Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Go here to find your poem

It will take some hunting around, but these are the only places from which you can find your poem.  Read a few, and find one that catches your eye.


http://www.poetryfoundation.org/browse

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/565



Find it by the Monday you get back and be prepared to share WHY you think it is quality.


Thursday, November 21, 2013

If you want to know the definitions for your spelling words...

Follow these links...

Honors
CP
Standard

Spelling Words

Here are the spelling words for the honors list


And here are the spelling words for the college prep...


And here are the spelling words for the standard quiz...


Thursday, November 7, 2013

Film Study: Cinematography

Here are two clips from what we watched yesterday.  Feel free to write your paragraph about one of them!






Wednesday, November 6, 2013

12 Angry Men Film Study Paragraph

You are going to write a paragraph on the cinematography used in a scene from the movie, and how it affects the story.

An example topic sentence would be something like:  "In the scene about .... (describe the scene you chose) ... the director used many types of cinematography to enhance the story."  Then, pick some of the terms that were used, and discuss how they were used.

Cinematography terms:


  • overhead "God's Eye View"
  • underneath "Ant's Eye View"
  • dolly in, out, or across
  • pan down, up, left, or right
  • rack focus from one subject to another (action/reaction)
  • over-the-shoulder (character's perspective)
  • establishing shot
  • landscape (wide), group (medium), close-up, or extreme close-up (extreme emotion) 
  • musical score/soundtrack
  • lighting (dark=something to hide, light=exposed and open)
  • costuming

Friday, November 1, 2013