Literary critical perspectives.

This is a summarised list of some literary critical perspectives which you may encounter in senior English (especially 3U). I would keep these terms in mind if you are going to enter Year 10, 11 or 12. They might come in handy for future reference.

- Post colonial criticism
- Feminist criticism

- Marxist criticism

- Psychoanalytic criticism

- New historicism and cultural materialism

- Deconstruction

- Queer Theory

Board of Studies.

To everyone who is either going to Year 11 in 2010 or Year 12 in 2010, please check the Board of Studies website so that you can have a look at what the English Syllabus requires of you. There are different categories of English which can be studied from Standard English (2U), Advanced English (2U), Extension One (3U) English, Extension Two (4U) English and ESL (2U). Hope the links below assist in your subject selection process.

Standard and Advanced English:
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/english-std-adv.html

Extension One English:

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/english-ext1.html

Extension Two English:

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/english-ext2.html

ESL:

http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/english-esl.html

What I'm reading now.

I know you might be curious on the types of books to read for hobby which will simultaneously allow you to enhance your own creative thoughts and improve your writing style. Of course you could naturally just scroll down the page and see the list of '1001 books to read before you die' list but otherwise, I thought I'd let you know what I'm reading at the moment.

Title:

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Author:
Patrick Suskind Blurb:

Patrick Suskind's Perfume follows the life of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, abandoned at birth in the slums of eighteenth century Paris, but blessed with an outstanding sense of smell. This gift enables Jean-Baptiste to master the art of perfume making, but one scent evades him: that of a virgin, whom he must possess to ensure her innocence and beauty are preserved. Laced with sense and suspense, this is a beguiling tale of lust, desire and deadly obsession.

Enjoy.