Week 12: Oprah Winfrey

Week 12: Oprah Winfrey
Dates: Tue 11.7/Thu 11.9
Readings: BRAT—1- Nothing Compares to Hughes: Teen Cinema and the Man Who Would Change it Forever, 2- Eternal Flame: Sixteen Candles Lights Up the Screen
Class: Multimedia presentations
Due: INFOGRAPHIC (UPDATED DUE DATE)

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Week 13: The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
Dates: Tue 11.14/Thu 11.16
Readings: Read: BRAT—3- Breakfast of Champions: The Breakfast Club “Breaks the Rules, Bares Their Souls,” and Revolutionizes the Teen Film Genre, 7- We Got the Beat: Behind the Music of the Brat Pack Films
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Due: REFLECTION 4

Week 14: Dirty Dancing
Dates: Tue 11.21/Thu 11.23 (No Class: Happy Thanksgiving)

Week 15: Straight Outta Compton
Dates: Tue 11.28/Thu 11.30
Readings: BRAT—8- I Love Ferris in the Springtime: Ferris Bueller Crafts the Perfect Day Off Before Graduating from High School—and John Hughes Graduates from Directing Teen Films, 14- Don’t You Forget About Me: How the Brat Pack and Their Films Changed a Generation
Class: Multimedia presentations; Lecture—“The Self- Reflection Essay and ePortfolio: A How-To”
Due: EXPOSITORY

Week 16: The Tiananmen Square Protest
Dates: Tue 12.5*
Class: Multimedia presentations; Class wrap-up
Due: REFLECTION 5

*Last regular class meeting of the semester.

Week 17: Batman (Finals Week) 

 

Section: 30
Dates: Tue 12.12

Time: 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Zoom: See syllabus for login info
Due: SELF-REFLECTION ESSAY AND EPORTFOLIO (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY MIDNIGHT)

Section: 96
Dates: Thu 12.14
Time: 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Zoom: See syllabus for login info
Due: SELF-REFLECTION ESSAY AND EPORTFOLIO (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS
BY MIDNIGHT)