Modern Lit (Period 3) Assignments
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- 2015-2016 School Year
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Final Exam: You are encouraged to prepare, but your essay MUST be written completely in class.
Be sure to follow standard essay format and include compelling evidence in your paper
Film Noir Essay
Using examples from the films studied in class, analyze and evaluate the social and artistic significance of Film Noir: that is, describe the fundamental elements of Film Noir, and explain the value of the films both artistically and socially. Be sure to consider the context in which the films were produced in your response.
Please DO NOT simply focus on the plots, but take into account all of the elements of film art (your review worksheet is a good reference)
500+ words
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End of the year reflection
Please take a few moments to reflect and share your experience this year in this class. Consider the following:
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How successful were you in learning the skills and information that were taught?
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What factors contributed to your success or lack thereof?
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What changes to the course do you suggest that will improve the learning experience for future students like yourself?
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Any other comments?
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The last reflective journal of the year!
Write a compelling response to ONE of the following prompts. Revise and rewrite by Friday. 150+ for freshmen; 200+ words for all others.
What do you need most from other people?
What do you want people to think when they see you? Do you think they do?
When should a person "listen to their heart," (if they should never, why not)?
What do you want people to think when they see you? Do you think they do?
When should a person "listen to their heart," (if they should never, why not)?
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Write a standard review of Raging Bull using information from your worksheet
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Period 3 Final exam
This semester we studied four main film genres: silent slapstick comedy, Screwball Comedy, Film Noir, and Post-modern drama
Select one of the film genres that we have studied this semester, and defend the claim that that particular genre is artistically and/or historically significant. Describe the social context in which the genre occurred, and explain how the films reflect that context. Identify the main aspects of the genre using examples from films we’ve studied as support, Identify the strengths and weakness of the genre, also relying on evidence from the films to support your claims. You must refer to at least two different films of the genre that you choose to write about.
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Slapstick |
Screwball Comedy |
Film Noir |
Post Modern |
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The Cameraman |
It Happened One Night |
The Maltese Falcon |
Blue Velvet |
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The General |
The Awful Truth |
The Big Sleep |
The Big Lebowski |
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The Kid |
Bringing Up Baby |
Double Indemnity |
Raging Bull |
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City Lights |
The Women |
Laura |
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Palm Beach Story |
Out of the Past |
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Reflection Journal. Choose ONE of the following prompts and write a compelling response. Revise and rewrite ON OR AFTER OUR SECOND MEETING THIS WEEK. Freshmen, 150+ words, all others 200+.
"Oh, now I know."
Should parents be permitted to hit their children?
What is the best age for a person to begin having romantic relationships? Why?
"Oh, now I know."
Should parents be permitted to hit their children?
What is the best age for a person to begin having romantic relationships? Why?
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Reflective journal. Write a clear compelling piece to one of the following prompts. Do not revise until after our second meeting 150+ words for freshmen; 200+ words for all others.
- Write about your favorite smell.
Write about an experience you've had with jealousy.
Write about a book or a movie that made a strong impression on you.
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Reflective prompts. Choose one and write a compelling reflective response.
9th grade: 150 words minimum. All others >200 words. Your first draft must be complete by our second meeting; DO NOT REVISE BEFORE OUR SECOND MEETING
"The Clothes make the person."
Describe the clothes you are wearing Why did you put them on this morning?
Are style and fashion important to you? Why or why not?
Describe the clothes you are wearing Why did you put them on this morning?
Are style and fashion important to you? Why or why not?
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Reflection journal: Choose one of the following prompts. Write a clear compelling first draft response and a clarifying revision. 9th grade: 150 words. All others: 200 words
Describe the qualities of a good teacher.
Finish this thought: "If I could change one thing about myself " (If you can't think of anything, write about how you got to be perfect!)
Write about an enemy who eventually became a friend.
Finish this thought: "If I could change one thing about myself " (If you can't think of anything, write about how you got to be perfect!)
Write about an enemy who eventually became a friend.
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Double Indemnity essay
Write a formal essay in which you provide evidence and analysis which will either support or reject the following statement concerning the character Phyllis Diedrichson:
"Her coldness and self-awareness are her power. She is not a slave or a victim, oppressed by frightened and insecure men. She doesn’t need to 'castrate' anyone to steal their power. She is not envious of men and she doesn’t want to steal their power because her own power is much greater."
500 - 750 words, >7 ¶
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Review worksheet for Double Indemnity
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Write a compelling complete first draft and a clarifying revision to one of the following prompts: 200+ words
"A person's character is their fate." - Heraclitus
"A woman can become a man's friend in only the following stages: first as an acquaintance, next as a lover , and only then as a friend." - Anton Chekov
"The basest of all things is to be afraid." - William Faulkner
"A woman can become a man's friend in only the following stages: first as an acquaintance, next as a lover , and only then as a friend." - Anton Chekov
"The basest of all things is to be afraid." - William Faulkner
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Read and annotate the article "Laura: Noir of Identity and Illusion"
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Reflective Journal: Choose one of the following prompts and write a compelling reflective response. Revise and turn both drafts Friday.
Write a poem about turning 13.
Write about a time you tried to find out something that was none of your business.
"Why is it always me?"
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Proverb journal prompts: Choose one of the following prompts and write a compelling reflective response. Revise and submit both drafts at the end of the week.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Faith will move mountains
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
Faith will move mountains
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Journal prompt: Write a 150 word reflective response to one of the following quotations:
"The purpose of law is to prevent the strong from always having their way." - Ovid
"The young man who has not wept is a savage; the old man who will not laugh is a fool." - George Santayana
"We are what we pretend to be." - Kurt Vonnegut
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Annotate the first four pages of the Film Noir reading
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Formal review (+ review planning worksheet) for The Palm Beach Story
200+ words, include all the elements on the planning sheet
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Personal reflective response, choose one of the prompts below, 150+ words. First draft and substantial revision due by week's end.
What privilege of getting older are you most looking forward to?
Do you prefer to spend or save money?
How do you think the community you’ve grown up in has influenced the person you are?
Do you prefer to spend or save money?
How do you think the community you’ve grown up in has influenced the person you are?
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Respond to the IDEA behind the box cartoon in the genre of your choice
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Quotation writing prompt: First draft and careful complete revision due at the end of the week.
- "If fifty million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France
- "If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything." - Mark Twain
- "The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes." - Stanley Kubrick
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Notes, review worksheet and formal review for The Awful Truth
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Write a thoughtful reflective response inspired by the photograph "fire escape leap."
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Choose one of the following quotations and write a reflective response in the genre of your choice.
- "A man should be taller, older, heavier, uglier, and hoarser than his wife."
"Peace is over rated. Any slave can have peace. Just pick the cotton."
"Three may keep a secret—if two of them are dead."
DON'T BE BORING!
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Begin viewing It Happened One Night; take Cornell notes.
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Write and revise a letter inspired by one of the following proverbs:
- A dog owns nothing, yet is seldom dissatisfied
- A person is known by the company he keeps
- All's for the best in the best of all possible worlds
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Study questions for The Blue Angel. Write paragraph responses for four of the questions, your choice.
100 words each; proper academic format
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Write and revise a compelling piece in the genre of your choice inspired by the painting Watson and the Shark
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Film notes for The Blue Angel. Film review worksheet for The Blue Angel.
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Begin viewing The Blue Angel, take cornell notes
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Reflect and respond to one of the following quotations in any form that you choose. First draft and revision due at the end of the week.
- Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
- There are no devils or pitchforks; Hell is other people
- Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.
John-Paul Sartre
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Review worksheet for The Kid
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The Kid study questions: choose four from the ten in the list
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Compose and revise a piece of writing in the style of your choice inspired by the accompanying image
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Review (first and revised draft) and review worksheet for Buster Keaton's The General.
250-300 words; 4-5 ¶
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Write and revise a piece in the style and genre of your choice inspired by Caravaggio's painting Bacchus
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Film review (first draft and revision )and review worksheet for The Cameraman
200-300 words 4-5 ¶
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Visual writing prompt
Write and revise compelling piece in the style of your choice inspired by the 1948 Pulitzer Prize photo "Boy Hostage"
Be careful to adhere to the revision guidelines, especially with regard to vocabulary and endings
150+ words
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Journal proverb prompt 8
- A house is not a home
Don't burn your bridges behind you
It's no use crying over spilt milk
- 150 + words
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Final Draft due: Using evidence collected in your Cornell notes, write a short essay in which you either defend or reject the following statement:
Flesh and the Devil is an offensively sexist film which presents women in an unrealistic and mostly negative manner.
300-500 words, 6-8¶
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Rough Draft due: Using evidence collected in your Cornell notes, write a short essay in which you either defend or reject the following statement:
Flesh and the Devil is an offensively sexist film which presents women in an unrealistic and mostly negative manner.
300-500 words, 6-8¶
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Write a piece inspired by the image in any form you choose. Possibilities include:
- A letter
- A memory
- A story
- A poem
- A series of text messages or Facebook posts
- A character analysis
- A narrative (either from one of the characters in the image or another unseen character)
- What happened after (or before)
or any other kind of writing you may think of
150 + words; we'll revise on our second class meeting this week
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Essay response to "Six Reasons the Friend Zone Needs to Die."
Using clear compelling evidence from the reading, identify and explain the six reasons the author refers to in the title of the piece.
200-300 words, Standard essay form
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Journal prompt 7
Write and revise
- Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
No surgeon can treat the wounds of the tongue.
150 + words
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Final draft of "Writing Workshop" pg. 116 of Patterns (> 300 words, 6+ ¶)
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Image prompt from the image "forgive 2"
Write a piece inspired by the image in any form you choose. Possibilities include:
- A letter
- A memory
- A story
- A poem
- A series of text messages or Facebook posts
- A character analysis
- A narrative (either from one of the characters in the image or another unseen character)
- What happened after (or before)
or any other kind of writing you may think of
150 + words; we'll revise on our second class meeting this week
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Proverb Journal prompt 8 - Choose one and write a thoughtful articulate response:
- A house is not a home
Don't burn your bridges behind you
It's no use crying over spilt milk
150 + words
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Journal proverb prompt 8
A house is not a home
Don't burn your bridges behind you
It's no use crying over spilt milk
Don't burn your bridges behind you
It's no use crying over spilt milk
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Rough Draft (of considerable length) from one of the "Writing Workshop" prompts on page 116 of Patterns
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Proverb Journal 6
Write and revise a reflective response to one of the following proverbs:
- "It’s not enough to know how to ride — one must also know how to fall."
- "The believer is happy, the doubter is wise."
- "You can’t unscramble eggs."
150+ words
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Read "Scrubbing in Maine" (pp. 106-114, Patterns)
Complete "vocabulary project" 1 on p. 115
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Write and revise a thoughtful reflective or informative piece that is inspired by the "tunnel" picture. Do not simply write a description, although description may be part of something more creative that you produce.
150+ words
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Paragraph responses to jigsaw group questions pg 104 of Patterns (P&A 1 and 2, S&S 1, 2, 3, 5) due.
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Begin jigsaw of Purpose and Audience question 1 and 2, and Style and Structure questions 1, 2, 3 and 5 from page 104 of Patterns
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Proverb journal #5 - rough draft and revision due
- There's no smoke without fire
- A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
150+ words
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Read and be prepared to discuss "Thirty Eight Who Saw..." beginning on pg 101 of Patterns
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Proverb response Journal 4:
Talk is cheap
The female of the species is more deadly than the male
You can't have your cake and eat it too
The female of the species is more deadly than the male
You can't have your cake and eat it too
First draft and revision due, 150+words
DON'T BE BORING!
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Write a poem in the style of Bukowski's "The Mocking bird" inspired by William Seaman's photograph "Too late - the doctor walked away"
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Page 83 of Patterns, "Journal Entry"
120+ words, 1¶
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Photo response draft and revision: Syrian rebel photo.
Write a letter inspired by the photo.
Be sure to clarify
- who you are
- to whom you are writing
- why you are writing
- what you are writing about
130-170 words
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Exercise 5, pg. 24 Patterns
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Sailor picture perspective assignment:
Write from the point of view of one of the two "characters"
Do not write any questions in your narrative.
Rough draft and revision
120+ words
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Exercise 4, page 22 of Patterns (3 topics per each item)
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Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 form pages 19-20 of Patterns
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In Class writing - Proverb Journal #3 choose one
Money talks
No news is good news
Practice what you preach
Money talks
No news is good news
Practice what you preach
Revision due next class meeting
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Final draft + rough draft + marked rubric of the "Writing Workshop" essay assignment from page 11 of Patterns
**Have a trusted reader read your paper and score it in each category. The reader should also underline the reason for each category score. In addition, the reader must write three suggestions for revision which they believe will improve the essay. Make sure the reader SIGNS THE RUBRIC
500+ words, standard essay format
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Journal response
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All you need is love
All's fair in love and war
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All you need is love
All's fair in love and war
Revise for clarity and interest following the original rule set
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Rough draft of the "writing workshop" assignment from page 11 of Patterns
about 500 words
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Comprehension questions on "What's in a Name," from Patterns of College Writing (page 8, 1-5, 100 words each)
This will be recorded as a WRITING ASSIGNMENT
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Description / concision exercise:
Select an image and write a clear complete description without using any form of the verb "to be."
The Verb To Be
The verb to be is the most irregular verb in the English language. It is normally a linking verb showing existence or the condition of the subject. It can also be used as an auxiliary verb when forming the passive voice.
The forms of the verb to be in English are as follows:
| Infinitive | to be |
| Present | am, is, are |
| Past | was, were |
| Present Participle | being |
| Past Participle | been |
| Present Subjunctive | be |
| Past Subjunctive | were |
| Imperative | be |
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Revise a paper of your choice following the rules shared in class:
- Change the beginning
- Circle and replace nouns
- Circle and replace verbs
- Eliminate adverbs
- polish the conclusion
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Comprehension questions 1-5, p. 8 of Patterns.
1 paragraph per question; 100-150 words per paragraph
Standard academic format
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Proverb Response:
"A Good Man is Hard to find."
"A leopard cannot change its spots."
"A woman's work is never done."
150+ words
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Father daughter silhouette response. 150+ words; tell the story
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Read "What's in a Name?" pp. 5-7 in Patterns, then respond (in at least 150 words) to the "journal entry"assignment on p. 11