We have agreed to see as many Oscar-nominated films as possible before our next meeting. I've been doing my homework; I've seen most of them already.
Hard work!!! :-)
New Task:
There's this very interesting related site called Rotten Tomatoes http://www.rottentomatoes.com/movie/?intcmp=topnav_movies
Have a look at it.
Type in the name of the movie(s) you want to read about and while reading the reviews, select some strong adjectives and adverbs used by the writers(e.g., riveting, gripping) and be ready to explain their meaning in the context they appear.
Enjoy it!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Sunday, February 7, 2010
2010 OSCAR - Academy Award Nominations
Let's welcome the profusion of new films in the Oscar season.
Go to http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2010/oscars and read about the movies and nominations.
Which of those films have you already seen?
How did you like it/them?
Which one are you planning to see next?
Which films are you not willing to see? Why not?
Please answer these questions in the slot under "comments" or send us an email.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Week 2 - Poetry: Vocabulary and Discussion
There's a scene in Dead Poets Society in which Prof Keating talks about the "strength" of words in poetry.
Keating is walking to the front of the classroom filled with students.
KEATING
A man is not very tired, he is exhausted.
And don't use very sad, use-
He points to the back of the classroom.
KEATING
Come on, Mr. Overstreet, you twerp,
KNOX
Morose?
KEATING
Exactly! Morose. Now, language was
developed for one endeavor, and that is?
Mr. Anderson? Come on! Are you a man or
an amoeba?
Keating stands before Todd's desk. Todd looks up nervously but
says nothing.
NOW ITS YOUR TURN.
Use the "comments" slot to answer the questions below.
If you were asked this same question "...language was
developed for one endeavor, and that is? ",
what would you answer?
Keatings points out:
tired (neutral adjective) - exausted (strong)
sad (neutral) - morose (strong)
Provide the strong adjective for the neutral forms below.
happy; ugly; surprising; bad; silly; hungry; cold; big; afraid.
(You will get a more extensive exercise on "Neutral and Strong Adjectives and Adverbs" on your email.)
In another scene Keating is in the courtyard with his students. He is trying "...to illustrate the point of conformity: the difficulty in
maintaining your own beliefs in the face
of others."
and he goes on saying
"...Now, we all have a great need for acceptance.
But you must trust that your beliefs are
unique, your own, even though others may
think them odd or unpopular, even though
the herd may go, "That's baaaaad." Robert
Frost said, "Two roads diverged in a
wood and I, I took the one less traveled
by, and that has made all the
difference."
Have you ever read Robert Frost's poem mentioned above?
You may listen to it here.
-Search Robert Frost's poem on the Web and read it.
-What is the main point in his poem?
-What does Keatings mean to show to his students?
-Have you ever come to a fork in the road of life? Did you take "the road less traveled by"?
-Search a poem you would like to share with your classmates next class. Send them a copy by email.
Keating is walking to the front of the classroom filled with students.
KEATING
A man is not very tired, he is exhausted.
And don't use very sad, use-
He points to the back of the classroom.
KEATING
Come on, Mr. Overstreet, you twerp,
KNOX
Morose?
KEATING
Exactly! Morose. Now, language was
developed for one endeavor, and that is?
Mr. Anderson? Come on! Are you a man or
an amoeba?
Keating stands before Todd's desk. Todd looks up nervously but
says nothing.
NOW ITS YOUR TURN.
Use the "comments" slot to answer the questions below.
If you were asked this same question "...language was
developed for one endeavor, and that is? ",
what would you answer?
Keatings points out:
tired (neutral adjective) - exausted (strong)
sad (neutral) - morose (strong)
Provide the strong adjective for the neutral forms below.
happy; ugly; surprising; bad; silly; hungry; cold; big; afraid.
(You will get a more extensive exercise on "Neutral and Strong Adjectives and Adverbs" on your email.)
In another scene Keating is in the courtyard with his students. He is trying "...to illustrate the point of conformity: the difficulty in
maintaining your own beliefs in the face
of others."
and he goes on saying
"...Now, we all have a great need for acceptance.
But you must trust that your beliefs are
unique, your own, even though others may
think them odd or unpopular, even though
the herd may go, "That's baaaaad." Robert
Frost said, "Two roads diverged in a
wood and I, I took the one less traveled
by, and that has made all the
difference."
Have you ever read Robert Frost's poem mentioned above?
You may listen to it here.
-Search Robert Frost's poem on the Web and read it.
-What is the main point in his poem?
-What does Keatings mean to show to his students?
-Have you ever come to a fork in the road of life? Did you take "the road less traveled by"?
-Search a poem you would like to share with your classmates next class. Send them a copy by email.
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