Class: Philosophy

Date Due:

   

 

Academic Challenge: Finding Literary Themes in Video
   

 

Guiding Principles:

A ConVal studentÕs education . . .

á       fosters critical thinking and problem solving, both individual and collaborative;

á       inspires the development of strong, internal standards of quality.

Student Expectation:

á       Students will actively engage themselves in the learning process.

á       Students will personally challenge themselves.

á       Students will write and speak in a clear, organized manner.

á       Students will access, process and apply information effectively.

á       Students will solve problems by utilizing and analyzing information from a variety of sources.

á       Students will demonstrate critical and creative thinking.

á       Students will use technology in management of information.

NHEIAP Standard:

á       Students will write effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences.

á       Students will listen and view attentively and critically.

á       Students will understand, appreciate, interpret, and critically analyze classical and contemporary American and British literature as well as literary works translated into English.

á       Students will use reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing to gather and organize information, to communicate effectively; and to succeed in educational, occupational, civic, social, and everyday settings.

 

The Question:

How does literature and film reflect universal philosophical movements?

 

The Challenge:

We have learned about Classicism and Romanticism in literature. Now is the time to apply that knowledge and use it as a paradigm through which one can analyze literature and film.

 

After viewing James Fennimore CooperÕs The Last of the Mohicans, write a literary analysis of it using Romanticism and Classicism as your basis for comparison. Using the model of the five-paragraph theme, reference specific lines, plot twists, characters and situations in the film to document our points.

 

Remember to review the elements of effective writing that was presented in the last writing assignment to add value to your writing.

 

 

Minimum

Product Standards:

The references made specifically and effectively support main points of the essay.

The essay is done on time and shared in class.

The essay is word-processed.

The essay is a minimum of five paragraphs and follows the conventions of the five paragraph theme.

The writing conforms to the standard conventions of the English Language.

The writing reflects previous knowledge of effective writing techniques.