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==Post-quiz free-time activities==
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*Start working on [[JCM212_Film_and_Media_Theory#Study_groups|your study group]]'s project (below).
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*Google Docs practice:
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**Connect to [[JCM212_Film_and_Media_Theory#Study_groups|your study group]]'s Google doc for "Narrative Elements in Texts" and enter (1) your name and (2) a seven-word (or fewer) review of the last film or TV show  episode you liked.
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RoT964RcoZBTdTKJ0Z_Ww00cEoyvm8fhaHLNNY8ADbw/edit?usp=sharing Group 1]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zEUNyRYadZh0PpqxSQk6-c2ea5sCV0gAQIS2AU1TfBA/edit?usp=sharing Group 2]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1efbQjOT-HG8zYbu-iXiwj7ifNLjbH9JP1LYA5J1G43g/edit?usp=sharing Group 3]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ERZsOg8jFBCLS4MKXDEiguxD5OWCk1mMPzJrEkrWW4k/edit?usp=sharing Group 4]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/112s50ed0wFZ_55D-cLo5CSoEa8CL-kMGwfcc-EaiZFM/edit?usp=sharing Group 5]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uZrxFoPqxcJVhE_rXBa3S9Rzfi1spSLj2cZSMRU66HI/edit?usp=sharing Group 6]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DxOICrsWLyo6NoCaercPF95G1RaBZajVCnqIc7Vq3ag/edit?usp=sharing Group 7]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n6hmReMtzKp60lw2_zXIx2EGIlY9Y5ZEL92aNG-j_es/edit?usp=sharing Group 8]
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***[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l_xfThlXygUD7T9RGTJ_QVKEWPVjOP2G0oX3r90C3dc/edit?usp=sharing Group 9]
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==Group in-class exercise: Identify narrative elements in texts==
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*Groups 1, 2, and 3 move to Group Study Rooms in the Phifer Learning Commons.
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*Connect to your study group's Google doc (above).
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*As a group (you can work simultaneously on a Google doc), describe how each narrative element (from lecture) is or is not found in the texts we've viewed:
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**''Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist'' (2008)
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**''black-ish'' (2014–)
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**''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2017-)
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*Identify each contribution you make by putting your initials after it. Use three initials if your group has students with the same two initials.
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*For example:
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**Exposition: The exposition of this ''Friends'' episode starts with Rachel and Joey discussing a previously established storyline (Monica and Chandler getting together). The exposition for a second, related storyline and this episode's main story is when we see Monica and Chandler at a work party and it's established that he has an obnoxious "work laugh." A third storyline is introduced when Ross is angry about his ex-wife getting married. (JGB)
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===Post-group work free-time activities===
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*Put on headphones and watch remainder of ''Mad Men'' episode (on Blackboard)
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*Start reading, for next week:
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**Butler, Jeremy G. “Mad Men: Visual Style.” In ''How to Watch Television'', 38-46. Edited by Ethan Thompson and Jason Mittell. New York: NYU Press, 2013 (on Blackboard).
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==Individual narrative analysis==
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Details here: [[JCM212/Narrative Analysis]]
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[[Category:JCM212 Discussions]]

Latest revision as of 21:15, 27 August 2019

Post-quiz free-time activities

Group in-class exercise: Identify narrative elements in texts

  • Groups 1, 2, and 3 move to Group Study Rooms in the Phifer Learning Commons.
  • Connect to your study group's Google doc (above).
  • As a group (you can work simultaneously on a Google doc), describe how each narrative element (from lecture) is or is not found in the texts we've viewed:
    • Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
    • black-ish (2014–)
    • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-)
  • Identify each contribution you make by putting your initials after it. Use three initials if your group has students with the same two initials.
  • For example:
    • Exposition: The exposition of this Friends episode starts with Rachel and Joey discussing a previously established storyline (Monica and Chandler getting together). The exposition for a second, related storyline and this episode's main story is when we see Monica and Chandler at a work party and it's established that he has an obnoxious "work laugh." A third storyline is introduced when Ross is angry about his ex-wife getting married. (JGB)

Post-group work free-time activities

  • Put on headphones and watch remainder of Mad Men episode (on Blackboard)
  • Start reading, for next week:
    • Butler, Jeremy G. “Mad Men: Visual Style.” In How to Watch Television, 38-46. Edited by Ethan Thompson and Jason Mittell. New York: NYU Press, 2013 (on Blackboard).

Individual narrative analysis

Details here: JCM212/Narrative Analysis