MLAN 1510
ITALIAN
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Fabio Girelli-Carasi |
NO WRITING ASSIGNMENT FOR
ASSIGNMENT FEB 20
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HERE, HOWEVER, ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR A STANDARD
ASSIGNMENT'S FORMAT.
- Create a new WORD file -
if you have a Mac, change the extension .pages into .doc
or docx. (there are lots of youtube video that show you how to
do it.
- Name the file as follows:
last-name.february20 (Example:
carasi.february20)
(Believe it or not it matters that you use a dot and not a dash
between last name and date. If you want to know I will tell you why
when we meet.)
- Attach the assignment to an email.
For the email, use this subject: assignment february 20
By using this simple subject, I can archive all your work in
chronological order automatically. ALSO, it's important you write
the word ASSIGNMENT: I have set up a filter that routes your work
directly into the proper email subfolder, so that I don't have to
chase around to find your submissions.
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Task 1:
BOOKMARK this
PLAYLIST (my lectures)
BOOKMARK
PLAYLIST of documentaries |
Task 2:
watch my lectures on ROME (playlist) |
Task 3:
EXAMPLE OF GOOD NOTE TAKING |
Task 4:
FILM 1:
JULIUS CAESAR
(Shakespeare)
1)
Synthesize the major issues discussed in the dialogue
between BRUTUS and CASSIUS. Do they have different agendas? What do
they reveal about them?
2)
Choose
a character OTHER THAN BRUTUS and CASSIUS, and write about your
EMOTIONAL response to him/her. Did you like h/h?
3)
Did you hate h/h? What did you like/hate about h/h?
4)
And finally your opinion. Is Anthony really and totally
devoted to Caesar or is he being strategic, attempting to appeal to
Caesar's followers?
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Task 5:
FILM 2:
QUO VADIS
1:
Self-reflection. Go over your notes. Do you find a pattern? Are you
most interested in the HISTORICAL aspects and what they reveal about
different philosophies of life; OR, did you pay attention mostly to
the plot?
What does that say about you, and about your priorities as an
audience of one: does the emotional content come before the
intellectual process? Or viceversa? (Please don't answer that they
occur both at the same time: they don't.)
2: Does the film reveal something new about Christianity
that you were not aware of? (Of course, some of you were NOT raised
as Christians, therefore, much of the information in the film may be
completely new.)
3: Short answers
a) Who is the Christian leader who flees Rome in fear of being
persecuted?
b) Romans were great fans of what particular kind of sport/games?
c) Who is the emperor at the time of this story?
d) What title do people use to address him?
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