Expository Writing for 9/25/14

Reminders:



1) Come to class prepared to give a five-minute review of a movie you've recently seen.
2) If you haven't turned in your paper on Some Like It Hot, bring it with you this week.
3) This week, we will be watching the original 1931 version of Frankenstein!

Expository Writing for 9/18/14

1) Last week's class was mostly devoted to watching Some Like It Hot, so there wasn't time for much else. This week, we'll have plenty of time (and we will have our usual 10-minute break).
2) Please remember that your paper on that film is due this week by class time. If you can't make it to class for some reason, email me the paper (again, by class time) and you'll receive full credit for it.
3) Be sure you've read pages 1-16 in our text.
4) Also, did you happen to see The Tonight Show on Tuesday night? One of Jimmy Fallon's guests was Jerry Lewis (the guy from The Bellboy)!
5) I forgot to remind you to be prepared to speak about a film of your choice for five minutes, so I won't require that this week. If you're ready to do that this week, you'll be
able to do so. If not, we can push that until next week.

Expository Writing for 9/11/14

Tony Curtis (left) and Jack Lemmon (right), dressed as women, with Marilyn Monroe (center) in Some Like It Hot.

Reminders:

1) Much of our time this week will be spent watching Some Like It Hot, a 1959 comedy starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and the immortal Marilyn Monroe.
2) We won't have our usual 10-minute break this week because the film will take up so much of the class. So if you're having any food with the movie, bring it along. (Of course, you can always take a short personal break, but then you'll miss that part of the movie....)
3) Come prepared to take notes on the movie. Those will help you a lot with your paper.
4) As usual, your electronic devices should be both OFF and OUT OF SIGHT.

Expository Writing for 9/4

Jerry Lewis in The Bellboy

Reminders & Announcements:

1) If you haven't gotten our text yet, please be sure to do so ASAP.
2) We'll be viewing a short film this week, talking about how to write about it and then taking a stab at writing about it -- all within one class period.
3) If there's time, we'll go over MLA style.
4) If you have any questions about the syllabus, the 18 Tips or the class in general, bring them along.