"Most great stories of adventure, from The Hobbit to The Seven Pillars of Wisdom come furnished with a map. That's because every story of adventure is in part the story of a landscape, of the interrelationship between human beings (or Hobbits, as the case may be) and topography. Every adventure story is conceivable only with reference to a particular set of geographical features that in each case sets the course, literally, of the tale."-Michael Chabon

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

January 27



Discuss/Share Poems

Go over "Into the Wild" Assignment (in more detail)
Sign Up for Scene Groups

Watch "When the Levee's Broke."

In groups: Chose a scene and discuss how that scene contributes to Spike Lee's thesis.

Consider the following:
• use of visuals (people, places, objects, etc.)
• use of audio (narration, quotes, music, etc.)
• pace and tone
• types of emotional appeals meant to persuade the viewer
• the way the character interacts with his environment

-Homework:
From Walden; or, Life in the Woods, by Henry David Thoreau, pp. 9-25 (Journal)
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