Ms. Bryan - 2010-11


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January 2011
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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Receive instructions on how to write the 1940s essay and sample essays

Review and discuss

1940s think sheets returned

Begin work on 1940s rough draft, due on Jan. 12, typed and double-spaced

Work on 1940s rough draft

Rough draft due--typed and double-spaced--on Jan. 12

PowerPoint introduction to the American Cinema in the 1950s

Begin work on Reading Guide #14--Timeline and "North by Northwest"; due Thursday at the start of class

Turn in Reading Guide #14

Begin "North by Northwest" (1959)

Continue "North by Northwest" (1959)
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Finish "North by Northwest" (1959)
Quiz--"North by Northwest" (1959)

Receive trivia

Discussion of film

Work on 1940s essay; rough draft due tomorrow, typed and double-spaced

Exchange 1940s rough drafts and complete a peer editing session

Final drafts are due Jan. 19

Work on Reading Guide #17--"Singin' in the Rain"; due Thursday at the start of class

Turn in Reading Guide #17

Begin "Singin' in the Rain" (1952)

Continue "Singin' in the Rain" (1952)
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No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Finish "Singin' in the Rain " (1952)

Quiz

Receive trivia

Discussion of film

Begin work on Reading Guide #16--History and "Some Like It Hot"; will continue work tomorrow

Turn in 1940s final draft, typed and double-spaced

Continue work on Reading Guide #16; due Friday at the start of class

Receive review packet for the 1950s exam, due Feb. 2

Begin "Some Like It Hot" (1959)

Turn in Reading Guide #16

Continue "Some Like It Hot" (1959)

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Finish "Some Like It Hot" (1959)

Quiz

Receive trivia

Discussion of film

Complete Reading Guide #15--"Sunset Blvd."; due by end of period
Turn in Film Study notebook

Begin "Sunset Blvd." (1950)

Continue "Sunset Blvd." (1950)

Quiz

No School - Teacher Workday

December 2010
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Nov. 29
Nov. 30
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Finish "Double Indemnity" (1944)

Quiz

Receive trivia

Discussion of film

Reading Guide #13 due (I forgot to collect it yesterday)

Receive Reading Guide #10--Timeline and "Shadow of a Doubt"

Work on reading guide all period; due Thursday

Begin "Shadow of a Doubt" (1942)
Reading Guide #10 due

Continue "Shadow of a Doubt" (1942)

Receive review packet for the 1940s exam, which will happen on Dec. 17

Finish "Shadow of a Doubt" (1942)

Quiz

Receive trivia

Discussion

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Movie Star Poster prizes awarded

Receive Reading Guide #11--WWII in Film

Work on reading guide all period; due Tuesday at the start of class

Turn in Reading Guide #11

Begin "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946)

Continue "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946)
Continue "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946)
Finish "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946)

Quiz

Receive trivia

Discussion

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Complete 1940s composition think sheet; due by end of period
1940s think sheets due

Work on 1940s exam review packet

Begin review contest--The American cinema in the 1940s
Continue review contest--The American cinema in the 1940s
1940s exam review packet due

Exam--The American cinema in the 1940s

November 2010
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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Watch "The Making of Snow White"

Complete Reading Guide #9 and turn in

Work on 1930s exam review packet
Movie Star think sheets returned

Lesson on how to write your biography

Work on biography rough draft; due Nov. 10

Review contest - The American Cinema in the 1930s
Turn in 1930s exam review packet

Exam - The American Cinema in the 1930s

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1930s exams returned; discuss

PowerPoint introduction to the American Cinema in the 1940s

Begin working on Reading Guide #12--History and "Red River"; you'll have all period tomorrow to complete it

Complete Reading Guide #12--History and "Red River"

Due by the end of the period

If you did not turn in Reading Guide #12 yesterday, do so today

Rough draft of movie star biography due, typed and double-spaced

Exchange and peer editing of rough drafts

Receive hints for fitting the biography on one page

Receive instructions for using easybib.com

Veterans Day - No School
Class devastated by College Fair; played Scattergories
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Begin "Red River" (1948)
Continue "Red River" (1948)
Continue "Red River" (1948)
Review what's due tomorrow--The Movie Star poster, a second copy of the biography, the typed bibliography

Finish "Red River" (1948)

Quiz

Receive trivia

Discussion of film

The Movie Star Poster due--poster, typed bibliography, a second copy of your biography (typed and double-spaced)

Receive Reading Guide #13--"Double Indemnity"; due Tuesday

Begin "Double Indemnity" (1944)

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Continue "Double Indemnity" (1944)
SNOW DAY!!!
Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving Break

October 2010
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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Finish "The General" (1927)

Quiz

Receive trivia

Discussion

Work on 1920s exam review packet

Work on 1920s exam review packet; study
1920s Review Contest
1920s review packet due

Exam--The American Cinema in the 1920s

No School - State Inservice Day
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Introduction to The Movie Star Poster; receive assignment, list of stars, and think sheet

Sign up for your star by Friday--first come, first taken

PowerPoint introduction to the American cinema in the 1930s

Receive Reading Guide #7--"Bride of Frankenstein" and "Young Frankenstein"; work all period

Due Thursday

Begin "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935)
Reading Guide #7 due

Finish "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935)

Last day to sign up for your movie star; otherwise, Ms. Bryan chooses for you

Quiz--"Bride of Frankenstein" (1935)

Receive trivia

Discussion

Begin "Young Frankenstein" (1974)

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Continue "Young Frankenstein" (1974)
Finish "Young Frankenstein" (1974)

Quiz

Receive trivia

Discussion

Movie Star Poster Research Day
Receive Reading Guide #8--Timeline and "It Happened One Night"; work all period

Due Friday

Turn in Reading Guide #8

Begin "It Happened One Night" (1934)

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Continue "It Happened One Night" (1934)
Finish "It Happened One Night" (1934)

Quiz

Receive trivia

Discussion

Receive Reading Guide #9--History and "Snow White"; work all period

Due Friday

Receive review packet for the 1930s exam; due on day of exam, Nov. 4

Movie Star Poster think sheet and hard copies of your sources due

Begin "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937)

Finish "Snow White" (1937)

Quiz

Receive trivia

Discussion

September 2010
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
August 30
August 31
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No School - Not Even a Teacher Workday
No School - Teacher Workday
Introductory Quiz

Getting to Know You activity

Room 118 Film Library and Parent Permission (return tomorrow for 3 pts of extra credit)

The Film Study notebook

Receive Film Study text; read syllabus

Receive assignment--The Best Movie I Ever Saw; due September 8

Turn in Parent Permission slip for film borrowing for 3 pts of extra credit

Tour Ms. Bryan's website

Review classroom basics

In small groups, generate a list of the traits that make a movie great; share with entire class

Watch the first films ever shown on a big screen--by Thomas Edison and the Lumieres

Watch "The Edison Effect", a History Channel documentary
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No School - Labor Day
Short discussion of "The Edison Effect"

PowerPoint introduction to the American cinema before 1920

Demonstrate how to complete a reading guide correctly

Begin work on Reading Guide #1--the pioneers of film; due Wednesday at the start of class

Don't forget your Best Movie writing assignment is due tomorrow

Due--The Best Movie I Ever Saw explanation; share

Reading Guide #1 due

PowerPoint review of Reading Guide #1

View "The Great Train Robbery" (1903) and "A Trip to the Moon" (1902)

Discussion of "The Great Train Robbery" (1903) as a story and as a western

Reading Guide #1 returned

PowerPoint review of Reading Guide #1 (again)

Study Reading Guide #1

Quiz over Reading Guide #1

Complete Reading Guide #2

Reading Guide #2 returned

PowerPoint review of Reading Guide #2

Quick study session

Quiz over Reading Guide #2

Watch our first Chaplin short, "The Immigrant" (1917)

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Complete Reading Guide #3; turn in
Watch "The Adventurer" (1917)

Reading Guide #3 returned

PowerPoint review of Reading Guide #3; quiz tomorrow

A few minutes to study Reading Guide #3

Quiz--Reading Guide #3

Work on Reading Guide #4; due Thursday at the start of class

Extra Credit Movie Review #1 due

Turn in Reading Guide #4

Watch "The Cure" (1917); quiz over Chaplin shorts

PowerPoint review of Reading Guide #4

No Class - Early Release
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Reading Guide #4 returned

Repeat PowerPoint review of Reading Guide #4

Study

Quiz

Introduction to the Pre-1920s short essay

View Charlie Chaplin at the 1971 Oscars (sigh)

Continue work on your chart of 15 key developments in the American cinema, 1872-1919; due tomorrow

Narrow 15 key developments down to the 3 most important (in your view)

Receive and review a sample essay

Begin work on rough draft

Receive timeline

PowerPoint introduction to the American Cinema in the 1920s

Begin work on Reading Guide #6--The History of American Film in the 1920s and "The Gold Rush"; it will be due Friday by the end of class

Finish Reading Guide #6 and turn in
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October 1
Begin "The Gold Rush" (1925)
Finish "The Gold Rush" (1925)

Quiz

Discussion

Receive trivia

Pre-1920s rough draft due

Exchange rough drafts and complete the peer editing process

Final drafts are due Monday

Receive review packet for the 1920s exam; due next Thursday, the day of the exam

Receive Reading Guide #5--Timeline of 1920s Milestones and Turning Points and "The General"; due by the end of class

Begin "The General" (1927)