Day 21 of 30

• Discussion
• Race and Gender in film

8:20

Day 20 of 30

• Quiz!
• Subversive Readings
• Signs=Signifier+signified

Homework: 

• Start thinking about what type of reading you want to do (race, gender, queer, subversive) and what movie/film/TV show/story you want to do it on
• Readings for next class

Day 19 of 30

• Reading Discussion
• Designated Survivor Discussion
• Homework Report 
• Subversive reading
• Sign=Signified+signifier 

President

First Lady

Body Guard

Terrorist

Daughter

Homework: 

• Read the following articles
• Intro to Analyzing Film 
• Signs, Codes, and Conventions 
• The Male Gaze
• Optional: Watch the movie Armageddon (we will be discussing this in class)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rwfeO0vWbs

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Day 18 of 30

Movie Showdown!!!!

• How culture shapes mass media and how mass media shapes culture

• Example: Designated Survivor

 Homework:

• Watch a movie or TV show or play a video game or read a good book and come prepared to report on:
• How they convinced you to start watching and keep watching (suspense, drama, celebrity, sex)
• What is the target audience?  Why did they choose that group?
• What roles are they defining and how are they defining them?  (Hint: how are women portrayed, how are men, people of color, disabilities)?
• Does the show follow genre conventions or do they try to disrupt the conventions?
• Readings: The Lottery and The Bronx Slave Market

Day 17 of 30

• Bonus
• Readings: Coyotes and The Third Winter
• Make a movie/tv show

Day 13 of 30

Tuesday:

• Sign up for one-on-one meeting
• Class discussion
• You are the teacher
• Thesis
• paragraph structure
• Conclusion
• Proof reading  

Thursday: NO CLASS!!!

Next week: Only show up to your meeting!!!

Homework:

• Draft 2 due 10/10
• Final Draft due 10/17

Next Tuesday's reading has been pushed back.  Use this free time WISELY.  You have midterms coming up--STUDY!

Next regular class: 10/18.