Wednesday, February 25, 2009

British Literature

What author have you chosen for your British Lit period?  

Why did you make the choice you did - personal interest, reflective of the period, length of work?

Given the scope of the literary period, why or why not - is this period significant?
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20 comments:

  1. XFebruary 25, 2009 at 10:21 AM

    The Author i have chosen for my Brit Lit period is Shakespeare. The book i'll read is Macbeth. I made this choice because Shakespeare was the biggest Author of this period and I have never read Macbeth before.

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  2. TiffanyFebruary 25, 2009 at 10:26 AM

    I chose the Author: Michael Cadnum. I chose that one because the book caught my attention better than the other 12 books that I looked up. I chose the Medieval period and I like it because that's when all the interesting things happened.

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  3. TravisFebruary 25, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    the Author i have chosen is Charles Dickens (funny name i know)(its like what the dickens just happened) and the book i chose to read is The Haunted Man, it looks like a cool book its the "VICTORIAN AGE" thats why its important.

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  4. zachfullerFebruary 25, 2009 at 10:36 AM

    the author i choose to read is charles dickens
    I have seen the movie so i wanted to read the book since books are better then the movies.
    Dickens is a very famous author of his time and today. its the time of writers coming from the dark side of the force to the light

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  5. ChelseaFebruary 25, 2009 at 10:42 AM

    I have chosen an Anonymous writer, but the book I am going to read is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
    The reason being it sounded just really interesting, since Sir Gawain was a Knight of the round table, and the book just sounds like a fun read.

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  6. The one and only Josh WillisMarch 3, 2009 at 1:32 PM

    i want to read the book nightmare abbey by Thomas love peacock and it just looks like a good book and it has enough pages to get an A

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  7. The MegsterMarch 3, 2009 at 5:47 PM

    I chose an anonymous writer, but I will be reading Beowulf because it's the only complete epic poem that's from the Anglo Saxon time,

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  8. UnknownMarch 3, 2009 at 7:02 PM

    I decided to read Beowulf because Megans doing it, you can help me with it, and because it's an EPIC POEM!

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  9. HillaryMarch 3, 2009 at 8:26 PM

    I am doing Jane Austen for my author. I have read some of her books and I have been in the play Pride and Prejudice. I have not read sense and senseability so that is the book I am reading so far it has been great and I really enjoy it. In my era Jane Austen is known to be the most women to look up too.

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  10. Frank MataMarch 4, 2009 at 9:23 AM

    Im reading Beowulf. I dont know who the author is tho..

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  11. DREAMERMarch 9, 2009 at 9:50 PM

    I Have choosen Alexander Pope because he wrote mostly poems and i guess you can say i like poems and really i dont think there is any significant to this whole project thing sorry but my parents taught me to always tell the truth even if the truth hurts. so i guess thats it Sr... Williams!

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  12. jennyMarch 11, 2009 at 6:02 AM

    I wrote an extensive comment and my internet turned off..
    Anyway, i chose Daniel Defoe.
    Robinson Crusoe was my favorite bedtime book back before gradeschool.
    I dont remember much about it, so i'm going to refresh my memory.

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  13. AshleeMarch 12, 2009 at 9:03 AM

    I am reading The Portable Chaucer By Geoffrey Chaucer. This is one of the few books we had at the school so that is why i pick the book. This period is significant for many different reasons and one of them is the fall of the western roman empire.

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  14. K-LoveMarch 12, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    for my author I chose John Milton,
    and the time period is the 17th century
    it is a the time where Queen Elizabeth dies and king James becomes the king James the first for england..

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  15. tessieMarch 12, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    I have chosen J.K. Rowling as the author that I am reading for my ORB. I chose her book Harry Potter 1 because I have read it before and found it pretty interesting. I think that this period is significant because it is the type of material that we read today and are interested in.

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  16. old school rockerMarch 12, 2009 at 10:58 AM

    I have chosen Shakespeare. The book i'll read is Macbeth because i have never read this before and Shakespeare is one of the best Authors.

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  17. SpencerMarch 12, 2009 at 11:03 AM

    I chose George Orwell, the author of Animal Farm. I chose Animal Farm because it went with the modern era and it looked very interesting. The modern period was very important because all the things that were going on at the time such as WW1, WW2
    and the civil rights movements. All these events affected the authors and their books.

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  18. David StevensonMarch 12, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    I chose George Orwell, the author of Animal Farm. I chose Animal Farm because spencer made me. the modern period was very important because all the things that were going on at the time like ww1,ww2,civil rights, cars, etc. this is affecting the authors of the time

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  19. liv....*March 17, 2009 at 4:53 PM

    I have chosen Jonathan Swift. I am reading A Battle of the Books. I chose this because it looked and sounded interesting and I felt like i would learn something from this book. The 18th Century was important for many reasons. Lot's of things were invented and also scientists started coming out. It is also called the age of reason.

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  20. Brian CushingMarch 19, 2009 at 9:10 AM

    I chose to read Don Quixote, By Miguel De Cervantes. I chose it because it sounded good and it's from my literary period.

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