These are the websites that I was going to use for my presentation on We Were Soldiers. Please post them on the blog for me. The first three go to the "behind the scenes" footage of the movie. The last web address is the book site with combat footage, pictures, battle plans, the prologue, and more.
Behind the Scenes Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtPoCtbEyog&playnext_from=TL&videos=bcJ44onKx-U
Behind the Scenes Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDigNHataJ8&feature=related
Behind the Scenes Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCOF8CeB7h0&feature=related
Novel: http://www.lzxray.com/overview.htm
Thank you!
Shantelle Dein
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Final exam date; Withdrawal date; Papers and Reports
1. As mentioned in class (and on the blog), our final exam will be held on Friday, May 7, from 10:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. in our usual room, CUE 409. You will need to bring paper for this exam. A study guide will be posted at this link by Sunday night: http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/engl339/study2.htm.
2. Important: If you have missed a significant number of classes or assignments, you should know that tomorrow, April 30, is your last day to use an uncontested withdrawal from this course. If you are not sure of the number of your absences, email me and I'll tell you.
3. Reports. I will be on campus on Tuesday, May 4 from 9-1 to give back papers and reports. If you'd like to know your report grade before that, email me and I will send you a .pdf copy of my report comments and the grade.
4. Papers. Those of you who submitted papers electronically (without a paper copy) will be getting your graded paper back through email. If you turned in a paper copy, please let me know if you would like me to send your paper back (in .pdf format) by email before the final exam, when the papers will be available. Your presentation of your final project grade will be included on the comments for your final paper.
5. Some of you have asked me to give you an estimate of your grade going into the final exam. I don't calculate those grades before the final, but you can do this yourself by using the grades you have received and the percentages chart on the bottom of your syllabus (http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/engl339/sched339s10.htm).
2. Important: If you have missed a significant number of classes or assignments, you should know that tomorrow, April 30, is your last day to use an uncontested withdrawal from this course. If you are not sure of the number of your absences, email me and I'll tell you.
3. Reports. I will be on campus on Tuesday, May 4 from 9-1 to give back papers and reports. If you'd like to know your report grade before that, email me and I will send you a .pdf copy of my report comments and the grade.
4. Papers. Those of you who submitted papers electronically (without a paper copy) will be getting your graded paper back through email. If you turned in a paper copy, please let me know if you would like me to send your paper back (in .pdf format) by email before the final exam, when the papers will be available. Your presentation of your final project grade will be included on the comments for your final paper.
5. Some of you have asked me to give you an estimate of your grade going into the final exam. I don't calculate those grades before the final, but you can do this yourself by using the grades you have received and the percentages chart on the bottom of your syllabus (http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/engl339/sched339s10.htm).
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Paper 2 received
I've now responded to everyone who sent me an e-version of Paper 2. If you didn't get a response, I didn't receive your paper.
Final Exam Day and Time
The final exam will be held from 10:10 to 12:10 on Friday, May 7. Please write this down, since it is not the date originally listed on your syllabus.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
End of blog posts
Posting to the blogs for this semester is now closed, and the points have been recorded. I'm looking forward to reading your papers and to listening to class presentations next week.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Technical problems, Smoke Signals, and Last Blog Posts
1. After today's class, Instructional Media Services came over to CUE 409 so that we could test for possible reasons for the dark picture that prevented the class from watching the movie. We weren't able to find any reason for it, unfortunately.
2. The movie Smoke Signals is available in the library and through Netflix; you can also check with the class bloggers (click on the links at right), who may be able to share a copy with you. Please try to watch this film before next Tuesday's class and fill out the comment sheet that you had today. We should have some time to discuss the film then.
3. Most of you have a good idea of how many blog posts you've completed and whether you'll want to rely on the blog post grade rather than taking the final; if you're not sure, email me and I'll tell you.
4. Although your last (optional) blog post is due tomorrow night, it does not have to be on Smoke Signals, under the circumstances. Here are some other possibilities:
2. The movie Smoke Signals is available in the library and through Netflix; you can also check with the class bloggers (click on the links at right), who may be able to share a copy with you. Please try to watch this film before next Tuesday's class and fill out the comment sheet that you had today. We should have some time to discuss the film then.
3. Most of you have a good idea of how many blog posts you've completed and whether you'll want to rely on the blog post grade rather than taking the final; if you're not sure, email me and I'll tell you.
4. Although your last (optional) blog post is due tomorrow night, it does not have to be on Smoke Signals, under the circumstances. Here are some other possibilities:
- You can write about some other movie that you believe would fit the themes of the course or that would make a good comparison with films we have seen.
- You can also project your ideas into the future, as we did during one class discussion, by asking yourself this: what features of the 2010s or 2000s will future generations choose to memorialize with nostalgia in the ways that Back to the Future or American Graffiti looked at the 1950s and 1960s?
- What film trends, especially those dealing with social issues, do you see emerging today?
Paper 2
If you have sent me your e-version of Paper 2, you should have received an email acknowledging that I received it; if you haven't received a confirmation email, I haven't received your paper.
I'd like to thank you for sending your papers, especially those who took the time to write a courteous message when sending their papers.
I'd like to thank you for sending your papers, especially those who took the time to write a courteous message when sending their papers.
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