That's true.. However I wouls like to know the conventions so that i can consciously subvert them not just do it without knowing..... that's what ee2 is all about!!!
War and peace by Leo Tolstoy- 1600 pages
I love this book.
why does everyone think cloudstreet is a long book? I love that book, very good!!! I recommend everyone read both of these books.
Alice in wonderland is an imaginative journey as it is set in an imaginary world.
maybe you could include the poem Jabberwocky in your speech?
look at how the composer decribes the animals- gives them human qualities...etc etc
you could also examine the way Carroll uses things like...
You might be able to use:
Othello
Huck Finn
you can use pretty much any text that is showing a teenager for instance growing/maturing:
Maybe if you looked at a few classics such as Pride and Prejudice; picture of dorian gray Oscar wilde;
sorry i couldn't be more help...
I love doing crime fiction for ee1. I love the old style crime fiction much more than contemporary stuff too, but there are some good contemporary crime writers such as Patrica Cornwell-she wrote about Jack the ripper-excellent book loved it!!
Clerisy, i agree with you completely.
What questions r u asked? if n e 1 can post them be very grateful. Thanks.
we haven't even been told bout a viva voce... what is it? some kinda informal speech with ur teacher? is it wit everyone else in ur ee2 class sitting thee or on ur own?
everyone sounds like they have so many people in their ee2 classes- maybe cause we're at public schools-people lazy = 3 people in ee2...
what's the norm for others? Does anyone have time to read my 1st draft of my short story? its linear and not post-modern?
does n e 1 have the short story conventions? i'm doin' a linear narrative... so does that mean its just the same as any other narrative thats linear?
Help!!!!!!!Please......