No blog post this week.
Complete reading The Devil Wears Prada by November 9.
The class has partially redeemed itself in terms of bringing the book to class. Make sure you all bring books to class on November 9 as well.
Again, turnitin will not accept essay submissions even one minute past the deadline of Oct 31, 5pm. Avoid turning in essays at the last minute or even on the last day, and you will not fall prey to this problem.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Notes on a Scandal
Reminder: I expect to see everyone with the book in front of them in class this Monday. Coming to class unprepared affects your participation grade.
Blog post assignment for the week
Blog post assignment for the week
Answer one of the following questions with a post of about 200 words.
Due Oct 24
Due Oct 24
- Barbara’s character is obviously radically changed in the film, but what about
- What techniques does the book use to “clue the reader in” to the idea that Barbara is troubled and unreliable as a narrator? What techniques does the film use?
- The film made many changes to reinforce its notion of Barbara has dangerously and cruelly manipulative, and these changes arguably distort the book’s original vision of her. Discuss some other changes the film made to the book (NOT related to the villainizing of Barbara) that DO seem successful and necessary (for whatever reason). Explain in what way the change enabled the film to show more effectively or succinctly an aspect of the novel, even while changing it.
Monday, October 10, 2011
No blog post this week
There is no blog post due for Oct 17. Begin reading Notes on a Scandal.
I forgot to reprimand the class earlier tonight and will do so now. When I see a classroom in which 7 people have brought the book to class, I conclude that 7 people have read the book and that the rest are attempting to obtain credit for participating in a discussion about a book that they have never read. This is not always a fair assumption, but it's one that you can easily do something about by always bringing the book under discussion to class.
Please note that although the last date to turn in Essay 1 is October 31, it is in your best interest to complete it earlier since Essay 2 is due the week immediately afterward. October 31 probably was not my original intention, but having published it I will stick with it.
I forgot to reprimand the class earlier tonight and will do so now. When I see a classroom in which 7 people have brought the book to class, I conclude that 7 people have read the book and that the rest are attempting to obtain credit for participating in a discussion about a book that they have never read. This is not always a fair assumption, but it's one that you can easily do something about by always bringing the book under discussion to class.
Please note that although the last date to turn in Essay 1 is October 31, it is in your best interest to complete it earlier since Essay 2 is due the week immediately afterward. October 31 probably was not my original intention, but having published it I will stick with it.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Dead Man Walking
This blog post is separate from and in addition to the 1000-word assignment that is also due next Monday. However, the 1000-word assignment can be an expansion of any blog post you have written previously, including this week's.
Choose one of the following and respond with a post of about 200 words to the forum on turnitin.com. Read posts made before yours and do not duplicate them!
Due 10/10/2011
1. Where in the book is Prejean most convincing in her arguments against death penalty? Is this scene or moment conveyed successfully in the film? If so, how is it done? If not, what is the problem?
2. Where in the book is Prejean least convincing in her arguments against death penalty? Is this improved upon in the film? If so, how?
3. Choose one scene in the film that has no origin in the book and discuss why it was added, how it furthered or detracted from the film's ideas. Are these ideas that don't exist in the book, or are they new ways of presenting the book's ideas?
4. What is the contrast between Prejean's two advisees, and which aspects of them was the film most interested in preserving to create the hybrid character of Matthew Poncelet?
5. Defend the following statement with specific examples: The film version of Dead Man Walking took an undramatic book that meandered and lapsed into speeches and transformed it into a movie with dramatic appeal, but also filled with Hollywood cliches and overly familiar tropes.
6. What differences are there in the religious views of book-Helen and movie-Helen?
Choose one of the following and respond with a post of about 200 words to the forum on turnitin.com. Read posts made before yours and do not duplicate them!
Due 10/10/2011
1. Where in the book is Prejean most convincing in her arguments against death penalty? Is this scene or moment conveyed successfully in the film? If so, how is it done? If not, what is the problem?
2. Where in the book is Prejean least convincing in her arguments against death penalty? Is this improved upon in the film? If so, how?
3. Choose one scene in the film that has no origin in the book and discuss why it was added, how it furthered or detracted from the film's ideas. Are these ideas that don't exist in the book, or are they new ways of presenting the book's ideas?
4. What is the contrast between Prejean's two advisees, and which aspects of them was the film most interested in preserving to create the hybrid character of Matthew Poncelet?
5. Defend the following statement with specific examples: The film version of Dead Man Walking took an undramatic book that meandered and lapsed into speeches and transformed it into a movie with dramatic appeal, but also filled with Hollywood cliches and overly familiar tropes.
6. What differences are there in the religious views of book-Helen and movie-Helen?
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