Tuesday 26 January 2010

HHGG paper 1

connections in HHGG (themes, motifs, literary elements)

choose any half page from the first three chapters

Write a "paper"

full introduction

outlines of body paragraphs
  • key idea
  • examples (2)

full conclusion

due friday

Hitchhiker's guide T&M

Themes:
Mostly Harmless
The probability of the improbable
The population of the universe is ZERO
42 (The ultimate answer to life and everything)
Aliens Rule
The power of a cup of tea (there are moments where incredibly innocuous things are important)
The 'importance' of humanity
Past + present

Motifs:
Don't Panic (everything is nuts, no need to panic)
Mice
Monkey Man (speaking down to him)
Encyclopedia galactica
Marvin
The triple breasted whore of Eroticon six
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
Improbability Drive/Heart of Gold
Babel Fish
Tea
Earth

Thursday 14 January 2010

that survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L8ZFRML

Tuesday 12 January 2010

extended essays

Nora - history Chicago seven and effects on the development of?????

Hanna - I don't know

Niclas - non lo so

Seb - fear in media Daily Mail

Mel - Horror genre Frankenstein????

Silvia - Horror scream and Halloween

Alex - Cameron as an auteur

Vincent - Polanski as an Auteur