OIB with MrsC

 Off Colour A review by Goodreads: Off Colour by   Jackie Kay   (Goodreads Author)   3.55   ·      Rating details  ·    47 ratings   ·    7 reviews These poems explore illness, sickness and health, past and present, in a dynamic and original way. They examine not only the sick body but the sick mind and sick society, racism and prejudice. It is Jackie Kay''s third collection.' Blackwell's Review: These poems explore illness, sickness and health, past and present, in a dynamic and original way. They examine not just the sick body, but the sick mind, the sick society, the sickness of racism and prejudice. Here are fresh voices, black people from Britain's past, the voice of a dying Sunday, the voice of a woman dying at the hands of the immigration authorities. The book grapples with obsessions: teeth, death, sex, colour, health. It is a book for our troubled times, both strange and funny. A virus runs through the book, attacking other poems. The finger is on the pulse

Homework for the October holidays.  1. Finish Dracula. 2. Using Dracula, Dorian Gray, and the six Gothic poems and wider knowledge of gothic theme, begin your research project on your Key Issue, and the pathway you would like to explore.  Due Date: December 9th 2022 Steps for Gothic Project. 1. Finish Dracula 2. Go back to your Key Issue and really think about how that topic makes your brain work! What do you find interesting about this Issue, and what particular angle would you like to explore? 3. Create a ‘your own pathway’ through this Key Issue by creating a thesis statement/question you would like to explore through your project. 4. Create a Google Doc with other members of your group. You should each have a different pathway/question. 5. Use the holidays to explore your Key Issue and decide on how you want to present your project. You can decide on the format (essay/blog/folder with extensive notes), but ALL students in the class must be able to access and use/copy your material