Genre Theory website
Jennifer Byrne - First Tuesday Book Club: Dark Place
1. The appeal of crime writing.
Read the article @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6949913.stm and summarise what it suggests about the enduring appeal and value of crime writing.
2. Read the two sites of Crime writing tips @ http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/vandine.htm and http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1282819 and make your own list titled How to Write a Great Crime Story.
3. Powerpoint presentation overview on Crime Writing
4. The following links below are courtesy of the Mr Lozelle and our library staff and would be worth investigating.
http://www.crimeculture.com/Contents/CrimeFiction.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/1999/oct/29/crimebooks
http://books.guardian.co.uk/links/areas_of_interest/crime/front/0,,96432,00.html
http://cherylsenglishspace.wikispaces.com/HSC+Extension+1+Crime+Writing
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2001/mar/04/crime.pdjames
http://www.wiredforbooks.org/pdjames/
http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=1403
http://mural.uv.es/nilevy/The%20Real%20Inspector%20Hound.htm
http://crimealwayspays.blogspot.com.au/
http://www.detnovel.com/
http://www.thecwa.co.uk/
http://www.classiccrimefiction.com/historydf.htm
http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/2060/297382/American_crime_fiction.pdf
http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/2060/297384/British_Crime_fiction.pdf
5. Origins of the Genre - C. Auguste Dupin in Murder in Rue Morgue - Edgar Allan Poe
6. The story - Murder in Rue Morgue
7. Audiobook
8. Related texts??? Try to find something that will let you examine the development/subversion of crime conventions e.g. a. Fargo / Fargo best scene b. Lantana
Tom Stoppard's The Real Inspector Hound Resources
Wikipedia - Stoppard
How does Stoppard's background relevant to the ideas and themes of the play?
http://the-real-inspector-hound.blogspot.com.au/
Stoppard Analysis
Make a list of techniques used by Stoppard to subvert the Crime Fiction drama
Stoppard Article
Find three relevant quotes that convey Stoppard's philosophy on writing and theatre
Metatheatre Definition
How is TRIH an example of metatheatre?
CRIME WRITING - REAR WINDOW
Investigate the websites on Rear Window and Alfred Hitchcock below and make notes on context, techniques, meaning and values...
Background on Hitchcock @ http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2005/great-directors/hitchcock/
Hitchcock fansite @ http://www.hitchcock.nl/eng.htm
Hitchcock biography @ http://hitchcock.tv/bio/bio.html
Youtube analysis @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoO6RMu-J-A
Hitchcock and psychoanalysis @ http://www.guypetersreviews.com/rearwin.php
OTHER USEFUL REAR WINDOW SITES
Trailer @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kCcZCMYw38
1000 frames from Rear Window. A good site to look closely at the film. http://www.hitchcockwiki.com/wiki/1000_Frames_of_Rear_Window_(1954)
The script for Rear Window (good for quotes and examining story structure) @ http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Rear-Window.html
Some of Hitchcock's stylistic devices @ http://www.borgus.com/hitch/index.htm
Overview of Rear Window @ http://www.filmsite.org/rear.html
An excellent analysis of Hitchcock's framing style and use of point of view @ http://www.galyakay.com/filmnarrative.html
Investigate the websites on Rear Window and Alfred Hitchcock below and make notes on context, techniques, meaning and values...
Background on Hitchcock @ http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2005/great-directors/hitchcock/
Hitchcock fansite @ http://www.hitchcock.nl/eng.htm
Hitchcock biography @ http://hitchcock.tv/bio/bio.html
Youtube analysis @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoO6RMu-J-A
Hitchcock and psychoanalysis @ http://www.guypetersreviews.com/rearwin.php
OTHER USEFUL REAR WINDOW SITES
Trailer @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kCcZCMYw38
1000 frames from Rear Window. A good site to look closely at the film. http://www.hitchcockwiki.com/wiki/1000_Frames_of_Rear_Window_(1954)
The script for Rear Window (good for quotes and examining story structure) @ http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Rear-Window.html
Some of Hitchcock's stylistic devices @ http://www.borgus.com/hitch/index.htm
Overview of Rear Window @ http://www.filmsite.org/rear.html
An excellent analysis of Hitchcock's framing style and use of point of view @ http://www.galyakay.com/filmnarrative.html
WORK 20/6/13 Period 5
Go to: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/hsc2009exams/
Read the essay question, marker's notes and marking criteria. Make notes on strengths and weaknesses of both critical and creative sections esp. Module A: Genre.
Answer the essay question for Module A: Genre - Crime Writing.
Question 3 — Elective 2: Crime Writing (25 marks)
Write an essay in which you explore the interplay of the traditional and the innovative in Crime Writing.
In your response, refer to TWO prescribed texts AND texts of your own choosing.
Creative Writing links:
Short crime stories @ http://www.short-story.me/crime-stories.html
Australian Short story writers discussing their ideas
http://shortaustralianstories.com.au/category/short-crime-fiction/
Exploring the Standards Packages
http://arc2.bos.nsw.edu.au/view/default/course/15160/
Go to: http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/hsc2009exams/
Read the essay question, marker's notes and marking criteria. Make notes on strengths and weaknesses of both critical and creative sections esp. Module A: Genre.
Answer the essay question for Module A: Genre - Crime Writing.
Question 3 — Elective 2: Crime Writing (25 marks)
Write an essay in which you explore the interplay of the traditional and the innovative in Crime Writing.
In your response, refer to TWO prescribed texts AND texts of your own choosing.
Creative Writing links:
Short crime stories @ http://www.short-story.me/crime-stories.html
Australian Short story writers discussing their ideas
http://shortaustralianstories.com.au/category/short-crime-fiction/
Exploring the Standards Packages
http://arc2.bos.nsw.edu.au/view/default/course/15160/