Today, please spend period 7 (or part of it) to discuss Maus by Art Spiegelman. Use the discussion questions to conduct a socratic seminar on the book. Turn in your socratic seminar discussion sheets at the end of the session.
Period 7/8: After our discussion, please go next door to continue working on your Comic Book Script projects. See instructions below:
Use the handouts to help you create your comic book script. See sample pages of a script, (see handout from previous classes).
Your script draft should be at least 1 page long. It may need to be more than that to develop a story line or plot for your issue. Stories have a beginning, middle, or end. Comics can be as short as 1-page gags. Our goal is to try this, not to make a 20 page script--although, if you have an interest in this sort of writing, feel free to work on developing your idea. You can gain extra credit for projects that go above and beyond the minimum requirement.
Also for extra credit you may choose to illustrate 1 page of your script in Comic Life.
Extra credit opportunities are due by the end of the course.
Turn in your comic book script today by the end of class.
X-Men Review/Synthesis: Due Wednesday at end of class!
Period 7/8: After our discussion, please go next door to continue working on your Comic Book Script projects. See instructions below:
Comic Book Script Project
- Prepare for your X-Men synthesis paper (read and take notes on) the X-Men articles and comic book issue. The Synthesis Review/Analysis is due WEDNESDAY, May 18. You will have time to complete this assignment during our lab time next class.
If you finish early, please move on to the X-Men Review/Synthesis assignment:
X-Men Synthesis: Please read the articles & review of X-Men (2000). Read or peruse the comic book draft as well. You will need these materials and your notes to write your review and analysis for X-Men.
Argue in a persuasive review of the film X-Men (2000) that there is societal value (or no value in society) in the film X-Men. You should use the articles from your synthesis, your notes, the comic book issue and other researched resources to persuade your reader that X-Men (the film and franchise) has societal merit (or is simply a silly fantasy that wastes our productive time...).
NOTE: You must hold a firm position (no "either/or" or "it depends"!) Use evidence to support your position. Textual and film evidence must be attributed in your article. Your introduction should review the film. It is helpful to include a good hook, a lead-in that summarizes the film quickly, and move to your position/thesis/claim. When using the film as evidence indicate actor and character, director, cinematographer, composer, writer, etc. within your body (it doesn't need to clutter up your intro).
X-Men Synthesis: Please read the articles & review of X-Men (2000). Read or peruse the comic book draft as well. You will need these materials and your notes to write your review and analysis for X-Men.
Argue in a persuasive review of the film X-Men (2000) that there is societal value (or no value in society) in the film X-Men. You should use the articles from your synthesis, your notes, the comic book issue and other researched resources to persuade your reader that X-Men (the film and franchise) has societal merit (or is simply a silly fantasy that wastes our productive time...).
NOTE: You must hold a firm position (no "either/or" or "it depends"!) Use evidence to support your position. Textual and film evidence must be attributed in your article. Your introduction should review the film. It is helpful to include a good hook, a lead-in that summarizes the film quickly, and move to your position/thesis/claim. When using the film as evidence indicate actor and character, director, cinematographer, composer, writer, etc. within your body (it doesn't need to clutter up your intro).
HOMEWORK: None. If you are missing work, please attend to that. Review your X-Men materials so that you will be able to fluently write and complete your X-Men synthesis assignment Wednesday.
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