FIDS #23

FIDS #22

Journal
How would you react if you were Benjamin Button's parents? What types of things would you do?

Assignment
Finish your reading log for the short story.

FIDS #20

Journal
Which did you prefer? The story or the film?

Assignment
Complete a film review of the movie. Be sure to follow the designated format for our film reviews.

FIDS #19

Journal
What did you think of the ending of "The Landlady?"

Assignment
View "The Landlady" and complete the viewing guide attached. Be sure to answer in complete sentences.

FIDS #18

Journal
What is the most mysterious thing you've ever experienced?

Assignment
Read Roald Dahl's "The Landlady" attached here in the pdf, paying special attention to foreshadowing and complete the reading log attached.

FIDS #14 - Due before midnight tomorrow

FIDS #13 - Due before midnight on Friday

FIDS #12 - Due before midnight on Friday

Flexible Fridays - FIDS #9, #10 and #11 are due before midnight today.

FIDS #11

FIDS #10

Journal
Cite your top five songs that are a MUST HAVE in quarantine. Explain why these songs are on your top five.

Assignment
Continue with your children's story assignment from yesterday.

FIDS #9

Journals Due

Journal
What is your favorite childhood story?

Assignment
View the attached YouTube Video below and comment on it. What do you think of Christopher Walken's reading of the infamous children's story? What do you think of the story Where the Wild Things Are? Comment under this assignment for all to see. Next, choose a children's book of your own that you enjoyed reading. Videotape yourself reading the story. Be sure to enunciate and add tone to your reading. Be sure to show the pictures and explain as Walken did. Attach video to FIDS #9, please when you finish the assignment. You will be graded on story selected, enunciation of the story, expression in your voice, and explanation of the pictures. Let me know right away through private comments if you have any obstacles to completing this assignment. Humor is welcomed.

FIDS #8

FIDS #7

No School/No FIDS day

Journal

The last volume is entitled: Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour. Specifically, how does this volume capture Scott in his finest hour? Give details from the volume to prove your ideas.

 

Assignment

~ Submit your reading log for Scott Pilgrim vs. In His Finest Hour: Volume 6 via Google Classroom FIDS #3 attachment.

Journal

Who do you think is the most important person in Scott's life at this point in your reading.  Why is she/he the most important?  Cite specific reasons from previous volumes as support. Respond on your journal sheets.

 

Assignment

~ Continue reading Scott Pilgrim vs. In His Finest Hour: Volume 6 and complete the reading log via Google Classroom by 19 March 2020

Journal

Scott and Kim discuss Lucas Lee’s characteristic of being evil. Scott says that he’s evil because he’s a “sellout.” What does it mean to be a sellout? Do you know of any sellouts in real life or in society? Explain.

 

Assignment

~ Journals, background information, character charts distributed and posted on Google Classroom

~ Finish Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Volume 2) and complete the reading log that was attached to the FIDS #2 assignment via Google Classroom.

Journal

Scott Pilgrim says, “You’ve gotta have friendship and courage and whatever.” Do you agree? Tell me about a friendship that you have with someone that is important to you. Or tell me about a time that you had to have courage.

 

Assignment

~ Journals, background information, character charts distributed and posted on Google Classroom

~ Finish Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Volume 2) by Wednesday.

Journal

Do you think that Scott Pilgrim is sincere at this point in the comic? Why or why not? Cite specific points of plot to support your thinking.

 

Assignment

~ Discussion and summary of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - Scott Pilgrim's Little Precious Life

~ Journals, background information, character charts distributed and posted on Google Classroom

~ Finish Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Volume 2) by Wednesday.

Journal

At the beginning of Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life, Scott and his friends discuss the fact that he is a 23 year old, dating a 17 year old in high school. What are your thoughts on this relationship?

 

Assignment

~ Introduction to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - Scott Pilgrim's Little Precious Life

~ Journals, background information, character charts distributed and posted on Google Classroom

~ Finish Volume 1 by Monday.

Journal

What are the benefits of communicating a story with images rather than just text?

 

Assignment

~ Introduction to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - Scott Pilgrim's Little Precious Life

~ Journals, background information, character charts distributed and posted on Google Classroom

~ Finish Volume 1 by Monday.

Journal

What do you know about epic heroes? Who is your favorite hero and why?

 

Assignment

Fishbowl discussion in class.

Journal

In an interview with The New York Times, Dr. Angela Zito, co-director of NYU's Center for Religion and Media, noted that the film illustrates the Buddhist idea of samsara, or continuing rebirth. “In Mahayana [Buddhism], nobody ever imagines they are going to escape samsara until everybody else does,” she noted. “That is why you have bodhisattvas, who reach the brink of nirvana, and stop and come back and save the rest of us. Bill Murray is the bodhisattva. He is not going to abandon the world. On the contrary, he is released back into the world to save it.” How does Bill Murray’s character embody the role of the bodhisattva?

 

Assignment

Fishbowl discussion in class.

Journal

According to Les Giblin, “You can force other people to be loyal, can force co-operation, can force them to do some work, but you cannot force them to like you or love you.” What do you think about Giblin’s quote? Do you think it is true? And how does it pertain to Groundhog Day and Phil and Rita.

 

Assignment

Fishbowl discussion in class.

Journal

In the film, Rita and Phil have a conversation about the perfect mate. Describe the perfect partner that you have in mind for yourself.

 

Assignment

Fishbowl Questions assigned.  In class time to prepare responses.

Journal

What was your favorite scene from Groundhog Day? Be sure to describe it and tell how it made you feel.

 

Assignment

Fishbowl Questions assigned.  In class time to prepare responses.

Journal

Free Write

 

Assignment

Fishbowl Discussion Questions assigned to students.

Journal

Free Write

 

Assignment

Be sure to submit FIDS day work.

Journal

If you were trapped in a time loop, what holiday would you choose to be trapped in and why?

 

Assignment

Essay Assignment - Due 2/12

Journal

What part of the story told by the movie was the most powerful? Why?

 

Assignment

Essay Assignment - Due 2/12

Journal

What values are portrayed in Groundhog Day? Did you feel it was preachy or manipulative? In what ways? What did you learn about people, human nature, or societies?

 

Assignment

Essay Assignment - Due 2/12

Journal

State a life lesson that you can learn from the movie. What is the lesson and what scene in the film most poignantly illustrates the lesson?

 

Assignment

Begin Fishbowl Discussion

Journal

In some Eastern religions a person lives an endlessly repeating series of lives until, one day, enlightenment is attained and the soul escapes from the endless repetition of life. How does Phil's experience in Groundhog Day follow a similar pattern? How does it differ?

 

Assignment

Begin preparing for Fishbowl discussion

Journal

What may be the reasons that Groundhog Day, as opposed to any of a number of minor cultural events, was chosen for the time loop in this film?

 

Assignment

Complete and discuss packets.

Journal

Which stage of Maslow’s hierarchy do you think is the most important? Why?

 

Assignment

Finish Viewing Groundhog Day

Journal

Why do you think that Phil continuously tries to woo Rita? Do you think that what he is doing is ethical? Why or why not? Would you do something similar if given the opportunity? And, if so, with whom?

 

Assignment

Continue working on packets.

Journal

What are your expectations with Literature and Film 2? Are there any particular novels/films you would like to learn about or discuss in class?

 

Assignment

Finish essay

Journal

Tell me about the worst movie you ever saw.

 

Assignment

In no less than 250 words, write an essay that discusses the worst film. Be sure to have a strong introduction, three body paragraphs with supporting details and a strong conclusion. This assignment is available via Google Classroom.