Category Archives: Class Activities

Title: Jackie Year: 2016 Director: Pablo Larrain Synopsis: In the week following the death of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, Jackie is determined to craft a legacy for JFK’s life and presidency. The film follows jJackie through their early … Continue reading →

Title of the Film: Death Note Year: 2017 Director: Adam Wingard Brief Synopsis of the plot: A high school student named, Light Turner, discovers a mysterious notebook, given by a God of Death, that has the power to kill anyone whose … Continue reading →

Film: Psycho Year: 1960 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Characters include: Marion Crane is a real estate secretary who decides to steal from the company in order to help her lover, Sam Loomis, from his debts. She decides to stop at the … Continue reading →

Hello everyone, Thank you once again for creating such wonderful films in such a short period of time! Since UBC blogs has a severe limitation on the size of files I can upload, I am sharing the videos via Google … Continue reading →

“Mr. Greg” is the 8th episode of the third season of Steven Universe and the 86th episode overall. 2016 Director Ki-Yong Bae & Nick DeMayo (animation) Jasmin Lai (art) Joe Johnston (supervising) Steven Universe is about 3 gem aliens Garnet, … Continue reading →

Title of the Film: The Royal Tenenbaums Year:2001 Director: Wes Anderson Brief Synopsis of the plot: A dysfunctional family comes back together once the patriarch reveals that he is dying of cancer. Richie is in love with Margot, the adopted … Continue reading →

Here is the link to the Google  doc to sign up for the mise-en-scene analysis: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y-hcCSeRv5iU0Ec3UQuBBW6UCPmRbhwlQVQelTRYEvU/edit?usp=sharing

Hello everyone! Just posting two articles of interest. One is on the Value of Listening. It provides some discussion about how students really do not listen to each other, and to consider some strategies to implement in your classroom. Further … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, Just an FYI, in case you didn’t know, but all UBC students can download/renew Office product software for free. If you’re interested, here’s more information: https://it.ubc.ca/services/desktop-print-services/software-licensing/office-365-students Cheers, Claire

Activity: William Shakespeare Julius Caesar Overview (2:10 mark): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgyAPrv30eg Monologue: https://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/play_view.php?WorkID=juliuscaesar&Act=3&Scene=2&Scope=scene&displaytype=print 1. Radio (just before 56 minute mark):  https://archive.org/details/Orson_Welles_Shakespeare_Collection/380700_Julius_Caesar.mp3 2. Theatre version 1 (Royal Shakespeare Company): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q7apiYunEU&index=2&list=RDFaT53k4NDm8 3. Theatre version 2 (Royal Shakespeare Company): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=036CS0g3D6c 4. Early, movie version 1 (start at about 0:50 … Continue reading →