Thursday, April 24, 2008

"Mr B...'s class[es are] ... doing Shrek!" (tomei)

On the KGUWriting blog, tomei spilled the beans already. He wrote, "Mr B...'s class[es are] ... doing Shrek!" (2008.04.23).

This post is to offer thanks for his finding and sharing a Shrek YouTube clip there, to raise awareness of this selection. While I'm writing, I'd also like to ask a couple of favors, and to amplify upon advice tomei gave regarding soundtracks on DVDs.

To be precise, both writing classes that I teach this semester (1A and 1C) are doing the same movie this go 'round. I've based the assignment of Shrek to everyone on that movie's being the flick that most students in both classes expressed first preferences for reviewing in their next essays, in shows of hands in the Mac lab. yesterday morning (2008.04.23). These were the top three preferences (no others got more than one vote):
  1. Shrek: 1A (10) + 1C (11) = 21
  2. Harry Potter: 1A (4) + 1C (8) = 12
  3. Mrs. Doubtfire: 1A (5) + 1C (0) = 5
So I'd appreciate tomei's correcting the title of the post cited above to read "classes" (plural).

I'd also appreciate it if everyone would avoid using family names in their public postings. Please use given names, or given + initial when there are two students whose given names are the same (e.g.: Chie N. or Chie T.); or blog handles, like pab or tomei, with capitalization as in the originals, or abbreviations, like Mr B or Mr. B., instead.

Regarding soundtracks, when you are watching Shrek recorded on a DVD, tomei suggests switching subtitles on, and selecting English. This will amplify your listening and viewing experience in English as an additional language by adding reading to the admix of skills that you are using simultaneously.

Happy Shrek viewing, everyone! Please stay tuned here, too, for follow-up posts on the first movie review assignment for this semester.
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4 comments:

  1. ayk said...

    hi, Mr b.... I'm ayaka.F, and i'm in 1C class. i ask you a question. I may be misunderstanding "what i should do about essay2". Should I watch Shrek, and write review about Shrec? Or, can i watch Lilo and Stitch, and write review about Lilo?
    (Thu Apr 24, 09:42:00 PM JST)

    Yes, ayk, by all means do Shrek for the current essay assignment. It's Shrek for all, and all for Shrek this time.

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  2. thank you for your answer.
    i'll watch Shrek, and write review of Shrek. bye;)

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  3. Hi Akaya,

    I'm glad you dropped by again. I'm writing a gmail message to the class right now, explaining what to do. So please check your gmail again soon.

    Cheers.

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  4. I've corrected the title of the post.

    I've also discovered the Shrek was originally a book by William Steig. Though it is very different from the book, I hope Rickman might get it, it sounds like it has some interesting vocabulary!

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