Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Exiting The Village: November 14, 2018

Focus: What Gothic elements does The Village use, and to what purpose?

1. Warming up with mental jousting on The Village

2. Watching the ending of The Village with a critical eye

3. Composing a thesis statement about the symbol of your choice and posting it on today's blog

Ex: The Village uses the symbol of _______________ in order to illustrate that / criticize how / suggest that _________________ (thematic statement about what we fear and/or what we do to feel safe).

HW:
1. By TOMORROW: Please peruse the one-minute speech topics and make your selection by inserting a comment with your name next to the question you want.
  • 2nd hour: Click HERE for your speech topics.
  • 6th hour: Click HERE for your speech topics.

2. For FRIDAY: This Friday we will have an in-class writing on The Village. If you miss any days of viewing The Village, you need to watch the film by Friday. If you're absent on Friday, you need to finish the timed writing on your own time by the Tuesday after Thanksgiving break.

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