Research Methods Module Week 8

Achievements this week:

Writing 

• Character development- Jacks interview with Lord Puff
• Added creative work/research completed onto blog as a 'log'
• Prepared for tutorial

Reading

• Finished reading Writing Children's Fiction
• Finish reading The Graveyard Book
• Researched exercises for development of character, especially regarding voice and dialect and how each character talks.
• Started reading The Secret Garden.   
• Read and watched work by guest speaker Thomas Glave 

Research

• Sorted notes (duplicating) into subject matter to make them easier to refer to- dissertation question, plot, character 

Plans for next week:

Writing

• Plot
• How each character reacts when put in certain situations
• Week-long diary for Jack (the focus this week for character is on finding their distinct voice)
• Develop ideas for dissertation question

Reading

• Finish The Secret Garden
• Research accents, mannerisms and quirks- I'm finding it hard to move on with the story until I know how the children sound exactly.
• Research plot development