December 11-18
View Student Films and PowerPoints
Film Journal Due 12/15 or 12/16 - Journal Format
December 7-10
Student Choice Films
Due 12/11 or 12/14
Final Film
Final PowerPoint
December 3/4
Finish Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
In Class: Pick 2 Discussion Questions
December 1/2
Begin Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Documentary Review due next class
November 25/30
Finish Can't Buy Me Love
PowerPoint Rough Draft Due Next Class
November 23/24
Begin Can't Buy Me Love
Film Footage due today
November 19/20
Finish Dear Zachary - Discussion
Final Essay: Documentary Review - Due 11/3 or 11/4
November 17/18
Bellringer: Vibes on Documentaries
Begin Dear Zachary
Creative Writing Fictionalized Narrative due Next Class
November 13/16
Finish The Blair Witch Project - Discussion
Grade Check
Creative Writing Fictionalized Narrative due 11/19 or 11/20
November 11/12
Finish Personal Narrative Draft
Begin The Blair Witch Project
Western Film Review due Next Class
November 9/10
Finish Tombstone
Step 1 of Final PowerPoint Due Next Class
November 4/5
Step 1 of Final Film due today
Begin Tombstone
Western Film Review due 11/13, 11/16
November 2/3
Finish High Noon
Continue Creative Writing: focus on verbs
Step 1 of Final Film due next class
October 29/30
Collect Book vs. Movie Comparison
Begin Rough Draft: Focus on dialogue and detail
The Western - Characteristics
Begin High Noon
October 27/28
Finish Stand by Me
Creative Writing: Prewriting map and sequence chart
October 22/26
Acting Discussion
Begin Stand by Me
October 20/21
Finish Freedom Writers
Day 2 Assignment/Discussion
October 16/19
Begin Freedom Writers
Day 1 Assignment
October 14/15
Finish Million Dollar Baby
Discussion Questions - due 10/20 or 10/21
October 12/13
Begin Million Dollar Baby
October 8/9
Finish The Kite Runner
Discussion Questions due next class
October 6/7
Background information on Afganistan
Begin The Kite Runner
Discussion Questions - Pick 10
October 2/5
Discussion: Use of Color in Film: Mood, Meaning, and Symbolism
Watch these clips Do the Right Thing, Band of Brothers, Speed Racer, Coraline - See me for worksheet
Watch The Red Balloon
September 30/October 1
Finish Brick
Brick Essay due Oct. 6/7
September 25/29
Begin Brick
Brick Essay due Oct. 6/7
September 23/24
Finish Memento - Discussion
Post Viewing questions - Film Noir Elements in Memento
Inside Leonard's Head
September21/22
Begin Memento
High School Writing Assignment Due Next Class
September 17/18
Watch: American Cinema - Film Noir - Packet
View Online here, but you might need to download player.
September 15/16
Finish The Breakfast Club
Collect And the Oscar goes to...
Essay: High School Writing Assignment Due 9/23 or 9/24
September 11/14
Notes: Montage, Lighting, and Symbolism - Film clips from Rocky IV
Begin: The Breakfast Club
Essay: And the Oscar goes to... Due Next Class
September 9/10
Finish The Shawshank Redemption
Essay: And the Oscar goes to... Due 9/15 or 9/16
In Class: Discussion, Collect Viewing Questions
In Class: Storyboarding
September 5/8
Continue The Shawshank Redemption
September 2/3
Begin The Shawshank Redemption
August 31/September 1
Finish Forrest Gump
Discussion and Examples of Special Effects
August 27/28
Film Term Quiz
Continue Forrest Gump
August 25/26
Notes: Film Terms Part 2
Blank Film Journal Sheet
Begin Forrest Gump
August 21/24
Notes: Film Terms Part 1
Watch some of last year's student films (see helpful links)
OPENING TODAY: Streetballers - Written, directed, and filmed in St. Louis
August 19/20
Explanation of Long Term Projects:
Book vs. Movie Comparison
Final Film or Final PowerPoint
Begin Personal Movie List
Watch AFI's 10 Top 10's
August 18
Class Introduction, Syllabus, Film Contract, & Permission Slip