May 7 - May 11
Monday, May 7 ("C" Schedule)
- A bit more of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - A quick look at Christopher Nolan's Memento
Wednesday, May 9 ("A" Schedule, Senior Finals)- Final Exam
April 30 - May 4
Monday, April 30
- Onward in Unforgiven (1992) with an eye toward degrees of good and evil in the main characters
Wednesday, May 2
- Unforgiven (1992) to end- Journal Ten (
good and evil in the main characters in Unforgiven)- Journals Six - Ten collected with self-score-
Miranda presented Citizen KaneFriday, May 4:- Allicia presented Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) :35 in
April 23 - April 27
Monday, April 23
- Director Presentations, cont. (Wes Anderson)- Zach presented The Godfather, Part II (1974)
Wednesday, April 25- Create-A-Quiz / Director Presentations- GoodFellas (1990) - partial
Friday, April 27
- Sean presented Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven (1992) with an eye toward good and evil in the characters
William Munny and Sheriff Little Bill. We got :35 into it.
April 16 - April 20
Monday, April 16
- Do the Right Thing to 20 min from end
Wednesday, April 18
- Director Presentations, cont. (Great job on these, you guys!)
Friday, April 20
- Director Presentations, cont.- Do the Right Thing to end
April 9 - April 13 ...End of 5th 6 Week Grading Period is April 11...
Monday, April 9
- The French film La Haine (1995) in its entirety; complete Cornell-style notes will be due Weds.- All remaining Director Presentations are due Wednesday Films up next, in order:Do the Right Thing
Godfather, Part Two
Unforgiven
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Wednesday, April 11
- La Haine,
cont. Short discussion of ending;
notes and summary collected- All remaining Director Presentations are due Friday - Ana presented Director Wes Craven, and scenes from Scream and Red Eye
Friday, April 13
April 2 - April 5 (Friday, April 6 is the Vernal Holiday)
Monday, April 2
- Revised Director Essays due- Rubric and general info on Director Presentations given- Platoon (1986) to :20 from endWednesday, April 4
- Platoon (1986) to end- 200 words on historical value of Platoon / issue of good and evil represented by Sgts Elias and Barnes in the film- First two Director Presentations - Orlando/George Romero, Dominic/Quentin Tarantino
Friday, April 6
- No School
March 26 - March 30
Monday, March 26
- Platoon (1986) to :30
- First drafts of Director Essays returned; revised versions are due Monday, April 2
Tuesday 27 - Thursday 29th: HGSA/SBA testing for sophomores and juniors
Friday, 30th: Student-Led Conferences
March 19 - March 23
Monday, March 19
- The Shining (1980) to end
- Journal # Nine (The Shining)Wednesday, March 21
- Orlando presented Tootsie (1982); we got 1:15 into it
Friday, March 23
- We finished Tootsie (1982);
two-sided notecard assignment
March 12 - March 16: Spring Break
March 5 - March 9
Monday, March 5
- American Graffiti to end- Typed drafts of your Director Research Paper are due Friday, March 9
- Dreanna presented an excellent 50-minute version of Network (1975)
Wednesday, March 7
- The Shining (1980) to 1:37
Friday, March 9
- A few scenes from Flirting With Disaster (1996)
February 27 - March 2
Monday, February 27
- Computer Lab for Director Project research
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) to end- Journal Eight (connects to Cuckoo's Nest)
Wednesday, February 29
- class time for Journal Eight/short discussion
- Mariah presented American Graffiti (1973); we got :48 in
Friday, March 2
- American Graffiti (1973); we got 1:32 in- Typed drafts of your Director Research Paper are due Friday, March 9- Up next are Network, The Shining, Tootsie, Platoon and Do the Right Thing
February 21 - February 24
Monday, the 20th was the President's Day Holiday
Wednesday, February 22
- Chinatown (1975) to end. Writing assignment: Does it belong on the AFI 100 after all?
- Oscars voting on Friday; Awards show is Sunday
- Johnna presented One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). We got :26 in.
Friday, February 24
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). We got 1:24 into it - Oscars voting- Film Director Promo. Paper and Presentation topics solidified
February 13 - February 17
(Friday, Feb. 17 is the last day of the six-week grading period)
Monday, February 13
- We finished The Godfather- AFI Presentation Sheets for Ana and 'Godfather' notes collected- Bri presented Chinatown (1975) We got :48 into it.Wednesday, February 15
- Computer Lab for "Life of An Athlete" and
- Director Project beginnings: your choice of director and an outline of the bullet points on the handout about them.
- Handout: "Film Director Promo. Paper and Presentation"Friday, February 17
- Chinatown (1975) to 1:30 into it.
February 6 - February 10
Monday, February 6
- Ana presented The Godfather (1972) We got 1:18 into it.Wednesday, February 8
- The Godfather (1972), cont.
Friday, February 10
- Assembly for Juniors and Seniors during 3rd and 4th periods
January 30 - February 3
Monday, January 30
- Raquel presented Bonnie and Clyde (1967) We got 1:35 into it.- signature slips due
Wednesday, February 1
- Reading / Cornell notes assignment from "Flashback" (pages 332-340)
- Bonnie and Clyde (1967) to end- A couple of scenes from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)Friday, February 3-We watched the first half hour of The Graduate (1967)- A paragraph on the time period and the "look" of the film, and another of character analysis of Ben
January 23 - 27
Monday, January 23
- Essays collected
- Peer reading for a grade; same format as rubric
- Pleasantville (1998) to 1:05
Wednesday, January 25
- Quick look at the Best Picture Oscar nominations/possible field trip to see either The Artist or Hugo
- Pleasantville to end
- Journal Seven: three questions connected to Pleasantville
Friday, January 27
- time to finish Journal Seven
- Handout: two-sided, on the "R" rating - notecard assignment for participation.
- Quick survey on meeting up to see one of the Best Picture nominees for the Academy Awards
January 16 - 20
Monday, January 16
MLK Holiday
Wednesday, January 18
- Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window to end
- Final versions of Pre-1960 AFI Essays are due Monday, January 23 with all earlier drafts- Post-1960 movie choices finalizedFriday, January 20- Handout / notecard assignment / discussion: "The Life and Death of a Film Critic"- A long trailer of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
January 9 - 13
Monday, January 9:
- The Apartment to endJournal Six:
- Women's roles in Some Like It Hot and The Apartment Wednesday, January 11:
- notes on pages 279-284 in the "Flashback" textbook; notecard collected
- Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954)
Friday, January 13:
- Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window to 1:02- Final versions of Pre-1960 AFI Essays are due Monday, January 23
Second Semester starts here:
Wednesday, January 4
- Have a current, appropriate I.R. book choice every day
- Some Like It Hot, 5 min from end
Thursday, January 5- Billy Wilder double feature: The Apartment to :32 in
Friday, January 6- Women's roles in Some Like It Hot and The Apartment (notes)
- The Apartment to 1:08 in
December 12 - December 16
Monday, December 12
- Handwritten "Rough, Rough Draft" of your AFI paper is due. This first version
needs to be 400 words long, and you need to have your first
three sources for your Works Cited page for approval.- Signup for your Final Exam Conference with Callison for Thursday, between 9:40 and 11:40.
Make sure you have a typed, 800-word draft with three approved sources for your conference; you also need to have selected your Post-1960 AFI movie.- Some Like It Hot (1959) to :44 from endWednesday, December 14Review sessions for Periods 1-7 in morning
Final Exam for Second Period at 12:25
Thursday, December 15Final Exams for Periods 1, 3, 7
Friday, December 16 Final Exams for Periods 4, 5, 6
December 5 - December 9
Monday, December 5 (Snow Day)
Wednesday, December 7 (Short Assembly Schedule):
- Details on your Final Exam given:
Final will be a typed essay draft and a Conference / Oral Exam with Mr. Callison.
The subject is your Pre-1960 AFI Film.- Rebel Without A Cause (1956) to :36 from endFriday, December 9
- Independent Reading Logs due. 50 pages of I.R. equals 15 points. 60 points is the maximum possible.- Rebel Without A Cause (1956) to end;
notes collected- Further details on your Final Exam/AFI paper given- Some Like It Hot (1959) to :20 in
- For Monday: bring a handwritten "Rough, Rough Draft" of your AFI paper. This first version needs to be 400 words long, and -IMPORTANT- you need to have your first three sources for your Works Cited page.
November 28 - December 2
Monday, November 28
- I.R.- The Searchers (1956) to end- Two pages of Cornell-style notes on The Searchers (all three sections) collected
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) to :52
Wednesday, November 30
- Admissions Essays - Revised versions collected w/ earlier drafts and self-score- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre to two minutes from endFriday, December 2- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre to end- Joel Cruz talked to us about his first year at Denver University- we started Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
November 21 (Thanksgiving Week)
Monday, November 21
- Admissions Essay Drafts returned; Revised versions due Monday, the 28th
- The Searchers (1956) to :12 from end- Two pages of Cornell-style notes (all three sections) will be due when we finish the film
Week of November 14 - November 18
Monday, November 14
- IR
- Handout: Approaching Film As Literature
- Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Swing Time (1936) to approx one hour in
Wednesday, November 16- We finished Swing Time- Swing Time/Approaching Film As Lit sheets collected- Journal Five: Detailed breakdown of your Pre-1960 AFI film. Journals One-Five will be due on Friday.
Friday, November 18
- Journals One-Five collected w/ self-score; Running Lists for extra credit- Notecard assignment, two-sided, "What's A Western?"- We got 10 minutes into John Ford's The Searchers (1956)
Week of November 7 - November 10 (Friday, the 11th is Veteran's Day)
Monday, November 7:
- We finished Young Frankenstein (1974)
Wednesday, November 9:
- Joe presented Duck Soup by The Marx Brothers (1936)
Friday, November 11 - School Holiday
Week of October 31 - November 4
Monday, October 31
- We finished The Big Sleep (1946);
notes collected- Grabbing audience interest: your input on AFI presentations.- We started Frankenstein (1931) - to :20 in; Dominic presented the movieWednesday, November 2- Notecard, Side Two: your input on scoring our AFI presentations (notecard collected).
Be sure to include how youthing the 100 Points should be divided.- We finished Frankenstein (1931) - Journal Four: Two Parts: First 100 words on observations regarding the technical side of the film, Second 100 on the story.1.) What did you observe about the look of the film - camerawork, lighting, sets, sound...other observations.2.) Is The Monster a sympathetic character? Why, or why not? What might the phrase "more human than human" have to do with the Frankenstein story?Friday, November 4
- brief I.R.
- Young Frankenstein (1974) to
Week of October 24 - Oct. 28 (Thursday and Friday, the 27th and 28th, are set aside for Student Conferences)
Monday, October 24
- IR- Admissions Essays: Typed Drafts collected with Self-Assessment- We watched the first :39 of The Big Sleep (1946)
Wednesday, October 26 ("C" Schedule; all classes meet)- We watched more of The Big Sleep (1946) - to the 1:20 mark
Week of October 17 - Oct. 21
Monday, October 17- Admissions Essays - Drafts begun (First Thoughts) not collected- Half-sheet of Peer Encouragement collected.- Stranger Than Fiction (2006) to :19 in
Wednesday, October 19- IR- Admissions Essays: Typed Drafts due Monday, the 24th. Word count: between 500-750 words. Standard format.- A look at the dialogue in Stranger Than Fiction (2006). We got to 1 :15 in- Makeup for Website Assignment - handouts given
Friday October 21
- We finished Stranger Than Fiction (2006). - Admissions Essays: Typed Drafts due Monday, the 24th. Rubrics handed out in class.
Week of October 10 - Oct. 14
Monday, October 10
- Hilary G. from The Art Institutes presented for the first half of class
- Chaplin to end; using your notes focused on Chaplin's career and public perception,
write Journal Three: "Comedy is knowing who you are, and where you come from."Review the film Chaplin, paying special attention to what the movie shows us about the early days of Hollywood, Chaplin's career - and freedom in the U.S.
Wednesday, October 12- Independent Reading; yellow Reading Log sheets handed out
- Pages 46 to 55 in "Flashback" textbook; notecard assignment on facts from Early Hollywood and Chaplin sections
- Charles Chaplin's The Gold Rush (1925) to :42 in
Friday October 14
- Notecards with IR progress to date collected
- yellow Reading Log sheets started with Wednesday's date- Charles Chaplin's The Gold Rush (1925) almost to end
Week of October Oct. 3 - Oct. 7
Monday, October 3
- Independent Reading- Independent Reading Share Out-Loud: Tell us about your (1. Book Title (2. A short quote (3. Why you chose it- We got to the :50 mark in Chaplin (notes on early Hollywood not collected)
Wednesday, October 5
- Independent Reading- Chaplin to 1:40; notes focus on Chaplin's career and public perception
- Friday October 7 is our Fall Break -
Week of September 26 - Sept. 30
Monday, September 26
- examples of movie-related books for your Independent Reading requirement in this class- Independent Reading time- Examples of film noir, taken from the documentary Bringing Darkness Into Light- more of Sunset Blvd (1950) we made it to the one hour point in the movieWednesday, September 28
- Independent Reading time
- Sunset Blvd (1950) to end- Film Noir Elements from PowerPointHOMEWORK:- Screening Report on Sunset Blvd due Friday: "Is Sunset Blvd A Film Noir? Why - or why not?"
- Typed draft, 500-word minimum, standard format
- Present your argument as clearly as possible, supporting your points with specific, original observations from the film
Friday, September 30
- Screening Report on Sunset Blvd due; extra credit for on-time typed drafts- IR time
- The biographical film Chaplin (starring Robert Downey Jr. as Charlie Chaplin) to the :26 mark
Week of September 19 - Sept. 23
Monday, September 19
- The Cutting Edge to end
- Catfish begun
Wednesday, September 21
- Notes collected from The Cutting Edge
- We finished Catfish; notes due
- Intro to AFI presentations: Sunset Blvd. (1950)Friday, September 23
- IR
- Sunset Blvd. (1950) to :14 in; we took a quick look at a few pages of the screenplay
Monday, September 12
- Turtles Can Fly (2005) questions and notes collected
- Independent Reading book chosen - credit given
- documentary on Editing The Cutting Edge (2004) to :47 in
Wednesday, September 14
- Independent Reading: expectations, reasons for, Reading Logs- "Teaching People To Hate Literature" (article) - Discussion for Participation PointsFriday, September 16
Week of September 6 - Sept. 9
- Wednesday, September 7- Homework:
1.) Find an independent reading book that relates to movies (will be checked Friday for a grade)
2.) Watch your first choice from the AFI list (if you haven't already)
- The Night of the Hunter (1955) to end- Turtles Can Fly (2005) to :40 in- Friday, September 9
- Independent Reading book chosen that relates to movies - to be checked for a grade Monday- Website Assignment given - this is homework. Email me before Monday, the 12th- Turtles Can Fly (2005) to end. Questions to consider for Monday: 1.) Is this a political film? Why or why not?2.) Is PG-13 the correct rating for 'Turtles'?3.) How is this different from a more typical "war film"?
Week of August 29 - Sept. 2
Monday, August 29
- Time Capsules
- Essays returned
- Writing Portfolios
- AFI Overview to end; notecard with top two choices due
Wednesday, August 31
- Journal Two:
- What is considered a "kids movie" in the U.S.? - Does our current ratings system do what it's supposed to do? - With the influence of the internet is there even any point in having a ratings system?- The Night of the Hunter (1955) to :44 in
Friday, September 2
- Homework:
1.) Find an independent reading book that relates to movies (see me)
2.) Watch your first choice from the AFI list
- The Night of the Hunter (1955) to 1:15 in
Week of August 22-26
Monday, August 22
- Journal expectations / Running Lists
- the Name Game
- Buster Keaton's The Cameraman (1928) to :05 from end
Wednesday, August 24:
- The Cameraman (1928) to end; notecards with impressions collected
- Parent Letters handed out; signatures due back Monday
- AFI Top 100 Overview to :49 inFriday, August 26:
- Journal One: (Ten AFI choices - five pre-1960 and five post-1960)
Week of August 15-19
Due for all of my classes on Friday, the 19th:
A typed draft of your Bio-Essay, which is your introduction to me - and to your class.
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Include your interests - what you care about, and what's important to
you. What are your talents, skills and abilities? What do you like to
do in your free time?
- Also be sure to include what went on in your
English classes in the past - both the positive and the negative. What
works for you, and what do you consider a waste of your time in English
class?
Requirements:
- Standard format (Times New Roman font, 12- point type, double-spaced)
- 500 words is the minimum that will be acceptable
- Have an original title
- Be sure your work is divided into paragraphs
Supply List, (required):
- Internet access
- Portable USB drive (huge capacity not necessary)
- Blue or black pens: all assignments are to be in ink.
- 3 ring binder (your Notebook)
- Composition book (your Journal)
- Box of tissue or roll of paper towels
- Loose-leaf paper, college-rule - lots of it.
- Highlighter pens
- Small sticky notes