Friday 13 September 2024

Sept 13, 2024

 Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

Eng 8

  • Checking in
  • Recapping where we are in the paragraph assignment
  • Free write: The observer effect
  • Text 3: The Truman Show
    • Background
    • Discussion: how many cameras are in the school?
    • As we watch
      • Keep notes for specific quotes that may be useful
      • Keep an eye on camera angles
      • Keep an eye on how often they show the audience - are they complicit?
    • Questions for afterward
      • Create a thematic statement
      • To what degree was this a prophecy?
      • If content is unethically created, do viewers have an obligation to look away? Or watch? Or resist?
      • On a scale of 1 to 10, how unethical is the treatment of Truman?

EFP 10

  • Checking in
  • Recapping where we are in the paragraph assignment
  • Literary term
    • Tone
  • Freewrite: Do films have a moral obligation to be accurate?
  • Text 3: Reel Injun
    • Background
    • Heads up on content
    • As we watch
      • Keep notes for specific quotes and rough time stamps that may be useful - then you don't have to go back
    • Questions for afterward
      • What did you think of the movie?
      • Overall, how would you describe the tone of the film?
        • Specifically, consider the moment they're in the summer camp. What tone is used there?
      • Which film does this make you want to watch?
      • What thematic statement applies?
      • How does this documentary connect to the first two texts?

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