Armstrong Film & Lit

Section outline

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  CLASS RESOURCES

  • Select activity News forum

    

    News forum
  • Select activity General Resources

    General Resources
  • Select activity Class Contract w/ Moodle and Turnitin.com Instructions

    

    Class Contract w/ Moodle and Turnitin.com Instructions File
  • Select activity MLA Format Instructions

    

    MLA Format Instructions File
  • Select activity Cornell Notes

    

    Cornell Notes File
  • Select activity Research in Databases

    

    Research in Databases URL
  • Select activity Film Resources

    Film Resources
  • Select activity Note Taking on Homework Movies

    

    Note Taking on Homework Movies File
  • Select activity Film Glossary

    

    Film Glossary File
  • Select activity Film Terms and Techniques Part 1

    

    Film Terms and Techniques Part 1 File
  • Select activity Film Terms and Techniques Part 2

    

    Film Terms and Techniques Part 2 File
  • Select activity Film Terms and Techniques Part 3

    

    Film Terms and Techniques Part 3 File
  • Select activity The Film Team

    

    The Film Team File
  • Select activity Writing Resources

    Writing Resources
    

  • Select activity How to Construct a Paragraph

    

    How to Construct a Paragraph File
  • Select activity TEA: Writing Effective Paragraphs

    

    TEA: Writing Effective Paragraphs File
  • Select activity How to Integrate Quotes

    

    How to Integrate Quotes File
  • Select activity Integrating Quotes Template

    

    Integrating Quotes Template File
  • Select activity Integrating Quotes into Paragraphs

    

    Integrating Quotes into Paragraphs URL
  • Select activity Integrating Quotes into a Literary Analysis Part 1

    

    Integrating Quotes into a Literary Analysis Part 1 URL
  • Select activity Integrating Quotes into a Literary Analysis Part 2

    

    Integrating Quotes into a Literary Analysis Part 2 URL
  • Select activity A Guide to Writing a Film Studies Paper

    

    A Guide to Writing a Film Studies Paper URL
  • Select activity Websites

    Websites
  • Select activity PowerSchools

    

    PowerSchools URL
  • Select activity Turnitin.com

    

    Turnitin.com URL
  • Select activity QHHS Home Page

    

    QHHS Home Page URL
  • Select activity Internet Movie Database

    

    Internet Movie Database URL
  • Select activity Rotten Tomatoes

    

    Rotten Tomatoes URL
  • Select activity Unit Resources by Genre

    Unit Resources by Genre
  • Select activity Extra Credit Unit Surveys (if the survey is open b...

    Extra Credit Unit Surveys (if the survey is open but doesn't show up for you, you're not enrolled in the course.)
    
  • Select activity Independent Reading Resources

    Independent Reading Resources

  • Select activity Screenplay Format

    

    Screenplay Format URL
  • Select activity Screenplay Format Example

    

    Screenplay Format Example URL
  • Select activity Screenplay Database

    

    Screenplay Database URL
  • Select activity The Internet Movie Script Database

    

    The Internet Movie Script Database URL
• Select section 13 January - 19 January

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  13 January - 19 January

  Monday: 

  • Work in groups to brainstorm what moments, people, events, etc. defined each decade from 1950-1970. 
  • Then Gallery Walk the ideas and discuss.  

  Tuesday: 

  • Intro to The Graduate
  • Begin watching The Graduate
    

  Wednesday: 

  • Assign Research Topic Assignment (Due 1/22 on Google Classroom)

  Thursday:

  • Finish watching The Graduate
    

  Friday: 

  • Quiz on The Graduate
  • Watch a parody of The Graduate
  • Assign and begin working on pairs close analysis of scenes from The Graduate. All resources and the assignment is on Google Classroom. Presentation outline due Thursday at midnight. 
• Select section 20 January - 26 January

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  20 January - 26 January

  Monday: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday (NO SCHOOL)

  Tuesday: 

  • Work on scene analysis for The Graduate. All resources and the assignment is on Google Classroom. Presentation outline due Thursday at midnight. 

  Wednesday: Absent

  • Work on scene analysis for The Graduate. All resources and the assignment is on Google Classroom. Presentation outline due Thursday at midnight. 
  • Research Paper Topic due on Google Classroom by midnight tonight. 

  Thursday: Absent
  

  • Work on scene analysis for The Graduate. All resources and the assignment is on Google Classroom. Presentation outline due Thursday at midnight. 

  Friday: Absent

  • Work on scene analysis for The Graduate. All resources and the assignment is on Google Classroom. Presentation outline due Thursday at midnight. 
  • Outline due tonight. Presentations begin on Monday

  
  
• Select section 27 January - 2 February

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  27 January - 2 February

  Monday-Friday:
  

  • Pairs present The Graduate scene analysis assignment
  • Notes on presentations
• Select section 3 February - 9 February

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  3 February - 9 February

  Monday: 

  • Finish The Graduate presentations
  • Notes due

  Tuesday: 

  • Intro to Film Noir
  • https://filmschoolrejects.com/the-dark-beauty-of-film-noir-in-50-shots-ec1aa738c0e3/
    
  • Begin watching Bringing Darkness to Light   
  • Take notes on the documentary

  
  

  Wednesday: Student Free Day

  Thursday: Reduced Day

  • Continue watching Bringing Darkness to Light

  Friday: 

  • Finish watching and taking notes on Bringing Darkness to LIght
  • Kahoot Quiz on Film Noir
• Select section 10 February - 16 February

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  10 February - 16 February

  Monday: NO SCHOOL

  Tuesday: Chrome Cart
  

  • Assign Rough Draft Part 1
  • Topic Approval

  Wednesday: 

  • Assign Rough Draft Part 1
  • Directions: Once you have an approved paper topic, you may begin doing research and gathering your sources. Each source requires identification, citation, and verification. Create a Google Doc that will be used to gather this information. At the top of the page, write your paper topic. When you find a reliable source, you will number it, write the title of it (identification), add a link to it (citation) and, finally, write a paragraph discussing how you verified the source (verification). Be specific and detailed in explaining your verification process. An example of this is on Google Classroom. Only sources you've verified may be included on this assignment and in the final draft of your paper. You will be graded on completing all components of the assignment, how well you verified the sources and how many verified sources you collected. Do NOT include sources that either couldn't be verified or were found to be unreliable or not credible. 

  9 verified sources = A

  7 verified sources = B

  5 verified sources = C

  Assignments with fewer than 5 sources will not be accepted

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  • How to Google Like a Pro: 

  
  

  
  

  • Evaluating Sources
  • How Can I tell if a Source is reliable?
  • How to Spot Fake News
  • 10 Ways to Spot a Fake News Articles
  • False, Misleading, Clickbait-y, and/or Satirical "News" Sources
  • Evaluating Your Sources: 
  • The CRAP Test: 
  • Circular Research: 

  Thursday-Friday: Chrome Cart

  • Work on Rough Draft Part 1
  • Continue approved paper topics
• Select section 17 February - 23 February

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  17 February - 23 February

  Monday: NO SCHOOL

  Tuesday:

  • Intro Double Indemnity
    
  • Begin watching Double Indemnity

  Wednesday: 

  • Continue watching Double Indemnity

  Thursday:

  • Finish watching Double Indemnity
  • Quiz on the film

  Friday: 

  • Discuss Double Indemnity
  • Answer the questions for the film in pairs
• Select section 24 February - 1 March

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  24 February - 1 March

  Monday: 

  • Bellwork Week 10
  • Assign Rough Draft Part 2

  Tuesday:

  • Work on Rough Draft Part 2

  Wednesday:

  • Watch videos on Film Noir or finish questions from yesterday or come up with a definition for Film Noir
    

  Film Noir: The Case for Black and White:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=LppctxCYBzM
  
  Watch PBS American Cinema Film Noir:

  Film Noir & The American Dream: 

  
  

  The Rules of Film Noir 

  
  

  Origins of Film Noir 
  

  Top 10 Film Noirs 

  
  

  Ladies of Film Noir 
  

  • No Film School Noir Infograph

  Thursday: Chromebooks 

  • Work on Rough Draft Part 2

  Friday: Chromebooks

  • Work on Rough Draft Part 2 (due Sunday night on GC)
• Select section 2 March - 7 March

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  2 March - 7 March

  Monday: 

  • Bellwork Week 11
  • Intro and Vocab for Brick
  • Begin watching Brick

  Tuesday: 

  • Continue watching Brick
    

  Wednesday: SAT: Full Day

  • Continue watching Brick

  Thursday: Reduced Day

  • Finish watching Brick
  • Quiz on Brick

  Friday:

  • Discuss Brick
  • Essential Films: Brick (2006)
    

  • Brick - Mysteries in Microcosm - VIDEO ESSAY
    

  • Video Essay: Brick - The Visual Elements of a Modern Noir

  • Framed for Noir: Roman Polanski’s ‘Chinatown’ and Rian Johnson’s ‘Brick’

  
  

  • Building Brick