Motion Picture Literature (Period 3A) Assignments
- Instructor
- Deanne Davis
- Term
- 2016-2017 School Year
- Description
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This course is designed to introduce students to the world of literature and movies. This is a literature-based course, requiring students to use research and note-taking skills, interviewing techniques, and reading and writing skills. First, it means we study some of the films in relationship to the literary works which insprired them. Second, it means we treat films as text: studying theme, character, plot structure, as well as uniquely filmic qualities like camera angle, color and special effects.
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Students will be reading the screenplay "Spiderman" together in class. At the end of the reading, students will be writing a timed essay on character development.
Students will also be creating a superhero to present to Marvel Comics for adoption.
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Students will present their detailed analysis of the animated comedy movies in a talk show format.
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The students will take a test on the whole novel.
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The students will read and take notes on pages 152-164.
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The students will read pages 139 -152 and take down 10 facts.
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Each student must be done with reading his or her independent novel.
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The students will read pages 113-126 taking 10 facts in the novel Black like Me.
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Students will read pages 99-113 in Black like Me and take down 10 facts.
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Students need 10 facts on pages 88-99 in Black like Me. A quiz on pages 1-99 will be given on these days.
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The mini-movie on discrimination must be ready for peer review and a grade. The discrimination report or presentation must be ready for a grade.
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In Black like Me, read pages 67-78 and take 10 facts for a grade.
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Read pages 51-67 and take 10 facts for a grade for next class.
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Read and take 10 facts on Black like Me pages 29-37.
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Read and take 10 facts on Black like Me pages 17-29.
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The mini-movie on discrimination script must be complete and approved by Mrs. Davis.
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The movie changing ideas timeline must be completed and shared for a grade.
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The group review comparing/contrasting the best parts to the worst parts of the original short story and the two movie productions is due.
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The students must take the ACT Pretest, which is uploaded to my Google Classroom. Students will be given time in class on September 21st and 22nd to take the Pretest. Those students who miss must make up the Pretest by September 26th. The students will need to see Mrs. Davis for the code to add the classroom.
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Movie ideas for Tell-Tale Heart presentations will finish.
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The Tell-Tale Heart presentation is due. Remember this is a 10 minute presentation selling the idea of making the movie!
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The students are currently planning a movie based on Poe's Tell-Tale Heart. The plan will be presented to the class for a grade. Students will vote on the best movie plan. The plan should include setting, plot details/outline, characters, props, lighting, special effects, and music.