"I think. Therefore, I am. I am dangerous. I am challenged. I investigate. I think. I re-think. IB!
Final Class Assignment
How this works: For the last few days of school, you will come in and work on the assignments below until they are complete.
If you did not do you Poetry Project (which counts as your semester and final nine weeks exams), you can do this assignment in its place, but you will only receive a 70 for it.
If you completed your Poetry Project, you will receive a 100 for each assignment completed and a zero for whatever you do not complete.
If you did not do you Poetry Project (which counts as your semester and final nine weeks exams), you can do this assignment in its place, but you will only receive a 70 for it.
If you completed your Poetry Project, you will receive a 100 for each assignment completed and a zero for whatever you do not complete.
Part A. The Assignment
When looking at music’s function in film, TV, or media, we are really talking about how it works in the context of telling a story. Themes can relate to, and make a musical statement about, a character, an idea or a concept, or other aspect of the film. Watch the film then consider the music in “A Raisin in the Sun” by Loraine Hansberry (the 1961 version only). (If you have an Amazon account, you can watch it online for FREE! I Googled the name, clicked on "Videos" and clicked on the one that read, "Watch on IMDB if you have an Amazon account." (I have Prime, but I'm not sure that's a requirement to have in order to watch it). Partner up and watch it together with popcorn.)
Viewing Instructions: As you are watching the movie, annotate and take notes, paying close attention to the literature devices (i.e., setting, plot, characterization, conflict, point of view, theme, tone, diction, language, figurative language, historical/cultural context, phenomenology, etc.). Analyze the film with fidelity.
Then, complete the following in your Interactive Notebook:
Part I: Complete a concentric square for the film. See instructions here. (5 pts.)
Part II. Complete three Dialectical Journal entries for the film. Address characterization, dialogue, and the social trends of the time. See instructions here. (5 pts.)
Part III. Fill in the blank, providing a clear and concise explanation for each question. (10 pts.)
Part IV: Rewrite the songs for the film. (15 pts.)
Part V: Analyze these album covers in detail. Then, choose three and write an analysis about them: meaning, interpretation, S.P.E.E.C.H. trends, etc. Your responses must be at least two paragraphs long for each cover. (15 pts.)
Part VI: In Canva or other design presentation tool, design an album cover for the soundtrack of the film, “A Raisin in the Sun,” by Loraine Hansberry. (25 pts.)
Part VII: Writing Response. (25 pts.)
Write a paragraph with at least five sentences that explains in explicit detail your thought process and experience with creating this cover. The challenges you faced; whether it was easy or difficult, and why for either choice.
Viewing Instructions: As you are watching the movie, annotate and take notes, paying close attention to the literature devices (i.e., setting, plot, characterization, conflict, point of view, theme, tone, diction, language, figurative language, historical/cultural context, phenomenology, etc.). Analyze the film with fidelity.
Then, complete the following in your Interactive Notebook:
Part I: Complete a concentric square for the film. See instructions here. (5 pts.)
Part II. Complete three Dialectical Journal entries for the film. Address characterization, dialogue, and the social trends of the time. See instructions here. (5 pts.)
Part III. Fill in the blank, providing a clear and concise explanation for each question. (10 pts.)
- What are the names and writers of the songs in the film?
- Why do you think these songs were chosen for this film?
- What are the first impressions of the music?
- What mood does the music exude?
- Does the music add to the film? How?
- Does it detract from the film? How?
- How does music in the film communicate ideas and feelings?
- What is a central, over-arching motif in the music that unifies the film?
- Is it conceptual, personal/emotional, or a combination? How do you know?
- Does it relate to a theme, a concept, a character, or a combination of these? Provide evidence from the film.
- What is the function of the songs in this film? How do you know?
Part IV: Rewrite the songs for the film. (15 pts.)
- If you had to rewrite the song list for this film, what songs would you choose? Why? In your composition notebook, rewrite the song cycle with a new song list based on the themes you isolated from the film. **Put YELLOW post it notes so I know where to find them.**
Part V: Analyze these album covers in detail. Then, choose three and write an analysis about them: meaning, interpretation, S.P.E.E.C.H. trends, etc. Your responses must be at least two paragraphs long for each cover. (15 pts.)
Part VI: In Canva or other design presentation tool, design an album cover for the soundtrack of the film, “A Raisin in the Sun,” by Loraine Hansberry. (25 pts.)
- Make sure that the songs you chose from Part II are aligned with the themes you found in your analysis.
- On side one, create an album cover that expresses those theme(s) through the artwork. Be as creative and eccentric as you’d like as long as it’s school-appropriate. Use color. Do not turn in a pencil or pen-drawn project.
- Side two needs to be just as creative, but it needs to include your creative, new song list for the film.
Part VII: Writing Response. (25 pts.)
Write a paragraph with at least five sentences that explains in explicit detail your thought process and experience with creating this cover. The challenges you faced; whether it was easy or difficult, and why for either choice.
Part B. Writing Assignment
The following letter must be typed, printed and turned in by the start of class tomorrow. It must be typed in 12 pt. font, double-spaced and no less than five paragraphs with four to six sentences in each paragraph.
Write a letter to yourself explaining what you could have done differently this year, and what you will do differently moving forward. The letter must also explain your personal and academic expectations of yourself, whether you have lived up to those expectations and why or why not, and what plans you have for your future toward setting and meeting some personal and academic expectations. (All the previous must be addressed in the letter). In addition to the correct formatting, your letter must include the following:
•Heading
•Salutation
•Body
•Closing
•Signature
Write a letter to yourself explaining what you could have done differently this year, and what you will do differently moving forward. The letter must also explain your personal and academic expectations of yourself, whether you have lived up to those expectations and why or why not, and what plans you have for your future toward setting and meeting some personal and academic expectations. (All the previous must be addressed in the letter). In addition to the correct formatting, your letter must include the following:
•Heading
•Salutation
•Body
•Closing
•Signature
Due Date: Tuesday, May 23 for all classes. All assignments must be in your notebook that I will check Tuesday. For the Canva assignment, email or share a link to [email protected]