EXTRA CREDIT
OPPORTUNITY
Background: At times you may forget an assignment in your locker or you
just can’t get to a homework assignment.
This is an opportunity for you to turn a 0% into a 100% or a low
homework into a higher one. This is a
standing extra assignment that I will take each month.
Information: This assignment involves the Diversity Film Series. This series, funded with a grant from the
Diversity Committee, is now in its 4th year of showing acclaimed
films with a range of cultural themes. All of the films are either foreign-made
or deal with issues of diversity in culture. If you have questions about the
series, please contact Mr. Montgomery or Ms. Holyer for more information.
Date and
Time: All
showings will begin at 6:00 pm in the amphitheater. They are open to students,
parents, faculty, staff, and friends. Refreshments will be provided. For
R-rated films, a permission slip must be signed by a parent or guardian.
Permission slips are available online, from
Ms. Holyer or Mr. Montgomery, or at the showings.
Dates of
the showings are listed below. Click
here for a brief summary of all the films, or check out www.imdb.com (The Internet Movie Database) for
more information about these and other films.
2008-2009 Schedule
October 2nd
The Cup (G)
“Buddhism is their philosophy. Soccer is their religion.” While the
soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive
at a monastery/boarding school in exile in India. Prevented by various
circumstances from seeing the Cup finals on television in a nearby village,
they set out to organize the rental of a TV set for the monastery. The
enterprise becomes a test of solidarity, resourcefulness and friendship for the
students, while the Lama, head of the monastery, contemplates the challenges of
teaching the word of Buddha in a rapidly changing world. (93 min.)
December
18th Shall We
Dance? (PG)
A successful but unhappy Japanese accountant spots a beautiful Japanese
woman in a dance studio window. Hoping to get closer to her, even though he's
married and has a child, he signs up for dance lessons in secret, and slowly
begins to fall in love with the art form itself. (136 min)
March 10th
Corrina, Corrina
(PG)
When Manny Singer's wife dies, his young daughter
Molly becomes mute and withdrawn. To help cope with looking after Molly, he
hires sassy housekeeper Corrina Washington, who
coaxes Molly out of her shell and shows father and daughter a whole new way of
life. Manny and Corrina's friendship delights Molly
and enrages the other townspeople. (115
min.)
May
7th
On the Waterfront (PG)
Terry Malloy
dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running
errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers’ union. When Terry witnesses a murder by a couple
of Johnny's thugs, and later meets the dead man's sister, he begins to feel
responsible for his death. What ensues is a crisis of conscience, as he has to
decide whether to be loyal to the union, or help bring about justice. (108 min.)
Assignment: You need to attend the showing – not
rent the movie on your own. I can find
out if you attended. You must do a full
one-page reaction that is in MLA format.
Give a BRIEF summary of the film, characters, themes, and why you did or
did not like the film. If you only give
a summary, you will not receive full credit.
You MUST proofread the assignment like you would any other assignment
for me. If there are too many errors,
you will not receive full credit.
Due: This assignment is ALWAYS due the NEXT
DAY after the showing even if you do not have class
that day. I will not accept the
assignment late, no exceptions.