Learning Outcomes Revisted

I've tried to dictate the content of my posts this term around our class learning objectives. The new stuff is highlighted in blue. How'd I do?

1. Know basic literary terms and methods
   
   Posted about tone and diction in an excerpt by Neil Gaiman
   Posted a basic plot structure and analyzed it in relation to The Hunger Games
   Discussed the themes of Greasy Lake
   Discussed the themes and plot of The Picture of Dorian Gray
   Analyzed rhythm in song structure as poetry in "Wonderwall" by Oasis
   Discussed the effect of iambic foot in "Wonderwall"
   Analyzed the use of metaphor in "Dear Room"
   Analyzed the use of personification in "Dear Room"
   Wrote about chapter length and structure variation with "House on Mango Street"
   Wrote about use of metaphor in House on Mango Street excerpt
   Wrote about concrete poetry to create visual theme
   Discussed voice in "Secret Life of Bees"
   Wrote a haiku with its 5-7-5 form in relation to sidewalk art
   Argued about the voice and tone in Love's Labour's Lost, with its accompanying emotions
   Analyzed the use of flashback and stage direction in "Death of a Salesman"
   Discussed the types of stage and parody in "A Very Potter Musical"
   Wrote about themes in dystopian literature
   Wrote about common plot elements in dystopian literature
   Wrote about answering the "why" of theme
   Discussed the technique of summarizing in analyzing literature
   Posted about foreshadowing and plot structure in A Walk to Remember
   Discussed imagery in "from Heaven and earth in jest"
   Used persuasion in creative non-fiction to discuss social media
   Wrote about the effect of tone and mood in The Last Lecture
   Discussed irony in "Saving Punjab"
   Discussed use of onomatopoeia in cookbooks
   Analyzed the use of metaphor in "Ode to my socks"
   Analyzed the use of first-person narration in The Secret Life of Bees
   Analyzed the use of anastrophe, parallelism, and metaphor in "The Little Mermaid"
   Discussed the use of signette in House on Mango Street
   
   
2. Know basic literary genres and representative texts
   Created a reading list including historical fiction, a memoir, and cultural fiction books.
   Posted about horror books (fiction sub-genre) (The Graveyard Book)
   Posted about historical horror books (fiction sub-genre) (The Picture of Dorian Gray)
   Posted about lyrical poetry with "Wonderwall"
   Discussed contemporary romantic poetry with "Dear Room"
   Wrote about cultural fiction with "House on Mango Street"
   Wrote about science fiction drama in "Another Earth"
   Wrote about concrete poetry
   Discussed historical fiction in "Secret Life of Bees"
   Discussed the use of new media in contemporary poetry
   Wrote about Shakespearean sonnets
   Wrote a haiku - form of poetry
   Wrote about performance literature in relation to Love's Labour's Lost
   Wrote about Shakespearean literature
   Wrote about performance drama
   Wrote about parody subgenres of drama
   Wrote about dystopian literature and societies (fiction sub-genre)
   Discussed how the "why" question makes up the memoir in works such as Last Lecture
   Wrote about romance novels (fiction sub-genre)
   Wrote about the power of short stories (creative non-fiction)
   Wrote in the form of a political discourse (creative non-fiction)
   Wrote about the memoir (creative non-fiction)
   Reviewed a news story (creative non-fiction) with "Saving Punjab"
   Reviewed a cookbook blog/food blog (creative non-fiction)
   Analyzed an ode (poetry)
   Reviewed a historical fiction book (fiction)
   Reviewed children's literature (fiction)
   Discussed signettes (fiction)
   
   
3. Write literary arguments
   Analyzed the diction and tone in an excerpt from The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.
   Discussed the themes and metaphors of Greasy Lake
   Analyzed the poetry and language of "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll
   Wrote about the underlying themes in "Wonderwall"
   Discussed the use of metaphor as contributing to theme in "Dear Room"
   Wrote how chapter structure contributes to the theme of House on Mango Street.
   Wrote about the authenticity and implications of concrete poetry
   Argued that literature should make you uncomfortable if it is to evoke change
   Discussed the importance of new media for visual learners in regards to poetry
   Argued about the importance of the visual aspect of literature in relation to Shakespeare
   Argued about Shakespeare's intentions for performance literature
   Wrote about the evidence of a relationship deterioration in "Death of a Salesman"
   Argued the destructive effect of too much vulgarity
   Argued the positive benefits of little to no props
   Argued the benefits of political freedoms in regards to literature
   Wrote about the importance of answering the "why" in literature and research
   Discussed the importance of summarizing text for analyzing literature correctly
   Argued that the film/drama adaptation of A Walk to Remember was better than the book
   Argued that dictionaries were not literature
   Argued about the use of social media as not being destructive
   Argued the book version of The Last Lecture was more authentic than the video
   Argued the importance of showing vs. telling in poetry
   Argued the importance of voice in first-person narration
   Discussed the differences in Andersen's "Little Mermaid" for theme purposes
   
   
4. Engage literature creatively and socially

   Created a reading list and posed questions to blog readers about the books.
   Asked readers for their opinions about Greasy Lake and personal experiences
   Used a YouTube rendition of "Jabberwocky" for visual effect
   Analyzed a YouTube song and video as poetry with "Wonderwall"
   Highlighted and used color for "Dear Room" to demonstrate the visual aspect of poetry
   Connected to a song by the Barenaked Ladies in theme similarity for "Dear Room"
   Linked and wrote based on a post by another blogger with "House on Mango Street"
   Wrote about science fiction and the film version of the trailer for "Another Earth"
   Had a conversation about the implications of "Another Earth" on our class blog
   Wrote about poetry forms in visual poetry with concrete poetry
   Argued the feelings literature should provoke
   Linked to YouTube to discuss the visual nature of poetry
   Linked poetry to local artwork
   Wrote a review of performance literature
   Analyzed an excerpt of "Death of a Salesman" based on stage direction
   Wrote a review of a YouTube play
   Related dystopian literature to popular literature The Hunger Games
   Challenged readers to answer the "why" question in literature
   Challenged readers to employ summary in academic writing
   Had a discussion with classmates on Blogger about the book version of A Walk to Remember compared to the film
   Used Blogger to post thesis ideas for paper
   Used Blogger to revise thesis and draft paper
   Posed question to classmates about the possibility of encyclopedias and dictionaries being considered literature
   Wrote literature as a political speech
   Posted a link to YouTube version of memoir (visual)
   Posted a draft of my paper to the blog via Google Doc
   Broke down a Neruda poem into colors based on literary device
   Broke down an excerpt of "The Little Mermaid" into colors based on literary device
   
   5. Use emerging communication tools and pedagogical methods

I started blogging on our class blog at least five times per week.

I created a Goodreads account.

Linked to a YouTube rendition of Jabberwocky

Discussed YouTube and its comments with "Wonderwall"

Connected to a song with similar themes to connect to the poetry of "Dear Room"

Linked and wrote based on a post by another blogger with "House on Mango Street"

Linked to YouTube trailer of "Another Earth" as science fiction drama

Had a conversation about the implications of "Another Earth" on our class blog

Had a discussion about the implications of concrete poetry on our class blog

Discussed the feelings of literature on our class blog

Linked to YouTube to discuss the visual nature of poetry

Linked poetry to other blog photos of sidewalk art

Wrote a review of performance literature

Analyzed and used photos of scene direction in Death of a Salesman

Wrote a review of a YouTube play

Wrote about accessibility of literary resources and religious works

Used blogger to discuss the importance of answering the "why" in all writing

Discussed the importance of summarizing, which can be easily done with online resources

Wrote for an informal audience about comparing film and book versions of the same work on Blogger

Used Blogger to post thesis ideas for paper

Used Blogger to revise thesis

Discussed the use of online sources such as Wikipedia for quick information in writing

Discussed the use of Facebook in literature and creative connectivity

Posted a link to YouTube of the visual version of the memoir

Used an online newspaper to review an article

Discussed an online food blog

Created a Google Doc to get feedback on my essay

Inserted a definition from online Webster

Specific Feedback: 

1. After the midterm evaluation, I was told to work more on writing about subgenres, which I did

• here with parody (drama)
• here with dystopian literature (fiction)
• here with themes in writing in regards to The Last Lecture/memoirs (creative non-fiction)
• here with romance (fiction)
• here about the short story (creative non-fiction)
• here with an analysis of an ode by Pablo Neruda (poetry)
• here with historical fiction
• here with children's fiction
• here with the signette (fiction)

2. I was also told to write for more formal audiences, which I did 

• here about dystopian societies 
• here about answering the "why" in academic writing
• here about the importance of summarizing for correct analysis in academic writing
• here in a political discourse
• here about a news story "Saving Punjab"
• here with an analysis of Pablo Neruda
• here with a review of The Secret Life of Bees
• here with the themes of children's fiction
• here with the signette of House on Mango Street, and 
• here with a review of the story of my paper.