Proposed Topic: The topic for the project will be a creative writing task to support an integrated Year 7 and/or 8 Humanities unit. Students will examine literature from a variety of different genres, for example Dreamtime, folklore, mystery to explore imaginative processes of writing to engage the reader. This unit will unpack the stylistic features […]
Tag: Digital Literature
“Why can’t we read anymore?” a reflective response.
This article was published in 2015, and read like a conversation to oneself. Hugh Maguire made some very valid points about the affect the digital world has on our brain and how distracted from books people have (potentially) become. Maguire refers to the dopamine response we received with the refresh button on email, the scrolling […]
Digital Transition
I think I am in a digital transition. While I am open to providing innovative and creative ways to engage students with literature for my own reading pleasure my preferences are not that of an ebook. In all honesty I love an audio book just as much a physical book. I think that comes from […]