Fun With Finals!

To help us get started reviewing material that will be on the American Culture final exam (which will happen on the afternoon of Thursday, April 28th), please work with a partner to collect the following pieces of information for two (2) of the movies and/or TV shows that we've watched this semester:

- a timeline of events from the movie (at least 15)

- examples of American culture from the movie (at least 10)

- a list of short answer questions that are related to the movie (at least 10)

- a list of essay questions that are related to the movie (at least 5)

- any important vocabulary, ideas, concepts, or information from the movie that you think your classmates need to know for the final (depends on the movie)

Please work in the following pairs, and work on the following movies/TV shows:

Cindy and Wendy: Some Like It Hot, X-Men

Vicky and Angie: Collateral, Witness

Chi and Greg: The Simpsons, Beverly Hills Cop

Wayne and Yvonne: X-Files, The Graduate

Use the 'Comment' function to post yours answers. Please post them NO LATER THAN Saturday, April 23, so that your classmates have enough time to use these your information to study for the final exam!

Some Like It Hot Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3D5QC2T

Last Movie of the Semester

It's hard to believe that the semester is almost over and that we only have three class sessions left! In our remaining time together, we will watch one of the following movies: - Witness - Supersize Me - Psycho Before class on Friday (actually, as soon as you can - tonight, if possible), I need all of you to cast your vote so that we can decide which movie it will be! Using the 'Comment' function on this post, please share with us a) the name of the movie you think we should watch, and b) a brief explanation of why you think we should watch it. ps. Stay tuned for Vicky and Wendy's Some Like It Hot survey. (This link should be posted by the end of the day on Friday.)

Some Like It Hot, Part 2

Happy Monday! In class today, we finished watching Some Like It Hot. For your homework tonight, please use the 'Comment' function on this post to answer the following questions. Please write 125-150 words per question: What did you think of the movie's ending in general and Osgood's last line ("Nobody's perfect!") in particular? What do you think might happent to each of the main characters (Osgood, Jerry, Joe, and Sugar) after the story ends? (125-150 words) What are some examples of American culture that you saw in this movie? Pick one example and compare it to your home country's culture. (125-150 words) You do not have to use paragraph formatting, but your answers should contain correct spelling and accurate grammar and punctuation. Combined, they should be a total of 250-300 words long.

XMEN SURVEY

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NC3K7RQ

Some Like It Hot, Part 1

Happy Friday! We've now watched approx. 45-60 minutes' worth of Billy Wilder's 1959 classic Some Like It Hot. For your weekend homework, please use the 'Comment' function on this post to answer the following questions: In your opinion, which of the quotes we discussed in class today was the funniest? Why? In your opinion, which scene (or scenes) of the movie has been (or have been) the funniest so far? Why? What have you learned about American culture from watching the first part of the movie? You may answer all of these questions in the same comment/heading (you do not have to write three separate answers). You do not have to use paragraph formatting, but your answer should contain correct spelling and accurate grammar and punctuation. It should also be 250-300 words long. Finally, please check the blog again over the weekend for Angie and Guille's survey from the movie X-Men. Have a good weekend, everyone!

Classic Clips

As I mentioned in class earlier, the time has come for you to cast your votes! Which movie (of the three we previewed today) we begin watching Wednesday -- On the Waterfront, Some Like It Hot, or Psycho? Please write a 'Comment' explaining to me and to your classmates which movie you think we should watch and, perhaps most importantly, WHY.

X-Men

For this weekend's blog assignment (due before the beginning of class on Monday, April 4), please write a response to one of the following two questions. Your response does not have to follow paragraph formatting conventions, but it does need to have correct grammar and spelling, and must be 250-300 words long.

1. What examples of American culture did you see in the movie X-Men? Were any of these examples that you have also seen in other movies/TV shows this semester? How does the American culture shown in X-Men compare to the American culture shown in the other movies/TV we've watched?

2. Professor X, leader of the X-Men, and Magneto, leader of the Brotherhood, have two very different views about whether it is possible for mutants and human beings to peacefully coexist. In your opinion, which view is correct? Why? If you were a mutant living in the world shown in the movie X-Men, how would you feel about human beings? What would you do?

Thanks everyone! I am sorry I could not be there for the conclusion of the movie - but I am especially looking forward to reading what you write!!