HW10 due 2/3: Slaughterhouse Five

January 27, 2015 By

1. Satire/Parody Term Final (DUE 2/5): Remember, in addition to the visual element (i.e. film), you must also turn in a written component (i.e. script). If you are making a book then the written component would be the text within your book.
The following will be considered when assessing the satire/parody project:

* Project’s visual impact (The visual should be aesthetically pleasing…more simply, it should look amazing). Many of you are making films! Be thoughtful/creative in how you compose each shot and how you edit the film.
* The project should demonstrate control of satire and/or parody.
* Project is thoughtful. Beyond the visual element, the written element should also reflect great thought on subject and form.
* Project is well-designed/executed.
* Project reflects exceptional effort. This one is very important as I (and my fellow assessors) expect to see a project that “took time and effort” to complete.
* All projects are expected to employ irony as one of the primary figurative elements to carry the project’s purpose/message. Be thoughtfully/creatively ironic!

2. Slaughterhouse Five—Complete the novel! You know that this week you will have to decide between 1984 and SH5 for your next essay. With that in mind, I want you to focus on evidence for SH5. Choose three pieces of evidence! Each quotation should relate to a different device/element. Then, you should explain how the three quotations can be used together to illustrate a greater point to be made about the novel.

3. Class Vocab–Print out and have in class on Tuesday.

4. The Alchemist–This is the translation of The Alchemist that we will use if you are interested in buying your own copy.

HW10 due 1/21: Slaughterhouse Five and Alanis

January 20, 2015 By

1. Slaughterhouse Five–Complete Chapter 8!
2. Alanis Morissette Project–Tomorrow is PRESENTATION DAY!!! Remember, you are expected to demonstrate control of irony in your rewrite AND you are expected to have FUN and step just a wee bit outside your comfort zone! While not expected to memorize the song, you should not simply read to us. Know it well enough so that you are able to engage your audience (US) with eye contact and general charm!

HW12G due 1/21: A Few Kind Words

January 20, 2015 By

IF YOU OWE ME ANY BOOKS, YOU MUST BRING THEM IN THIS WEEK!

1. A Few Kind Words–Tonight, you must cut 34 strips (approximately 1 in wide) of paper (using regular plain white printer paper). On each strip of paper you are to write a few kind words about each student for a total of 34 compliments. DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE STRIP OF PAPER BUT DO WRITE THE NAME OF THE STUDENT. THAT’S ONE COMPLIMENT FOR EACH STUDENT IN THE CLASS! Please no back-handed compliments (i.e. Even though you annoy me most of the time, I really like…). This is an exercise in kindness! You have been such a wonderful class; so much to say!!! Class List: [Read more…]

HW12 due 1/20: Term Final

January 18, 2015 By

Final Drafts of Term Final Essay due Tuesday! 

As a reminder, pay attention to the little things! DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE A WORKS CITED PAGE!

Extra Credit Creative Projects Also Due Tuesday!

HW10 due 1/20: Slaughterhouse Five and More

January 18, 2015 By

Final Drafts of 1984 Skeleton Essays Due Tuesday!

1. Slaughterhouse Five–Read up to p. 176 (Stop after the song lyrics)

2. Alanis Morissette Project(Performances on Wednesday)–In preparation for the project, work with the situations in the song (i.e. the lottery winner, black fly, cigarette break, etc) and rewrite one so that it is ironic or write your own fresh situation.  Be thoughtful and creative. Here are the details to the project! Print them out! Don’t fret here! This project is meant to get you comfortable working together and get you comfortable working with irony. Again, TONIGHT you only need to rewrite one of the situations from the song to make it ironic.

3. Satire/Parody Project Prospectus (Due 1/20)–While the final project is due 2/5, I want your group to present a prospectus on 1/20! ONE PER GROUP. Per thefreedictionary.com a prospectus is a formal summary of a proposed venture or project. In the first paragraph, I expect you to identify your chosen option and subject (i.e. what are you satirizing/parodying). Further, in that paragraph I want you to explain why you chose that subject. What was your group’s reasoning/rationale?You must have a valid reason/rationale to have your prospectus approved. In the second paragraph, you will tell me how you plan to communicate your satire/parody (i.e. film, book, etc.). This paragraph is most important! I want to see that each group has put thought and creativity into how the project is to be executed.  Here, I don’t want you to just say that you will create a film.  I want details! Paint an early image of how you envision the final project. The more detailed, the more likely your prospectus will be approved. So, in one TYPED (single-spaced) page detail your idea for your parody/satire. Here are the options:

A) Slaughterhouse Five/1984 parody–For this option you are creating a parody of either 1984 or Slaughterhouse Five. You are not expected to parody the entire novel, only select sections of the novel.

B) Parody—Here you have the freedom to choose any subject you would like to parody. Remember, with a parody you must mimic the form of the subject.

C) Parody Hybrid–For this option, like the 1984 film shown in class, you create a joint parody of one of the texts as well as some aspect of today’s society. (the 1984 film parodied bits of 1984 and the English classroom; someone may choose to parody a bit of Slaughterhouse Five and mix in a parody of The Family Guy…the options here are endless, sorta)

D) Satirical commentary–Here you employ satire to comment on our society–along social, political, or economic lines. The Facebook movie (which you will see soon) is an example of satire. We will review several other examples this week.

The means for communicating your parody/satire are only limited by your imagination. You could create a movie, a comic book, a magazine, a book, etc. You must have both a written and visual component.

VERY IMPORTANT: A group project is a collaborative effort! Everyone is expected to contribute equally to the project’s completion. I do not expect that any one person will have to do more work than any other member due to laziness or general disregard for the project. FAILURE TO “DO YOUR PART” WILL RESULT IN FAILING THE PROJECT!

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