Cinematography

Read the following statement below from Cinematographer Conrad Hall:

The yin and yang of cinematography is about where to put the camera, should it stay still or move, what to light and what not to light, is it better to go in or pull back to get the emotion you want?...We are storytellers and we don't do it just with words.

The Actor's Performance

Screening Activity Video: "Not Guilty"


HW: For homework, play casting director. Choose 5 Hollywood actors (or independent film stars J) to play FIVE of the jurors in an updated film version of the play. Offer your reasons for choosing each actor, citing specific roles or character traits that they are able to pull off. Don’t exclude female actors from your list!

Cause and Effect--Rising Action

Below are clips that make up Act II of the movie . Please write a thoughtful sentence or two about each clip, describing how the scene adds to the tension of the film AND how the event sets up another event (cause and effect)

(Hint: You may want to consider what would happen if this scene did not occur)

Example: The Knife Argument

This scene creates tension among the jurors because some strongly believe that the unique knife belongs to the boy, while juror #8 proves that other possibilities can indeed exist. Shortly after, juror #9 switches to "not guilty."



Your turn



Clip #1: 26:17
Clip 2: Nose Marks

Intro to Film Studies

How does film tell a story?

Is the purpose of a movie only to entertain?

What other purposes might a movie have?

 “reasonable doubt,” “unanimous verdict,” and “burden of guilt”

Creating a Cover Page

Tomorrow your poetry collection is due. This should include the following:

1. The poem you started with (out of the ones I provided)

2. The poem you searched for

3. The poem you composed

*4. Any poems you collected from your classmates.

5. A cover page with the title of your collection, your name, and an illustration that reflects the theme of your work.

6. A table of contents

Today...

You will spend 15 minutes blogging by commenting on your classmate's blog. Read the poems and reflections, and leave a short comment.

You will spend the remaining time drafting your cover. This can be computer generated.

IMPORTANT: I would like you to have your collection assembled and collated (stapled) BEFORE  class tomorrow. This will help us save time and avoid chaos tomorrow.  We will be able to dive right into the final unit of our time together.

Sharing Poems and Preparing for Tomorrow

Rounding off your poetry collection: We will share poems in class. Do any poems fit your theme? It might not be an obvious fit, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't work.

HW: Be sure to study all poetic devices. Look below for a quick guide:

Poetic Devices/Terms:

Tone: A poem's tone, conveyed by the speaker, is the attitude toward its theme or subject matter. Tone can shift throughout a poem. Ex. A hopeful tone that becomes hopeless by poem’s end.

Mood:  The mood, conveyed by imagery, is the feeling or atmosphere of a piece. The mood can be many different things. Some examples included: a feeling of love, a feeling of doom, a feeling of fear, a feeling of pride, an atmosphere of chaos, an atmosphere of peace.

Metaphor: A metaphor takes two things and claims they are the same, without using “like” or “as.” (figurative language)

Simile: A simile takes two things and claims they are the same using “like” or “as.” (figurative language)

Imagery:  Details that appeal to our five senses:  hearing, sight, touch, smell, and taste.

Personification: Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects: The summer wind’s bitter hot breath gave no relief to the tired workers. (figurative language)

Stanza: A stanza is a group of lines within a poem; the blank line between stanzas is known as a stanza break. There is not set number of lines for a stanza.

Repetition: A word or phrase is repeated for emphasis, oftentimes to develop a theme, mood, or tone.

Symbolism- When one object or idea represents another object or idea.

                                                      

                                                              SOUND DEVICES

Alliteration: occurs when a series of words in a row (or close to a row) have the same first consonant sound.

1.     Hannah’s home has heat hopefully.

2.     Zachary zeroed in on zoo keeping.

• Alliteration does not need to be an entire sentence. Any two-word phrase can be alliterative (Dunkin’ Donuts)

Consonance: The repetition of consonants or of a consonant pattern, especially at the ends (and sometimes middle) of words, as in blank and think or strong and string.

1.      stroke of luck

2.      odds and ends

3.      came home

Assonance: is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. It is used to reinforce the meanings of words or to set the mood. 

1. It beats . . . as it sweeps . . . as it cleans!" - slogan for Hoover vacuum cleaners

2. Hear the mellow wedding bells

3. The crumbling thunder of seas

Getting on the Same Page

Okay. I've missed a couple of days, and we all need to get on the same page.

1. Hand in theme analysis of two poems

2. Discuss each step for the  mini poetry collection assignment. I will clarify anything you're unsure of, but please hold questions for the end.

3. Begin working on unfinished business (drafting blogs, podcasts, poems, searching for poems..etc.)

HW: Please have your written poem, the poem you searched for, all your reflections, and your blog/podcast drafted.

Link to poets.org

Here's the link. Click on it. poets.org

WEDNESDAY HW

Choose 2 poems. On a separate piece of paper (you may type if you like) explain WHY the theme works for the poem by discussing the poem's  (select 1) imagery, metaphors/similes, symbols, word choices (connotations), or repetition. Reference two details from the poem to illustrate.

Example: The song "Both Sides Now" is a meditation on reality and fantasy. The author uses a repeating structure in each of her verses to demonstrate this. For example, verse one discusses her playful understanding of clouds as a child by saying she looked at clouds as "ice cream castles in the air," The next verse discusses a more practical and adult perspective of clouds by saying "now they [clouds] only block the sun. Every verse is paired together like this to show the competing views of fantasy and reality.

HW for Tuesday

Hi kids! By popular demand, I'm writing this blog post to review the homework assignment.

1. Choose 5 poems from the packet of poetry (what an alliterative direction!)
2. Free write a short reflection about each poem  you've selected. Please write directly on the packet. In this reflection you are attempting to connect with the bigger ideas or deeper meaning of the poem.  For each reflection, address at least two of the boxes from the chart below (you have a hard copy of this). They can be the same two boxes for each poem, but that might get a little boring.

This is due tomorrow.

·      Which words feel important? Highlight them. ·      Read the poem again and emphasize these.	·      What does the poem make you feel? ·     Why?
·      Does the poem remind you of anything in your own life? What? ·      How does that help you better understand?	·      What pictures do you see in your mind as you read the poem? ·      Tell about what you also might hear, taste, smell, or touch.
·       What can you generalize from this poem? ·       This poem makes me think that...	·       Why do you think the poet wrote this poem? ·       What is the author’s purpose? ·       What message is the author trying to convey or help you understand?
·       Do you feel that there is any symbolism or analogies in the poem? ·       Is there a deeper meaning than just what’s on the surface?	·      What figurative language do you see in the poem? ·      How does the figurative language add to the poem?

7-2 HW

Section 7-2: Be sure to have typed your two journal entries from last week. This should amount to AT LEAST 250 words. See the following blog posts for reference points: "A Blade of Grass"
                                                                                                                       "Casey at the Bat"

One Today

Discussion of "A Blade of Grass"


You've will be assigned a stanza for the poem "One Today"

In your journal discuss please do the following

1. What poetic devices are you noticing. Provide examples or explanations to prove this.

2. Choose one of the poetic devices you've found. What idea was the poet developing with this device.

3. What is the most prominent image or idea in your stanza and why do you think so?


Class Discussion What is Richard Blanco's subject matter here, and what insightful observations is his poem making about this?



HW: Think of a subject that is especially meaningful to you. Keeping the poetic devices in mind, write a poem (AT LEAST 3 stanzas long, 4 lines in each stanza). Remember your poem should aim to make a insightful point or observation about your subject matter. Please Type.