Jun 10, 2019 | E9 Honors, English 9
Found poetry can be as profound as original, traditional poetry. The difference? The words are found in existing texts, then edited and arranged in new, poetic ways by the poet. Confused? No worries. Read this excerpt from Poets.org: Found poems take existing texts...
Jun 9, 2019 | Literary Terms
Outside Links Literary Devices-dot-com A College Professor’s Literary Terms DeMiero’s List of Terms Rhetoric Definition Rhetoric the art of effective or persuasive communication, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques and...
Jun 7, 2019 | Film Analysis
With homage to Orson Welles, Steven Spielberg and Alfred Hitchcock, M. Night Shyamalan has contributed much to modern day suspense. Although his films are often found assigned to the suspense/horror genre, his films rarely evoke a sense of gore. Instead, in his best...
May 1, 2019 | Film Analysis
He made you over, didn’t he? Just as I’ve done. But better! Did he train you? Rehearse you? Teach you what to say and what to do? John “Scottie” Ferguson One of Hitchcock’s films rises above the rest, in my opinion – “Vertigo.” While it didn’t exactly meet with wide...
Apr 8, 2019 | Film Analysis
Assignment Choices Psycho Assignment North By Northwest Assignment The Birds Assignment Rope Assignment Rear Window Assignment Click HERE to go to the Vertigo page We’ll experience several of Hitchcock’s masterpieces – “North By Northwest” and “Vertigo” for...
Mar 19, 2019 | Film Analysis
British director Tony Scott liked action – a lot of action. So much so that his pacing and use of effective camera movement became some of his key trademarks as a director. One of his primary identifying techniques is that his films frequently featured a pan across a...
Mar 12, 2019 | Film Analysis
“Baraka” It isn’t a travelogue. It isn’t a documentary. It isn’t a feature film. It doesn’t have any dialogue. There are no star actors. There isn’t even a plot. Yet, this remarkable film goes straight to your heart and intellect in a uniquely compelling way. Here are...