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To Ms. Whitlow, I think there is a point in learning about Literature, because it is always expanding and there will always be new things to learn

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I agree with Donovan, I also think that the amount of time and popularity the writing gets makes it literature.

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replying to Ms.Whitlow...yes, literature is always important, because it helps us keep an understanding towards other people

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I feel like fro students and teachers it is how long a piece has been out in the world and what influence it has

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So in English classes, it seems like there is always a deeper meaning to everything an author was saying. How do we know what they mean when reading between the lines? Some of it seems to be subjective, and some of it seems like there really isn't an underlying message. How do we know that there is more to the words than what the author says on the page?

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Popularity only matters in boosting word of mouth about the book aka talking about it so people will hear about it and want to read it. The book must hold value and book a good book on its own to be considered literature

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what do you think Adrian means when he talked about shaping the world around us, but in your own words?

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Is there a point beyond school and learning for literature?

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Popularity should not matter but within this generation it has become a major issue, that  if so and so aren't reading  it and people do not know its not literature basically because its not popular

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What is the purpose of literature? Is there one that is relevant to us as students/teachers ?

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To donovan depending on the style of writting and how your definition of literature goes

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People are more likely to pick author's that are very popular over authors they never heard of before.

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the amount of time and popualrity that a writing gets makes it a literature

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Like very similiar to what evan said

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Evan made a valid point. Does popularity matter with literature?

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Jessica: Donovan what is Literature in your words? i'm curious

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Yeah I do feel like all forms of writing are literature but what I am asking is there a difference in how a writing becomes a literature

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No i feel like we dont look deep enough,that we are only on the top, we still sit and have questions about literature

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Yes and No, @Michaela. Some people believe that for one a text must age for it to be literature, or hold some kind of artistic meaning.

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Interesting Taliyah . . . anything real is literature?

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to dononvan depending on the definition of literature you are talking about and what writing stlye the biography is in

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Jessica: ... the way of writing is Literature- says Adrian is correct, but could one define Literature in a way that could explain for different grades like 3rd grade or middle school?

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I think the difference is the way of writing, feeling, and thought of the story.

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In response to Adrian, some forms of writing have different ways of being expressed. How you express your ideas through writing creates the type that it is. For instance, a poet expresses their ideas through short sentences and rhymes. Someone can also write about the exact same idea in long drawn out sentences and make literary work. It all just depends on how you arrange your ideas.

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So is Adrian saying that everything real is literature ? If so, is that true?

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Sometimes students feel that teachers "do too much" with literature. What do you think? Do professors look into writing too much sometimes?

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I have the same thought as michaela

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Well I mean isn't all forms of writing in a way literature.

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What happens if a autobiography is written would that be considered a literature or not?

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There is a difference i feel taliyah

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there are many examples however the borders of each genre or writing style can vary form person to person or writing style

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Is artistic value subjective, though?

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Adrian asked a good question, how do we contrast literature from any other writing? Is there a difference?

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I agree with Adrian that all texts have a true meaning.

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text physically looks different for different genres

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The writing style and the actual meaning and story behind the different genres is what changes themand makes them different from each other

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The structure would be the defining factor in knowing the differences

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Jessica: Adrian is correct when he ask what is the difference? I would also like to know some good examples...

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imagination is probably the most important thing today because in a world of straight facts, we need to be able to dream again

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Yes Ms. Whitlow, we don´t use imagination as much as we did as kids but that does not take away the importance of imagination.

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Its a new era and a new generation. Books were the thing back then for communication and expression of ideas and thoughts. The world has evolved to our own version of expression of idea, words, and thoughts. Seems like it has evolved so fast and quick that some people are still resenting it because books were the thing for their generation.

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yes, because if it wasn't important books would be a thing of the past

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Ms. Whitlow, I don't think there is any point in reading lierature that we don't relate to because you would not be able to fully enjoy the story if you can't relate to it

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Regarding what Ms. Whitlow said to Adrian, I don't believe we should stop reading just because it doesn't relate to us, but I do believe it makes the book much easier to read.

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To Ms.Whitlow i personally dont think that we should because its a huge part of our history and i think that type of literature should live on

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Chloe - I feel yes it is Ms. Whitlow because they might have more indepth with the area, though they may expand to the younger generation for more insight. I feel that race, economic and cultural have no relevance in what is decided where literature has a place

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Is imagination important anymore? Why or why not?

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I liked what santiago said about genre boundaries and how they change with each person and will continue to change

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I agree with Taliyah, if people aren´t talking about it it doesn´t connect as much.

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There is always going to be differing opinions on literature but how does this affect us as readers and non-readers?

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We are moving away from the love of books! Like Jessica said!

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Adrian, I agree. But should we stop reading literature just because we don't relate to it anymore?

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Taliyah: answering to Ms.Whitlow about why canons take so long, I believe it takes a long time, because it takes many people to read it in order to start a debate.. if it does not take a long time then there wont be a lot of people with different opinions!

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I feel like society makes literature relevant and like kylie said, emotion makes us connect to a text which makes a text relevant.

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Chloe, is that fair? To ask "higher" or more esteemed authors? And what is the race, economic, or cultural ties of these indiividuals? Does that matter?

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Chloe - I agree with kylie on relevance does not always matter

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Ms. Whitlow, in our society i think relevance matters because i think that we tend to focus more on our present

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I agree with Chloe the more repsected an author is the more their work is looked at and considered relevant

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I feel like novels take so long is because you need the social recongition of the present and people in the future to make it ¨canon¨

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I think it was a great idea to point out the first sentence and I agree with Jessica about how you do in fact need intellectual flexibility about the writings because you need to be able to feel your own way about a piece of literature and also be able to put yourself in the shoes of the character and author

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Emotion has no age

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Chloe - To go off Ms. Whitlow I feel that they ask higher authors in certain areas of literature on what should be where

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We can relate to many things that have happened in the past or future

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NO! relevance does not always matter

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Nala, made a good point about this.

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Does relevance matter to literature?

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Good point Santi! Our language is constantly changing and that definetly has to do with the environment as well.

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I think that just like our language is evolving everyday the literature can follow along - Evan

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Chloe - To go off of what was said does Literature require intellectual flexability?

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I feel like they drag it in just to get the page number higher.

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Who decides on the literary canon? What we study what's in our textbooks, etc?

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Why does it take a long time for novels to make it to the literary canon?

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Jessica: I agree with all of the Group B when they speak about emotion and the expanding of Literature

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To Mrs whitlow. In many cases art is like something new something that brings audience to feel and wow. so in some case literature can be art because it does wow them and has a certain connection towards the reader

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Good point Jessica!

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Aaron- I feel like SUCCESSFUL literature needs emotional ties, at least to where someone could relate or dream about in their own imagination.

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Answering Ms. Whitlow- I think literature would be art because of the way it is put together and helps you create picture what you are reading.

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(Taliyah)Reverting to what Rayne said about how not all of us feel  interested in reading literature, due to other focuses and classes. This made me think of what really caught my eye about the study of literature and how it is a requirement in school. Do we feel forced into reading literature? Will we really understand it and enjoy it if we feel  this way? What makes it such a requirement?

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Literature to me is imaginative or creative writing that connects the readers/audience with emotions that is being portrayed in that body of work

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In response to Ms. Whitlow, i don't think writing can be too elite, rather it can outlive a time period in which it was relevant. For example, people in the time that it was written may have been able to understand the way the author feels and the emotion they are trying to inspire in their writing much more than someone in modern society. Since today isn't the day it was written, their writing may be considered by modern readers as too hard to understand and therefore irrelevant.

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Some would say literature is art because of the journey the text takes your mind through, it can be beautiful.

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going off of makla said ¨some push for more emotion and some don´t¨, is the quality of literature all based on person opinion and not on a certain grade like a STAAR test?

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Adrian Guzman  - I think it is still literature because what if someone else connects with that reading, but you dont

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Jessica: Whitlow, i think Literature can be art, because it can be beautiful and can hold strong emotion like paintings.

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So Michaela mentioned textbooks . . . are textbooks not literature? Why not? Must literature have emotional ties?

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Aaron: To what Kylie asked...I feel like some books skip right to the ending point without showing the struggles or situations the main character went through to get to that destination.

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I feel like Literature must contain emotion

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Is literature art? Why would some say it is?

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Are some books about the destination and some about the journey? (Kind of based off what chloe said)

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Aaron: I believe literature is a word that can't be defined in a whole, everyone has there own definition of literature

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jessica: are there good authors that use positive emotions?

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What is literature? Have we defined that completely?

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it also depends on the genre of literature as well, some pushes emotions alot, and other don't

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Jessica: How does Literature use emotion to influence reader? what are good examples?

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I agree with Donovan that some authors of classic literature really push for emotion in their writing, and when they do this, they can make it difficult to understand what is going on  ((Tale of Two Cities)) -Nala

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Anonymous, put a name with your posts

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Also with what  Rayne said: everything is based off of your own emotions and feelings