Upcoming Due Dates:
5/15 - portfolio due for SENIORS 5/17 - begin sharing (aloud) childhood essays 5/18 - last day for seniors 5/22 - portfolio due for underclassmen 5/24 - final exam period for underclassmen Final Portfolio Assignment Sheet Monday, May 15 Senior portfolios due Journal Entry Read and analyze creative nonfiction essays Begin work-shopping childhood essays Tuesday, May 16 Journal Entry Complete work-shopping and begin revising childhood essays Read and analyze creative nonfiction essays; conduct short writing assignment Wednesday, May 17 Journal Entry Begin nice notes Continue revising childhood essays; begin sharing whole-class - everyone will read :) Thursday, May 18 - last day with seniors Journal Entry Continue sharing childhood essays whole class - everyone reads Friday, May 19 Journal Entry Continue sharing childhood essays (whole class) - everyone reads Portfolios due MONDAY! Monday, May 22 - last full day of class Portfolios due Continue sharing childhood essays - everyone reads Wednesday, May 24 - final exam period Continue sharing childhood essays (whole class) - everyone reads Letter to future self Upcoming Due Dates:
5/15 - Portfolio due for SENIORS 5/22 - Portfolio due for underclassmen Monday, May 8 Journal Prompt Read & Analyze creative nonfiction articles Tuesday, May 9 Journal Prompt Read & Analyze creative nonfiction articles Wednesday, May 10 Journal Prompt Read & Analyze creative nonfiction articles Thursday, May 11 Journal Prompt Read & Analyze creative nonfiction articles Friday, May 12 Portfolio work day - meet in 113 Monday, May 1
Dialogue Prompt Continue "Pleasure Read" book talks Tuesday, May 2 Dialogue Prompt Complete "Pleasure Read" book talks Wednesday, May 3 Dialogue Prompt Introduction to creative nonfiction - read sample essays and discuss Thursday, May 4 Journal Prompt Introduction to creative nonfiction piece, due May 12 Read sample essays and discuss Friday, May 5 Journal prompt Read sample essays and discuss Important Dates:
4/24 - Screenplays due (assignment sheet & rubric here) 4/25 - Pleasure Read Book Talks due (assignment sheet here; rubric here) Monday, 4/24 Watch The Dead Poets Society, best screenplay 1989 Tuesday, 4/25 Finish The Dead Poets Society View Tom Schulman's deconstruction of the screenplay: http://nofilmschool.com/2015/06/tom-schulman-deconstructs-his-oscar-winning-script-dead-poets-society-affs-onstory View one scene from the movie - do a script comparison and answer guided viewing questions Wednesday, 4/26 Dialogue Prompt Begin pleasure read presentations Thursday, 4/27 Dialogue Prompt Continue pleasure read presentations Friday, 4/28 Dialogue Prompt Continue pleasure read presentations Important Dates:
4/17 - 4/20 - Work days in Lab 113 (screenplays, pleasure read book talks, final portfolios) 4/21 - Screenplays due (assignment sheet & rubric here) 4/25 - Pleasure Read Book Talks due (assignment sheet here; rubric here) Monday, April 17 - Thursday, April 20 Students meet in Lab 113 to work on upcoming projects:
Friday, April 21 Examine list of "best screenplays" - Academy Awards Read "Is Inside Out The Best Story We Can Tell?" - Interview with screenwriters for Inside Out; nominee 2015 Watch and analyze Inside Out Important Dates:
4/17 - 4/20 - Work days in Lab 113 (screenplays, pleasure read book talks, final portfolios) 4/21 - Screenplays due (assignment sheet & rubric here) 4/25 - Pleasure Read Book Talks due (assignment sheet here; rubric here) Monday, April 10 Dialogue Prompt - journal entry Introduction to final portfolio assignment (assignment sheet here) Go over details of screenplay assignment Read and work through all three exercises of "How To Create Memorable Characters & Develop A New Story In Three Easy Steps" http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/how-to-create-memorable-characters-and-develop-a-new-story-in-three-easy-steps.html Tuesday, April 11 Dialogue Prompt - journal entry Read and work through all exercises of "How To Create Living, Breathing Characters and a Basic Plot in 30 Minutes" http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/how-to-create-living-breathing-characters-and-a-basic-plot-in-30-minutes.html Wednesday, April 12 Dialogue Prompt - journal entry Opening Exercise: Watch a favorite scene from a movie. Set a timer for 10 minutes and recreate the scene in screenplay format from memory. Read and work through all exercises of "How to Improve Your Plot by Asking Three Questions About Your Main Character" http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/how-to-improve-your-plot-by-asking-three-questions-about-your-main-character.html Thursday, April 13 Dialogue Prompt - journal entry Read and work through all exercises of "How to Spice Up Your Villain or Obstacle" http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/how-to-spice-up-your-villain-or-obstacle.html Friday, April 14 Dialogue Prompt - journal entry Read and work through all exercises of "How to Add Emotional Depth to Your Dialogue" http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/how-to-add-emotional-depth-to-your-dialogue.html Read and work through all exercises of "Using the Weather to Improve Your Screenplay" http://www.movieoutline.com/articles/using-the-weather-to-improve-your-screenplay.html Monday, March 27
Image Prompt Continue whole-class workshop of children's stories; all students must speak in the workshop, following the rules for providing quality constructive feedback (view PPT here). Tuesday, March 28 Image Prompt Continue whole-class workshop of children's stories; all students must speak in the workshop, following the rules for providing quality constructive feedback (view PPT here). Wednesday, March 29 Image Prompt Continue whole-class workshop of children's stories; all students must speak in the workshop, following the rules for providing quality constructive feedback (view PPT here). Thursday, March 30 Image Prompt Continue whole-class workshop of children's stories; all students must speak in the workshop, following the rules for providing quality constructive feedback (view PPT here). Begin Plot diagram for Fantastic Mr. Fox Friday, March 31 Image Prompt Continue whole-class workshop of children's stories; all students must speak in the workshop, following the rules for providing quality constructive feedback (view PPT here). Continue Plot diagram for Fantastic Mr. Fox Monday, March 20
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