1. 24 March 2015
ENGL 2306

2. Today’s Plan Collect HW 4 In Class Writing Elements of film Analysis
Reminders about Participation Assignment
Thursday

3. Homework 4 Use the revisions you worked on here as you draft Essay 2
Key points:
Textual support in the form of quotes
Commentary that analyzes the text and connects your support to your thesis
Clarity of language
Citation

4. In Class Writing Identify a memorable scene from a movie.
Why was that scene memorable?
What did the scene mean in terms of theme of the film?

5. Elements of Film
Many of these elements can change throughout the film. Focus on a specific scene (or character):
Point of view
Setting
Shots—long, short, wide, close, etc.
Mise en scene—layout/presentation of the scene
Music
Lighting
Transition
Sound

6. Analysis How do these elements build meaning?
Into the Woods
Jurassic Park
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
Game of Thrones

7. Participation Assignment
Watch My Fair Lady
Identify a significant visual or sound element
Write an essay to analyze that element
Assignment sheet is online (blog, under assignments)
Due Tuesday, March 31

8. Thursday I am leaving town Wednesday.
No class on Thursday—the participation assignment and film viewing replace class time
Intermittent (I will be in presentations most of the day)
Class will reconvene on Tuesday

9. Next Week Tuesday Discuss My Fair Lady
Preface of the Norton edition of The Importance of Being Earnest, pgs ix-xii, Backgrounds 71-85
Act 1 of The Importance of Being Earnest