Электронный художественный текст: практикум по английскому языку и цифровой культуре Electronic literature: language and digital culture education practice — Unit 2

Lesson #3 Electronic generative fiction

Student resources:

Christopher Funkhouser “Digital Poetry”. Introductory Overview of Forms: Computer poems.

Media type: online, internet connection required

Objectives:

After completing this lesson, students will be able to identify electronic literary text structure and its main components: data; process; interaction; surface; context with the help of the electronic generative text example.

Teaching strategies:

1. Begin by reading: Christopher Funkhouser “Digital Poetry”. Introductory Overview of Forms: Computer poems.
2. Do the exercises in the “Electronic literature: language and digital culture education practice” eLang course, module #2, exercises 1-3;
3. Read the  Frequency by Scott Rettberg and look through the main types of his generative poems from the Frequency: snowball by word, haiku, tanka, Shakespearian sonnet, two towers, foursquare, doubling etc.
4. Do the exercises in the “Electronic literature: language and digital culture education practice” eLang course, module #2, exercises 4-6.

Summarizing:

What are the main constraints that are used by Scott Rettberg in his generator the Frequency?  What types of syllabic forms and rhyme schemes does he use to generate his poems? Explain each of them by listing its structural features using the examples from the Frequency.

Extending:

What are the main principles of the Frequency generator?  Read the Frequency Project Introduction and explain the main idea of the project.

Evaluating:

1) Using your Mind Map software (Xmind) make the mind map of one of the Frequency conception.

2) Assignment:

Write an essay (15–25 sentences) summarizing the key concepts covered in this lesson. Use the terminology introduced during the class and provide your own examples to illustrate the ideas. Ensure your essay is well-structured, with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.

Requirements:

• Include 5–7 key terms from the lesson.
• Support your explanations with original examples.
• Maintain logical flow and coherence.

Evaluation criteria:
✔ Accuracy of terminology usage
✔ Clarity and relevance of examples
✔ Grammar and sentence structure

Lesson #4 Hypertext and hypermedia fiction

Student resources:

Rosario D.G. “Electronic Poetry: Understanding Poetry in the Digital Environment” PhD diss., Jyväskylä University, 2011, 187-189 (The Hypertext).

Kendall R. Penetration.

Media type: online, internet connection required

Objectives:

After completing this lesson, students will be able to identify electronic literary text structure and its main components: data; process; interaction; surface; context with the help of the electronic hypertext example.

Teaching strategies:

1.               Begin by reading: Rosario D.G. “Electronic Poetry: Understanding Poetry in the Digital Environment” PhD diss., Jyväskylä University, 2011, 187-189 (The Hypertext).

2.               Do the exercises in the “Electronic literature: language and digital culture education practice” eLang course, module #2, exercises 7-11;

3.               Read Kendall R. The Penetration and do the exercise in the “Electronic literature: language and digital culture education practice” eLang course, module #2, exercises 12.

Summarizing:

What are the main parts of the  Penetration by Robert Kendall?  Who are the main characters of this poem? How many parts does the poem have? What does the image of green grass symbolize? How many colors are used in the poem? What do they symbolize?

Extending:

What are the main principles of reading hypertext? Explain using the Penetration example.

Evaluating:

1) Using your Mind Map software (Xmind) make the mind map of one of the hypertext conception.

2) Assignment:

Write an essay (15–25 sentences) summarizing the key concepts covered in this lesson. Use the terminology introduced during the class and provide your own examples to illustrate the ideas. Ensure your essay is well-structured, with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.

Requirements:

• Include 5–7 key terms from the lesson.
• Support your explanations with original examples.
• Maintain logical flow and coherence.

Evaluation criteria:
✔ Accuracy of terminology usage
✔ Clarity and relevance of examples
✔ Grammar and sentence structure

Lesson # 5 Kinetic fiction

Lesson # 3 Kinetic fiction

Student resources:

Christopher Funkhouser “Digital Poetry”. Introductory Overview of Forms: Graphical poems.

Kendall R. Faith.

Media type: online, internet connection required

Objectives:

After completing this lesson, students will be able to identify electronic literary text structure and its main components: data; process; interaction; surface; context with the help of the electronic kinetic poem example.

Teaching strategies:

1. Begin by reading: Christopher Funkhouser “Digital Poetry”. Introductory Overview of Forms: Graphical poems.
2. Read Kendall R. The Faith and do the exercises in the “Electronic literature: language and digital culture education practice” eLang course, module #2, exercises13-14.

Summarizing:

What are three levels of entax represented in the Faith example? Describe each of them using Faith example. What kind of the Faith versions do you know? What is the difference between them?

Extending:

What is the operative principle of kinetic poems? Explain it using the Faith example. What are the main types of kinetic poems?

Evaluating:

1) Using your Mind Map software (Xmind) make the mind map of one of the kinetic poem conception.

2) Assignment:

Write an essay (15–25 sentences) summarizing the key concepts covered in this lesson. Use the terminology introduced during the class and provide your own examples to illustrate the ideas. Ensure your essay is well-structured, with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.

Requirements:

• Include 5–7 key terms from the lesson.
• Support your explanations with original examples.
• Maintain logical flow and coherence.

Evaluation criteria:
✔ Accuracy of terminology usage
✔ Clarity and relevance of examples
✔ Grammar and sentence structure

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Lesson # 6 Netprov

Student resources:

Marino Mark, Wittig Rob. Netprov: Elements of an Emerging Form.

Marino Mark, Wittig Rob. Being @SpencerPratt

Media type: online, internet connection required

Objectives:

After completing this lesson, students will be able to identify electronic literary text structure and its main components: data; process; interaction; surface; context with the help of the netprov example.

Teaching strategies:

1. Begin by reading: Netprov: Elements of an Emerging Form by Marino Mark, Wittig Rob.
2. Do the exercise in the “Electronic literature: language and digital culture education practice” eLang course, module #2, exercises15-20.
3. Look through the Being @SpencerPratt by Mark Marino and Rob Wittig; identify the main structural elements of it.

Summarizing:

What is the organizational structure of netprov? Does the netprov genre use multiple media? If so, in what way?

Extending:

What is the concept of the performance part of the Being @SpencerPratt by Mark Marino and Rob Wittig? What are the elements of archived part of the Being @SpencerPratt by Mark Marino and Rob Wittig?

Evaluating:

Using your Mind Map software (Xmind) make the mind map of  the netprov conception.