Tuesday, September 23: Students had the entire class period to work on their research papers for their semester project. The research chart and paper are due next class!
In Class: Research Chart and Paper Homework: Finish research chart and paper. Due next class! Thursday, September 25: Students began watched Empire of Dreams: The Making of Star Wars. Due: Research chart and paper In Class: Film analysis (ongoing)
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Monday, September 15: Today we finished watching Mao's Last Dancer. After the film finished we watched some of the making of the film and completed the Film Analysis.
In Class: Mao's Last Dancer Film Analysis Wednesday, September 17: First we finished watching the making of Mao's Last Dancer. The class then had a Socratic Seminar discussing the film and what can be learned from it. For the end of class, students had time to write their Film Critique for Mao's Last Dancer. Due: Mao's Last Dancer Film Analysis In Class: Socratic Seminar Participation Homework: Mao's Last Dancer Film Critique Friday, September 19: Students had the entirety of the class period to work on the research for their semester project. Due: Mao's Last Dancer Film Critique Homework: Semester Project Research due September 25! Tuesday, September 9: First we discussed how to write a film critique. We then learned some background information for Mao's Last Dancer, including who Chairman Mao Zedong was, life under Chairman Mao, and excerpts from Li Cunxin's autobiography, Mao's Last Dancer.
In Class: Background reading Thursday, September 11: We watched Mao's Last Dancer. In Class: Mao's Last Dancer Film Critique (on-going) Wednesday, September 3: We discussed the difference between writing to be read and writing to be seen. We then discussed symbolism in film.
In Class: Reading Activity 1-2 (The Front of the Bus); Screening Sheet 1-2 (The Front of the Bus); Screening Sheet 1-3 (To Kill a Mockingbird Opening Credits) Friday, September 5: Worked on Research for Semester Project Research Chart and Paper due Sept. 25 |
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