I liked how your blog is very simple, professional, and straight to the point just like the title of your presentation, “Black and White”. It’s easy to relate your title back to the main idea behind your presentation that William Golding’s writing depicts the contrast between the natural good and evil within men. The passages that you chose to analyze from your books clearly portrayed this theme of what side mankind instinctively leans towards; your prose from Pincher Martin was an especially good example. You point out in your analysis that Golding uses imagery through similes and metaphors to paint a very realistic picture of the setting around him. I think that this represents that the setting is so important because it is a deserted island that puts the main character in a position where he must revert to his instincts in order to survive. Your claim is that once Martin becomes sure of his identity, he begins to assert himself over the sea believing and assuring his natural tendency for dominance which makes sense.
Along with reading the passage and the close reading charts and analysis essay that went with it, I also did the multiple choice test. I got the more direct questions that applied to figurative language correct but missed the last two that asked me to make inferences. It was not really hinted to at all in the passage that Martin had just discovered his identity besides him stating his name in the first line. I only knew this from reading your analysis so I don’t know if the fifth question would be a very fair question to ask. But overall, you replicated the style, content, and difficulty level of the real AP questions very well. I found your whole project interesting and easy to follow!
This essay was very well constructed. This was due to your clear thesis and understandable explanation, giving the audience a very clear view of what you are arguing. By speaking about Golding’s entire writing style instead of merely limiting it to this one section, you brought up how this single passage could be used to represent his other pieces of literature and writings. This essay was very understandable.
You brought up many good points throughout this essay upon which you expanded; however, I think it would have been more beneficial if you used some more specific details, possibly even quote or paraphrases, throughout your essay instead of only limiting this to a portion of it. Despite that, this essay was well delivered and easy to understand.
I liked how your blog is very simple, professional, and straight to the point just like the title of your presentation, “Black and White”. It’s easy to relate your title back to the main idea behind your presentation that William Golding’s writing depicts the contrast between the natural good and evil within men. The passages that you chose to analyze from your books clearly portrayed this theme of what side mankind instinctively leans towards; your prose from Pincher Martin was an especially good example. You point out in your analysis that Golding uses imagery through similes and metaphors to paint a very realistic picture of the setting around him. I think that this represents that the setting is so important because it is a deserted island that puts the main character in a position where he must revert to his instincts in order to survive. Your claim is that once Martin becomes sure of his identity, he begins to assert himself over the sea believing and assuring his natural tendency for dominance which makes sense.
ReplyDeleteAlong with reading the passage and the close reading charts and analysis essay that went with it, I also did the multiple choice test. I got the more direct questions that applied to figurative language correct but missed the last two that asked me to make inferences. It was not really hinted to at all in the passage that Martin had just discovered his identity besides him stating his name in the first line. I only knew this from reading your analysis so I don’t know if the fifth question would be a very fair question to ask. But overall, you replicated the style, content, and difficulty level of the real AP questions very well. I found your whole project interesting and easy to follow!
This essay was very well constructed. This was due to your clear thesis and understandable explanation, giving the audience a very clear view of what you are arguing. By speaking about Golding’s entire writing style instead of merely limiting it to this one section, you brought up how this single passage could be used to represent his other pieces of literature and writings. This essay was very understandable.
ReplyDeleteYou brought up many good points throughout this essay upon which you expanded; however, I think it would have been more beneficial if you used some more specific details, possibly even quote or paraphrases, throughout your essay instead of only limiting this to a portion of it. Despite that, this essay was well delivered and easy to understand.