Was Delaney’s definition of popculture new to you? Comment on your relationship with popculture. Have you been able to find ways to bring any popculture interests into your studies?
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
September 8…Hollywood Goes to High School
Find something (an idea, a claim, an argument, etc.) in Bulman Ch 1 to disagree with. Explain what it is and shy you disagree with it. Note: If you absolutely can’t find something to disagree with, feel free to write about that situation (why you can’t disagree) or simply discuss something that you found interesting in Ch. 1.
September 15…Individualism in U.S. Culture
What other classes have you had in which individualism was discussed? How was it talked about? Is it seen largely as a good thing or a bad thing? If you haven’t encountered it in other classes, react to what you read in the chapter.
Nov. 1...The Smartest Kids in the World Documentary
Use this space to do a little thinking/writing about what you've seen so far in The Smartest Kids in the World documentary. You can write about wha tit seems to be saying about the purposes of school, the other themes of our class, its international perspective, or the film as a piece of education and/or popculture. You also could (but are not obligated to) react to this short, highly critical review in light of what you have seen so far.
Sept. 29...Movie #2
How was student agency depicted in the film you watched? You might describe and react to student agency in the film or compare characters in the film and whether/what kinds of agenda they possess. Feel free to also suggest topics for discussion when we meet to discuss.
Sept. 22...Critical Film Viewing
Share something about the film you watched that you hope to discuss in class. Reply to the comments that name your film so that all of the comments for each film are grouped together. Try to include something form what we have discussed so far in this course (e.g, purposes of school, individualism, opportunity, class and race, teacher and/or student agency, the limits of the art form, etc.).
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