Sunday, February 5, 2012
Kyle's Writing Project
For the writing project I would be interested in writing about the history of Czechoslovakia and how a lot of it is applied in the book. Not only would I be interested in looking into the history, but culture and important facts about religion and other beliefs. I would do this in different sections, starting with what life was like in the 60's, 70's and 80's. I could break it up into 3 different sections and show how each time period applied to the book and where there were different view points on culture or beliefs between the book The Miracle Game and in actual history. I've always been interested in learning what life was truly like during this time period and how it affected the daily lives of people in Czechoslovakia.
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For the writing project I would be interested in, like Zach Bock, of doing a journal for a character, and try to go through their minds, on certain situations just as the history going on, when the Russians enter, and what their life would be like in the 60's, 70's, and 80's.
ReplyDeleteAnthony, you need to post this, and you need to say more about your project.
DeleteWorking on the history of Czechoslovakia over this period works for me, though I'd like you to focus your inquiry somewhat, so that it doesn't turn out to be the Encyclopedia Britannica version. One way to do this would be to take historical events from the novels and find out more about "what really happened" or more of the big picture. There is also the possibility of focusing on particular aspects of the lives of ordinary people: perhaps something that would accord with the Havel essay.
ReplyDeleteI need you to address the schedule and evaluation questions!
ReplyDeleteAs for a schedule I would like the next few weeks to begin reviewing a few big events that occurred during the early time frame I provided. By the half way point in the semester I will have 2 or 3 events with detailed timeline of events and how it effected everyday lives and how it relates to the book. As for evaluation, I would like to have a few peers review my paper and grade me on how well detailed it is and how I relate it to everyday lives back then. I would like to have people grade me on how well it starts out in the developmental process and compare it to the final project. I would also like for when you are reading my paper, to take into account how well I can connect the events to daily lives and how detailed each event is.
ReplyDeleteIf you want several people to evaluate your work, I recommend using either Google Docs or a blog. That will avoid al lot of sending of attachments.
ReplyDeleteCan I have them read over a paper copy of it? And can it be people outside the class or must they be in the class?
ReplyDeleteAnd for having by spring break I thought it was a little earlier than it actually is. I will have part of it done by next Monday (a week from today)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kyle. It's fine with me if you involve people outside of class. Even better even!
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