Regular U.S. History Dr. VA

VA’S FAR OUT 2ND QUARTER EXTRA CREDIT BARGAIN BONANZA

(“Ok VA, we’re hooked! Those e.c. choices last time really were far out!!! What’s cookin’ this quarter???”)

I thought you would never ask. For a whole 2 points each, you may do any or all of the following:

Moby Dick (Yes, the film classic, starring Gregory Peck [as the infamous Captain Ahab], based on the great novel by Herman Melville. Should fit well with Philbrick’s In the Heart of the Sea.) Due by mid-quarter.

Amistad (A history lesson from Steven Spielberg, and what a cast—Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins [as John Quincy Adams], and Matthew McConaughey. Riveting film, but some graphic scenes that are not for the faint of stomach.) Due by mid-quarter.

Hands to Work, Hearts to God (An early Ken Burns classic—on the Shakers—showing in a VA theater near you.) Due by the end of the quarter.

Glory (The riveting story of the Massachusetts 54^th, with Denzel Washington and Matthew Broderick as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw—not to be missed!) Due by the end of the quarter.

(Heaaaveeee, VA!!! We can’t wait to hit the video rack---after finishing tonight’s reading, of course. And what did you say we have to do to collect our points?”)

Same as last time. Let’s remember that the reviews are to be a minimum of 300 words. That’s about one-and-a-half word-processed pages. And please, analyze each film—its strengths and weaknesses. Don’t just summarize it. A summary isn’t a review! Understood?

(“Got it, VA. Farther out than ever! And can we turn in these mini-masterpieces of film criticism any time before the due dates indicated above?”)

Right again. But why hold off until the due dates? If I were you, I’d write my review no more than a week after I see the film, while it’s still fresh in my mind.

(“Food for thought, VA. We can dig it. See you at the movies.”)