OUR CLASS BLOG:
Our class blog is an extension of our classroom! You will be responsible for 5 blogs throughout the course of each marking period. Some will have specific due dates, while others must be complete by the end of the marking period (see end of calendar below). Your blog posts make up a significant amount of your grade because they are so IMPORTANT!
Daily Log Blog (2 per MP, 20 points each)
Three times per marking period, you will post a 300-500 word summary of our class that day. Your post should include:
A specific enough summary of the day’s learning that a student who was absent would be caught up
An extension that extends what we learned in class to the world at large
A title
NOTE: NOTE: Daily Log Blogs posted after 10:00 pm will lose 20%. Blogs posted after midnight will lose 50%You may swap days with another student, but please make sure you update this document so I know who to grade!
Be Reel Movie Evaluation (2 per MP, 30 points each)
Twice per marking period, you will post a 300-500 word evaluation of a film or television series that you watched this marking period. Your post should include:
A specific evaluation of the text’s objective qualities
A specific evaluation of the text’s subjective qualities
A link to a specific scene or trailer that demonstrates some or all of what you’re describing
You must also post your text on the Be Reel bulletin board to receive full credit for your post
NOTE: PLEASE AVOID POSTING SPOILERS IN YOUR EVALUATION
September 13th, 2017 - Sean Patrick Scully
ReplyDeleteAnalyzing Film Objectively
Today in class, Mr.Rivers came into the classroom and gave us the daily "say good morning to your tablemates", as everyone respectfully did. Then we followed up by looking onto the classroom to fill out our summer reading choices, and our teacher reading recommendations on a google form. After that, we were told to comment making a list of the films or television shows we watched over the summer, and to think about them from both an objective and subjective point of view (which we can use for later reference in our movie review blogs). Lastly, we watched a clip from the beginning of Breaking Bad, and were told to think about how the intro to this television series is from an objective point of view, and realize how we can accurately assess it from a purely objective point of view. That is the entirety of the class today, and the main parts that you would have missed if you were not here. See you all tomorrow, friends!
-Sean Patrick Scully III
September 14th, 2017 - Sean Patrick Scully
ReplyDeleteFilm/Essay Comparison Baseline
Hi everyone, me again. Today in class, we completed our baseline for the year, which consisted of watching the intro to the pilot episode of Breaking Bad, and analyzing it to see how it creates suspense using the strategies of an article we also read called "How to Create Suspense Made Simple" (or something along those lines). Anyways, the article stated how you have to have a character that the audience cares about in order to create suspense, and then also make sure during commercial breaks or intermissions that the audience has questions. We pieced this to the Breaking Bad pilot as the main character, Walter White, grabbed a video camera and started talking to his family, which strikes an emotional chord with a majority of the viewers. Then he reaches for a gun, and as police sirens are going off, he goes to the road and raises his gun, and BANG, the intro ends. This effectively creates the suspense as it leaves the audience with so many question about a character they now are emotionally connected to. Anyways, that was all we did in class, but we were also told to review the essay we wrote for homework, and write a quick paragraph for your thoughts on your writings. Cya tomorrow folks.
- Sean Patrick Scully III