How can you tell that the teacher is the dominant participant?
I can tell the teacher is the dominant participant in the play script because he uses a lot of interrogatives "so what is the main point of the poem" this shows that the teacher is the dominant participant because he is the one asking the questions and is controlling the topic of the conversation by setting the agenda. Also the teacher quite often interrupts the students "[no no That's Huckleberry Finn" this could be seen as presenting him as the dominant participant because he regularly interupts the students when they are trying to answer his questions.
How does the class respond to the teacher's techniques?
Near the end of the transcript the student Petros overlaps the teacher "[That's terrific!" this shows the students are sort of gaining dominance in the conversation and are starting to answer the questions about the poem. Also the students start to have more airtime "I think it is ... he's talking about what he [wants" the airtime is how long each person has so the longer a character speaks for the more power they have in the conversation.
What seem to be the key quotes?
"is that a threat"
"I haven't asked you Alex. Petro?"
"eschew explicitness"
"lascivious er promiscuous"
Monday, 30 November 2015
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
Discuss how Posner and Irwin's relationship is presented in this exchange
At the start of act 2 Irwin is seen five years later in a wheelchair doing what seems to be a documentary. On page 60 there is a man watching Irwin being filmed, the audience are yet to know who the man is. Then whilst off film Irwin speaks to the man and uses asyndetic listing "eye-catching, showy, false" this has an effect that Irwin can make an ongoing list describing "meretricious". This gives the impression to the reader that Irwin may be speaking to a former student due to the fact he is speaking to the man as if he was or used to teach him. The man who is later I the scene revealed to be Posner tells Irwin "you were a good teacher" the adjective "good" shows the audience that Posner respected Irwin and his teaching styles. This may suggest to the audience that Irwin may still be in touch with some of his former students and that his relationship with them is strong because Posner has purposely came to see him.
Posner and Irwin's conversation began to heat up on page 61 when Dakin's name is brought into the conversation "He liked you... didn't he" this a tag question used by Posner, he already knows that Dakin liked Irwin but he needs to hear it himself. This shows the audience that maybe Posner is jealous of Irwin because he feels that Irwin stole Dakin of him. Irwin realises that Posner is miked and is trying to set him up "how did you come to this?" Irwin is in disbelief at Posner trying to get him in trouble when they used to have so much in common for example their similar feelings for Dakin.
Irwin uses taboo language "now fuck off" this is Irwin telling Posner that yes he may have been his teacher and had to treat him well but now 5 years on there is no rule on how Irwin should speak and treat Posner. A vocative is used when Irwin signs the book "I'll put to Posner" this represents a big power change in Irwin and Posner's relationship and that although Posner used to have the power on what to call Irwin, however now Irwin has the power to call Posner what he likes. There is now a feeling that Irwin has lost all respect for Posner and has decided because he hasn't grew up that he will call him his child hood name instead of "David".
Posner and Irwin's conversation began to heat up on page 61 when Dakin's name is brought into the conversation "He liked you... didn't he" this a tag question used by Posner, he already knows that Dakin liked Irwin but he needs to hear it himself. This shows the audience that maybe Posner is jealous of Irwin because he feels that Irwin stole Dakin of him. Irwin realises that Posner is miked and is trying to set him up "how did you come to this?" Irwin is in disbelief at Posner trying to get him in trouble when they used to have so much in common for example their similar feelings for Dakin.
Irwin uses taboo language "now fuck off" this is Irwin telling Posner that yes he may have been his teacher and had to treat him well but now 5 years on there is no rule on how Irwin should speak and treat Posner. A vocative is used when Irwin signs the book "I'll put to Posner" this represents a big power change in Irwin and Posner's relationship and that although Posner used to have the power on what to call Irwin, however now Irwin has the power to call Posner what he likes. There is now a feeling that Irwin has lost all respect for Posner and has decided because he hasn't grew up that he will call him his child hood name instead of "David".
Friday, 6 November 2015
a bit about myself
Firstly I enjoy sports, and play football and boxing to a high standard. The book I read and I did like reading it over the holiday was a book called the football factory. The book is an amazing story about a Chelsea football firm who meet up with other teams fans and have huge brawls all over England.
I chose to do English language and literature because whilst doing my GCSEs I really enjoyed doing English and I done pretty good in the exams as well. Since the start of the course I have really began to look at English in a different way, also I feel that my English has improved in general from doing A level English.
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