Facing Electronic Literature

Identical is represented in a positive way online. Ellen Hopkins website is a great tool to learn about how Hopkins chose to write Identical. Also this website gives us a page of the novel to read and see her style of writing. Her website gives lots of background information on all her novels and about her personally. The subject matter of Identical is very deep and heavy all the way through. The internet could have easily ripped it apart and made it seem like something we shouldn't read. Check out her website because it is very interesting and gives lots of information.

I also read Hopkins live journal online and she represents all her books on this page. She talks about different aspects of Identical and takes us through it step by step. I read her journal after I read the book to get a deeper understanding. She also posts things about her life and how she writes. I think this is great because we get to see a different side of the author. Usually we just know the authors name and not much else. I find this website to be similar to this blog. She is inventing was of thinking, learning, and exploring what literature means to her and her readers.

I also discovered a video on teachertube about Identical. I think this is a good example of where electronic literature could go. It's a video lead to a book review Web site about Identical by Ellen Hopkins. It gives us a visual of what the book will be like. I think this would be great to do for books your were teaching. Showing a visual is really what electronic literature is about and this was perfect. Here is the link for the video.