From Cassius Battaglia,
Bonjour class, it's Cassius, here to talk about what we talked about in class. For everyone who decided to skip the day after break, or those who need a quick jogger on what you missed, or some weirdo on the internet browsing random school blog sites, don't worry I got you covered.
Today wasn't a doozy of a class. Mr. River's started the class with a road map of what to expect for the next half of the year, which includes a quick disclosure on our senior paper (I'll get to that in a minute), our narrative projects (also get to that in a minute), and a teaser for our final exam (for those who don't have a constant 89.8 GPA across all four marking periods {I'm not accurate on those numbers, for those who need clarification ask Mr. Rivers} ).
Mr. Rivers then moved on with the deep, personal, and philosophical question of...how many movies did one watch this year.
(No offense Mr. Rivers) But he then unleashed his obsessive organization catalog of personal movies, books, and tv shows which he put together on a google spreadsheet. It's cool and all, I dig it...but I can't even get my Be Reel Blog due on time...I can't imagine the amount of effort put into recording how many movies one watches AND THEN catalog them in alphabetical order. The dedication is scary.
I digress, for the rest of the class we discussed favorite movies and were asked to comment and read our fellow classmates Be Reel Blogs. So all in all, a pretty good day in the classroom...aside from the fact my lazy bum didn't have a Be Reel Blog posted...it was quite awkward.
As for those who are still reading and are wondering "What about the senior paper and narrative projects?" Good question.
The senior paper prompt is going to explore films discussion with (blank).
It's a Head scratcher....I know.
OK, let's elaborate. So if I understood Mr. Rivers correctly, I will solve this problem with one of his examples. Let's say your passion is engineering. Ok. All you need to do is elaborate on how film as a whole, or a film individually, creates conversation with engineering. Or let's say your passion is art. How does film converse with art? You will be writing on how film converses with aspects of our lives/world. Any further questions? If so I'm sure Mr. River's will explain and or elaborate if asked. Don't feel shy and tell him I sent you...and that I said the money is due by next week....NO EXCEPTIONS.
And finally regarding the narrative projects. Short and simple, it's the same video project we crunched out in 73 hours before break but with a promised...WHOLE MARKING PERIOD OF WORK TIME.
That's honestly a gift...so I don't know about you but I'm going to take advantage of all that time.
That about does it for me. It's been a pleasure and an honor...I just wanna thank my mom and my dad for everything they've done for me...*sniff*....and I just can't thank this class enough...everyone HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Peace out girl scout,
Cassius Battaglia
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