English 2008

[costargh]

I've read A Man For All Seasons twice.

The second reading is essential!!!
The first time it was confusing in parts but now I've picked out like 1000 things I didnt notice in the first reading.

I'll read it again during the year.

[sxcalexc]

So... are the tallies going to be updated?

[droodles]

I dread the fact that I'm going to have to read 1984 again. Kite Runner I won't mind because it's on my level

[Mao]

So... are the tallies going to be updated?

lol relax, the mods have their lives too!

[sxcalexc]

So... are the tallies going to be updated?

lol relax, the mods have their lives too!

lol i know. Take your time, i was just wondering

[Nick]

The tally will be updated as soon as I get back from holidays, which is tomorrow. I have been accessing the forum via my mobile phone and therefore I have not been able to update due the limited settings on mobile internet. That is, I cannot edit existing posts. It will be done tomorrow.

[Mao]

The tally will be updated as soon as I get back from holidays, which is tomorrow. I have been accessing the forum via my mobile phone and therefore I have not been able to update due the limited settings on mobile internet. That is, I cannot edit existing posts. It will be done tomorrow.

god damn ur dedicated! fsn via mobile phone?!!!!
i'm voting you for staff of the month, xD

[Nick]

Here is the current tally of the most popular texts for 2008. The most popular are highlighted.

A Man for All Seasons: 4
Catcher in the Rye: 7
Of Love and Shadows: 1
Witness (film text): 8
1984: 7
Sometimes Gladness (Dawe): 6
Look Both Ways (film): 8
Inheritance: 4
The Kite Runner: 4
Paul Kelly: 1
Fly Away Peter: 1
Island- short stories: 1
Secret River: 3
Generals die in bed: 2
The Crucible: 6
Collected short stories by Beverly Farmer: 1
Bombshells (Play): 3
Sky Burial: 1
The Line: 5
Maestro: 2
The Shark Net: 1
A streetcar named desire: 1
Romulus, My Father: 2

ALL TEXTS WILL BE DECIDED UPON ON THE FOLLOWING DATE: JANUARY 28 2008

All preferences must be submitted by this date. I have extended the date to take into account the largest possible FSN student sample. As you can see, there is currently six texts with the most preferences, as the bottom two have the same amount of votes. If this occurs when voting closes, I will conduct a poll for the texts that tie in terms of voting.

[costargh]

Nick, someone in another topic, not this one mentioned they were doing A Man for All Seasons. I don't know if they were included on here or if they posted here... ill find it for you.

[Nick]

Nick, someone in another topic, not this one mentioned they were doing A Man for All Seasons. I don't know if they were included on here or if they posted here... ill find it for you.

No worries, if you could let me know that would be good. Just post the link here and I'll add it to the tally if it hasn't already been included in the current tally.

[costargh]

Sorry my mistake. it was in this thread lol

[costargh]

Nick, will you be considering the popularity of texts in terms of what sort of text they are? (ie. novels, plays and films).
Like will you choose a certain amount from each or just the most popular texts in general?

[Nick]

Nick, will you be considering the popularity of texts in terms of what sort of text they are? (ie. novels, plays and films).
Like will you choose a certain amount from each or just the most popular texts in general?

I think to be fair I'll just choose the top 5, regardless of the type of text. If I selected the most popular based on type, it wouldn't correspond accurately enough with how the vote was distributed.

[Mao]

will we be looking at context studies?? this new element of study is quite.... *wierd eyes*

this way we can limit to two main text/film per person + a context in which the main principles are discussed...?
if that made sense...

e.g.
i'm doing encountering conflict and books my school chose for that is "secret river" and "the crucible", other people around may also be doing encountering conflict but have different books, but the main idea behind this context should be the same... right?

but still, THANKS for all the effort put in Nick

[Nick]

I will be more than willing to address each of the contexts in a general sense as you've described, as it will be similar to analysing the broader implications of an issue in our lives (such as identity and belonging).

In addition to this, I'll be reading any context novels which end up in the top 5. This is because Area of Study Two of the new study design requires a written analysis of the context chosen by each school and in this piece of writing, direct reference to the context novel studied. I hope this makes sense.