1.1 A Starting Point: Self Reflection

Let's figure out where we are.  In this first assignment, please introduce your interest in a focused literary study.  What will you focus on? Your goal here is to identify where you are starting from and where you want to end up.  What do you hope to accomplish in this module?  The following is a list of questions you can use to guide your response.  Be very thorough and clear in this personal response.

  1. What interests you about focused literary studies?  Why did you choose this module of work?
  2. What are your experiences?  Have you read or responded to much literature?
  3. What medium do you most enjoy?  poetry, short stories, novels, drama, graphic novels, children's literature
  4. Do you enjoy a particular genre? author?  theme?  era? 
  5. Do you prefer written expression or do you want to perform your creative work?
  6. What are your strengths in your writing?
  7. Where do you get your ideas?
  8. What do you need from your teacher to advance your skills in studying literature?

This is where you will upload your assignment to your teacher for marking.

You will upload the file containing your assignment:

Name the file with your name and the title.  eg. Sally Brown Self Reflection

  • Click Add submission
  • Upload the file containing your assignment under File submission
  • Click Save changes
  • OR provide the shareable link from your Google drive in the online text box.