Speaking Order for Wednesday

Here is the order in which you will be speaking. If you have a presentation that requires a projector, you will set up during the presentation of the person before you.

1. Jen
2. Lyndsey
3. Tre, Colton, Grace, Haley, Cassidy, Zach
4. Makal
5. Vickie
6. Trent
7. Margot
8. Kyle
9. Talin, Chandler, Allie, Brooke
10. Dylan
11. Amanda
12. Arenda
13. Evan
14. Taylor
15. Tori
16. Draven
17. Monze
18. Lulu

As you can see, there are gong to be a TON of presentations. In order to get them all in, please limit your presentation to NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. While being conscious of time, do not forget to have an introduction, body, and conclusion AND present in an engaging manner.

Good luck!

Rubric

 Here is the generic rubric for your final project. Note two things:

1) Getting points for your project is pretty easy.

2) The presentation of your project is worth as many points as the project itself.

Standard	ES (30)	MS (24)	AS (18)	AW (6)
SL11-12.5	Project meets standards and excels in some way (e.g. wide diversity of interview subjects, storyboarded outline, sweded film with advanced editing techniques).	Project meets requirements of assignment.	Project meets some of the requirements.	Project exists and was turned in.
Standard	ES (15)	MS (12)	AS (9)	AW (3)
SL.11-12.4	Presentation meets standards and contains pleasing turns of phrase.	Presentation of project has a clear message with and introduction, body, and conclusion.	Presentation lacks clear message, introduction, or conclusion.	Presentation lacks two or more of the following: clear message, introduction, or conclusion.
SL.11-12.4	Presentation is delivered in a manner that invites the audience to listen and be engaged.	Presentation of project is delivered at appropriate pace without verbal garbage.	Presentation contains uncomfortable pacing (too fast or slow) or verbal garbage.	Presentation has extremely uncomfortable pacing or excessive verbal garbage.
Total				/60

ALL group members MUST participate in the presentation of the project.

Let me know if you have any questions!!! Otherwise, have at it and have fun.

Final

You will be working on a final project for class the week of the 10th. Your final will be to present your project to the class.

I created your project selections based on Howard Gardner's multiple intelligence theory. We have been working mainly with the linguistic intelligence so far this semester (i.e. writing and speaking), and now it's time to explore our films in different ways. Choose one of the following:


Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
Analyze a scene from one of the films we have watched and report on how the filmmakers make it special or unique.

Explain the appeal of mathematical proofs and famous proofs in history.

Spatial Intelligence
Illustrate a brief vignette from your personal life based on the style of Persepolis and present it.

Provide the class with a sense of scale for Phillipe's achievement in Man on Wire.

Musical Intelligence
Study, practice and perform music from one of the films we have viewed.

Study and present the importance of a particular score to a film's success or a composer's contributions to pop culture

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
Study, practice, and perform a dance (or portion of a dance) from Singin' in the Rain.

Study, practice, and perform a feat of magic (sleight of hand not card tricks).

Interpersonal Intelligence
Swede one of the films we have watched and show it to the class.

Interview 10 people from a variety of backgrounds (young and old, jocks and nerds) about their favorite movies and present your findings.

Intrapersonal Intelligence
Create a movie log to discover what your viewing habits say about you and present your findings.

Outline and cast the movie version of your life. Present your proposal to the class.

Naturalistic intelligence
Research and report on the persistence of vision, how film takes advantage of it, and how films play with it (e.g. frame rate, slow motion, stop motion, etc.).

Create a film documenting a natural place and share it with the class.

Final option
Create a project of your own devising in consultation with me.


I will give you more information about the grading rubrics next week.

Sugar Cane Persepolis

I guess my oral instructions were unclear last week. I just wanted you to post a reaction to Persepolis using one or more of the questions discussed in class as a starting point.

I still want you to do that for Persepolis, and now also for Sugar Cane Alley. Each reaction should be 150+ words, but you can roll that into one 300+ word post on both films if you like. You may also compare and contrast the films if you do one post as well.

An Inconvenient Hero on a Wire

Write a 250 word response to one of these films: Hero, An Inconvenient Truth, Man on Wire. While you  may write about one of the following questions below, I'm really more interested in what you found in the films that was worthwhile instead of rehashing ideas we've already discussed.

1. What is a hero? Does a hero always do things that are heroic?

2. How do the filmmakers of An Inconvenient Truth try to get the audience to trust Al Gore and to want to listen to his message?

3. Where does Phillipe (the man on wire) fall in the Borden/Angier obsession debate?

Again, use those prompts if you're stuck for something to say, but I'm really just more interested in what you got out of the films than what I'm asking you to get out of them. If you got nothing, explore why that was.

Night of the Living Dead

In a 200+ word post, answer one of the following questions on your blog:

1. Why do you think zombocalypse films and media are so popular these days?

2. Are other people the biggest threat in a zombocalypse?

3. How do you plan to survive a zombocalypse if you have less than 24 hours to prepare?

4. How does this movie compare to other zombocalypse movies you have seen?

5. How does knowing that some zombocalypse movies have a basis in scientific fact affect your viewing of those types of movies?

6. Choose your own topic.

This post is due by 11/10/12.

The Nightmare before Christmas

In a 200+ word post, answer one of the following questions in a post to your blog.

1. Even though the movie isn't directed by Tim Burton, should it still be called a Tim Burton movie?  On the one hand, it was his original story idea and has some of the same elements as other Burton movies, but on the other hand, his involvement in the day-to-day decisions and work was limited if not in fact nonexistent.

2. Here are the themes suggested by your class for both Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare before Christmas:

Outsiders can find happiness but will never be deemed as normal.
In your community, be yourself because you're more accepted that way.
Be yourself.
The grass isn't greener on the other side.
Society can only take one change at a time.
It's better to just be yourself than to change.
People that don't fit into mainstream society are better left outside of society.

Using examples from the movies and your personal experience, defend one of these themes or another theme of your own choice.

3. One of Tim Burton's signature design concepts is to make the grotesque cute, charming, or appealing. What are examples of ways that concept shows up in The Nightmare before Christmas? HOW does Burton make it so appealing?

4. Christmas has shown up both of the Burton movies we've watched. What do you think Burton believes about Christmas? What message does he give audiences in his films?

5. How does knowing what goes into making this film enhance your appreciation of it? Is that true of all art forms - for example, does knowing how to play guitar make you appreciate a good guitar solo better than someone who doesn't play the instrument?

6. Choose your own topic.

This post is due by 11/10/12.