Happy, the Film

In the 9-9:50 class students worked on their literature searches. If you have not developed your bibliography, do so.

Tomorrow in the 9-9:50 a.m. class we will watch 45 minutes of a 78 minute film, Happy. We will watch the second 45 minutes Wednesday. Thursday, May 9, we will write a 500 word in class essay, Students will site from the film, Rubin and their books.

Think about where the three authors agree, disagree, agree and disagree. How do the authors establish empathy within the audience for their topic, "happiness"? Use templates from They Say. Develop a relevant thesis. Bring it to class Wednesday/Thursday.

Bring the three sources already cited in MLA form. You will use one citation per source making a total of three: 1 paraphrase, 1 shorter citation, 1 block quote.

If you do well, this essay can substitute for the Rubin essay. If you do not have a computer, you can write the essay. Skip lines. In the 9-9:50 class, you will have 50 minutes. I know some of you arrive early, if you'd like an extra 10 minutes you can start at 8:50 a.m.

Homework
In the MW classes, we will write the essay on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 for an hour. All classes can bring in an outline with notes, that is, citations already selected. Bring the three sources cited using MLA format.

Here is a link to the film HAPPY: http://www.thehappymovie.com/film/

Here it the PDF: http://www.thehappymovie.com/files/HAPPY-Press-Kit.pdf  I suggestion you download it and read it. It will give you background on the film,a bio on the director, a most importantly a list of the subjects interviewed.

Check the SE Assignment sheet. I believe a Fast Draft is due Wednesday. We will move this to next week for all classes, Monday, May 13, 2013. 

If you did not have your work Monday, May 6, 2013, for all classes, bring in your literature search for this Wednesday, May 8, 2013, and we will work on the IPS and perhaps an outline.