Post ’em below. We already have:
If you don’t come up with an original idea, begin working on a point, that is, a reason, for writing one of the above. Partial ideas are okay, as we are just in the beginning stages. I want to see something from everyone tomorrow, though.
I’m just beginning to look over your drafts now, so I will post any advice later as another post, but I thought I would get this up now.
Here are our notes from the board today, which are essentially a review of the devices. Focus on your papers; comment if you have any questions.
Oh! Here is the official website, which features the trailer and such. (Note the awards listed; what do they do for the argument? Anything? Keep authority in mind.)
We’ve finished up Things Fall Apart and are now moving on to Camus’s The Stranger. This is an interesting take on the identity theme we’ve been exploring, so I’m excited to see how you like it.
This story is a classic example of existentialist literature (as we discussed in class), so this should be a good representation of the “personal choice” aspect of our breakdown of identity, but we may find otherwise.
We will read to Part Two this weekend (page 59, I believe). If you have any questions or strokes of insight, please post a comment below.
We will be writing drafts of our analysis of Maxed Out this weekend. You should write it as you would an article analysis, with a summation of the argument in the first paragraph, an analysis of the argument (not the topic) in the body paragraphs, and a concluding statement of the movie’s persuasiveness. This assignment is worth 80 points (think a month’s worth of article analyses), so spend some time on it. Here are our notes from the board:
While we didn’t get as far as I would have liked, this (coupled with your notes) should give you a good starting point. Think of the above as an annotation of the movie; you won’t necessarily structure your analysis this way, but it is a good summation of the movie’s structure and the argued impact of many negative influences.
As always, if you have any questions please post a comment for the good of all or send me an email:
Today we began watching Maxed Out, a 2006 expository documentary on American debt. As we watch, take note of how the argument is presented, keeping in mind the various elements that make up the movie:
We will discuss articles tomorrow and finish up the movie on Wednesday. You will be analyzing the film (as you would an article) on Friday.
[BTW, Rope was filmed in ten shots—not bad for an eighty minute film.]
[Also, there was no mention of a kangaroo in the seven-year-old’s “rampage” at the zoo in Australia…]
[This post was WinsomeWiki’d on 5 Jul. 2009.]
