[Vwoolf] Tips for teaching The Waves?

[Sovay Muriel Hansen]

Andrea,

Neville (on page 20 in my copy) says "I am a story." I think this is a key
point of this "playpoem" (as Woolf called it). With really genre-defying
texts like this I like to give students a go at doing a creative piece that
in some way mimics the author's project. Having students attempt to write a
description/story of themselves that both takes into account the stories
that others have told about them and the stories they tell about themselves
would really help students to conceptualize and also act out the way Woolf
is attempting to articulate the self as containing multitudes. I find that
putting students in the "creator" role helps them better analyze/discuss
texts. This would also open up the discussion of what Woolf gains by not
using a first-person narrator and what students might see themselves losing
(or gaining!) by using a first-person narrator. Anyway, just some ideas!

On Mon, Aug 19, 2019 at 11:27 AM Andrea Zemgulys via Vwoolf <
vwoolf at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Hello Woolf List,
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> To my surprise, I’ve assigned The Waves for an upcoming seminar.  While
> the novel is essential reading, I have always found it very difficult to
> keep up discussion momentum past Day 2.  I used a tip from this list in the
> past, asking students to “commit” and “report” on a single persona…it led
> to strong essays, but it hurt large group dynamic in class.  Anyone out
> there have additional ideas?
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> Andrea
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Sovay Hansen, MA
*PhD Student in English Literature*
*Minor in German Studies *

*Graduate Associate in Teaching*
The University of Arizona
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