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Honors World Geography Summer Assignment

Mr. Collier – [email protected] – http://southwindhs.scsk12.org/~collierc/Site/Welcome.html

Summer Assignment

Complete Part 1: Movie Review Assignment and Part 2: Current Event Assignment. Please read the following directions for each part. These assignments are due the first Friday of school.

Part 1: Movie Review Assignment

Watch one of from the following list. Please note that most of the movies will be in a language other than English and will have English subtitles. The movies are grouped by language on the list. Write a 1-2 page movie review on the movie you watch. These movies may be found at video stores, Netflix, online stores, etc. Please try to choose a movie that you have not seen before. Also please choose a movie that your parents will not object to you seeing. Some of these movies are very graphic and can be upsetting or may have adult themes. I have put *** by the ones that may fall into this description.

Your 1-2 page summary should include Title, major characters, time period, plot and cultural significance. Please type this assignment. Follow the following format.

FORMAT:

Movie Title and year released:

Name of country/language of movie:

Time period and setting of the movie:

List of main characters and actors who played them:

Brief summary of the movie (1-2 paragraphs):

Cultural Relevance (1-2 paragraphs): Note the cultural traits such as clothing, food, architecture, art, eating styles, interactions between people, transportation, etc. How does this movie help you understand the culture of the country in which it was produced? How is the culture represented by the movie both similar and different to your own culture? You will need to do some research here. The Internet is an acceptable source for research on this - Wikipedia, IMDB.com, etc.

Reflection (1 paragraph): Provide your opinion (Did you like the movie? Why or why not?). What are your thoughts on having watched a movie in a different language than English (or about a different culture if movie was mostly in English)?

Movie List (year in parentheses)

Czech German Diamonds of the Night The Blue Angel (1930) (1994) (1964) M (1933) Crouching Tiger, Hidden The Fireman’s Ball (1967) Das Boot (1981)*** Dragon (2000) (1996) (1998)*** Hero (2002) Divided We Fall (2000) Indian (Bengali) (2004) Danish (1955) (1943) (1956) Persian (1955) The Music Room (1958) (1997) Gertrud (1964) Apur Sansar (1959) Polish English Indian (Hindi) Ashes and Diamonds Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Awaara (1951) (1958) Dr. Zhivago (1965) (1957) Gandhi (1982) Pyaasa (1957) Portuguese (1987) Black God, White Devil Schindler’s List (1993)*** (2008)*** (1964) (2004)*** Central Station (1998)*** Italian French , Open City (1945) Russian (1931) (1948) Alexander Nevsky (1938) The Grand Illusion (1937) Umberto D. (1952) Andrei Rublev (1966) (1954) Solaris (1972) (1939) La Notte (1961) The Mirror (1975) Children of Paradise 8 ½ (1963) (1946) Slovak Beauty and the Beast (1988)*** (1946) (1997) (1965) Orpheus (1950) Mr. Hulot’s Holiday Japanese Spanish (1954) (1950) Los Olvidados (1950) Diabolique (1955) Ikiru (1952) El (1953) (1955) Story (1953) Rififi (1956) (1954) (1985)*** (1958) Godzilla (1954) Motorcycle Diaries (1959) Yojimbo (1961) (2004)*** Pickpocket (1959) Sanjuro (1962) Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)*** Breathless (1960) Ran (1985) Jules and Jim (1962) Swedish Band of Outsiders (1964) Mandarin Chinese (1957) Le Samourai (1967) Wild Strawberries (1957) (1991) (1985) (1987) Part 2: Current Event Assignment

Find a current event article from a country outside of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Write a summary and reflection of the article using the following directions and format.

Current Event: Country Name

Source Information (in correct MLA format): see MLA Citation Information for help **NOTE: This article must have been published in the past 3 months.

Summary – Write your 150-word summary of the article here. A summary means it is written in YOUR OWN words; do not use words of which you do not know the meaning. Include a word count at the end. Do not include your opinion—save that for the reflection portion of this assignment. Word counts can be completed using tools found in Microsoft Word.

Reflection – This is separate from the summary. What was the author’s most important point? How does this article relate to what you already knew about this country or region? What did you learn new about this country or region? Why was this article important enough for you to share? This reflection should be at least one paragraph.

Attach the article—If taken from a print source, cut it out or photocopy. If taken from the web, print it out. Staple it to the BACK of your summary.

**Additional Notes: • Articles must come from legitimate news sources. These include: o News magazines (i.e. Time, Newsweek, National Geographic, U.S. News & World Report, and the like)—either in print or online. o Newspapers—either in print or online. Local, national, international. o Newscasts—local, national, or international—major news networks (FOX, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, CBS, ABC, BBC, etc. and local news stations). Please be aware that you may watch a newscast, but you must also find the transcript or related article from that news provider’s website. Remember, you have to attach an article. You can also find stories that these outlets cover on their websites. • Unacceptable sources include, but are not limited to: o Blogs o The Onion o Wikipedia or encyclopedias o Sensational News Outlets, (i.e. tabloids and the like) o Comedy Central o MTV o Textbooks

**If you’re not sure if your source is legitimate, please email Mr. Collier before proceeding.**

MLA Citation Information

Article in a Magazine Cite by listing the article's author, putting the title of the article in quotations marks, and italicizing the periodical title. Follow with the date of publication. Remember to abbreviate the month. The basic format is as follows:

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.

Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.

An Article in a Web Magazine Provide the author name, article name in quotation marks, title of the Web magazine in italics, publisher name, publication date, medium of publication, and the date of access. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if not publishing date is given.

Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web." A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites. A List Apart Mag., 16 Aug. 2002. Web. 4 May 2009.

Article in a Newspaper Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.

Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." Washington Post 24 May 2007: LZ01. Print.

If the newspaper is a less well-known or local publication, include the city name and state in brackets after the title of the newspaper.

Behre, Robert. "Presidential Hopefuls Get Final Crack at Core of S.C. Democrats." Post and Courier [Charleston, SC] 29 Apr. 2007: A11. Print.

Article from Online Newspaper Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper. Publication date: Range of pages (if there are no page numbers, use n. pag.) Medium of publication. Date of access.

Achenbach, Joel. "America's river." Washington Post. 5 May 2002: n. pag. Web. 20 July 2003.

Television or Radio Broadcast transcript (online): “Title of Story.” Narrator. Broadcast title. News Source. Air date (date of publication). Web. Transcript. Date of access.

“The Greed of Wall Street.” Narr. Steve Kroft. Sixty Minutes. CBS. 8 Nov. 2009. Web. Transcript. 27 Mar. 2010.

Internet Site LaJeunesse, William. “White House Rejects Claim It Skewed Expert Opinion to Justify Drilling Ban.” FoxNews. 11 June 2010. Web. 11 June 2010.

If no author is given: “Mandela to Skip World Cup Opening After Great-Grandchild Dies in Wreck.” CNN. 11 June 2010. Web. 11 June 2010.

**If you use a source not listed on this page, find the correct 2010 MLA citation format online**