Monday, October 3, 2016

AP Lit: Solving the Hours, Peer Workshopping Synthesis, Dalloway Begins, Vampires & Music & More

Today we start Mrs. Dalloway.

We'll read in class to get a feel for Woolf's stream of consciousness style.  It is unique to most anything you will have been assigned in high school, though as contemporary of Fitzgerald you may find some similarities in language.  And since Woolf has been so tremendously influential, you may also find the roots of Laurie Halse Anderson and Markus Zusak in these pages.  

It is also the novel that inspired Cunningham to write The Hours.

Tonight read up to page 29.   Wednesday we will discuss and make sure folks are following the characters, plot, etc.

Speaking of The Hours, take a look at this trailer for the 2002 film.


And take a listen to the score by composer Phillip Glass, particularly "Morning Passages" and "Escape"



Think about how Glass' sounds reflect the ideas we've been been exploring class.  Why might he choose the sounds?  This instrumentation?  These musical arcs?  Might a little research uncover more?

Also, I recommend the fantastic documentary, Glassworks, which I believe is available on Netflix still.

This ties into your Critical Creativity blog post for the week.

PEER WORKSHOP the SYNTHESIS ESSAY 1

You'll have twenty minutes to work with a partner and get feedback on your current draft.  You'll submit your essay on Wednesday.

DESIGN CHALLENGE: SOLVE THE HOURS.

After this, we will continue designing for the characters of The Hours and run a design sprint featuring 8 Box, storyboarding, and feedback.

On Wednesday, we build.  Construct.

OUT OF CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK.

Complete.  1st Submission Draft of Synthesis 1.

READ.
Mrs. Dalloway.  pg 3 - 29
How to Read Lit Chapter 3: Vampirism

BLOG.
Critical Creativity Challenge:  Scoring Dalloway.   Create an original score for pages 3 - 29 of Mrs. Dalloway using either live instrumentation, Garage Band, SoundTrap  Wolfram TonesBeat Lab, or another online/digital music generator/creator.

Analytical Post:  Make a case for or against the presence of Foster's vampires in The Hours.  Use text evidence to support your assertions.

How to Post your Blog Posts on the Blog Tracker.  The blog tracker is in the AP Lit 2016 OUT folder.  You don't make a copy of this one.  You just edit it right there on the screen.

Here's a video to help you with posting the links.  You only need to worry about the first 3 minutes of the video.



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