English Literature, Acts of Writing

Creative work: my short story adaptation maintains the core themes, characters, and stylistic devices of The Lady of Shalott, whilst reappropriating them for the context of a modern-day psychiatric hospital. The concurrent conflation and separation of Tennyson’s work and my own allows my adaptation to remain simultaneously authentic and recognisable. Critical essay: my essay explores the imagery, themes, meter, and sound of Lord Tennyson's poem The Lady of Shalott in conjunction with my ...

This document is 38 pages long and provides lecture and seminar notes for every week of the Acts of Writing Course. It received a high 1st. Close Analysis: - Maus, Art Spiegelman - 'I Want My Time With You', art installation - Heroes, Zephaniah Lecture/ seminar notes: - Storytelling, Walter Benjamin and Popova - What makes a good adaptation? - Lifewriting & social media Creative exercises: - Poetry for advocacy workshop design - Sketch for a literary festival - Jane Eyre ast...

A well-written 3,000 word document, covering: - an astrology blog post plan based on Jane Eyre - a poetry workshop plan for young people's mental health - an original poem based on CAMHS - a sketch for a literary festival

A 2,000 word compilation of readings about book to film adaptations, covering: - why adaptations are made - what purpose they serve - what makes a good adaptation

Reading 1: sound symbolism and emotion in The Lady of Shalott Reading 2: historical sources for The Lady of Shalott Reading 3: background of The Lady of Shalott Perfect for essay planning: approximately 2,000 words

A well-written 1,000 word notes series on adaptations, covering: - what makes a good adaptation - pros and cons of faithful adaptations - what's your favourite adaptation and why? -

Lecture and seminar notes on writivism (1500 words), covering: - what you understand writivism to be, and from where that word originated - the roles that acts of writing have in effecting change in the community - how poetry affects change

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