I really like your idea Vincent, especially the creative writing aspect of it. If I were you I would mostly focus on the creative aspect of this research and have it be the idea that moves the research along, but I would make sure that I have enough sources to help reach the limit of the research paper and actually provide an answer for my…[Read more]

I think this is a very great research idea. Since you will be researching the issue with identifiers, will you be using a theoretical approach during this research since one of your examples was about one of the characters being identified as the “Arabian” so that cultural studies and historicism can help you with this research.

I think this proposal gives a good idea of what your topic will be, however, it is very broad and should be narrowed down since I think whoever reads your research will be confused as to what exactly you will be questioning and what your focus is on, so I would suggest you focus more on what is it that you want to research. Also, you said that…[Read more]

to further elaborate, even though Wikipedia is not a very credible source, Wikipedia does hold facts that are credible due to us being able to see the citations as well as create our own searches, and finding similar facts that are seen on Wikipedia, so even though it is not credible, it is still a source that can be used to give us an idea or a…[Read more]

I agree with you on how maps are meant to show connections and also help build analysis through this connection. I believe that by having a map to look at, it makes it easier for readers to see all the connections and not miss out on a certain key idea. It just lays everything out for them. You are right by saying maps are meant to help with…[Read more]

I would just like to elaborate on your last point about making students write sestinas with the 6 words that are most commonly used in the text. I would personally make that a two-part activity. I would first make my students write a sestina with the six words and not care for following the novels theme/ storyline or tone, they just have to write…[Read more]

Nhu, I completely agree with your suggestion to see how the film industry plays a role and how it correlates between novels and readership. Of course not all films are long enough to play out the entire plot in close detail, however, in these graphs, we can list the main and important key scenes that should be in the film, then compare the movie…[Read more]

I do agree that these online quizzes would serve as a great start to getting the students to engage with the text and open up other class activities. What I would suggest after having the students take these quizzes and perhaps do other close reading activities, I would make the students create their own quizzes, perhaps having each group focus on…[Read more]

Nhu, I completely agree with following the rules of the thirds in photography when assigning the students to create key images of important scenes from the text. This will not only help them understand the story better and create a timeline of it but through the rule of the thirds, how the images are displayed such as the characters or the general…[Read more]

During the end of your first paragraph, you state that “I feel it better to be in a library or a bookstore that limits the flow of internet to have a clear perspective”. I agree with you in that sense that having a control on internet use will make it beneficial to anyone that is using a digital edition of a book as their main source of text.…[Read more]

I agree with what you say about digital books being beneficial due to the factor that we are able to quickly look up terms. This actually makes reading less time consuming, and encourages the reader to actually search up the definition of the term since it is simplified and ready for them, rather than just review the context and try to understand…[Read more]

I do agree with you in the sense that at the beginning you mentioned that digital books are not necessarily a trusted source of reading. I have encountered several instances where I would search up a book but then find that it is very different from the original book, or that this edition could end up just being a secondary source of the book, so…[Read more]

I agree with what you stated about how in digital editions, in order for the reader to realize the shift in scenes, they should be attentive. I honestly believe that anyone with a strong background and passion for reading is an attentive reader, only if they read for expanding their knowledge rather than purely just for pleasure. To explain my…[Read more]