Friday, May 21, 2010

Cat's Cradle Reading AND Final Essay Assignment

Due 5/24: Chapters 1-37
Due 5/26: Chapters 38-79
Due 5/28: Chapters 80-End

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Final Essay Assignment Due June 8

Yes, I know the essay information says due June 2nd, but I really want them due on the June 8th, and don't feel like changing the document.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Due 5/20

Please write a 2 page analysis of the meaining of 2001, making specific references to scenes, ideas, quotations, etc. You may find this overlaps a bit with devices, but the primary focus shoudl be on advancing an interpretation(s) of the film.

Cat's Cradle Reading will be due on MONDAY! Please make sure you have read chapters 1-38 by then. Consider a book partnership with someone if you don't have your own copy.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Due 5/18

Please write a 2 page device analysis on 2001 focusing on a minimum of three film devices and the effect they have on either the reader or, if you have a sense of MOWAAW, connect it to a larger meaning of the work.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Open Ended Prompts

Here is a document with some open ended prompts to practice. It's a good idea to think about how you would answer these questions with specific plot details and to practice coming up with insights and causality statements for why the prompt topic is important.

On another note, I thought we had finally beaten the spammers until SOMEONE taunted them. Still working on it...