WEEK 9

WELCOME!

Your work for week 9...


1. Revise the 2nd Generation Romantics essay.

2. We'll start working with the last form of literature -- FILM. The essay will be a critical review. 

This is American Film Institute's Top 100 list. Your job is to pick one film from the list, — Sorry, no STAR WARS or LORD OF THE RINGS. — (Be wise here; have your parents help you pick it, and pick one you haven't seen yet), view it, and do the following:

a. Write up a "credits" list: producer, director, writer (who wrote the screenplay; was it an adaptation from a book or play?), cinematographer, lead actors/actresses

b. Write a brief (one paragraph) synopsis of the plot.

c. Summarize (one paragraph) a positive review of the film (you'll have to go find one).

d. Summarize a negative review of the film (for this you may need to pull a negative part from an overall positive review; if it's in the top 100 you're not going to find many credible, negative reviews; but there are always haters out there).

e. Write a brief personal review of the film. This is not a formal piece of writing. Let's say 100-150 words. 

f. Read this critical review of an old film, and summarize the thesis and its development in a paragraph. This essay does a good job of demonstrating the form. It's more than a thumb up or thumb down review. A critical review focus in on something in the film and asks the reader to think critically about it. It works very much like a thematic essay for a novel. Yes, this is an example of what you'll write next week.

Due @ midnight Friday.

Have a great week!

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. ~1 Thes. 5:18