WEEK TWENTY - MAY 21 THROUGH MAY 25
MONDAY:
1) Conclude: Toy Story 3
TUESDAY: CLASS DOESN'T MEET
WEDNESDAY:
1) FINAL PERIOD 2
2) Final Quiz: Toy Story 3
3) Last Film Before the Apocalypse
THURSDAY: CLASS DOESN'T MEET
FRIDAY:
1) FINAL RECONCILIATION OF CLASS
JOURNALS WILL BE DUE ONE DAY THIS WEEK--STARTING MONDAY
WEEK NINETEEN - MAY 14 THROUGH MAY 18
MONDAY:
1) Continue: V for Vendetta (2005)
2) Journal #42: Would you rather play a game or sport with someone more or less talented than you? Why? Would it matter who was watching?
TUESDAY:
1) Conclude: V for Vendetta (2005)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Quiz: V for Vendetta (2005)
2) Journal #43: Do you believe in capital punishment? Would you be willing to execute a man sentenced to death by the courts if you were selected by lot to do so, and he would go free if you refused? Assume you know no details of the trial.
3) Begin: Toy Story 3 (2010)
THURSDAY:
1) Continue: Toy Story 3 (2010)
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: Toy Story 3 (2010)
1) Continue: V for Vendetta (2005)
2) Journal #42: Would you rather play a game or sport with someone more or less talented than you? Why? Would it matter who was watching?
TUESDAY:
1) Conclude: V for Vendetta (2005)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Quiz: V for Vendetta (2005)
2) Journal #43: Do you believe in capital punishment? Would you be willing to execute a man sentenced to death by the courts if you were selected by lot to do so, and he would go free if you refused? Assume you know no details of the trial.
3) Begin: Toy Story 3 (2010)
THURSDAY:
1) Continue: Toy Story 3 (2010)
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: Toy Story 3 (2010)
WEEK EIGHTEEN - MAY 07 THROUGH MAY 11
MONDAY:
1) Journal #39: If you were helping to raise money for a charity and someone agreed to make a very large contribution if you would perform at the upcoming fund-raising show, would you? If so, what would you like or be willing to perform? Assume the show would have an audience of about 1,000.
2) Continue: WALL-E (2008)
TUESDAY:
1) Conclude WALL-E (2008)
2) Quiz: WALL-E (2008)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal: #40: If you could prevent (don't ask me how--that's not the point) either an earthquake in Peru that would kill 40,000 people, a crash at your local airport that would kill 200 people, or an automobile accident that would kill an acquaintance of yours, which would you choose and why?
2) Begin: V for Vendetta (2005)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #41: Would you rather be happy yet slow-witted and unimaginative or unhappy yet bright and creative? For example, would you rather live the life of a brilliant yet tortured artist such as Vincent van Gogh, or that of a happy but carefree soul who is a bit simple-minded like Forest Gump? Why?
2) Continue: V for Vendetta (2005)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue: V for Vendetta (2005)
JOURNALS WILL BE COLLECTED NEXT WEEK
1) Journal #39: If you were helping to raise money for a charity and someone agreed to make a very large contribution if you would perform at the upcoming fund-raising show, would you? If so, what would you like or be willing to perform? Assume the show would have an audience of about 1,000.
2) Continue: WALL-E (2008)
TUESDAY:
1) Conclude WALL-E (2008)
2) Quiz: WALL-E (2008)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal: #40: If you could prevent (don't ask me how--that's not the point) either an earthquake in Peru that would kill 40,000 people, a crash at your local airport that would kill 200 people, or an automobile accident that would kill an acquaintance of yours, which would you choose and why?
2) Begin: V for Vendetta (2005)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #41: Would you rather be happy yet slow-witted and unimaginative or unhappy yet bright and creative? For example, would you rather live the life of a brilliant yet tortured artist such as Vincent van Gogh, or that of a happy but carefree soul who is a bit simple-minded like Forest Gump? Why?
2) Continue: V for Vendetta (2005)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue: V for Vendetta (2005)
JOURNALS WILL BE COLLECTED NEXT WEEK
WEEK SEVENTEEN - APRIL 30 THROUGH MAY 04
MONDAY:
1) Journal #35: While out one day, you are surprised to see your mother holding hands with someone who is clearly her lover. She notices you, runs over, and begs you not to say anything to your father. How would you respond?
2) Continue/Conclude: Almost Famous (2000)
TUESDAY:
1) Conclude: Almost Famous (2000)
2) Quiz: Almost Famous (2000)
3) Journal #36: If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three things (other than people and a way to get off the island) would you take? Why are these things important to you?
WEDNESDAY:
1) Quiz: Almost Famous (2000)
2) Journal #37: What sorts of things would you do if you could be as outgoing and uninhibited as you wished? Do you usually initiate friendships or wait to be approached?
3) Begin: WALL-E (2008)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #38: Assuming that complete recovery were instantaneous (don't ask me how), would you be willing to accept a year of complete paralysis below the neck to prevent the otherwise certain extinction of the blue whale? What about specific type of rain forest roach?
2) Continue: WALL-E (2008)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue: WALL-E (2008)
1) Journal #35: While out one day, you are surprised to see your mother holding hands with someone who is clearly her lover. She notices you, runs over, and begs you not to say anything to your father. How would you respond?
2) Continue/Conclude: Almost Famous (2000)
TUESDAY:
1) Conclude: Almost Famous (2000)
2) Quiz: Almost Famous (2000)
3) Journal #36: If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three things (other than people and a way to get off the island) would you take? Why are these things important to you?
WEDNESDAY:
1) Quiz: Almost Famous (2000)
2) Journal #37: What sorts of things would you do if you could be as outgoing and uninhibited as you wished? Do you usually initiate friendships or wait to be approached?
3) Begin: WALL-E (2008)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #38: Assuming that complete recovery were instantaneous (don't ask me how), would you be willing to accept a year of complete paralysis below the neck to prevent the otherwise certain extinction of the blue whale? What about specific type of rain forest roach?
2) Continue: WALL-E (2008)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue: WALL-E (2008)
WEEK SIXTEEN - APRIL 23 THROUGH APRIL 27
MONDAY:
1) Journal #31: You notice a self-destructive behavior pattern in a friend who is clearly unaware of it. Would you point it out, and how would you do it?
2) Continue: Fargo (1996)
TUESDAY: STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY
1) Conclude: Fargo (1996)
2) Quiz: Fargo (1996)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #32: Do you think you could put your fate into the hands of someone else? Do you normally trust people, or how does someone earn your trust?
2) Begin: Almost Famous (2000)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal # 33: How important is Music in your life?
2) Continue: Almost Famous (2000)
FRIDAY:
1) Journal #34: Do you have a dream that you are willing to risk everything to follow? What is it?
2) Continue: Almost Famous (2000)
1) Journal #31: You notice a self-destructive behavior pattern in a friend who is clearly unaware of it. Would you point it out, and how would you do it?
2) Continue: Fargo (1996)
TUESDAY: STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY
1) Conclude: Fargo (1996)
2) Quiz: Fargo (1996)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #32: Do you think you could put your fate into the hands of someone else? Do you normally trust people, or how does someone earn your trust?
2) Begin: Almost Famous (2000)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal # 33: How important is Music in your life?
2) Continue: Almost Famous (2000)
FRIDAY:
1) Journal #34: Do you have a dream that you are willing to risk everything to follow? What is it?
2) Continue: Almost Famous (2000)
WEEK FIFTEEN - APRIL 16 THROUGH APRIL 20
CST TESTING PLEASE CHECK SCHEDULE
MONDAY: CST TESTING CLASS DOESN'T MEET
TUESDAY: AFTER TESTING PERIOD FIVE MEETS
1) Quiz: Inception
WEDNESDAY: CST TESTING CLASS DOESN'T MEET
THURSDAY: AFTER TESTING PERIOD FIVE MEETS
1) Journal # 29: When you tell a story, do you often exaggerate or embellish it? If not, why, and if so, why?
2) Begin: Fargo (1996)
FRIDAY: TESTING COMPLETED REGULAR SCHEDULE
1) Journal #30: If you were to discover that your closest friend was a heroin dealer (or insert any type of criminal whose crimes you feel are egregious), what would you do?
2) Continue: Fargo (1996)
WEEK FOURTEEN - APRIL 09 THROUGH APRIL 16
MONDAY:
1) Journal #26: Now that we've gone through our foreign films unit, what do you think about watching movies with subtitles. Has your opinion changed about them? Would you want to see more?
2) Begin: Inception
TUESDAY:
1) Continue: Inception
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #27: Describe a dream that you wish you'd been able to interpret because you think it had a deep meaning. What do you think it means?
2) Continue: Inception
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #28: "If someone gains, someone else loses." How much does this reflect life, and how much does it come up short. Reflecting upon this, how could your attitudes have been different during events in your past?
2) Conclude: Inception
FRIDAY:
1) Quiz: Inception
1) Journal #26: Now that we've gone through our foreign films unit, what do you think about watching movies with subtitles. Has your opinion changed about them? Would you want to see more?
2) Begin: Inception
TUESDAY:
1) Continue: Inception
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #27: Describe a dream that you wish you'd been able to interpret because you think it had a deep meaning. What do you think it means?
2) Continue: Inception
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #28: "If someone gains, someone else loses." How much does this reflect life, and how much does it come up short. Reflecting upon this, how could your attitudes have been different during events in your past?
2) Conclude: Inception
FRIDAY:
1) Quiz: Inception
WEEK THIRTEEN - APRIL 02 THROUGH APRIL 06
SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL
WEEK TWELVE - MARCH 26 THROUGH MARCH 30
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (THE SWEDISH ONE) SAYS,
"I THINK WE'VE HAD ABOUT ENOUGH OF THESE FOREIGN FILMS."
MONDAY:
1) Journal # 23: Food has enormous power in Spirited Away. Which defines you: Live to eat, or eat to live? Why?
2) Continue: Spirited Away (2001)
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #24: Rules give structure to the spirit world, and all who live there are bound to them. Describe the one rule you are forced to live with that you absolutely cannot tolerate. Why?
2) Continue: Spirited Away (2001)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #25: Words and names are of tremendous importance in Spirited Away. Sen must remember the qualities that make her who she is and remain true to them, even though her name, the one word that defines her, has changed. If you had to pick a few words that would define you and act as your name, what would that name be, and why did you pick it?
2) Conclude: Spirited Away (2001)
THURSDAY:
1) Quiz: Spirited Away (2001)
2) Journal #26: Now that we've gone through our foreign films unit, what do you think about watching movies with subtitles. Has your opinion changed about them? Would you want to see more?
FRIDAY:
NO SCHOOL
1) Journal # 23: Food has enormous power in Spirited Away. Which defines you: Live to eat, or eat to live? Why?
2) Continue: Spirited Away (2001)
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #24: Rules give structure to the spirit world, and all who live there are bound to them. Describe the one rule you are forced to live with that you absolutely cannot tolerate. Why?
2) Continue: Spirited Away (2001)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #25: Words and names are of tremendous importance in Spirited Away. Sen must remember the qualities that make her who she is and remain true to them, even though her name, the one word that defines her, has changed. If you had to pick a few words that would define you and act as your name, what would that name be, and why did you pick it?
2) Conclude: Spirited Away (2001)
THURSDAY:
1) Quiz: Spirited Away (2001)
2) Journal #26: Now that we've gone through our foreign films unit, what do you think about watching movies with subtitles. Has your opinion changed about them? Would you want to see more?
FRIDAY:
NO SCHOOL
WEEK ELEVEN - MARCH 19 THROUGH MARCH 23
MONDAY:
1) Journal #20: What would be your reaction if you discovered that you were adopted?
2) Continue: The Orphanage (2007)
TUESDAY:
1) Continue: The Orphanage (2007)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #21: You have $100,000 that you can not spend on yourself; you must give it away. What would you do?
2) Conclude: The Orphanage (2007)
THURSDAY: Journey to Japan
1) Quiz: The Orphanage (2007)
FRIDAY:
1) Journal #22: What was the worst way your parents have disappointed you?
2) Begin: Spirited Away (2001)
1) Journal #20: What would be your reaction if you discovered that you were adopted?
2) Continue: The Orphanage (2007)
TUESDAY:
1) Continue: The Orphanage (2007)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #21: You have $100,000 that you can not spend on yourself; you must give it away. What would you do?
2) Conclude: The Orphanage (2007)
THURSDAY: Journey to Japan
1) Quiz: The Orphanage (2007)
FRIDAY:
1) Journal #22: What was the worst way your parents have disappointed you?
2) Begin: Spirited Away (2001)
WEEK TEN - MARCH 12 THROUGH MARCH 16
MONDAY:
1) Continue Amélie (2001)
TUESDAY: CLASS DOES NOT MEET -
REVERSE MINIMUM DAY - ELA CAHSEE
WEDNESDAY: REVERSE MINIMUM DAY - ELA CAHSEE
1) Conclude: : Amélie (2001)
THURSDAY: Journey to Spain
1) Quiz: Amélie (2001)
2) Journal #18: What would be scarier, just seeing a ghost or seeing the ghost of someone you knew and has died? Why?
3) Begin: The Orphanage (2007)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue The Orphanage (2007)
2) Journal #19: Do you feel you have much impact on the lives of people you come in contact with? Can you think of someone who, over a short period of time, significantly influenced your life?
1) Continue Amélie (2001)
TUESDAY: CLASS DOES NOT MEET -
REVERSE MINIMUM DAY - ELA CAHSEE
WEDNESDAY: REVERSE MINIMUM DAY - ELA CAHSEE
1) Conclude: : Amélie (2001)
THURSDAY: Journey to Spain
1) Quiz: Amélie (2001)
2) Journal #18: What would be scarier, just seeing a ghost or seeing the ghost of someone you knew and has died? Why?
3) Begin: The Orphanage (2007)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue The Orphanage (2007)
2) Journal #19: Do you feel you have much impact on the lives of people you come in contact with? Can you think of someone who, over a short period of time, significantly influenced your life?
WEEK NINE - MARCH 05 THROUGH MARCH 09
MONDAY:
1) Journal #16: Dora's insistence of getting on the train with her husband and her son reveals her determination to stand by her family and share their fate. What do you think of this sacrifice? Would you be willing to make it?
2) Continue Life is Beautiful (1997)
TUESDAY:
1) Conclude: Life is Beautiful (1997)
2) Quiz: Life is Beautiful (1997)
WEDNESDAY: Journey to France
1) Powerpoint: French Cinema
2) Begin: Amélie (2001)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #17: What is the difference between living and existing?
2) Continue: Amélie (2001)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue Amélie (2001)
1) Journal #16: Dora's insistence of getting on the train with her husband and her son reveals her determination to stand by her family and share their fate. What do you think of this sacrifice? Would you be willing to make it?
2) Continue Life is Beautiful (1997)
TUESDAY:
1) Conclude: Life is Beautiful (1997)
2) Quiz: Life is Beautiful (1997)
WEDNESDAY: Journey to France
1) Powerpoint: French Cinema
2) Begin: Amélie (2001)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #17: What is the difference between living and existing?
2) Continue: Amélie (2001)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue Amélie (2001)
WEEK EIGHT - FEBRUARY 27 THROUGH MARCH 02
MONDAY:
1) Continue Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #14: Think of a loved one that you have lost. If you could ask this person one question, what would you ask, and what do you think they would say?
2) Conclude: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
WEDNESDAY: Journey to Italy
1) Quiz: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
2) Special Attraction: The Wire of Effects of Master Pi
THURSDAY:
1) Powerpoint: Italian Cinema
2) Begin Life is Beautiful (1997)
3) Journal #15: What if your life had been harder or easier? How do you think you'd be different?
FRIDAY:
1) Continue Life is Beautiful (1997)
1) Continue Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #14: Think of a loved one that you have lost. If you could ask this person one question, what would you ask, and what do you think they would say?
2) Conclude: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
WEDNESDAY: Journey to Italy
1) Quiz: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
2) Special Attraction: The Wire of Effects of Master Pi
THURSDAY:
1) Powerpoint: Italian Cinema
2) Begin Life is Beautiful (1997)
3) Journal #15: What if your life had been harder or easier? How do you think you'd be different?
FRIDAY:
1) Continue Life is Beautiful (1997)
WEEK SEVEN - FEBRUARY 20 THROUGH FEBRUARY 24
MONDAY: NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY: Journey to China
1) Journal #12: Are people born evil, or are they taught to be evil, or both? Explain your answer.
2) Begin Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Showings: We Interrupt This Broadcast
2) Continue: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #13: Would you be willing to move to another country with the person you love knowing that you would probably never see the rest of your family and friends again
2) Continue: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
TUESDAY: Journey to China
1) Journal #12: Are people born evil, or are they taught to be evil, or both? Explain your answer.
2) Begin Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Showings: We Interrupt This Broadcast
2) Continue: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #13: Would you be willing to move to another country with the person you love knowing that you would probably never see the rest of your family and friends again
2) Continue: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
WEEK SIX - FEBRUARY 13 THROUGH FEBRUARY 17
WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST... ASSIGNMENT DUE. MUST HAVE IT ON MEDIUM ACCESSIBLE TO ME AND TO THE CLASS.
MONDAY: Journey to Kong Kong
1) Collect: Public Health Service Project (See Above)
2) Powerpoint: Hong Kong Film Industry
3) Begin Shaolin Soccer (2001)
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #10: Have you ever been undervalued or have you ever undervalued someone? Explain
2) Continue: Shaolin Soccer (2001)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Conclude: Shaolin Soccer (2001)
THURSDAY:
1) Quiz: Shaolin Soccer (2001)
2) Journal #11: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a literal translation of a Chinese proverb, which refers to the mysteries that lie below the surface of an otherwise normal-looking individual. What is underneath your surface that until has remained hidden?
FRIDAY: Journey to China
1) Powerpoint: The Chinese Film Industry
2) Begin: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
WEEK FIVE - FEBRUARY 06 THROUGH FEBRUARY 10
JOURNALS ARE NOW DUE
THEY CAN BE COLLECTED AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING - BE PREPARED! DO NOT FORGET VIDEO PROJECT (WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST... - PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT) WHICH IS DUE NEXT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13
MONDAY:
1) Conclude: Tremors (1990)
2) With time remaining - The Making of . . .
TUESDAY:
1) Quiz: Tremors (1990)
2) Journal #8: Would you rather watch a film dubbed in English or read the subtitles and hear the film in its original language? Why?
WEDNESDAY: GERMANY
1) Things to look for in Run Lola Run
2) Begin: Run Lola Run (1998)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #9: If you could push a reset button and start one moment of your life over, to get it right, what moment would you choose?
2) Continue Run Lola Run (1998)
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: Run Lola Run (1998)
2) Quiz: Run Lola Run (1998)
THEY CAN BE COLLECTED AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING - BE PREPARED! DO NOT FORGET VIDEO PROJECT (WE INTERRUPT THIS BROADCAST... - PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT) WHICH IS DUE NEXT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13
MONDAY:
1) Conclude: Tremors (1990)
2) With time remaining - The Making of . . .
TUESDAY:
1) Quiz: Tremors (1990)
2) Journal #8: Would you rather watch a film dubbed in English or read the subtitles and hear the film in its original language? Why?
WEDNESDAY: GERMANY
1) Things to look for in Run Lola Run
2) Begin: Run Lola Run (1998)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #9: If you could push a reset button and start one moment of your life over, to get it right, what moment would you choose?
2) Continue Run Lola Run (1998)
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: Run Lola Run (1998)
2) Quiz: Run Lola Run (1998)
WEEK FOUR - JANUARY 30 THROUGH FEBRUARY 03
MONDAY:
1) Continue: King Kong (2006)
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #6: If you were guaranteed honest responses to any three questions, who would you question and what would you ask?
2) Conclude: King Kong (2006)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Quiz: King Kong (2006)
2) Documentary: The Making of a "B" Film
THURSDAY:
1) JOURNAL #7: What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a very small town?
2) Begin: Tremors (1990)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue: Tremors (1990)
1) Continue: King Kong (2006)
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #6: If you were guaranteed honest responses to any three questions, who would you question and what would you ask?
2) Conclude: King Kong (2006)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Quiz: King Kong (2006)
2) Documentary: The Making of a "B" Film
THURSDAY:
1) JOURNAL #7: What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a very small town?
2) Begin: Tremors (1990)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue: Tremors (1990)
WEEK THREE - JANUARY 23 THROUGH JANUARY 27
MONDAY:
1) Quiz: The Host (2006)
2) We Interrupt This Broadcast . . . (Video Project - Due 02/13)
3) Setting the Scene - Kong's New York 1933
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #4: On a busy street you are approached apologetically by a well-dressed stranger who asks for a dollar to catch a bus to make a job interview. What would you do? If approached in the same way by a haggard-looking stranger claiming to be hungry, what would you do?
2) Begin: King Kong (2006)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Continue: King Kong (2006)
THURSDAY:
1) JOURNAL #5: What is the most scared you have been in your entire life?
2) Continue: King Kong (2006)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue: King Kong (2006)
1) Quiz: The Host (2006)
2) We Interrupt This Broadcast . . . (Video Project - Due 02/13)
3) Setting the Scene - Kong's New York 1933
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #4: On a busy street you are approached apologetically by a well-dressed stranger who asks for a dollar to catch a bus to make a job interview. What would you do? If approached in the same way by a haggard-looking stranger claiming to be hungry, what would you do?
2) Begin: King Kong (2006)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Continue: King Kong (2006)
THURSDAY:
1) JOURNAL #5: What is the most scared you have been in your entire life?
2) Continue: King Kong (2006)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue: King Kong (2006)
WEEK TWO - JANUARY 16 THROUGH JANUARY 20
MONDAY:
NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY:
1) Quiz: Godzilla (1998)
2) Journal #3: How do you think the environment will strike back if we continue to destroy it?
WEDNESDAY:
1) Begin: The Host (2006)
THURSDAY:
1) Continue: The Host (2006)
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: The Host (2006)
NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY:
1) Quiz: Godzilla (1998)
2) Journal #3: How do you think the environment will strike back if we continue to destroy it?
WEDNESDAY:
1) Begin: The Host (2006)
THURSDAY:
1) Continue: The Host (2006)
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: The Host (2006)
SPRING SEMESTER - WEEK ONE - JANUARY 09 THROUGH JANUARY 13
MONDAY:
1) Sign In
2) Rated "R" Letter for New Students
3) Continue Monsters through the Decades
4) Godzilla Featurette
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #1: How much do you think the environment will be a problem in your life?
2) Godzilla (1998)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Handout: Project - We Interrupt This Broadcast . . .
2) Continue Godzilla (1998)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #2: Why do you or don't you fear nuclear weapons?
2) Conclude Godzilla (1998)
FRIDAY:
1) Quiz: Godzilla (1998)
1) Sign In
2) Rated "R" Letter for New Students
3) Continue Monsters through the Decades
4) Godzilla Featurette
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #1: How much do you think the environment will be a problem in your life?
2) Godzilla (1998)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Handout: Project - We Interrupt This Broadcast . . .
2) Continue Godzilla (1998)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #2: Why do you or don't you fear nuclear weapons?
2) Conclude Godzilla (1998)
FRIDAY:
1) Quiz: Godzilla (1998)
WEEK EIGHTEEN - FINAL WEEK OF FALL SEMESTER - 12/12 THROUGH 12/15
MONDAY:
1) Conclude: Alien (1979)
2) Quiz: Alien (1979)
TUESDAY: CLASS DOESN'T MEET
WEDNESDAY: PERIOD 5 FINAL
THURSDAY: CLASS DOESN'T MEET
FRIDAY: FAREWELL TO THE SEMESTER
1) Conclude: Alien (1979)
2) Quiz: Alien (1979)
TUESDAY: CLASS DOESN'T MEET
WEDNESDAY: PERIOD 5 FINAL
THURSDAY: CLASS DOESN'T MEET
FRIDAY: FAREWELL TO THE SEMESTER
FINAL SCHEDULE 12/13 - 12/14 - 12/15
12/13
PERIOD 3
8:00 AM - 10:00AM
NUTRITION 10:00AM - 10:38AM
PERIOD 4
10:35AM - 12:35AM
12/14
PERIOD 2
8:00 AM - 10:00AM
NUTRITION 10:00AM - 10:38AM
PERIOD 5
10:35AM - 12:35AM1
2/15
PERIOD 1
8:00 AM - 10:00AM
NUTRITION 10:00AM - 10:38AM
PERIOD 6
10:35AM - 12:35AM
PERIOD 3
8:00 AM - 10:00AM
NUTRITION 10:00AM - 10:38AM
PERIOD 4
10:35AM - 12:35AM
12/14
PERIOD 2
8:00 AM - 10:00AM
NUTRITION 10:00AM - 10:38AM
PERIOD 5
10:35AM - 12:35AM1
2/15
PERIOD 1
8:00 AM - 10:00AM
NUTRITION 10:00AM - 10:38AM
PERIOD 6
10:35AM - 12:35AM
WEEK SEVENTEEN - DECEMBER 05 THROUGH DECEMBER 09
JOURNALS WILL BE COLLECTED THIS WEEK
BE PREPARED
MONDAY:
1) Continue: The Blob (1958)
2) Journal #35 - Write about any one thing that you find intolerable (except for journal writing).
TUESDAY:
1) Quiz: The Blob (1958)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Powerpoint: The Alien Franchise
2) Begin: Alien (1979)
THURSDAY:
1) Continue: Alien (1979)
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude Alien (1979)
BE PREPARED
MONDAY:
1) Continue: The Blob (1958)
2) Journal #35 - Write about any one thing that you find intolerable (except for journal writing).
TUESDAY:
1) Quiz: The Blob (1958)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Powerpoint: The Alien Franchise
2) Begin: Alien (1979)
THURSDAY:
1) Continue: Alien (1979)
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude Alien (1979)
WEEK SIXTEEN - NOVEMBER 28 THROUGH NOVEMBER 02
MONDAY:
1) Powerpoint: Cat People (1942)
2) Journal #32: Native Americans believe that each person had a totem, an animal spirit inside everyone that guided their lives. What animal is your totem? Why?
3) Begin: Cat People (1942)
TUESDAY:
1) Continue: Cat People (1942)
WEDNESDAY
1) Journal #33: Would $50,000 be enough to induce you to take a loyal, healthy pet to the vet to be put to sleep?
2) Conclude: Cat People (1942)
THURSDAY:
1) Quiz: Cat People (1942)
2) Powerpoint: Cold War Horror
FRIDAY:
1) Journal #34: If you could script the basic plot for the dream you will have tonight, what would the story be?
2) Begin: The Blob (1958)
1) Powerpoint: Cat People (1942)
2) Journal #32: Native Americans believe that each person had a totem, an animal spirit inside everyone that guided their lives. What animal is your totem? Why?
3) Begin: Cat People (1942)
TUESDAY:
1) Continue: Cat People (1942)
WEDNESDAY
1) Journal #33: Would $50,000 be enough to induce you to take a loyal, healthy pet to the vet to be put to sleep?
2) Conclude: Cat People (1942)
THURSDAY:
1) Quiz: Cat People (1942)
2) Powerpoint: Cold War Horror
FRIDAY:
1) Journal #34: If you could script the basic plot for the dream you will have tonight, what would the story be?
2) Begin: The Blob (1958)
WEEK FIFTEEN - NOVEMBER 21 THROUGH NOVEMBER 25
MONDAY:
1) Continue: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
TUESDAY:
1) Continue: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
2) Powerpoint: James Whale and The Bride of Frankenstein
3) Journal #30: While out for dinner, your friends start ridiculing another friend you have in common. If you felt their criticisms were mean and unjustified, how would you defend this friend or handle the situation?
WEDNESDAY:
1) Quiz: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
2) Journal #31: You are invited to a party that will be attended by many fascinating and attractive people you’ve never met. Would you want to go if you had to go by yourself?
THURSDAY – FRIDAY
NO SCHOOL – HAPPY THANKSGIVING
1) Continue: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
TUESDAY:
1) Continue: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
2) Powerpoint: James Whale and The Bride of Frankenstein
3) Journal #30: While out for dinner, your friends start ridiculing another friend you have in common. If you felt their criticisms were mean and unjustified, how would you defend this friend or handle the situation?
WEDNESDAY:
1) Quiz: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
2) Journal #31: You are invited to a party that will be attended by many fascinating and attractive people you’ve never met. Would you want to go if you had to go by yourself?
THURSDAY – FRIDAY
NO SCHOOL – HAPPY THANKSGIVING
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WEEK FOURTEEN - NOVEMBER 14 THROUGH NOVEMBER 18
No time for the old in-out, love, I've just come to read the meter.
MONDAY: EXTRA CREDIT OFFER - SEE ABOVE - TURNER CLASSIC MOVIE CHANNEL
1) Powerpoint: Monsters through the Decades
2) Journal #27 Would you be willing to have horrible nightmares every night for a year if you would be rewarded with extraordinary wealth?
3) Begin: Frankenstein (1931)
TUESDAY:
1) Powerpoint: James Whale's Frankenstein
2) Continue: Frankenstein (1931)
WEDNESDAY
1) Journal #28 By controlling medical research funds you are in the position to guarantee that a cure will be found in 15 years for any disease you choose. Unfortunately, no progress on any others would be made during that period. Would you target one disease, which one, and why?
2) Conclude: Frankenstein (1931)
THURSDAY:
1) Powerpoint: James Whale's The Bride of Frankenstein
2) Begin: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
FRIDAY:
1) Journal #29 Would you like or be able to handle it if your spouse were both smarter and more attractive than you?
2) Quiz: Frankenstein (1931)
2) Continue: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
1) Powerpoint: Monsters through the Decades
2) Journal #27 Would you be willing to have horrible nightmares every night for a year if you would be rewarded with extraordinary wealth?
3) Begin: Frankenstein (1931)
TUESDAY:
1) Powerpoint: James Whale's Frankenstein
2) Continue: Frankenstein (1931)
WEDNESDAY
1) Journal #28 By controlling medical research funds you are in the position to guarantee that a cure will be found in 15 years for any disease you choose. Unfortunately, no progress on any others would be made during that period. Would you target one disease, which one, and why?
2) Conclude: Frankenstein (1931)
THURSDAY:
1) Powerpoint: James Whale's The Bride of Frankenstein
2) Begin: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
FRIDAY:
1) Journal #29 Would you like or be able to handle it if your spouse were both smarter and more attractive than you?
2) Quiz: Frankenstein (1931)
2) Continue: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
WEEK THIRTEEN - NOVEMBER 7 THROUGH NOVEMBER 11
MONDAY:
1) Powerpoint: Background on Duel (1971)
2) Begin Duel (1971)
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #25: While parking late at night, you slightly scrape the side of a Porsche. You are certain no one else is aware of what happened. Would you leave a note?
2) Continue: Duel (1971)
WEDNESDAY
1) Conclude: Duel (1971)
THURSDAY:
1) Quiz: Duel (1971)
2) Journal #26 Do you feel that people are basically good natured, or are they mostly evil? Pick one and give an example from your experience
FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL
1) Powerpoint: Background on Duel (1971)
2) Begin Duel (1971)
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #25: While parking late at night, you slightly scrape the side of a Porsche. You are certain no one else is aware of what happened. Would you leave a note?
2) Continue: Duel (1971)
WEDNESDAY
1) Conclude: Duel (1971)
THURSDAY:
1) Quiz: Duel (1971)
2) Journal #26 Do you feel that people are basically good natured, or are they mostly evil? Pick one and give an example from your experience
FRIDAY: NO SCHOOL
WEEK TWELVE - OCTOBER 31 - THROUGH NOVEMBER 04
MONDAY:
1) Continue: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
2) Journal #22: Spock says, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one." Saving Private Ryan seems to suggest otherwise, what are your feelings about the subject. Should eight guys put their lives on the line for one?
TUESDAY:
1) Continue: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
2) The Making of Saving Private Ryan (1998)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Conclude: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
2) Journal #23: Can you picture yourself enlisting in the military or fighting in a war? Why do you think people are generally are opposed to military service these days?
THURSDAY:
1) Quiz: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
2) Extra: Filming the Invasion of Normandy - DVD Extra from Saving Private Ryan
FRIDAY:
1) Journal #24: Describe a time you were involved or witnessed Road Rage?
2) Begin: Duel (1971)
1) Continue: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
2) Journal #22: Spock says, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one." Saving Private Ryan seems to suggest otherwise, what are your feelings about the subject. Should eight guys put their lives on the line for one?
TUESDAY:
1) Continue: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
2) The Making of Saving Private Ryan (1998)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Conclude: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
2) Journal #23: Can you picture yourself enlisting in the military or fighting in a war? Why do you think people are generally are opposed to military service these days?
THURSDAY:
1) Quiz: Saving Private Ryan (1998)
2) Extra: Filming the Invasion of Normandy - DVD Extra from Saving Private Ryan
FRIDAY:
1) Journal #24: Describe a time you were involved or witnessed Road Rage?
2) Begin: Duel (1971)
WEEK ELEVEN - OCTOBER 24 THROUGH OCTOBER 28
MONDAY:
1) Conclude: Jurassic Park (1992)
2) Journal #21: Do you think that dinosaurs were anything like the dinosaurs depicted in Jurassic Park? For example, the velociraptor, could that creature been nearly as smart as shown in the film?
TUESDAY:
1) Quiz: Jurassic Park (1992)
2) The Making of Saving Private Ryan (1998)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Continue: Saving Private Ryan
2) Recreating D-Day: Omaha Beach
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #22: Spock says, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one." Saving Private Ryan seems to suggest otherwise, what are your feelings about the subject. Should five guys put their lives on the line for one?
2) Continue: Saving Private Ryan
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: Saving Private Ryan
1) Conclude: Jurassic Park (1992)
2) Journal #21: Do you think that dinosaurs were anything like the dinosaurs depicted in Jurassic Park? For example, the velociraptor, could that creature been nearly as smart as shown in the film?
TUESDAY:
1) Quiz: Jurassic Park (1992)
2) The Making of Saving Private Ryan (1998)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Continue: Saving Private Ryan
2) Recreating D-Day: Omaha Beach
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #22: Spock says, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one." Saving Private Ryan seems to suggest otherwise, what are your feelings about the subject. Should five guys put their lives on the line for one?
2) Continue: Saving Private Ryan
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: Saving Private Ryan
WEEK TEN - OCTOBER 17 THROUGH OCTOBER 21
MONDAY:
1) Journal #19: Relative to the population at large, how do you rate your physical attractiveness? you intelligence? your personality?
2) Continue: War of the Worlds (2005)
TUESDAY:
1) Powerpoint: Steven Spielberg
2) Conclude: War of the Worlds (2005)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #20: How frightened are you during natural occurrences? Have you been through an earthquake, hurricane etc.
2) Begin: Jurassic Park (1993)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #21: Do you think that dinosaurs were anything like the dinosaurs depicted in Jurassic Park? For example, the velociraptor, could that creature been nearly as smart as shown in the film?
2) Continue: Jurassic Park (1993)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue: Jurassic Park (1993)
1) Journal #19: Relative to the population at large, how do you rate your physical attractiveness? you intelligence? your personality?
2) Continue: War of the Worlds (2005)
TUESDAY:
1) Powerpoint: Steven Spielberg
2) Conclude: War of the Worlds (2005)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #20: How frightened are you during natural occurrences? Have you been through an earthquake, hurricane etc.
2) Begin: Jurassic Park (1993)
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #21: Do you think that dinosaurs were anything like the dinosaurs depicted in Jurassic Park? For example, the velociraptor, could that creature been nearly as smart as shown in the film?
2) Continue: Jurassic Park (1993)
FRIDAY:
1) Continue: Jurassic Park (1993)
WEEK NINE - OCTOBER 10 THROUGH OCTOBER 14
MONDAY:
1) Journal #16: What do you think is missing from most of the science fiction films that are made or that you've seen?
2) Continue: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
TUESDAY: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SHORTENED) DAY
1) Journal #17: Would you rather be a member of a world championship sports team or be the champion of an individual sport? Which sport would you choose and why?
2) Conclude: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
WEDNESDAY: REVERSE MINIMUM DAY - PSAT TESTING - THOSE STUDENTS NOT TESTING DO NOT NEED TO BE AT SCHOOL UNTIL 11:20 AM - SENIORS SHOULD REPORT TO SCHOOL BY 10:30 AM FOR THEIR PANORAMA PICTURE - SEE SCHEDULE BELOW
1) Quiz: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
SCHEDULE:
Nutrition 11:20am-11:45am
Period 1 11:51am-12:14pm
Period 2 12:20pm-12:42pm
Lunch 12:42pm-1:17pm
Period 3 1:23pm-1:45pm
Period 4 1:51pm-2:13pm
Period 5 2:19pm-2:41pm
Period 6 2:47pm-3:13pm
THURSDAY:
1) Begin: War of the Worlds (2005)
FRIDAY:
1) Journal #18: War of the Worlds is a journal of Ray Ferrier's escape from the invaders. What do you think your plan would be if you had to leave your home in a moments notice?
2) Continue: War of the Worlds (2005)
1) Journal #16: What do you think is missing from most of the science fiction films that are made or that you've seen?
2) Continue: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
TUESDAY: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SHORTENED) DAY
1) Journal #17: Would you rather be a member of a world championship sports team or be the champion of an individual sport? Which sport would you choose and why?
2) Conclude: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
WEDNESDAY: REVERSE MINIMUM DAY - PSAT TESTING - THOSE STUDENTS NOT TESTING DO NOT NEED TO BE AT SCHOOL UNTIL 11:20 AM - SENIORS SHOULD REPORT TO SCHOOL BY 10:30 AM FOR THEIR PANORAMA PICTURE - SEE SCHEDULE BELOW
1) Quiz: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
SCHEDULE:
Nutrition 11:20am-11:45am
Period 1 11:51am-12:14pm
Period 2 12:20pm-12:42pm
Lunch 12:42pm-1:17pm
Period 3 1:23pm-1:45pm
Period 4 1:51pm-2:13pm
Period 5 2:19pm-2:41pm
Period 6 2:47pm-3:13pm
THURSDAY:
1) Begin: War of the Worlds (2005)
FRIDAY:
1) Journal #18: War of the Worlds is a journal of Ray Ferrier's escape from the invaders. What do you think your plan would be if you had to leave your home in a moments notice?
2) Continue: War of the Worlds (2005)
WEEK EIGHT - OCTOBER 03 THROUGH OCTOBER 07
JOURNALS WILL BE COLLECTED THIS WEEK.
YOU MUST HAVE THEM EVERY DAY.
YOU WILL NOT BE EXCUSED FROM CLASS TO RETRIEVE THEM.
YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BRING THEM THE NEXT DAY TO CLASS.
MONDAY:
1) Journal #13: What is the difference between being scared in a movie and being startled?
2) Continue: Jaws
TUESDAY:
1) Conclude: Jaws
2) Quiz: Jaws
3) Powerpoint: Steven Spielberg - America's Director
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #14: Do you think that alien, intelligent life has visited the Earth? If they did, would they be friendly?
2) Begin: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #15: Given the opportunity, would you leave your friends and family to board a UFO with no certainty of ever seeing them again?
2) Continue: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
FRIDAY:
1) Continue: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
YOU MUST HAVE THEM EVERY DAY.
YOU WILL NOT BE EXCUSED FROM CLASS TO RETRIEVE THEM.
YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BRING THEM THE NEXT DAY TO CLASS.
MONDAY:
1) Journal #13: What is the difference between being scared in a movie and being startled?
2) Continue: Jaws
TUESDAY:
1) Conclude: Jaws
2) Quiz: Jaws
3) Powerpoint: Steven Spielberg - America's Director
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #14: Do you think that alien, intelligent life has visited the Earth? If they did, would they be friendly?
2) Begin: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #15: Given the opportunity, would you leave your friends and family to board a UFO with no certainty of ever seeing them again?
2) Continue: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
FRIDAY:
1) Continue: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
WEEK SEVEN - SEPTEMBER 26 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
MONDAY:
1) Conclude Forrest Gump
2) Journal #11: What do you think Robert Zemeckis, the director of Forrest Gump, is saying about the military?
TUESDAY:
1) Quiz: Forrest Gump
2) Powerpoint: Stephen Spielberg – Best Director?
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #12: What's scarier, seeing the monster or imagining it?
2) Begin: Jaws
THURSDAY:
ROSH HASHANAH
NO SCHOOL
FRIDAY:
1) Continue Jaws
1) Conclude Forrest Gump
2) Journal #11: What do you think Robert Zemeckis, the director of Forrest Gump, is saying about the military?
TUESDAY:
1) Quiz: Forrest Gump
2) Powerpoint: Stephen Spielberg – Best Director?
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #12: What's scarier, seeing the monster or imagining it?
2) Begin: Jaws
THURSDAY:
ROSH HASHANAH
NO SCHOOL
FRIDAY:
1) Continue Jaws
WEEK SIX - SEPTEMBER 19 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23
MONDAY:
1) Conclude The Godfather
2) Quiz: The Godfather
3) Historical Verisimilitude: Inserting the past into the present – The Making of Forrest Gump
TUESDAY: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SHORTENED) DAY
1) Journal #9: You are happily married and you find out that (either you or your spouse) is pregnant. However, the doctor reveals that there is an abnormality with the child who has a 50/50 percent chance of having a form of autism. How would you handle the situation?
2) Begin Forrest Gump
WEDNESDAY:
1) Continue Forrest Gump
2) Powerpoint: Forrest Gump continues "Stupid is as stupid does" - Forrest Gump
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #10: In the last fifty years, who would be one famous or historical figure that you would have liked to have dinner with. Who, and what would you discuss with this person?
2) Continue Forrest Gump
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude Forrest Gump
2) Quiz: (if time) Forrest Gump
1) Conclude The Godfather
2) Quiz: The Godfather
3) Historical Verisimilitude: Inserting the past into the present – The Making of Forrest Gump
TUESDAY: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SHORTENED) DAY
1) Journal #9: You are happily married and you find out that (either you or your spouse) is pregnant. However, the doctor reveals that there is an abnormality with the child who has a 50/50 percent chance of having a form of autism. How would you handle the situation?
2) Begin Forrest Gump
WEDNESDAY:
1) Continue Forrest Gump
2) Powerpoint: Forrest Gump continues "Stupid is as stupid does" - Forrest Gump
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #10: In the last fifty years, who would be one famous or historical figure that you would have liked to have dinner with. Who, and what would you discuss with this person?
2) Continue Forrest Gump
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude Forrest Gump
2) Quiz: (if time) Forrest Gump
WEEK FIVE - SEPTEMBER 12 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 16
MONDAY:
1) Powerpoint: The Making of The Godfather
2) Begin: The Godfather
TUESDAY:
1) Continue: The Godfather
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #7: What is suggested to you by the logo of the film The Godfather?
2) Continue: The Godfather
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #8: Don Vito Corleone is the quintessential example of the American anti-hero, a loving father and family man on the one side and a ruthless killer on the other. Why do you think the viewing audience is drawn to such characters?
2) Continue: The Godfather
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: The Godfather
2) Historical Verisimilitude: Inserting the past into the present – The Making of Forrest Gump - Probably on Monday if time runs out
QUIZ ON MONDAY THE GODFATHER
1) Powerpoint: The Making of The Godfather
2) Begin: The Godfather
TUESDAY:
1) Continue: The Godfather
WEDNESDAY:
1) Journal #7: What is suggested to you by the logo of the film The Godfather?
2) Continue: The Godfather
THURSDAY:
1) Journal #8: Don Vito Corleone is the quintessential example of the American anti-hero, a loving father and family man on the one side and a ruthless killer on the other. Why do you think the viewing audience is drawn to such characters?
2) Continue: The Godfather
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: The Godfather
2) Historical Verisimilitude: Inserting the past into the present – The Making of Forrest Gump - Probably on Monday if time runs out
QUIZ ON MONDAY THE GODFATHER
WEEK FOUR - SEPTEMBER 05 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 09
"I never wanted this quiz for you."
MONDAY:
LABOR DAY
NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #5: If you had to hide, where do you think you would go, or where would you hide?
2) Continue: Schindler's List
WEDNESDAY:
1) Continue: Schindler's List
THURSDAY:
1) Conclude: Schindler's List
2) Journal #6: How do you think the Holocaust should be taught in school?
FRIDAY:
1) Quiz: Schindler's List
2) Powerpoint: The Godfather - From Book to Film
2) Begin: The Godfather
LABOR DAY
NO SCHOOL
TUESDAY:
1) Journal #5: If you had to hide, where do you think you would go, or where would you hide?
2) Continue: Schindler's List
WEDNESDAY:
1) Continue: Schindler's List
THURSDAY:
1) Conclude: Schindler's List
2) Journal #6: How do you think the Holocaust should be taught in school?
FRIDAY:
1) Quiz: Schindler's List
2) Powerpoint: The Godfather - From Book to Film
2) Begin: The Godfather
WEEK THREE - AUGUST 29 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 02
MONDAY: MUST HAVE A JOURNAL
1) Quiz: Citizen Kane - GO ON LINE IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF THE PLOT
2) Journal #1: Fiction or Nonfiction - What makes for a better film?
3) Powerpoint: The Power of Shindler's List
TUESDAY:
1) Begin: Schindler's List
2) Journal #2: Should modern films be shot in black and white?
WEDNESDAY:
1) Continue: Schindler's List
2) Journal #3: The president announces that all people of your ethnic origin, as far back as your great-grandparents, be sent to a walled-in community the size of Reseda. Don't go, and you'll be shot. What are your feelings and reactions?
THURSDAY:
1) Continue: Schindler's List
2) Journal #4: SS Lieutenant Amon goth arrives in Krakow, murdering anyone who even appears uncoperative like the Jewish female foreman. Amon takes her advice and immediately has her executed. What do you make of this senseless and petty act?
FRIDAY:
ADMISSION DAY
NO SCHOOL
1) Quiz: Citizen Kane - GO ON LINE IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF THE PLOT
2) Journal #1: Fiction or Nonfiction - What makes for a better film?
3) Powerpoint: The Power of Shindler's List
TUESDAY:
1) Begin: Schindler's List
2) Journal #2: Should modern films be shot in black and white?
WEDNESDAY:
1) Continue: Schindler's List
2) Journal #3: The president announces that all people of your ethnic origin, as far back as your great-grandparents, be sent to a walled-in community the size of Reseda. Don't go, and you'll be shot. What are your feelings and reactions?
THURSDAY:
1) Continue: Schindler's List
2) Journal #4: SS Lieutenant Amon goth arrives in Krakow, murdering anyone who even appears uncoperative like the Jewish female foreman. Amon takes her advice and immediately has her executed. What do you make of this senseless and petty act?
FRIDAY:
ADMISSION DAY
NO SCHOOL
WEEK TWO - AUGUST 22 THROUGH AUGUST 26
MONDAY:
1) Conclude: AFI 100 Moives - 100 Years . . .
2) Decision Time - Top Four Film Choices from AFI List
3) We will begin Journaling Tomorrow - Must Have a Journal - preferably Composition Book
4) Powerpoint: "Why Citizen Kane Rocks"
HOMEWORK: Pick Top Four and have written out by number on list only AFI 100 Moives - 100 Years . . .
TUESDAY:
1) Begin: Citizen Kane
HOMEWORK: SYLLABUS (ON LINE - SEE BELOW) - (PRINT OUT, FILL OUT, AND RETURN LAST PAGE)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Reveal Top Four AFI Picks
2) Continue: Citizen Kane
THURSDAY:
1) Continue: Citizen Kane
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: Citizen Kane
2) Quiz: Citizen Kane
1) Conclude: AFI 100 Moives - 100 Years . . .
2) Decision Time - Top Four Film Choices from AFI List
3) We will begin Journaling Tomorrow - Must Have a Journal - preferably Composition Book
4) Powerpoint: "Why Citizen Kane Rocks"
HOMEWORK: Pick Top Four and have written out by number on list only AFI 100 Moives - 100 Years . . .
TUESDAY:
1) Begin: Citizen Kane
HOMEWORK: SYLLABUS (ON LINE - SEE BELOW) - (PRINT OUT, FILL OUT, AND RETURN LAST PAGE)
WEDNESDAY:
1) Reveal Top Four AFI Picks
2) Continue: Citizen Kane
THURSDAY:
1) Continue: Citizen Kane
FRIDAY:
1) Conclude: Citizen Kane
2) Quiz: Citizen Kane
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WEEK ONE - AUGUST 15 THROUGH AUGUST 19
MONDAY:
1) Sign In
2) Email Addresses
3) What you need to succeed!
HOMEWORK: Print (ON LINE - SEE ABOVE) AFI 100 Moives - 100 Years . . .
TUESDAY:
1) Handout: Match 50 Famous movie quotes with their actor and roll
2) Credit: AFI 100 Years . . . List –
3) Begin The AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Films—Tenth Anniversary Special
WEDNESDAY:
1) Continue AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Films—Tenth Anniversary Special
2) Journal: Reflections
THURSDAY:
1) Continue AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Films—Tenth Anniversary Special
FRIDAY:
1) Continue AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Films—Tenth Anniversary Special
2) Journal: Reflections
1) Sign In
2) Email Addresses
3) What you need to succeed!
HOMEWORK: Print (ON LINE - SEE ABOVE) AFI 100 Moives - 100 Years . . .
TUESDAY:
1) Handout: Match 50 Famous movie quotes with their actor and roll
2) Credit: AFI 100 Years . . . List –
3) Begin The AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Films—Tenth Anniversary Special
WEDNESDAY:
1) Continue AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Films—Tenth Anniversary Special
2) Journal: Reflections
THURSDAY:
1) Continue AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Films—Tenth Anniversary Special
FRIDAY:
1) Continue AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Films—Tenth Anniversary Special
2) Journal: Reflections