Corpse Bride is a great animation produced by Tim Burton who is an admirer of Edgar Allan Poe.
Pet Sematary, a film based on Stephen King's novel.
Hi everyone,
This week's topic is death (either premature death as Poe calls is or revival/coming back to life in a different form?). As you all know, Edgar Allan Poe started this romantic thriller movement and has influenced so many people from myriad of backgrounds: authors, directors, artists and musicians. (Stephen King, Tim Burton etc..)
Today, you actually see a lot of zombie films related to what Poe discussed two millennial ago.
I want you to post a 500 word long piece about death and the human interest in premature death.
Guiding questions: 1.How is Edgar Allan Poe's life related to the theme of death? (class notes)
2. Are there any cognitive aspects to it? (this question is a high level one, it requires some research on human psychology- do not forget to add citation here!
2.Why has this theme mesmerized many people? Why has this theme never lost its popularity? (research)- Please include info about the videos, do some brief research on those people as well.
3. SHARING-TEACH US:What can you add to this post to teach us something about premature death? Please add an art piece, a video, a music piece, a short article etc. Make sure you give the name of the producer- citation!
Respond to two friend of yours!
RUBRIC FOR THE BLOG POSTS _____/25pts
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CLASS NOTES
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Class notes were either lacking or poorly integrated, note-taking practice needed.
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Class notes are somewhat integrated, yet remains superficial in the blog post.
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Class notes are well-integrated into the post submitted. The student is an attentive listener.
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RESEARCH/INSIGHTFUL RESPONSES BASED ON RESEARCH
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The research is inadequately done, and the quality of the blog post is unsatisfactory.
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The research is somewhat done and quality is at student!s level, however, the student can improve his/her knowledge by reading more.
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The quality of the post is clear evidence for in-depth research. The student excelled his/her skills.Great job!
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SHARING/TEACHING
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There is no sharing, or the quality of the shared piece is haphazardly found. It is barely related to the topic.
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There is a sharing, but the relation should be stronger. The student needs to put more effort into teaching section!
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The shared piece is satisfactory, it is evident that the student tried hard to contribute to teach the class something about the topic, good job!
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LENGTH
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The length of the post does not meet the expectations. (0)
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The length of the post meets the expectations. (5)
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RESPONDING TO OTHERS
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The student didn’t respond to his/her friends’ posts.
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The student responded but it is very haphazardly done and does not go beyond “I like it”.
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The student well-responded to his/her friends’ posts. It is insightful and very thoughtful.
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