Film Literature
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| Mon. | 3-7 | -brainstorm list of books turned into movies -watch beginning 3 minutes of Contact, paying attention to sounds/clips. -What do you recognize? Watch 2-3 times. Watch the last time with the "answer" sheet. Can you hear all the references through the years? -class info sheet |
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| Tues. | 3-8 | CCF books and reading schedule response to Roger Ebert quote--Can movies really change your life? |
Ch. 1-5 | |
| Wed. | 3-9 | Moments in film--modeling of what a movie moment is
using Steel Magnolias create your own golden ticket! |
Ch. 6-12 | |
| Thurs. | 3-10 | quiz CCF Ch. 6-13 music in film--clips from Romeo and Juliet and Philadelphia |
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| Fri. | 3-11 | Spring break begins! |
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 3-21 | watch clip about new CCF movie "Kids Just Wanna Be Famous" article and questions time to read--test Thursday |
Ch. 25-27 | |
| Tues. | 3-22 | movie moments--Passion of the Christ and Who Framed
Roger Rabbit begin watching CCF keeping a Why Chart of differences/chages/deletions and speculate why the changes were made |
finish the book | |
| Wed. | 3-23 | movie moment--Pulp Fiction continue CCF movie, keeping Why Chart information about Movie Notebook CCF creative project--due next Friday |
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| Thurs. | 3-24 | finish CCF movie--turn in why chart today or Friday movie moment--American History X |
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| Fri. | 3-25 | CCF test CCF movie mistakes turn in Why Chart over CCF info about movie notebook pass out Practical Magic books and reading schedule--for Monday read p.3-27 |
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| Mon. | 3-28 | movie moment--Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle quiz over p.3-27 Practical Magic time to continue reading |
p. 27-62 Superstition assignment |
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| Tues. | 3-29 | movie moment--The Notebook quiz p.27-62 Superstition assignment due watch The Tell-Tale Heart (30 minutes)--fill out questions over film--connection to Practical Magic? |
p.65-93 | |
| Wed. | 3-30 | no quiz! Time to read and work on assignments |
p.93-126 | |
| Thurs. | 3-31 | Premonitions assignment due listen to Indigo Girls song, "Memory" How do the lyrics connect to Practical Magic--its themes and characters? go over grades |
p. 129-158 CCF project due Fri or Monday |
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| Fri. | 4-1 | CCF project due today or Monday movie moments--Bad Santa and Along Came Polly Lilacs art project Fri hw: p.158-209 |
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| Mon. | 4-4 | CCF project due today if not turned in Friday movie moment--The Butterfly Effect two sample reviews of Practical Magic review assignment (instead of a test) begin watching Practical Magic |
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| Tues. | 4-5 | Levitations assignment due movie moment--American History X and Love, Actually continue Practical Magic |
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| Wed. | 4-6 | finish movie--thanks to Chloie for the popcorn | ||
| Thurs. | 4-7 | finish book--time to read letter to me about the class The Hours--excerpt and article--how did it get from page to screen? |
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| Fri. | 4-8 | computer lab to write review and/or other Practical
Magic assignments sign up for next movie moment--Moments with Music |
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| Mon. | 4-11 | clip from 60 minutes about Clint Eastwood and his
struggle to make Mystic River decisions/previews of seven books to choose from pick book(s), begin reading |
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| Tues. | 4-12 | Jessica's movie moment--The Butterfly Effect article about no new scripts in Hollywood--does this matter? time to read books |
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| Wed. | 4-13 | Molly's moment in music--Little Black Book Project options for independent reading--these should be turned in within two weeks, three at most |
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| Thurs. | 4-14 | moments--Andrew's The Others and Aisha's Napolean
Dynomite reading time |
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| Fri. | 4-15 | reminder: next Thursday movie notebook is due! Nickiah's moment--Kill Bill time to read--outside! |
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| Mon. | 4-18 | color in film handout, watch clips from Traffic and Pleasantville How does color influence a film? |
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| Tues. | 4-19 | "The New Age of Greed" article and
questions 20/20 segment on wealthy young starts reading time |
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| Wed. | 4-20 | reading time | ||
| Thurs. | 4-21 | Movie notebook due | ||
| Fri. | 4-22 | no school--enjoy! |
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 4-25 | music moments from Old School and Animal House coconut cream and lemon pie thanks to Molly and Fried Green Tomatoes begin reading Our Town p. 5-15 Act I Writing Assignments |
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| Tues. | 4-26 | continue reading Our Town, Act I | Act I writing assignment due Thursday |
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| Wed. | 4-27 | watch Act I of the movie | ||
| Thurs. | 4-28 | Act I writing due read excerpts from Big Fish and Girl, Interupted and watch related scene--Hana and Andrew's independent reading projects begin reading ACt II |
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| Fri. | 4-29 | finish reading Act II create your own sentence: "The birth, the first steps,......Once in a thousand times, it's interesting." ice cream sodas--just like George and Emily drank! |
Extra Credit--Go see the musical Guys and Dolls this weekend or next. See handout in room for information on writing a review.
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 5-2 | watch clips from documentary OT: Our Town read Act III outloud |
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| Tues. | 5-3 | watch select scenes from Our Town and end of OT documentary | Act III writing | |
| Wed. | 5-4 | no school for students | Act III writing assignment due Thurs | |
| Thurs. | 5-5 | read "George Gray" and answer questions read "When I am an Old Woman" and "If I Had My Life to Live Over" poems create your own poem, modeling it after one of the three read today |
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| Fri. | 5-6 | music moment--Shawshank Redemption pass out I Know What You Did Last Summer or Summer of My German Soldier begin reading |
read I Know... |
Extra Credit--Go see the musical Guys and Dolls this weekend or watch the movie. See handout in room for information on writing a review.
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 5-9 | music moment from "Ten Things I Hate About
You" Girl, Interupted independent reading presentation read article about Lois Duncan's feelings about the movie version of her book I Know What You Did Last Summer--write your thoughts on 1/2 sheet of paper |
read I Know... | |
| Tues. | 5-10 | music moment from "Tommy" begin watching I Know... |
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| Wed. | 5-11 | continue movie | ||
| Thurs. | 5-12 | finish movie EW article: "If You'd Rented a DVD, You'd Be Home By Now" read and answer questions |
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| Fri. | 5-13 | AMC movie censorship article Watch AMC special "Bleeping Out Hollywood" Answer questions |
in computer lab Tues. writing review |
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 5-16 | diversity day presentation--in auditorium | ||
| Tues. | 5-17 | in computer lab writing review of movie/book I KNow What You DId Last Summer | ||
| Wed. | 5-18 | watch clip from The Godfather and read excerpt from
book share reviews of I Know... pass out About a Boy and the reading schedule |
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| Thurs. | 5-19 | reading day | ||
| Fri. | 5-20 | watch dvd extra about British Language Reminder: if haven't done independent reading assignment, need to do that ASAP. You don't have to show the movie. Look at the handout for eight other options. |
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| Mon. | 5-23 | senior skip day--a reading day for those who attended | ||
| Tues. | 5-24 | |||
| Wed. | 5-25 | |||
| Thurs. | 5-26 | movie moments day--bring 2-3 to share with the class.
Any subject, idea, theme, etc. scenes from Old School, Kung Pow, Just Married, etc. No paper required. |
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| Fri. | 5-27 | no school |
| Date | Classwork | Homework | Due | |
| Mon. | 5-30 | no school | ||
| Tues. | 5-31 | finish your movie moments--The Ladykillers, Ghost World, Forest Gump, American Beauty | ||
| Wed. | 6-1 | read excerpt from Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya
Sisterhood and watch excerpt from Sex and the City listen to Nick Hornby's account of the song A Minor Incident and its relation to his son listen to the song moments from Now and Then and Deliver Us From Eva |
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| Thurs. | 6-2 | |||
| Fri. | 6-3 |