November 23 and 24 (25-27 is Thanksgiving Break)
Monday, 11/23 (Seventh Period)
- Joe's O.P. Form is due
- Rebel Without A Cause (1955) to 1:20
Tuesday, 11/24 (Second Period)
- Jacob's O.P. Form is due
- On the Waterfront (1954) to 1:02
Week of November 16-20
Monday, November 16 (Seventh Period)
- The Grapes of Wrath to end; Jackie's O.P. Form due
- Singin' In The Rain (1952) to :36 in
- Journals 1-5 due with self-score
Tuesday, 17th (Second Period)
- Journals 1-5 due with self-score
- Singin' In the Rain to end; Jennica's O.P. Form due
Wednesday, 18th (Seventh)
- On the Waterfront (1954) to 1:10
Thursday, 19th (Second)
- Rebel Without A Cause (1955) to 1:18
Friday, 20th Second Period: finished 'Rebel'; Jacob's O.P. form is homework
Seventh Period:
Finished On the Waterfront; Joe's O.P. Form is homework
Week of November 9 - November 13
November 11 is Veteran's Day
-Monday November 9 (7th Period)
-Finished The Visitor (2007)
-Notecard assignment: A "good" film? A political film? Who should see it?
- Jackie's presentation of The Grapes of Wrath (1940). We got :41 in.
Tuesday November 10 (2nd)
-All About Eve (1950) to 1:56
Wednesday was the Veteran's Day Holiday
Thursday, Nov. 12 (2nd Period)
- We finished All About Eve; Jessie's O.P. Form filled out and collected
- Jennica presented Singin' In The Rain (1952) and we got about a half hour in
- Friday, Nov. 13 (7th Period)
- The Grapes of Wrath to extremely near the end
Week of November 2 - November 6
November 4 is the end of the grading period
-Monday November 2 (7th Period)
- Discussion of Journal #4
- We watched 30 minutes of Bringing Darkness Into Light (2006) which is a documentary on Film Noir.
- Notecard assignment: one side on visual elements of Noir, the other on Noir as story and theme
-Tuesday November 3 (2nd Period)
- Discussion of Journal #4
- Mariah's presentation of Sunset Blvd. (1950)
-Wednesday November 4 (7th Period)
-Journal #5(your pre-1960 AFI choice)
- The Visitor (2007) to :49 in
-Thursday November 5 (2nd Period)
-Journal #5(your pre-1960 AFI choice)
-Sunset Blvd. (1950) to end; Mariah's O.P. Form was collected
-Friday November 6 (2nd Period)
- Jessie's presentation of All About Eve (1950) to :38 in
(7th Period)
- The Visitor (2007) to 1: in
Week of October 26 - October 30
-Monday October 26 (7th)
- Journal #4: What is a film critic, anyway? etc.
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) to end
-Tuesday October 27 (2nd)
- Journal #4: What is a film critic, anyway? etc.
- Bringing Up Baby (1938) to end; Breanna's O.P. Form due
- Double Indemnity (1944) to :23
-Wednesday October 28 (7th)
- Mari's presentation of Sunset Blvd. (1950); we got to the 1:19 mark
-Thursday October 29 (2nd)
- Double Indemnity (1944)
-Friday October 30
- Double Indemnity (1944) to end; loose sheet of your thoughts w/ support due (2nd)
- Sunset Blvd. (1950); Mari's O.P. Form handed out but not collected (7th)
Week of October 19 - October 23
-Monday October 19, Tuesday, October 20 (both classes)
-Final versions of College Admissions Essays are due Friday (23rd)
(7th Period)- Swing Time (1936) to 1:24 mark, 2nd Period finished the movie
- We went over the new Oral Presentation Forms; they were due for 2nd Period
Seventh Period / Wednesday:
- Swing Time (1936) to end; Vicky's Oral Presentation Form due
- Izzy's presentation of The Maltese Falcon (1941); we got to the :22 mark
Second Period / Thursday:
- Bre's presentation of Bringing Up Baby (1938); we got to the 1:25 mark
Second Period / Friday:
- College Admissions Essays due w/ self-scored rubric
- Bringing Up Baby (1938) almost to end
Seventh Period / Friday:
- College Admissions Essays due w/ self-scored rubric
- The Maltese Falcon (1941) to :49 mark
Week of October 12 - October 16 (14th and 15th: no class)
-Monday and Tuesday October 12 and 13
both classes:
- Swing Time (1936) Seventh barely started; Vicky presented Second got to 1:01; Jovanna presented
- Admissions Essays assigned: typed draft due Friday, the 16th
- Seventh did the 4 Movie Reaction assignment in Flashback
(pages 134,169 and 175, plus your first AFI choice)
(14th and 15th: no class)
Friday October 16
both classes:
-Work on Admissions Essays
Week of October 5 - October 8 (9th is Fall Break)
-Monday and Tuesday October 5 and 6
-Draft / Outline of Admissions Essay due for credit
- Peer comments due for equal credit
- It Happened One Night (1934) to :40 (7th) and :29 (2nd)
Marshall presented in 7th Period
Seventh Period / Wednesday, October 7
- Website Assignment reiterated
- It Happened One Night (1934) to end; we did not get to Marshall's O.P. Form
Second Period / Thursday, October 8
- Website Assignment reiterated
- It Happened One Night (1934) to approx. 1:10 in
Week of September 28 - October 2
- Seventh Period / Monday, 28th:
- 'TIB' Essays out loud, cont.
- Duck Soup (1933) to a glitch at about :23
Second Period / Tuesday, 29th
- 'TIB' Essays out loud, cont.
- The Night of the Hunter (1955) to end
- Demo of our Oral Presentation Form with Callison as subject; Form is due
- Duck Soup (1933) to about :10
Seventh Period / Wednesday, September 30th
- Duck Soup (1933) to end
- Intro brainstorming for College Admissions Essays
Second Period / Thursday, October 1
- Duck Soup (1933) to end
- Intro brainstorming for College Admissions Essays
Friday, October 2 - both classes
- Journal Three: Reactions to quotes on the definition of comedy from PowerPoint
- Triumph of the Will (1935) and its possible connections to Duck Soup
Week of September 21 - September 25
-Monday and Tuesday September 21 and 22
both classes:
- Un Chien Andalou ("The Andalucian Dog") and Surrealism
- First look at our Oral Presentation Forms
- Seventh:The Night of the Hunter (1955) to 1:03, Second to :35 (Second did peer revision on TIB Essays)
Seventh Period / Wednesday, 23rd
- Peer Assist Assignment, "This I Believe" Essay. Final versions due Friday
- We finished The Night of the Hunter (1955)
- Demo of our Oral Presentation Form with Callison as subject (to be completed as homework)
Second Period / Thursday, 24th
- Final Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is due today w/ draft and completed Rubric
- 'TIB' Essays out loud
- The Night of the Hunter (1955) to :50 mark
Friday, September 25
Second Period:
- 'TIB' Essays out loud, cont.
Seventh Period:
- Revised "This I Believe Essays" are due
- 'TIB' Essays out loud
- Oral Presentation Form Demo with Callison as subject ('Night...Hunter')is also due
Week of September 14 - September 18
-Monday and Tuesday September
14 and 15
Seventh Period / Monday:
-
Typed Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay will be due Wednesday
- Next section of Chaplin (to approx. 1:15 mark)
- Pre-1960 AFI assignments for Seventh are solid. See me if you're not sure.
Second Period / Tuesday:
-
Typed Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay will be due Thursday
- Next section of Chaplin (to approx. 1:14 mark)
- Pre-1960 AFI assignments for Second are solid. See me if you're not sure.
Seventh Period / Wednesday:
- Typed Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is due today
- We finished Chaplin (1992) Double-sided notecard assignment due
Second Period / Thursday:
- Typed Draft of your "This I Believe" Essay is due today
- Chaplin (1992) to end.
- Journal Two: Chaplin gives a nice look at the history of Hollywood, among other things. What elements of the AFI Criteria #4 (cultural impact / historical significance) did you find in the biographical Chaplin ?
Friday,
September 18
Second Period:
- Revised "This I Believe Essays" are due
the next time we meet. If (and only if) you got a thumbs-up stamp on your
draft, no revision is necessary at this time.
- Un Chien Andalou ("The Andalucian Dog") (1929)
Seventh Period:
- Journal Two: Chaplin gives
a nice look at the history of Hollywood, among other things. What
elements of the AFI Criteria #4 (cultural impact / historical
significance) did you find in the biographical Chaplin ?
- Un Chien Andalou ("The Andalucian Dog") (1929)
Week of September 8 - September 11
Tuesday and Wednesday September 8 and 9 (Monday was Labor Day) :
- We finished Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush (1925), and watched the first section of the biographical Chaplin (1992).
- We listened to examples of "This I Believe" Essays from National Public Radio, and brainstormed some of our own ideas.
Thursday and Friday September 10 and 11 :
-More work on This I Believe Essays
-Next section of Chaplin (to approx. one-hour mark)
- Make sure you have watched (at least) your first pre-1960 choice from the AFI Top 100 list. You need to get your selection approved by Callison at our first class meeting next week for a grade.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Week of August 31 - September 4
Monday and Tuesday, August 31 and September 1:
-
AFI overview to end; make your movie choices, both pre-1960 and post 1960
Journal Expectations:
- In ink
- Legible
- 200 words minimum, word count at the top
Journal One: Your Top 10 choices from the 100 - what you noticed / why you picked them
- We watched selected scenes from Buster Keaton's 1928 film The Cameraman
Wednesday and Thursday, September 2 and 3:
- Pre-1960 AFI choices are due
- Running Lists started in backs of Journals
- finished Buster Keaton's 1928 film The Cameraman
- 3 Multiple-Choice Questions (and Answers) assignment from our text, "Flashback." You are responsible for pages 47-64.
Friday, September 4
-2nd Period finished their "Flashback" Q's and A's and watched the first 15 minutes of Charlie Chaplin's 1925 The Gold Rush
-7th watched The Gold Rush to the :39 mark
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Week of August 24 - 28
Monday and Tuesday, August 24 and 25
- Letter to Parents / Suggestions for Success (Handout, signed slip due next class)
- Biographical Essay Assignment - typed version due next class: (Uniqueness, Hopes and Expectations, Ideal English Class) 250 word minimum, Times Roman typeface, 12 pt. font, double or 1 1/2 spacing. Save on your USB drive.
- Letter to your future self. You seal it in an envelope, I'll hold on to them until May.
- Intro to the American Film Institute's Top 100 list. We screened the first part of the overview in class.
Wednesday and Thursday, August 26 and 27
- Biographical Essay Assignment - typed version due today
- AFI overview, continued
- Letter to Parents / Suggestions for Success: signed slip due today
Friday, August 28
- AFI overview continued - your homework for the weekend is to watch one of the movies from the list that you chose as potentially interesting. We got to the 1:50 mark + or - in the overview.
First two days of school - Thursday and Friday, August 20 and 21
Introductions
Biographical Pre-Writing (Uniqueness, Hopes and Expectations, Ideal English Class)