English Lang/Lit LPs

 Choice of text: Arcadia The text is an advert for a multimodal story written by Iain Pears which can read by the reader on a phone or tablet. The question I am answering is how does the advertisement promote the app version of Arcadia.  Paragraph 1: The use of phones as a visual element displays the ease of use and visual appeal of the app. Paragraph 2:Through including a statement from the writer in which he promotes the app as a better alternative to the e-book or hardcover makes the app seem like the better more faithful version of the work. Paragraph 3: The highlighted text of the download button, but not the text about in-app purchases encourages the reader to download the app by highlighting only certain parts. Conclusion: The text uses visual highlighting, visual depictions of phones, and quotes from the author to establish the app as an equal or superior way to read Arcadia.

LP entry: Choose one of the letters from Cave’s Red Hand Files and write about your reactions to it, perhaps using the GQs from the Nick Cave document. You could also look for thematic connections between it and the literary works you’ve studied. My Choice: Issue #149 I have called these texts (the answers primarily) “letters”. Do you agree with this classification? In what ways are these texts like letters, in what ways are they unusual as letters? The answers are very much structured like letters, even if the questions are rarely. Starting with the phrase "Dear [name]" and ending with something like "Love, Nick" really makes the structure feel similar to a letter. As for things that set it apart from most letters, I might say the content of what's being discussed, but some of the best essays and works have started off as letters. By all respects I would consider this a letter, though I may well be wrong in doing so, I do not claim to be an authority on letter...

LP: Compare and contrast how the Key and Peele sketches treat US racial politics with other works/texts you have covered during the course. Consider how they treat the topic, and the way they use authorial choices to contribute to this. Key and Peele take an interesting approach to racial issues in the United States. Many of the works we've worked with in the past that tackle this issue do it with an emphasis on respect and offer really solid thoughtful commentary on racial issues. Key and Peele take a somewhat unorthodox approach in that they use comedy to critique and comment on racial issues. Other works/texts tended to emphasize understanding and offer arguments regarding racial issues, Key and Peele treat racial politics with more simplicity, signaling that this really isn't a complicated situation, black people deserve dignity, safety, and equal opportunity and rather than start arguing why they approach the situation more to mock and comment on the racism built into the...