Welcome to Film Lit
Film Literature is a study of how written stories are adapted into what other form of storytelling?
What is film/media?
What electronic device must students bring fully charged every day?
What is a school-issued laptop?
What should students do before class begins each day?
What is come prepared and ready to learn?
Where must cell phones be stored during class?
What is Betsy, the cell phone box?
What skill focuses on analyzing films, written texts, vocabulary, themes, and director purpose?
What is Reading and Understanding Texts?
In this class, films are studied as what type of text?
What are literary texts?
How many colors of highlighters should students have?
What are 4 or more colors?
Why is regular attendance important in Film Literature?
What is because film viewing and discussions are difficult to make up?
What happens if a student is caught with a cell phone?
What is they are sent to the front office?
What KLO requires students to support ideas with quotes, timestamps, and citations?
What is Writing with Evidence?
Film Literature explores how directors use visuals and sound to create what?
What is meaning/storytelling?
What type of notebook is required for Film Literature?
What is a 1-subject notebook used only for English class?
When should assignments be submitted?
What is on time?
Note: Students receiving extended time through an IEP/504 plan will have their assignment considered "On Time" if submitted by the adjusted deadline.
What is the consequence for submitting an assignment entirely or substantially generated by AI?
What is a grade of zero?
What project requires students to investigate historical background, director intent, or critical reception?
What is the Context & Adaptation Research Dossier?
Besides watching films, students will study the history of film, cultural influence, interpretation, and what two other major ideas?
What are production and adaptation?
Are sharpened wooden pencils allowed in class?
What is no?
For an approved absence, how many days does a student have to make up work?
What is one day per missed day?
Submitting AI-generated work as your own is considered what?
What is plagiarism?
What assignment asks students to create a short multimedia review pitch?
What is the FilmTok/BookTok Review Video?
A major question throughout the course is: "How does a filmmaker change a written story for the screen, and how do those changes affect what?"
What is the story?
What items are provided by the teacher/classroom?
What are a folder, name tent, sticky notes/Post-Its, and one pen?
During film viewing, what is expected of students?
What is watch attentively and stay focused?
AI may be used for brainstorming, outlining, or editing, but students must do what?
What is properly cite/disclose AI use?
What is the final capstone project where students compare a book and film adaptation?
What is the From Page to Screen Adaptation Poster Project?