Dec. 19
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Final |
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Dec. 17
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Discuss horror elements
Tropes?
Questions on final |
No. H.W. |
Dec. 13
|
Warm-up/share
What is Absurdism?
What is Existentialism?
Definitions
Origins?
Some really short stories
Background on
Rosencrantz and
Guildentern
Clip from Stoppard play- In class work |
No.H.W. |
Dec. 11
|
Warm-up/share/turn
in
Discuss horror elements
Investigative journalism-
Woodward/Bernstein
Read article
8th Amendment
Discussion questions
Ted Talk
Question on Junger |
No H.W. |
Dec. 7
|
Watch "Hush" |
No H.W. |
Dec. 5th
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Poe "the Black Cat"
cont.- relationship to
psychology/reason/
logic
Short stories
Two types of horror
Thoughts on movie |
No H.W. |
Dec. 3
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a) From Romanticism to
Gothic Horror-
Frankenstein and it's
Romantic properties
b) Romantic painters-
Gericault, Delacroix,
Fuseli, Friedrich.
c) Poe
d) Diamanda Galas
e)Begin "The Black Cat"
|
No H.W. |
Nov. 29
|
In class group work on "Fences" (20 minutes)
Group work due
Horror as genre
Some predecessors:
Romantics
Elements of Romanticism leading into Horror
What is true horror?
Poe and Obsession
Listen to/read
"The Black Cat" |
No H.W. |
Nov. 27
|
Completed movie
Discussion |
No H.W. |
Nov. 16
|
Continue movie |
No H.W.
Have a great break |
Nov. 14
|
Began movie version
of "Fences" |
No. H.W. |
Nov. 12
|
Completed reading
play in class
Discuss play |
No. H.W. |
Nov. 8
|
Continue reading play in class
|
No H.W. |
Nov. 6
|
Finish presentations
Discuss Drama as a
sub-genre
Intro. August Wilson
Intro.
Roles
Read |
No H.W. |
Nov. 2nd
|
Presentations |
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Oct 31
|
Presentations |
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Oct 29
|
In class work on
presentation |
Presentations next time |
Oct 27th
|
In class work on
presentations |
You know |
Oct. 25
|
Definition of "genre"
Introduce presentation assignment
Questions?
Begin work in class |
H.W. - You know what is upcoming |
Oct. 23
|
In class essay
Introduce presentation
Begin work on
presentation |
H.W.- Work on presentation |
Oct. 19
|
Warm-up/share
S.S.R.
Discuss
Presentation project intro. |
H.W.-start brainstorming about presentation |
Oct. 17
|
Warm-up/share
Recap "Persepolis"
Sunni-Shia split
S.S.R.
Discuss
Gave essay prompt
Ted Talk on Islamic street art |
No H.W. |
Oct. 15th
|
?'s/comments on book
In class S.S.R. to page 94
Discuss
Handed back Comedy Unit Essays |
No H.W. |
Oct. 10
|
Warm-up
Share
Read "Persepolis"- (Should be to page 60)
Watched Ted Talk by Lesley Hazleton |
No H.W. |
Oct. 8
|
Warm-up
Discuss Persepolis
S.S.R. to page 71
Discuss |
No H.W. |
Oct.4
|
In class essay |
No H.W. |
Oct 2
|
Discussion about Iran
Discuss graphic novels
- Maus
- Alan Moore
Begin reading Persepolis
Quiz
Discussed novel |
No H.W. |
Sept.28
|
Watched episode of "The Office"
Schedule for next week
In class essay on Thursday
Importance of the
"mockumentary" |
Extra credit- Due Tuesday 2nd
Typed, double-spaced,12 point font
a) What are the IMPLICIT aims of
comedy?
b) What elements of of comedy make
it an effective genre?
c) Each of the 3 pieces that we saw
contain examples of well constructed
and effective subtext. Provide examples of subtext from the 3 pieces
and explain how it is used to further
the narrative value of each piece.
( If you don't know what subtext is,
look it up). |
Sept. 26
|
Completed film
Discussion
Discussed "mockumentary"
Read a script in class from "The Office" |
No H.W. |
Sept. 24
|
Introduced Coen Brothers
Began watching "Raising Arizona" |
No H.W. |
Sept. 20
|
Completed movie
Discussion
Study guide due |
Questions assigned (Due next class) |
Sept. 18
|
Background on Kubrick and Peter Sellers
Began watching
"Dr. Strangelove"
Study guide assigned. |
|
Sept. 14
|
What is comedy?
Cliches
Comedy is serious
business
Clips from Chaplin,
Keaton, Chan and
Carlin |
None |
Sept. 12
|
Hand back essays
Ted Talk- "The Dangers of a Single Story"
Recap. chracteristics
of Magic Realism
Read " The Handsomest Drowned Man in the
World"
Assign writing work |
Assignment due on Tuesday 18th |
Sept. 10
.
|
Collect homework
Warm-up
Recap. elements of
Magic Realism
Short story
(Writing assignment) |
H.W.- (Writing assignment)
|
Sept. 6 |
Warm-up
Collect essay
Questions/comments
|
Bring to class on Thursday:
a) one natural object
b) one manufactured object
c) one photograph containing ANY image |
August 30th |
Completed Faulkner and O'Connor stories.
Discussed stories |
H.W.
After reading the Faulkner and O'Connor pieces, you should be able to identify elements of Southern Gothic literature in both pieces ("A Rose For Emily" and "The Life You save May be Your Own"). However, merely because the two pieces belong to the same genre, there are some distinct differences. I would like you to write a five paragraph essay about the depiction of women in both pieces. This is a compare/contrast essay. Address how the women's roles are similar/different in both stories.Address the way that both authors depict women and to what extent they are able to wield power (or not) in the respective pieces. Finally, analyze which literary techniques each author uses to characterize the women in each story.DO NOT EXCEED FIVE PARAGRAPHS AND MALE SURE THAT YOU INCLUDE PLENTY OF TEXTUAL EVIDENCE.
12 point font
Double spaced
Times New Roman font
Due on Tues.4th
|
August 28
|
Assignments due
Presentations
Introduce Southern Gothic
- YouTube
- Romanticism-Gothic- Southern Gothic
- pg. 516 in text
Begin Reading " A Rose For Emily"- (Intro.
Faulkner)
( If time, introduce Flannery O' Connor). |
None |
August 24
|
Work time in class |
None |
August 22 |
Work time in class |
None |
August 20
|
General questions
Syllabus
Satire from "The Onion" and read "Harrison Bergeron"
Satire assignment/discuss |
None |
August 17 |
Name game |
None |