Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Am I a bad british citizen? (!)
In reply to Sheila's comment below, I also did the 14 questions to see whether i would pass the citizenship test. Granted, i haven't studied the 'handbook', but nethertheless, i should get more than 6 shouldn't I?!!! I, like Naomi, am sure I have never broken the law, and believe myself to be a decent British citizen - so why is it that we are all failing the general knowledge of our country? I've also noticed that many of the questions are 'law' based... for those of us who really aren't that interested, or haven't studied law, it is definately going to be tricky. How does knowing where Father Christmas comes from show the British Empire that you are a good citizen?!
I found the practical work on Monday really interesting - I didn't realise how difficult it was going to be! We've all spent so much time doing physical work and getting to the 'meaning' behind each line, that this is a bit of a shock! Maxwell wants his characters to sound like real people. When we are speaking in everyday conversation, we don't necessarily think about what emotions our words are going to evoke... and I think this is what Maxwell is getting at? The emotion sometimes isn't there to start with? Just some ideas
Helen
I found the practical work on Monday really interesting - I didn't realise how difficult it was going to be! We've all spent so much time doing physical work and getting to the 'meaning' behind each line, that this is a bit of a shock! Maxwell wants his characters to sound like real people. When we are speaking in everyday conversation, we don't necessarily think about what emotions our words are going to evoke... and I think this is what Maxwell is getting at? The emotion sometimes isn't there to start with? Just some ideas
Helen
// posted by danrebellato @ 6:55 AM 
