Friday, May 30, 2014

Thursday, 29 May

The class finished viewing Jiro Dreams of Sushi.

The the class worked, first individually then as a group, to complie evidence of the key conflicts shared among the films: Generational Conflict; Master vs. Apprentice; and Tradition vs. Innovation.

Students had time to create thesis statements and topic sentences for the following expository essay due on Monday:
In a 2-3 page essay explain how the themes we have focused on are present in the three films we studied. Explain the nature of the conflicts and how they are resolved. (There are three films and three themes. A papers must deal with a minimum of four of these six. An "A" paper must address five or six of the five.)

Juniors should bring a final rough draft on Monday, June 3rds. Seniors final paper is due in class on Monday.

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