American Film in Society

American Film in Society Mr. Zurburg [email protected] ext. 7748 http://users.bergen.org/gebzur Grading 40% Film Reviews: will be graded on an A+ to F scale with 90% of the grade coming from content and 10% from grammar and spelling. Every marking period you will pick one of the movies we have viewed and write a 2-3 page review of the movie.

40% Movie Essay Questions: Every movie will be accompanied by one question -AND- Film Guides: Students must complete a film study guide for every movie

20% In-class assignments/activities & film discussion class participation

Writing Format Style: Typed, MLA- Double spaced, 12 pt Times New Roman Font, 1 inch margins and no cover page

Late Assignments For every day a paper is late a full letter grade is deducted. So for example a paper that was due on Monday but is handed in on Wednesday can only get a C.

Materials: You, small binder divided into four marking periods, pen/pencil

MOVIE POOL

Citizen Kane Usual Suspects Good Will Hunting The Graduate On the Waterfront Apocalypse Now Raiders of the Lost Ark Babel Annie Hall The Natural Schindler’s List Star Wars Enter The Dragon It’s a Wonderful Life Airplane Rocky Pulp Fiction Into The Wild Harold and Maude Halloween Waking Life The Godfather Godfather II Sixth Sense Braveheart Bowling For Columbine Friday Night Lights Jerry Maguire Unforgiven Sicko Memento Mystic River Duck Soup Shawshank Redemption Sleeper Stand By Me Silence of the Lambs The Professional West Bank Story Beetlejuice Sin City Dead Poet’s Society Say Anything Breakfast Club History of the World Color Purple Dreamgirls Legends of the Fall Fargo Groundhog Day Batman

(There may be other PG and R rated titles not included on this list that may be shown. Students will be informed prior to showing the film so you, the parent/guardian, are aware of any title being shown.)

I ______give permission for my son/daughter ______(Print parent/guardian name) (Print student’s name) to view the above movies and other R rated titles for American Film in Society.

______Parent/Guardian Signature Date