Bijou Film Studies: March 2018

Friday, March 23, 2018

I will remind the four of you who still need to turn in permission slips.
Reading and Notes: We'll spend the first half of class reading and discussing Act One, Scene One of The Crucible.
Then you'll have WORK TIME for your Soundtrack of Myself project.

We'll discuss role sign up and participation points for reading the play out loud in class.
Then we'll spend approximately half the class period reading and discussing Act 1 Scene 1 of The Crucible.
Finally, you'll have WORK TIME for the Soundtrack of Myself project.

Notebook Entry - You'll write a 1/2 page to a page in your notebook to respond to the following question: How can music help people overcome difficulty in their lives? Use personal examples to support your answer.
We'll briefly discuss your responses and make connections to the struggle and music presented so far in Soundtrack for a Revolution.
Viewing and Notes: Then we'll continue viewing and discussing Soundtrack for a Revolution.
Depending on time, I'll introduce your personal soundtrack assignment.

I'll remind those of you who still need to turn in permission slips.
Notes: Then you'll take some notes on the key characters in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. You'll take these notes on a chart that you need to keep in your notebook, folder, or book. You will eventually turn it in for a grade, so keep track of it.
Finally, we'll begin viewing and discussing the documentary Soundtrack for a Revolution, which details the role of music of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.

Notes: I'll introduce background information for our study of The Crucible, including information about the author, Arthur Miller, and the Puritans.
Reading and Notes: We'll begin reading and discussing Act One "An Overture."
Then you'll have WORK TIME for the following:

1 Page, Typed, MLA Format Response on either (not both)of the following: (Due Today)

Does the film Stranger than Fiction support the existence of fate or free will? Be sure to support your answer by explaining specific examples from the film.
Do you believe in fate or free will? Support your answer by explaining specific examples from your personal experience.

Viewing and Notes: We'll finish viewing, discussing, and taking notes on Stranger than Fiction, focusing on elements of plot and thematic instances of fate or free will in the film.
When we finish the film, you'll take a viewing quiz.
Then you'll have WORK TIME to begin the following:

Write a one-page, typed, MLA formatted response in which you answer one of the two following questions: (Due Monday in Class)

Do you believe in fate or free will? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples and reasons in support of your answer.
Does the film Stranger than Fiction, in its entirety, support the existence of fate or free will? Be sure to cite specific examples from the film and explain how they support your answer.

Discussion and Notes: We'll discuss the concepts of fate and free will, including definitions, examples, and your own opinions and experiences.
Viewing and Notes: We'll continue viewing, discussing, and taking notes on Stranger than Fiction, focusing on Elements of Plot and instances of fate or free will in the film.
When we finish the film, you'll take a brief viewing quiz.
Then you'll have WORK TIME to begin the following:

Write a one-page, typed, MLA formatted response in which you answer one of the two following questions: (Due Tomorrow in Class)

Do you believe in fate or free will? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples and reasons in support of your answer.
Does the film Stranger than Fiction, in its entirety, support the existence of fate or free will? Be sure to cite specific examples from the film and explain how they support your answer.

We'll begin with a review of the Elements of Story.
We'll continue viewing and discussing our first full length film: Stranger Than Fiction. Remember that you will have a quiz about the Elements of Story in this film and you will write your first response paper to this film, so pay close attention and take notes whenever we stop to discuss anything about the movie.

Notes and Discussion: We'll finish taking notes on Elements of Story.
Viewing and Discussion: We'll view and discuss the opening scenes of the Disney/Pixar film, Up. We'll focus our discussion of this scene around identifying examples of the Elements of Story.
Finally, we'll begin viewing and discussing our first full length film: Stranger Than Fiction. Remember that you will have a quiz about the Elements of Story in this film and you will write your first response paper to this film, so pay close attention and take notes whenever we stop to discuss anything about the movie.

Welcome to Novel to Film. Here are our plans for today:

We'll go over the course syllabus and classroom expectations and norms.
We'll set up notebooks and folders for this quarter.
Then you'll take some notes on elements of story.
Finally, we'll view a film clip and discuss it in terms of the elements of story.