10 Ekim 2015 Cumartesi

THE GOTHIC LITERATURE




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
            1-2
                3-4
               5
CLASS NOTES
Class notes were either lacking or poorly integrated, note-taking practice needed.
Class notes are somewhat integrated, yet remains superficial in the blog post.
Class notes are well-integrated into the post submitted. The student is an attentive listener.
RESEARCH/INSIGHTFUL RESPONSES BASED ON RESEARCH
The research is inadequately done, and the quality of the blog post is unsatisfactory.
The research is somewhat done and quality is at student!s level, however, the student can improve his/her knowledge by reading more.
The quality of the post is clear evidence for in-depth research. The student excelled his/her skills.Great job!
SHARING/TEACHING
There is no sharing, or the quality of the shared piece is haphazardly found. It is barely related to the topic.
There is a sharing, but the relation should be stronger. The student needs to put more effort into teaching section!
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!
LENGTH
The length of the post does not meet the expectations. (0)
The length of the post meets the expectations. (5)
RESPONDING TO OTHERS
The student didn’t respond to his/her friends’ posts.
The student responded but it is very haphazardly done and does not go beyond “I like it”.
The student well-responded to his/her friends’ posts. It is insightful and very thoughtful.