Mrs. Dunlap's Favorite Movies

I studied iMovie this summer in a technology class, and put together a short film of clips from two of my favorite movies. Enjoy!

Annals of Hollywood: Comedy First: newyorker.com

Annals of Hollywood: Comedy First: newyorker.com

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When we study Groundhog Day, you must read this article on the film career of Harold Ramis. The article also explains how Ramis's relationship with Bill Murray fell apart after this movie was made. In class, we'll have a Bill Murray/Harold Ramis film fest, and watch a number of their classics, including Ghostbusters and Stripes.

The Making of

The Making of "The Graduate": vanityfair.com

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When we study The Graduate, you must read this Vanity Fair article on how the film was made. This article gives you all the background and history of the film and the era in which the film was produced.

Keeping Track of the Movies You Watch

Because many of the films we see this year work for SAT essays, you want to keep track of the basic information for each film. One method for recording this information is a mindmap. A mindmap is a diagram used to represent words or ideas linked to and arranged around a key term. Here's an example of what a mindmap looks like.

Here's the link to a mindmap you can use to record information about the movies we see. Feel free to create your own, using pictures and colors that will help you remember the important facts about the film.

http://zunal.net/page.php?p=205

Vietnam War Era Films

As we read The Thing They Carried, a Vietnam War novel by Tim O'Brien, we will watch film clips that address the war. A few of the films we will see include:

Forrest Gump
Good Morning, Vietnam
Apocalypse, Now

We will do a multi-media study of the war in conjunction with the book. Your assignment for this book is the study of a Pulitzer Prize winning photo from the Vietnam era. For a preview of the photos, see my website.

http://zunal.net/page.php?p=204

Best Picture Research Assignment

You are off on a webquest! Follow the instructions and create your research paper and movie poster for one of the Academy Award's Best Picture winners.


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AFI Top 10

There are so many lists of great films out there. Where to start? Print out this list of the American Film Institute's Top 10 List of Top 10 Lists! Check the ones you have already seen - and rank the ones you want to try to see this year.

http://zunal.net/page.php?p=203

For your next homework assignment, pick a genre and make your own "top ten" list.

It's a Wonderful Life Film Study

Welcome to my all time favorite film! The movie reinforces your knowledge of U.S. History, and it makes a great topic for an SAT essay. Here is the study guide we'll be using while we watch the film.

You are responsible for all the questions on the study guide. Print it and bring it to class when we watch the film. Some of the questions require outside research, but many can be answered by simply paying attention during the film.

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Here is a link to a quiz on the film's vocabulary that you will need to learn. Practice for the It's a Wonderful Life test!

http://quizlet.com/1024837/wonderful-life-vocabulary-flash-cards/