1. Biographical Article on the Author
Students will brainstorm the elements of a good biography with guidance of the teacher. Then they will be placed into pairs and will be assigned to research one of the biographical elements i.e. childhood, occupation, hobbies, etc. with their partner in a webquest. The instructor will pre-select a handful of appropriate websites. They must collect a minimum number of facts and then write a paragraph or two to summarize their findings. These papers will be edited and collated into Hemingway resource manuals for all students to read. Then students will write their own biographical article on Hemingway from a choice of two perspectives, either Hemingway himself or as a newspaper reporter.
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Click here to see a class-produced Hemingway resource
Click here to see a student sample of a Hemingway Monologue
2. Movie Trailer
As a further extension of the previous activites, we will discuss the merits of movie trailers, reviewing some current movies in the theaters now. What is the purpose of a movie trailer? How do you efficiently select scenes to make a synopsis? Students will create small groups of up to four, then write a script together and create an original movie trailer that highlights the life of Ernest Hemingway as an author and man.
I thought there were more factory jobs in the U.S. in the 1950's or was that just east coast?
ReplyDeleteAs far as the value of movie trailers: It was interesting to me, in viewing some of the movie clips online, I think they certainly provide insight into style and technology as well as art and politics. The old man provokes a lot of thinking. Great job on this blog!
ReplyDeleteVery impressive work!
ReplyDeleteWould you guys even touch upon the topic of Hemingway committing suicide? I bet they will dig it up anyway.
Some have said that Hemingway has a genetic disposition to suicide. His father, two sibs and granddaughter all committed suicide. I think that the medical term was haemochromatosis which is an excess concentration of iron in the blood which leads to pancreatic deterioration, depression and suicide. Having said that, suicide without the medical diagnosis is far more romantic.
ReplyDeleteIt's true. When you say that, in fact, it was a medical condition, maybe you could even briefly touch upon the topic of getting help early/prevention. Of course, the students need to be old enough.
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