Thursday, December 22, 2011

LINK TO PLEASANTVILLE SCRIPT

As you work on your rough draft tonight, be sure to include quotes from the script when possible.

Here is the link to the Pleasantville script.

http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Pleasantville.html

Monday, December 19, 2011

Week 16 - Class #1

HW tonight: Make a strong argumentative claim about the archetype you chose and be sure to include how that archetype is exhibited in both Pleasantville and in a story we read during the archetype unit.


Also - keep reading for the Independent Reading Project.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Week 15 - Class #3

watching the film in class.

--be sure your notes are quality and that the archetype columns are filled out as much as you can!

--? Do you know the significance of COLOR in the film? Consider.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Week 15 - Class #2

In class

Journal
Review of elements of archetypes in literature before we being our viewing of Pleasantville. 
Viewing of the film.

Homework: Students have been asked to write up an informal paragraph that details an archetype they have seen in the film (already!) and how that archetype has been demonstrated.




Monday, December 12, 2011

Week 15 - Class 1

In class students wrote in their journals about a transformative period in their lives. They then R&A "The Key Game" and "Pandora" to see the archetype in literature.

Students have been asked to fill out the far left "In Literature" column on their Pleasantville Packet for homework.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Week 14 - Class #3

Today in class -
We developed our argumentative claims for our "Catching Hell" 3 paragraph essay and we began our work and understanding of the Golden Age archetype in literature...



HW - R&A - "The Beginning of Things" in your archetype packet!

Upcoming - Freshman Reading Project!
Final draft of 3 paragraph "Catching Hell" essay due Monday!