Film Journals

Journal of Film and Religion

Bright Lights

Senses of Cinema

"Great Directors" - Senses of Cinema

Journal of Film and Video

Film Philosophy

They Shoot Pictures

IMAGES

Film Quarterly

Kinoeye

BFI

Film Journal International

Muse Archive

Links

Conrad

Wordle

"You've never built in Africa, Colonel."

Monday - Wednesday: Film study: Critical Theory in Ad

Thursday:

Film discussion
Glog walkthrough

Friday:

Glog Workday

Monday:

Glogs due

January 21- February 4

The Man-Eaters are coming......

Monday:
Critical Theory Continued
Application to "Little Red"
Critical Theory Challenge....
HW: Read "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" in your Kennedy text.

Tuesday:

Critical Groups Assembled - Analyze story through your assigned lens
Prepare a visual to accompany your presentation
Use these questions to help formulate your answer and support it with text.
HW: Blog Response in 200 words: Current Event- post link in POST - due Thursday

Wednesday:

Critical Theory Presentations

HW: Current Event post due

Thursday:

Writing the Argument - revisited
Create thesis, topic, and body paragraph

Friday:

In-Class essay

January 24- 28

Monday:

Overview of week - see syllabus

Reflections on chapter two -due

Stanley, Leopold, and Livingstone

Current Event - Response

5 Point Thesis and topic sentence for argument

HW: Chapters 3 and 4 due Tuesday


Tuesday:

Reading Quiz
Discussion to follow
Congo terrain
HW: Chapters 5 and 6 due Friday

Weds.

Current Events and Blog
HW: Chapters 5- 6 due Friday


Friday:

Chapters 5-6 due - Quiz
Discussion

January 18- 21

Tuesday:
Review the Prologue of King Leopold's Ghost
Timelines
Features of the River and the Continent
HW: Read Chapter One of KLG - See Syllabus

Wednesday:

Chapter One Discussion -
HW: Chapter two due Friday

Thursday:

This Week in Rap

Writing the Argument
Current Events: Check these out. Select one to write on

Wikileaks and Ted tv : Comment (200 words) Do you agree that the world needs Wikileaks?


Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Address Comment (200 words)


How Big is Call of Duty? Comment (200 words)

Is Facebook Really Killing the Web? Comment (200 words)

Is Technology Wiring Teens to Have Better Brains? Is this true or nonsense? Comment (200 words)




Friday:

Chapter Two discussion

January 4- 7

While our first week is focused on filling in some gaps in seminars, we will eventually launch into our first unit of Africa.

Tuesday:

Syllabus and Expectations
Allusion Jigsaw