Monday, September 30, 2013
Reading Log and Short Story Response
I like how we have been working on short stories in class. Most of the stories are interesting, but some points in the story are hard to comprehend. My favorite short story was "To Da- Duh, in Memoriam", because the author did a good job depicting the characters. I enjoyed how I could imagine the characters physical and emotional pictures, in my head. My least favorite story was "Dry September", because it was about segregation and I didn't like the terminology used.
I thought class discussions on the short stories was very productive. You could compare your annotations with someone else and pick up on details you missed. Also other classmates could have different interpretations of the writing and meaning of the story. Class discussions helped me fully understand the story and answered questions about parts in the story I didn't understand. Annotating with a different literary element focus each night help develop my understanding of the elements. Overall working with short stories has been enjoyable.
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
9/24 45 min
pp. 53-56
Dry September
9/26- 60 min
pp. 21-32
Picture Perfect by D. Anne Love
9/27- 60 min
pp 1-94
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
9/28- 90 min
pp. 3-37
Total- 255 min
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Hello Amanda,
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post! My favorite short story that we read was "To Da- Duh, in Memoriam" as well. I also thought the class discussions were very helpful.
Happy Blogging,
Omar
Dear Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI didnt like dry september either, for the same reasons. I have also enjoyed these short stories, but i feel like we have them too often, and they take a lot of time. They are helpful though. Keep up the good work!
-Paul