In October, I introduced my most advanced Creative Writing class to a short story by DH Lawrence entitled A Sick Collier. This week I'm going to read it with one of my beginners' classes, so I revisited my resources to see what I could use with them.
I was able to get them to print out a copy of the short story for free using a site called www.online-literature.com/dh_lawrence/prussian-officer/10/. The website is jam-packed with adverts and rather annoying pop-ups, but at least it is a quick and easy way for my students to access the story without waiting for me to print out numerous photocopies for them. If you fancy reading the story, it's a very easy way for you to get hold of it too...
But don't go just yet! I had written in this blog about A Sick Collier and how there were many useful resources to be found on the internet about DH Lawrence and his writing. You can read that posting on http://galebarker.blogspot.com/2008/10/research-on-internet-dh-lawrence.html.
But while checking out the resources I'd mentioned in that entry, I discovered a beautiful little film about DH Lawrence and his background. It consists of photographs of him and the area he came from and the museum and tourist attractions that deal with his life and work, but it is accompanied by a rather atmospheric brass band rendition of the overture to The Force of Destiny played by Newstead Welfare Band.
If you have five minutes to spare and would like to sample the world of this great writer, type into Google "dh lawrence birthplace museum". From the list of websites, select the Braxtowe Borough Council D.H. Lawrence Heritage entry, then once you're there, click onto "DH Lawrence Video" at the right hand side of the page.
Happy viewing - and happy reading too!
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Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Research on the Internet - D.H. Lawrence
I spent a very pleasant morning at the University of Huddersfield having my library induction. Not only are the newly refurbished facilities top-notch, but it's also amazing how much we can use the library's wonderful resources without even setting foot in the place!
Today I'm going to share with you one of the resources that the librarian told us about - one that you too can use on the internet without having to be a member of the university library. It's Intute.
When you search for something on Google, you may end up with lots of references which aren't what you're looking for. For example, if you were to type in 'hairdressing', you wouldn't just get articles about how to do hairdressing - you'd get hundreds of adverts as well for hairdressing salons and products.
Intute is a site that has been put together by university librarians and academics, so if you use it to search for something, you know that somebody reliable from the world of education has already filtered the sites it leads to and checked that what you find should be useful.
I decided to use Intute when I got home to find some more information on D.H. Lawrence, whose short story, A Sick Collier, my Thursday night class had been studying. Intute directed me to a website run by Nottingham University, which has a famous archive of works by and about D.H. Lawrence.
Particularly interesting was the D.H. Lawrence Portal which you can access by typing in www.dh-lawrence.org.uk/ This provides a wealth of information about the author, his works, and his links with the East Midlands. It's a great place to look if you want to find out about his life or to see some of the collieries that provide the backdrop to his writings.
Another useful site which I found was www.mantex.co.uk/ou/a319/dhl-00.htm.
It's possible to read lots of DH Lawrence's works straight from the internet, including A Sick Collier, which was originally published in The Prussian Officer and Other Stories (1914). If you type the name of the collection into Google, you should eventually find the text of the stories.
Finally, if you'd like to read about some of the greatest short story writers, there is a very informative article on the mantex site: www.mantex.co.uk/ou/resource/story-00.htm.
Happy browsing!
Today I'm going to share with you one of the resources that the librarian told us about - one that you too can use on the internet without having to be a member of the university library. It's Intute.
When you search for something on Google, you may end up with lots of references which aren't what you're looking for. For example, if you were to type in 'hairdressing', you wouldn't just get articles about how to do hairdressing - you'd get hundreds of adverts as well for hairdressing salons and products.
Intute is a site that has been put together by university librarians and academics, so if you use it to search for something, you know that somebody reliable from the world of education has already filtered the sites it leads to and checked that what you find should be useful.
I decided to use Intute when I got home to find some more information on D.H. Lawrence, whose short story, A Sick Collier, my Thursday night class had been studying. Intute directed me to a website run by Nottingham University, which has a famous archive of works by and about D.H. Lawrence.
Particularly interesting was the D.H. Lawrence Portal which you can access by typing in www.dh-lawrence.org.uk/ This provides a wealth of information about the author, his works, and his links with the East Midlands. It's a great place to look if you want to find out about his life or to see some of the collieries that provide the backdrop to his writings.
Another useful site which I found was www.mantex.co.uk/ou/a319/dhl-00.htm.
It's possible to read lots of DH Lawrence's works straight from the internet, including A Sick Collier, which was originally published in The Prussian Officer and Other Stories (1914). If you type the name of the collection into Google, you should eventually find the text of the stories.
Finally, if you'd like to read about some of the greatest short story writers, there is a very informative article on the mantex site: www.mantex.co.uk/ou/resource/story-00.htm.
Happy browsing!
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