Class 9: Applying Critical Thinking
Deborah • April 27On Roll Sheet: write your name and then the three theories you filled in on the Theory Chart for homework. Warmup: Pull out your Theory...
Class 8: Gazing through Critical Theory Lenses
Deborah • April 20Warmup: What have you discovered about the “male gaze” in films? Let’s look at list of top 20 highest grossing films of last 20 years. For...
Class 7: Essay Exam #2; Beginning to think about Critical Theory
Deborah • April 13In-Class Essay #2: Short Identification and Essay Homework: Next revision of Essay #1 due, preferably next week--but no later than April...
Class 6: Class Presentations on Cinematic Techniques/Elements
Deborah • March 23Warmup: Imagine that the directors of both your group's chosen film and of "Notorious" had used the cinematic technique described in your PowToon...
Class 5: Scene by Scene
Deborah • March 16Warm-up How did answering questions in depth about cinematic techniques/elements in a scene for homework help you discover insights about the film...
Class 4: Getting Started on Your Group Projects
Deborah • March 9On a sheet of paper, write your name plus the two cinematic elements/techniques you wrote about in your homework (this is how I’m taking roll...
Class 3: In-Class Essay & Preparing for Group Projects
Deborah • March 2“How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers’ names.” Alice Walker “If you know whence...
Class 2: Reading Films vs. Reading Texts
Deborah • February 16Warmup: 1. On a separate sheet of paper, with your name written in top right hand corner), list all the films you find most impactful from last week...
Welcome to English 103–Spring 2017
Deborah • February 9This website includes information about readings, activities, and assignments, beginning with the course syllabus. [scribd id=338837635...
Join the Class Facebook Group–Spring 2017 English 103
Deborah • February 9Our Facebook Group is located at https://www.facebook.com/groups/lavc103sp17/ It is a closed group--therefore, you must...