onsdag 25. mars 2009

Poetry Project

Me and Ole Petter chose the poetry "What is success?".
And I really got to say that I loved this way of working with poetry. Usually when I read a poem I just read it and don't think so much about it any more. But this time I had to work on the poem and understand it on my own way. Poems is so much more then just some words on a piece of paper. There's a meaning with every word, and poems is wonderful if we just use some time to understand them. Poems are songs without music.
Even though the presentation didn't go exactly as we wanted because of the music, I'm satisfied. I feel like our message reached the audience.

onsdag 11. mars 2009

Task 2
What do you think is the main reason why Enoch’s parents decide to part?

Because they are both fed up with each other, and they can’t live together anymore. None of them cares for the other and they hardly talk.

What strategies do they have for the actual parting?
They decide to leave, without the other one knowing it. Both mother and father leaves and plans to send a letter to explain why they leave. But none of the parents get the other ones letter because they both left at the same day.

What are their feelings when they finally act on their decisions?
They are both sick and tired of their life, and want to start another life without their current family.

Why do you think Jack has a “dull toothache of a conscience”?
I think he might be a bit insecure in his decision. He definitely feels bad for leaving Enoch. But he tries to comfort himself with the thought that his mother will take good care of him.

Why do you think Edna turns the clock to the wall?
That, I don’t really know. But I am going to say what I think so I believe that she turns the clock on the wall to get a new start, or she turn the clock to the direction she’s going.

How do you think Enoch will feel when he gets home?
I believe he feels a bit alone. But he takes good care of himself, and he is kind of happy and he feels like an adult when he sleeps at the couch.


Task 3

Use the words below to describe how Enoch feels:

At first Enoch is excited and happy to be home alone and can to exactly what he wants. He doesn’t care so much if his parents are ever coming home. He enjoys himself when he is alone. But when the night comes he feels kind of lonely and anxious.His feelings change from excited and happy to lonely and anxious when the night comes.

What do you think he’ll do the next morning?

Well, I have read the story now. So I’m going to say what he did the next morning instead: Enoch goes to his grandmother in Netherfield.

What impression do you have of Edna and Jack as parents?
I think they have failed as parents. No one is ever, going to leave their kid behind.

What impression do you have of Enoch’s grandmother?
She seems like a good person. I got the impression that she’s going to take care of Enoch and that’s a good thing. She’s a real grandmother.

What impression do you have of Enoch himself?
It’s sad that he ones in this story wants his parents to be dead. But he totally regrets this and that’s good. He seems like a good boy, and wants to brag about the fact that he has been alone in his house for a whole night and that might give him some status at school.