soon as class began, everyone went straight to their seats and started working on their computers. Everyone seemed to be doing something different. Today's assignment was to somehow work on your intertextuality essay. There are several ways people could execute this assignment, so in today's class there was not one set activity everyone was doing. Some students finished their book, others put their headphones in and drifted away into their movie. Personally, I already finished my book and film which was Room. So, like some of my peers, I began working on the essay. I started by thinking about the following questions: How is the film different from the novel? How is the film similar to the novel? Do the film/novel do the same things? Do they do them in the same way? These questions are excellent starting points when thinking about how to write your essay. Additionally, I began to answer these questions: What examples are best for an analysis? How does mise-en-scene help you specify your analysis? How can you include an analysis about content and form? Having starting point questions before an essay is very beneficial because it helps you to get organized and help your essay to be clear and specific. In order to get a decent grade on the essay the planning that we did in class is essential. Overall, the class was very laid back today and everyone worked at their own pace. 

Here we are working hard!