Link to Matrix screenplay

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CGEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.screenplay.com%2Fdownloads%2Fscripts%2FThe%2520Matrix.pdf&ei=JD6-T41uhY_qAfnv7DM&usg=AFQjCNEDMuVcmGg0mVsPR-ACcIHhW0jgYw&sig2=-c83-_I_vO6LSlyh8RSjyw

Weds May 23rd

Today
1) Working on your papers - 1 hour
Write 150 words explaining what  you accomplished today as a comment below!
2) Interactive MLA workshop - resources here!
3) Conclusions - Here's a link!
4) Evaluating the prof!

New Class Schedule (Revised)

MATRIX RESEARCH PAPER

5/17 Bring in a printed draft of 600+ words as well as the articles and books you'll be using.

Mon 5/ 21  Bring in a printed  Full Draft (1000+ words)

Weds 5/23 Working on Final Draft in Lab

Thursday 5/24 Conferences Group A
(Janera, Shanelle, Barlie, Ting, Muna, Jhoel, Stephanie L-G and Ashley)

MON 5/28 NO CLASS

Weds 5/30 Conferences Group B - Posting final paper to blog and adding extras
(Daniella, Qian, Alexandra, Suzan, Luis, Dioska, Josmeile, Melissa and Ricardo)

Thurs 5/31 Watching Matrix II - Papers for Conference A Group DUe

Mon 6/4 - Conference Group B papers due

Th 6/7 Final Exam

Mon 6/11 Conferences

Homework that is due Monday May 14

1) Annotated Bibliography of 6 sources in MLA style and typed.
2)  Print out 2 of the scholarly sources, read them and bring them to class.

What's your Matrix Topic? post as a comment!

Hw. Bibliography of 6 sources!

Today!

1) Intro to research

a) Add your Matrix paper ideas to the following document & look at the others - 5 min

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yEW51u8BCG9alBxlx77-THcp7HrDkzSmBCMvwgHtV1c/edit?hl=en&authkey=CP3w6NAJ

b) free- writing - 20 min

c) Moving into Scholarly research -
"Draft my Paper"

d) review of LaGCC

e) DIY scavenger hunt!

Articles on the Matrix:

All articles can be found through the LaGuardia Library's "Academic Search Premiere" database.


A. 'Mother Isn't Quite Herself Today:' Myth and Spectacle in The Matrix.Full Text Available By: Frentz, Thomas S.; Rushing, Janice Hocker. Critical Studies in Media Communication, Mar2002, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p64, 23p
Subjects: HUMANITY; EROTICA; MATRIX, The (Film)

B. Philosophy Screened: Experiencing The Matrix.Full Text Available By: Wartenberg, Thomas E.. Midwest Studies In Philosophy, 2003, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p139-152, 14p; Subjects: PHILOSOPHY; TRUTHFULNESS & falsehood; MATRIX, The (Film)

C. Technology and Mythic Narrative: The Matrix as Technological Hero-Quest.
Full Text Available By: Stroud, Scott R.. Western Journal of Communication, Fall2001, Vol. 65 Issue 4, p416, 26p
Subjects: MYTHOLOGY; MATRIX, The (Film)

D. Neo-Christ: Jesus, The Matrix, and Secondary Allegory as a Rhetorical Form.
Full Text Available By: Milford, Mike. Southern Communication Journal, Jan2010, Vol. 75 Issue 1, p17-34, 18p; Subjects: FILM criticism; POPULAR culture; SCHOLARS; ALLEGORY; SERMONS; EVANGELICALISM; MATRIX, The (Film)

E. Beyond Mere Illustration: How Films Can Be Philosophy.
Full Text Available By: Wartenberg, Thomas E.. Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism, Winter2006, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p19-32, 14p, 3 Black and White Photographs, 3 Illustrations; DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8529.2006.00226.x
Subjects: MOTION pictures; FILM theory; Motion Picture and Video Production; MATRIX, The (Film); MATRIX Reloaded, The (Film); MATRIX Revolutions, The (Film); SEVENTH Seal, The (Film); WAVELENGTH (Film); BERGMAN, Ingmar, 1918-2007; SNOW, Michael

F. Coded Discourse: Romancing the (Electronic) Shadow in "The Matrix."
Full Text Available By: Haslam, Jason. College Literature, Summer2005, Vol. 32 Issue 3, p92-115, 24p
Subjects: SCIENCE fiction; ARTIFICIAL intelligence; AFRICAN Americans; LITERATURE; STORIES, plots, etc.; MATRIX, The (Film); GIBSON, William

G. Mastering the Real: Trinity as the "Real" Hero of The Matrix.
Full Text Available By: Williams, G. Christopher. Film Criticism, Spring2003, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p2-17, 16p
Subjects: REALITY; ONTOLOGY; GOD; MOTION pictures & philosophy; MATRIX, The (Film); BAUDRILLARD, Jean

H. Not Begetting the Future: Technological Autochthony, Sexual Reproduction, and the Mythic Structure of The Matrix.
Full Text Available By: Kimball, A. Samuel. Journal of Popular Culture, Winter2001, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p175, 29p
Subjects: MOTION pictures; COMPUTER hackers; MASS media; DATA protection; Motion Picture and Video Production; MATRIX, The (Film); FISHBURNE, Laurence; REEVES, Keanu

I. Queering Hollywood's Tough Chick.Full Text Available By: Geller, Theresa L.. Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, 2004, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p8-34, 27p
Subjects: WOMEN in motion pictures; CHARACTERS & characteristics in motion pictures; SEX role in motion pictures; MOTION pictures -- Social aspects; MATRIX, The (Film); LONG Kiss Goodnight, The (Film)

J. The Mirror in The Matrix of Media Ecology.
Full Text Available By: Rufo, Kenneth. Critical Studies in Media Communication, Jun2003, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p117-140, 24p
Subjects: MASS media & technology; HALLUCINATIONS & illusions in motion pictures; MATRIX, The (Film); LACAN, Jacques, 1901-1981

K. PARANOIAC VISIONS AND NEO-REALITIES IN THE RECENT CINEMA: Reflections on Tausk's "Influencing Machine in Schizophrenia".Full Text Available By: Downing, David L.. Psychoanalytic Review, Dec2007, Vol. 94 Issue 6, p991-1006, 16p
Subjects: PSYCHOANALYSIS & motion pictures; PARANOIA in motion pictures; REALISM in motion pictures; TRUMAN Show, The (Film); DARK City (Film); MATRIX, The (Film); EXISTENZ (Film); TETSUO: The Iron Man (Film)

L. The Erotic Life of Machines.Full Text Available By: Shaviro, Steven. Parallax, Oct2002, Vol. 8 Issue 4, p21, 11p
Subjects: VIRTUAL reality; SEX; SCIENCE fiction; MUSIC videos; MATRIX, The (Film)

Weekend Homework - Read Carefully.

Research Paper Warm Up:

To gear up for your final ENG 101/103 Paper, you will watch a 1-hour documentary via YouTube called Philosophy and the Matrix.  You will also read and discuss some particularly strong examples from past cluster students.

Here's the weekend assignment:

Part 1)
Watch the documentary. Take notes which you will be able to use on a quiz on Monday. Don't worry if you don't understand it all. Do your best.

Part 2)
Print and read these 2 sample student papers assigned to you. Be prepared to discuss the way it uses the film and outside research in class on Monday.

 Sample A: Gregory Smith's "Can You Handle The Truth?: The Matrix and Plato’s Allegory of the Cave." 

Sample B: Donnie Jone's "The Red Truth Prevails."