English 11

Monday & Tuesday We will tidy-up the Documentary Unit with the following - self-assess your Videonot.es with the rubric - complete self-assessments - attach the work you did on filmmaker interview and the golden sheet about a feature length documentary - I should have your documentary analysis done in Videonot.es  by now. Should have been sent to dadamsonline@gmail.com. Make sure you have met the rubric criteria. I looked over 3 or 4 and most people so far have discussed the types of shots, but nothing else regarding the manipulative/persuasive techniques used in documentaries. Check the rubric and resend your files to me if necessary. - watch a couple documentaries? Doc choices A Band Called Death -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDPDm9_nX0o The Barkley Marathons -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79IUKC9gS-8 Where to Invade Next -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KeAZho8TKo

C h r i s t m a s  A n a g r a m s  a g a i n . . . Thursday 1. Once you finish the annotation of your documentary clip in  http://www.videonot.es/ , check the rubric to ensure you have met the criteria and then share the link with me via this email: dadamsonline@gmail.com. Make sure your name or student # appears on the email! 2. Print the answers to the 3 questions about the filmmaker interview you watched individually. Hand-in. 3. Monday & Tuesday we will watch documentaries and enjoy some downtime after all your hard work! To do list before Winter Break: - analyze a 2-5 minute segment of a documentary using the video annotation tool   http://www.videonot.es/ . - listen to 2 interviews with filmmakers - write responses - one is done in pairs [t-chart for the 2 questions - see Monday's blog post #3]- other interview is individual - answer 3 questions - see notes in Wednesday's blog post item #3. - view a full length documentary and complete the golden sheet - t

Christmas   Hink   Pink   Week ! A happy holiday plant. Thursday 1. Room 100 to write response #2 for your literary fiction novel. Choose any 3 questions, but make sure you hit the 3 levels of reading with your choices of questions/discussion. 2. We will finish the camera shot viewings on Monday. 3. Try working with Videonot.es  www. video not.es/   Could this work for the documentary assignment? Using a clip of not more than 5 minutes, you would be pointing out techniques used your such as: sound, editing, music, juxtaposition of shots, etc. 4. Complete the two assignments below - one in pairs, one individually. A brief rest for Santa. Wednesday Reminder about FridayDocs = Touching the Void at 10:20 this week. 1. Reading time for literary fiction.  2.  Group camera shots assignment. We finish these in class today, hopefully! 4. Conventions of a documentary. Review what we came up with yesterday. 5. TWO questions: What are the purposes of documentary films? Do document