Video Project

1) Choose one partner

2) Choose a song, with or without words, that goes with the story Lamb to the Slaughter (themes of betrayal, heartbreak, rage, etc)

3) Decide on your symbolism and your motif for the video

a.  Will this be a Music Video or a Movie Trailer

4) Outline your video scene by scene

a.  Will your video be literal or more abstract

5) Begin filming: make sure you are using the symbolism and carry your motif throughout

6) Edit with music

7) Write a paragraph explaining the video and what your symbolism represents and how (2-5 minutes)

8) Show in class 

September 23-26

Final vocabulary words for the 1st unit: validate, summarize, pertinent

Vocabulary Test: Thursday

Final Personal Narratives are due Thursday at the BEGINNING of class.

September 18th

Vocabulary words to date: ambiguity, ameliorate, austerity, categorize, conciliatory, correspond, critique, differentiate, discriminate, formulate, assimilate, plagiarize, illustrate, speculate, preconception

Finishing rough draft
Self-edit and initial
Peer edit and initial
Type final story by the end of class on Wednesday (12pt. font, double spaced, Times New Roman, minimum of 2 pages.)
Vocabulary test on Thursday

September 10 and 11

Vocabulary: critique, differentiate, discriminate, formulate, assimilate, plagiarize

Sentence diagramming, and story starting

September 8th

vocabulary: categorize, conciliatory, correspond

Short Answer Questions for: Lamb to the Slaughter

Thursday, September 4th

Vocabulary: Ambiguity, Ameliorate, Austerity

Plot diagram: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

Annotation: note taking with a purpose

Read in pairs, "Lamb to the Slaughter," by Roald Dahl