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 ...

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

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

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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

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