1. Due Tomorrow I want to see your first two pages of your research paper tomorrow. We will talk about essays tomorrow and I will answer questions about internal citations if you have them. Do NOT wait until the last minute. If I have not yet seen your outline, you have forfeited your chance to receive full credit. This was due BEFORE the break. Good writing takes process! Engage in the process!!!!!!!!!!!

2. Strunk and White - Gold Sheet This should be complete. Please bring this to class with you tomorrow so that we can review the rules reviewed on it. You will be quizzed on this later. Practice so that you will know the rules!

3. Analysis of Art and Film Part One Making meaning from imagery

4. “How can kids think amid all that buzz? Read the article silently. Take notes on the following as you read. Write this in your spiral notebook: –What are her central points? Record AT LEAST three. –What evidence does she provide to support each of these ideas? –What is the tone of this essay? Use a quote to support your response. –Where is her word choice distinctive? Find at least three phrases and write them down in your notes.

5. What are your capabilities? Is Ms. Kersten right? Does she make valid points, or is she off base? Why or why not? Why does it matter than you “get” books or movies? Why is analysis important in general?

6. How well can you analyze something that is removed from your immediate cultural experience?

7. How does imagery affect meaning?

8. Visual Cues Use of color Exaggeration of anything Use of shadow Lighting Expressions Movement and gestures- body language Symbolic objects Interative elements such as music or sound when present

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12. How can knowledge of historical context influence your interpretation?

13. Casablanca We will NOT be watching Casablanca as passive viewers looking only to be entertained. We will be “reading” the film as we watch. Looking carefully at the details, examining the history, and analyzing what makes this film a “classic”.

15. Warning I expect your research essay to be carefully edited. I will be upping the stakes on grammar this time around. I will take off a point for every fragment, run-on, spelling error, and agreement error. Many of the mistakes you are making are due to carelessness!