The years should basically be over and we should all get A's for our final projects... but alas, we're still working!
For my project, I was originally planning to do Dystopia... but then isn't everyone? So I changed my mind... I looked into authors I've wanted to read and books my sister has suggested I read, and Ms. Recine and I spawned a topic from there.
Modern Memoirs
Me Talk Pretty One Day by Dave Sedaris
with: Naked and Dress Your Family in Corderoy and Denim as support.
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
with: Dry as support.
My sister suggested Sedaris to me... his memoirs are written in a light-hearted, almost joking manner, even when he's experiencing a hardship. I've been wanting to read his books for a while because my sister owns them all and I've seen her reread them.
Ms. Recine told me about Augusten Burroughs as if he is Dave's counterpoint. He displays what is evil as evil... having a darker tone to my understanding.
My essay will most likely contain general information about modern memoirs vs. old-fashioned black-and-white ones, with a bit about these two men and their personal writing styles as an example.
I never really considered portraying anything at more than it was... That something sad could be portrayed merely by the silver lining or something happy could have alterior motives, but I suspect these guys will successfully show me more to an event than the obvious.
For my presentation, the first half will be bits and pieces from the essay... interesting or important points about memoirs, types of memoirs, and these two men. The interactive part may be acting class. I will give everybody a part... a character and they can portray what is currently going on in the life of this character as they want... to demonstrate the obviousness of their actions. Followed by clips of these two men and somewhere I will fit the movie in I think.
This however is prospective, depending on what particular situations I find well describe in either book, surprising, etc...
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