The Big Damn English Project
POSTED BY: Shrouded
UPDATED: Thursday, September 28, 2006 19:55
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Okay, well... maybe not... but I'm making it so it is. 
As some of you already know, I'm reading the Canterbury Tales in my British Literature class (high school level, mind you - no fancy middle English for me), and we just recieved our final project. We have many choices, such as drawing a picture, making a doll (yes, you heard right, a doll), reading some of the tales we won't read in class, dressing up... the norm. However, the one I chose was the 3rd choice - the creative writing one. Written out:
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For the creative writers, create a modern day pilgrimage. Include the following:
a. Create an appropriate pilgrimage: Football Hall of Fame, O.C. Senior Week (O.C. = Ocean City), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Katrina relief, etc.
b. Cretae a brief prologue and then describe at least eight travelers on their way to your goal.
c. Describe the travelers in at least 10 lines each using the style of Chaucer: 10 beats per line and aabbccdd thythm.
As I do with any project I can, I instantly jumped on making it Firefly related - which means extra work for me with 9 characters, and probably more than 10 lines each since I'm so fond of them (I already have over 10 lines for the prologue, which I'm not even halfway done yet).
I just hope my teacher doesn't mind me being a bit more than modern... and that the pilgrimage isn't necessarily one that they know. But I'm not gonna ask, 'cause I figure as long as I do everything the very... what's the word... unspecific instructions say, I'm good. I mean, they've got room for interpretation, and 'm technically followin' all the instructions...
I'm rambling. Anyway, the purpose of this thread is - what would you like to see in the description of the characters? I'm pretty sure I don't have to tell you which characters I'm talking about, since we're all Browncoats, but yeah. Hunh...
Basically - would you like to see any parts of the series (not movie**) hinted at in the descriptions? Do tell, and I'll try to incorporate it.
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No way am I leaving Wash and Book out (just wanted to be safe - no unwanted spoilers this time 'round).
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The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am. - Steve Irwin, our Honorary BDH
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Originally posted by Shrouded:
Basically - would you like to see any parts of the series (not movie**) hinted at in the descriptions? Do tell, and I'll try to incorporate it.
Other than nekkid Mal?
You could go with Book's scary hair. And call this land...This Land.
Good luck on the project! Ooo! Why not share it, either here or in the BSR, when ya get it done?
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RMMC
"Jayne. You'll scare the women."
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Plannin' on it. I'm gonna put each section up as I finish.
and I already hinted at This Land:
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There was The Soldier, The Captain’s right-hand,
Her wacky husband – talked about “This Land” –
But I'll probably add the dinos in his description.
Nekkid Mal and Book's "Einstein Hair" (as my friend calls it) added to the list.
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The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am. - Steve Irwin, our Honorary BDH
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Lovely! Yes, the dinos must make an appearance.
Again, good luck on the project.
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RMMC
"Jayne. You'll scare the women."
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I *love* this project!
Can you get Jayne's bunk into it? Or his cunning knitted hat?
What do you have for Inara?
bun (inspired)
9/30 Happy AnniVersary, BDM!
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I'm eager to read your final product......How about the way Kaylee pats Serenity and says "good girl"....love that moment.
Life is short, brutal, and unpredictable. EAT DESSERT FIRST.
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What fun! I'm also looking forward to the finished product. Please share!
"We need to keep our heads so we can ... keep our heads."
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Well, I'm taking an Early English Lit class at my college. It's pretty much all Chaucer all the time. We haven't gotten to the Canterbury Tales yet, but I know it's comming. We're reading in the Middle English, though. I'd really like to see what you do with this project. It's a really interesting idea. I'm kind of surprised that the fans of this site haven't done a REAL pilgrmage already to...I don't know where they'd go. Anyway, you can even include lots of that fancey poetic Firefly language. Like Neo-English lol. GOod luck. Can't wait to see it.
"Wherever we want to go, we'll go. That's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails. That's what a ship needs but what a ship is... what the Black Pearl really is... is freedom."
--Capt. jack Sparrow
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Originally posted by FloralBunny:
I *love* this project!
Can you get Jayne's bunk into it? Or his cunning knitted hat?
What do you have for Inara?
bun (inspired)
9/30 Happy AnniVersary, BDM!
Haha, that will be fun - especially the hat part.
This week was spirit week, and my fried and I dressed up in our Jayne hats and blue gloves. We both have the same teacher, for the same class, only different mods of the day. ... He called me a "knight in shining armor" with my hat and gloves, and mentioned it to Megan, too. As for Inara, I have... uhh... not much. So far, under my "ideas" list, "Geisha dolls" and "gun place setting."
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The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am. - Steve Irwin, our Honorary BDH
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I'm thinking the pilgrimage would have to be to Miranda.
You know, we've had threads for Firefly-inspired limericks, haiku, and Burma Shave jingles. Maybe we should start one for 10-line Canterbury Tales stanzas. (But only after your assignment is finished... wouldn't want to tempt you to cheat!)
Is there any restriction on the meter, line length, or rhyming scheme, or is it pretty much open? (haven't read the Tales in either Middle or modern English, myself.) Edit: Oops, just saw the instructions in the OP. 10 beats per line, etc. Got it.
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I'm pointin' right at it!
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