12.20.
Just reached chapter 23. The first activity for this chapter is to keep a diary for the next two chapters or two weeks, whichever is the longer. I have had an hour upto now on doing acitivities skipped from the previous chapters. I have found the readings boring and therefore not been able to write much in my notebook as part of the course. I have hit a brick wall trying the other writing activities. This course is not for me. There are plans for a level 3 course which I will not enrol on (especially in the first year of presentation). I had contemplated withdrawing from the course before the start date after receiving the course materials. This course is a very lonely one – I write and post occasionally on the tutor-group but get virtually no feedback on how I am doing. I find it difficult to see where I have (if I have) gone wrong.
12.30.
Skimmed over Anne Frank’s diary. I remember reading the diary in its original language – German. I am not fond of translations as they are not hte author’s own words but interpreted. For example, the idiom raining cats and dogs is the equivalent of raining old women and sticks in another language. This would not work in an episode of Will o’ the Wisp as it was literally raining cats and dogs. The biggest work of translation is the Bible. I wonder from which language it was translated into English (probably not the original language but am no expert as I have not been to religious studies classes).
12.39
23.3 – I didn’t like this script. I do however recall and have recorded a radio play [for personal use only] about Percy Bysshe Shelley when he lived near Tremadog which is not too far from where I live.
16.15
Still a bit stuck in the middle with 23.4. I first thought about the current poet laureate – Andrew Motion but have already had a conversation with him when I went to a reading in April. I thought that would cloud my judgement a bit. Next, I tried a brief interview with Michael Jordan. My son likes watching the Looney Tunes film, Space Jam which co-stars Michael Jordan. Me: So, you played basketball with Bugs Bunny!
16.30
Done 23.5. I enjoy reading the diary format as you can read a small section at a time if you are busy or likely to be interrupted. I have started reading Bethan Gwanas’ Gbara diary in Welsh. Gbara is in Nigeria and Bethan Gwanas was doing some voluntary work there.
Am looking at the next activity – write about a holiday…. I have not been on holiday in years. i think I will skip this otherwise I would cobble together some waffly junk.
16.45
Read the extract for 23.7. I wasn’t impressed with it. ‘I am nine…’ then continues in words and phrases that a 9 year old probably wouldn’t use. It didn’t sound believable to me.
I am postponing 23.8 as I haven’t finished the dialogue with a celeb.
