For Wednesday, December 18 1/2 - 1 page response: what are your thoughts about the two commercials? Are they satire? Of what? Do they succeed as satire? Why/not? HONORS PAPERS DUE JANUARY 6 For Friday, December 6 1/2 - 1 page response. Why do you think Chaplin pairs (contrasts, aligns, merges, etc) the barber & Hynkel? How/why does he emphasize their similarities and differences? For Wednesday, December 4 1/2 - 1 page response. Describe an image or two that you remember. What do you notice? Why does it seem important? (If you missed class and are able to view the film on your own, we watched about 45 minutes -- from where we left off on Wednesday to the point when the storm troopers reach down through the hole in the roof.) For Monday, December 2 SATIRE PROJECT DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 For Friday, November 1 Written reflection: Choose on scene of Softcops and describe how you would stage it if you were a director. Some things you might include:
For Wednesday, October 30 Read Softcops to page 37 Expect quiz For Monday, October 30 Read Softcops to page 19 Fill in worksheetFor Monday, October 21 Reread last 2 pages of "The True Story of Ah Q" Write 1/2 page reflection on the way the townspeople are depicted For Friday, October 18 Finish "The True Story of Ah Q" Expect quiz For Wednesday, October 16 Read to p. 36 in "The True Story of Ah Q" Expect quiz Write a letter to Ah Q -- what would you say to him if you could? (Approx 1/2 page. Honors letters should be longer.) For Friday, October 11 1/2 page reflection on "The Nose": what do you think Gogol is trying to satirize? What do you base your idea(s) on? For Wed, October 9 Finish "The Nose" Expect quiz For Monday, October 7 Read Part I of "The Nose" (to page 207) Honors Marketing Proposals due GROUP PROJECTS DUE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 Honors component due Monday, October 7 (Assignment attached at bottom of page) For Friday, 9/13 Watch the following clip: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/71103/june-26-2006/the-word---class-warfare Please write a short response. (If you're taking the course for honors, you should always feel free to make your response more extensive/developed.)
For Wed, 9/4
What do you want me to know about you as a learner/person/reader/writer? What is one problem (in the world, at IACS, in your life, whatever...) that really upsets you? |
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