Beowulf

1. Reflect on the movie Beowulf vs. the Epic of Beowulf. If no particular thoughts come to mind, answer my questions. Did you prefer one over the other? What do you think was the message in each version? Why do you think so many changes were made in the movie?

2. Read through other people's posts and respond to at least one other person's comments.

"Should You Spy On Your Teen?"

Read “Should You Spy on Your Teen?” Write a post (on Ms. Ene’s EURO Lit Blogger) in which you defend, challenge, or qualify the idea that parents have a right to spy on their adolescent children. To support your position, use arguments from logic, your personal observation, your reading, or your personal experience. In a second blog post, be sure also to respond and answer another person's argument that is opposed to your own position; the task of making the case for your own side also involves, respectfully, showing how the other side is flawed. 

The Lives of Others

Pick one of the following prompts and the respond to another person's post:

1. React to any aspect of the film you want.

2. Given the moral and political complications and dilemmas, how does this film relate to Hamlet?

3. How would you change the film?

4. O.Scott, A New York Times writer commented, in his review of the film that, "'The suspense comes not only from the structure and pacing of the scenes, but also, more deeply, from the sense that even in an oppressive society, individuals are burdened with free will. You never know, from one moment to the next, what course any of the characters will chose.'" Respond to his critique.

Here's a link for more info on the film.

http://www.filmeducation.org/livesofothers/LivesofOthers.pdf

Act 3 scene 4 film comparison

Compare and/or contrast the Mel Gibson scene with the David Tennant scene we watched in class. Why do you think the directors made the choices they did? Once you write your response, check out what other people have said and reply to at least one other post.

Frankenstein vs. Young Frankenstein

Write a reaction to Young Frankenstein in relation to Frankenstein. Then write a second blog post commenting on someone else's reaction. Have fun with this just keep it school appropriate.

Beowulf

1. Reflect on the movie Beowulf vs. the Epic of Beowulf. If no particular thoughts come to mind, answer my questions. Did you prefer one over the other? What do you think was the message in each version? Why do you think so many changes were made in the movie?

2. Read through other people's posts and respond to at least one other person's comments.

Mindset

Pick one of the following prompts to respond to and then reply to someone else's post.

*Indicate if there was ever a time where you changed your thinking from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset. Describe the transformation.

*How do you suppose a person could change his/her mindset?

*Do you think there's a correlation between cheating (on the Lynbrook campus, in particular) and the fixed mindset here on campus? Explain.

*Will Smith says, "Just decide who you're gonna be and the universe will get out of your way." Has that ever happened to you? Explain.

*Will Smith says he's "motivated by fear". What does that mean? How can we apply that idea to our lives?

*Who would be a famous figure you believe has overcome his/her failure to become successful? Explain.