September 14

5 vocabulary words due today!

For today's journal prompt, choose one of the quotes below that speaks to you.  Free-write.

"In the part I was reading, it says the Word was in the beginning, and that's right.  I used to think water was first, but if you listen carefully you will hear that the words are underneath the water" (95). 

"A river, though, has so many things to say that it is hard to know what it says to each of us" (102).

"You can love completely without complete understanding" (103).

"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it" (104).

*Remember that your Pitch assignment is due on Friday!  Blog entries also must be posted by Friday at 4!  We will start the film tomorrow!  You may bring snacks!

"Pitch" Assignment Link and Address

Below is a link for tips on how to construct your letter to Columbia Pictures.  Please follow the format when writing your pitch:

http://businessletterformat.org/

Here is the address for Columbia Pictures; you will need to use this address on your letter:

Columbia Pictures
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232



Journal Prompt 9/12

Happy Monday, Film & Fiction!  Your journal prompt for the day is as follows:

You are no longer a student at SGCHS.  You are now a certified psychologist.  Your task on this Monday afternoon is to psychoanalyze the character of Paul from A River Runs Through It.  Why does he act the way he does?  What makes him tick?  Draw some conclusions about this complex character as we finish the book this week.  Be sure to use support from the novella to back up your analysis.  And have fun with this - be creative!

I've changed your reading assignment! Make sure to read pages 71-94 for tomorrow!

-And make sure that on Wednesday (the day we finish the novella) that you have your 5 unfamiliar vocab words ready to hand in!

Thursday, September 8th

Here's what is on the agenda for today, crew:

- Quiz over film terminology and the reading (hope you studied)

-Journal Prompt:

When Norman is debating whether or not to risk losing a fly in the bushes to catch that big fish that he will remember “forever”, Paul says something to his brother: “Nobody has put in a good day’s fishing unless he leaves a couple of flies hanging on the bushes.  You can’t catch a fish if you don’t dare go where they are” (42).  What does this quote mean to you?  Write about a time in your life when you had to risk something to gain something.  What was the outcome?  Did you fail or did you triumph over the feat?

- Discussion over pages 48-58 - addressing the theme of help in the novella

Homework for tonight:

- Read pages 58-71

- Make sure to post this week's blog entry by 4 PM tomorrow (Friday!)

Next week we will start the film!!!

September 7th

This is what's on the agenda for today:

-Discussion over your reading last night (pgs 34-48)

-Jolly Rancher Journal Prompt!

Homework:

-Be sure to read pages 48-58 for tomorrow (vocab words!)

-Prepare for your QUIZ over the reading and the film terminology we went over on Tuesday!

9/6 Agenda

Today we're going to talk about some film terminology that you all are going to have to know for when we begin watching Redford's A River Runs Through It.  Be sure to get notes from someone if you are absent!

Journal Prompt: Maclean describes fly fishing as an "art" and his brother Paul as an "artist" for mastering this difficult hobby and making it his own by what he calls "shadow casting".  What is something you can do that you consider artful?  What is it that you do in order to make it your own so that no one may replicate it? (Use one of the writing styles from the genre sheet I gave you during the first week of class - be creative!).

Reading tonight: pages 34-48 (make sure you're writing down unfamiliar words as you read!).

September 1st Journal Prompt

Personification is used in today's reading when Norman is talking about Fear 1 and Fear 2 as he is fishing on the Blackfoot River.  Think about a time in which you were scared or doubtful of something and write today's journal entry from Fear's perspective.  What would Fear say to you if it were a person? (Be sure to state what the situation was, why you were scared/doubtful - give some background information).

Make sure to read pages 22-34 for tomorrow!

Also - Review your notes over Maclean's life - be prepared for a quiz Friday!