To Get Extra Points...
- Have perfect attendance (never be late or absent!)
- Ask a question or make a comment about our class topics in English. (English mistakes are OK!) You can do this in class, after class, in my office (Bunkei Center #525), or on our Class Blog.
- Write a report about a fantasy or science fiction movie (until January 12, 2024).
Read the directions carefully--if you have questions, ask me!
Ask a Question or Make a Comment about our Class Topics in English (1-2 points)
Ask a question or make a comment about our class topics in my office (Bunkei Centre #525), or on our class blog.
To do it on our Class Blog, do the following:
**The deadline for the last comments I will check is January 12, 2024.**
To do it on our Class Blog, do the following:
- Go to our Class Blog page and read one of my after class messages.
- Click on the green "Comments" link at the bottom of the message.
- In the "Leave a Reply" area, type your name (in romaji) in the "Name" space.
- Type your email address in the "Email" space (it will not be made public!)
- Type your question or comment in English in the "Comments" space (English mistakes are OK!).
- Click the green "SUBMIT" button at the bottom.
- Check in a day or two to see my reply to your question or comment.
**The deadline for the last comments I will check is January 12, 2024.**
Write One (1) Report Comparing the Original Story and the Movie Version (3-5 points)
Carefully read the following directions for writing a report of about 300-500 words in length.
1. Watch the forty-nine-minute 2017 Amazon.prime TV show adaptation of "Human Is" (1953)--the sf story by Philip K. Dick that we're reading for homework for class--and compare the original story with the TV show. Write paragraphs about the following things:
- Compare the stories.
- Compare the main characters.
- Compare the themes.
- Compare your impressions of the two works.
- Compare the stories.
- Compare the main characters.
- Compare the themes.
- Compare your impressions of the two works.
NOTE: The deadline is January 12, 2024.
NOTE: I will not post your report on this website (or anywhere).
Write One (1) Report about a Fantasy or a Science Fiction Movie (3-5 points)
Carefully read the following directions for writing a report.
1. Watch one of the movies in the two galleries below.
NOTE 1: Challenge a movie you haven't seen before (or that you saw many years ago)!
NOTE 2: If you have seen the movie before, watch it again!
NOTE 3: Watch the first movie in a series!
NOTE 4: Watch the movie with English voices (and English sub-titles or Japanese sub-titles)!
Note 5: Watch the movie two times. The second time you will learn many new things!
2. Write at least one different paragraph about each of the following things:
4. Type the report in Word and send it to me ([email protected]) as a tenpu file by January 12, 2024.
5. Do not write in Japanese and then translate into English! Write in English and check words you need in the dictionary.
6. Do not copy-paste from an Internet website! And do not use ChatGPT! Write your own words and ideas.
7. I will NOT post your reports on this website or anywhere.
8. If you have any questions about the report, ask!
1. Watch one of the movies in the two galleries below.
NOTE 1: Challenge a movie you haven't seen before (or that you saw many years ago)!
NOTE 2: If you have seen the movie before, watch it again!
NOTE 3: Watch the first movie in a series!
NOTE 4: Watch the movie with English voices (and English sub-titles or Japanese sub-titles)!
Note 5: Watch the movie two times. The second time you will learn many new things!
2. Write at least one different paragraph about each of the following things:
- The story (what happens in the movie).
- Fantasy or science fiction in the movie (things that do not happen in our everyday world).
- The movie’s theme (= universal message about life).
- The American culture you see/find in the movie.
- Your impression of the movie.
4. Type the report in Word and send it to me ([email protected]) as a tenpu file by January 12, 2024.
5. Do not write in Japanese and then translate into English! Write in English and check words you need in the dictionary.
6. Do not copy-paste from an Internet website! And do not use ChatGPT! Write your own words and ideas.
7. I will NOT post your reports on this website or anywhere.
8. If you have any questions about the report, ask!
Here's a gallery of American fantasy movies (fairy tale, horror, adventure, romance, etc.). You can choose one of them to write a report. If a movie is part of a series, watch the FIRST one, so check the dates in the captions for the movies below. (Click on an image to enter the gallery and see the pictures larger and read my captions.)
Here is a gallery of American science fiction (sf) movies. You can choose one to write a report about. If a movie is part of a series, watch the FIRST one, so check the dates in the captions for the movies below.
(Click on an image to enter the gallery and see the pictures larger and read my captions.)
(Click on an image to enter the gallery and see the pictures larger and read my captions.)