Extra Credit!!

Extra Credit 

 Students may earn up to FOUR bonus points added to their final average through extra credit. Only 2 points can come from each kind of project.

1) Adaptations - Watch a film / theatrical performance / dance (or listen to an opera) based on one of the plays/novels we have read for class. Write a 3-page paper explaining the ways the adaptation transforms the original (what is added? what is removed?). Do you feel these changes add vitality to the original? ruin it? Explain your answer. (Worth 2 bonus points: essay must be at C-level or higher to earn credit)

2) Creative Option - Write a 5+-page short story or play - or a long poem or song - that explores themes from the texts we’ve read for class. Or provide a 10+ minute performance piece or one major (or 2 minor) works of art that does the same thing. Provide a “statement” of at least 1 page that explains the connection. Non-verbal versions require 2 page “artist’s statements.” (Worth 2 bonus points: statement must be at C-level or higher to earn credit)

Monday April 30th

MEET IN THE LIBRARY (E-Bldg) AT 9:15 SHARP!!!! After this we will travel back to our normal classroom for midterm-prep discussion groups!

Conference Schedule

All students must attend all classes, though you will be watching movies.
You will also write a "polished" 350-500 word blog analysis of the "Imagination/Reality" themes in one of the two movies: "Adaptation" or "Moon" (due no later than 9 AM Monday, April 30). Material from this movie will be included on your final exam, so take notes and watch actively.

Conference Schedule:



Monday 4/23

9:20 Melissa
9:30 Angel
9:40 Cleber
9:50 Jhoel
10:00 Ashley
10:10 Ricardo
10:20 Qian
10:30 Ting
10:40 Barlie
10:55 Luis
11:05


Weds 4/25

9:20 Muna
9:30 Daniella
9:40 Alexandra
9:50 Christopher
10:00 Nadhia
10:10 Shanelle
10:20 Dioska
10:30 Suzan
10:40 Johanna
10:55 Stephanie
11:05 Janera

April 18th - Description and Summary

9:15-9:30 – Review Selected Student Blog Postings: Painting Descriptions
Recap Monday’s Lesson

9:30-9:45 – Mini-Lesson on Summary (Summarizing Research)

9:45 -10:00 – Groups discussion of Gombrich, Bell, and Greenberg.
What info needs to be in a summary?

10:00- 10:15 Students write individual summaries on computers.

10:15-10:30 Mini-Lesson Part 2 on Summary (Summarizing Literature)

10:30 – 11:00 Island of Dr. Moreau Chapter Summary Project.

11:00 – 11:10 Discussion about summary (student voices)

11:10- 11:15 Scheduling Conferences

Group A - Gombrich

Angevine, Janera
Bonifacio, Melissa
Bonilla, Nadia
Bonilla, Ricardo
Camara, Maimuna
Ceballos, Dioska
Garcia, Cleber

Group B - Bell

Juman, Ashley
Li, Qian
Lin, Ting
Maldonado, Shanelle
Martin, Michael
Medina, Luis
Montalvo, Angel
Mouanga, Barlie


Group C- Greenberg

Nikac, Suzan
Paniagua, Josmeile
Peguero, Jhoel
Rodriguez, Jose
Samuel, Johana
Scott, Daniella
Dinu, Stefania
Lopera Guerrero, Stephanie
Mojica,Christopher

April 16

Today we:
- reviewed our initial reading experiences of The Island of Dr. Moreau and considered H.G.Wells's techniques for fueling readers' curiosity.

- Talked about some uses of descriptive writing: The powerpoint on can be found here.

HW:
1) Write a 350-word description of the painting you've chosen for HUP 107 on your own personal blog.
2) Bring the articles for your HUP 107 Paper
3) Read The Island of Dr. Moreau p-1-37

Monday, April 2nd - Class Cancelled

Hello. Class is cancelled today. For Wedensday:
* Finish A Streetcar Named Desire, if you haven't already.
* Come up with the thesis of your paper. Remember, the general assignment is a compare/contrast paper of the characters Blanche and Stanley. Of course, as we discussed in class Thursday, you will want to narrow that question down to one topic or idea. For example "How does Tennessee Williams use stage directions (the non-verbal instructions that accompany the play's spoken aspects) to develop the characters Stanley and Blanche?" or "How does alcohol function in the play's characterizations of Blanche and Stanley" - etc. Your thesis is the answer to this question. Be creative!!! Here are tips on thesis development:

* Complete an outline of at least 300 words that includes the thesis, the topic sentences of at least four body paragraphs and at least two pieces of supporting evidence for each topic sentence. Try to identify some of the quotes from the play you will be using. Here's a great web resource for outlining compare/contrast essays. Remember, you can use bullet points or numbering systems to outline: There's no "correct" method as far as I am concerned. Also, other than the thesis - which MUST be a complete sentence, there is no need to write complete sentences for any other material at this point. This is an opportunity to "think on paper" and to see the design of your paper emerge before your eyes!

* Post your working thesis as a comment to this blog as soon as you have it!