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Essay Assignment

Here is the Embedded Honors Essay Assignment for your independent novel and film. Here are important dates and links to specific prewriting assignments: Schedule of Assignments and Due Dates Here are the due dates for essay reading and writing assignments : Begin reading your story: 9/21 First reading response about an element of fiction: 10/3 Second reading response about an element of fiction: 10/10 Finish reading story and post final reading response about an element of fiction: 10/17 NOTE: Post reading responses on the blog Finish reading story: 10/17 Watch film adaptation twice; complete notation worksheet by: 10/23 Compare/contrast prewriting: 10/26 Essay Assignment Thesis Due: 10/31 (Share the thesis on our blog.) First essay draft due: 11/12 (Share with Mr. Chapin, and share with a peer on Google Docs for a peer review) Revised (second) essay draft due: 11/19
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Theories of Adaptation: EH Post #2

  The  dialogic  work carries on a continual dialogue with other works of literature and other authors. It does not merely answer, correct, silence, or extend a previous work, but informs and is continually informed by the previous work.    - Mikhail Bakhtin Select one one of the following prompts and write a blog response per this  BLOGGING RUBRIC .  The readings contain a multitude of ideas about adaptation, so it will be important to narrow your focus to two or three ideas or concepts that interest you, or that you think are of particular importance. Use  specific details and short quotes with page citations to support your thinking. This should be between 350 and 500 words. --Consider the two recent readings about film adaptation. What idea(s) about adaptation are explored in “The Dialogics of Adaptation” that are not discussed in “The Language of Film and Literature”?   Use specific details and  short quotes with...
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The Steamroller and the Violin

Read "The Steamroller and the Violin" , by John A. Riley.  Discuss three especially interesting or relevant ideas from the article , making connections to our class readings and discussions.  Write a clear piece with topic sentences and supporting details and explanations. Pick out three key points, and focus on them.      Write a 250 to 400 word blog response prompt per this   BLOGGING RUBRIC. Post by Sunday, 9/2 by  11:59pm. After everyone has posted, read all of your classmates' blog entries, and "deepen and broaden the conversation" by replying to one or two entries in at least 200 words.  Due Tuesday, 9/4 by 11:59pm. Here is a link to the the film .
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