ASSIGNMENT FOR APRIL 23rd and 24th

  • Complete Assignment #8 that is posted on the Existential wiki. Record your response on your own wiki.
  • Print out and complete the assignments on the "Existential Salon" handout
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Assignment for April 6th:

1. Complete assignment #5 for the titlesequence wiki.
2. Be sure you have completed assignments#1-4 on the titlesequence wiki.
3. The Stranger:


Assignments for April 4th and 5th:

1. Title sequences paragraph edit and rewrite
  • Have your title sequence paragraph explication edited by two other peers.
  • Post a rewrite of your paragraph explication on the discussion page.
  • Please note that your paragraph explication must include an identification and explication of how two different concrete elements work together to communicate a central idea or concept related to the main theme of the show/film.

2. The Stranger
  • Complete activity #6
  • Read to the end of chapter three in part two
(all of The Stranger assignments are posted on the existential wiki site)

3. Discuss The Stranger with Mr. Wright in the conference room


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EXISTENTIALISM


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The Frankenstein essay

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European Society Evolution Question


1. Turn in your one paragraph and supporting notes you took last week in response to the European Evolution salon question: Trace the progression and evaluate the evolution of European society in the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Enlightenment.

2. Post 3 title sequence videos (or the links) on a page you created on the titlesequencewikipage (Click here to see the assignment).

3. Post your response to the Candide essay prompt (The Candide essay prompt is posted below).


The Evolution of European Society


The Candide Essay:

Post your written response to the following prompt on your wiki page:
Explain and support your interpretation of Candide’s final statement “but let us cultivate our garden.” in relation to the novel as a whole and contemporary society here in the United States of America.

Visit the Candide Resources page at:
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Click the link below to visit:

The Title Sequence Project Wiki Page


Some sources for title sequences:

**The Top 15 TV Title Sequences**

The 60 Coolest TV Show Title Sequences of All Time

30 Unforgettable Movie Opening Sequences

"Art of the Title" (http://www.artofthetitle.com/) features title credits from many famous films.

"Forget the Film, Watch the Titles", features title credits from films and television.

The 50 Greatest Opening Title Sequences of All Time (http://www.ifc.com/news/2011/02/the-50-greatest-opening-title.php)


Renaissance/Othello Packet--
The following items should be compiled into a packet:
  • Birth of Venus Explication Notes
  • Humanism Articles #1 and #2 (marked up)
  • The Shakespearean Sonnet: An Overview (marked up)
  • Sonnet Slam Training Session (sonnets 18,19, 64)
  • Sonnet Slam Markups (Three of the following sonnets should be marked up: V, VI, XVI, XVII, XXIX, XXXIII)
  • Cat In The Hat (plot chart, notes, and two charts)
  • Othello Focus scenes for acts I, II, III, IV, and V
  • Analyzing Iago handout
  • Elements of Tragedy Handout
  • Which version is the best (Othello Kills Desdemona)
  • Which version is the best (Iago's speech)

Instructions: How to create your European Literature wikipage

WHICH VERSION IS THE BEST CLIPS

(OTHELLO'S SPEECH BEFORE KILLING DESDEMONA)


ORSEN WELLES VERSION
FISHBURNE VERSION





Click here to visit the Othello Video Clip Webpage



Introduction to Othello: Download, printout, and read the handout. You will be required to identify the main characters and characteristics of jealousy during the next class meeting.