Adaptation: Talking Points for 4/21

Be sure to bring your text with the fairytale "The Little Mermaid" to class with two passages marked that surprised you. Talking points:
1) Which parts of the fairytale surprised you? Why?
2) Would you recommend this story for children?
3) What's going on near the end of the fairytale?
4) What is this story about?

Law in Film for 4/21

Final Paper Proposals:

As of the morning of 4/18, we have yet to receive proposals from:
Mollie, Chris E., Sydney, Jackson, Savana, Diana, Colton, Richard, Toni (in progress), Chris K., and Amelia.
Remember, you need to allow time for us to approve the proposal before you write it, and approval isn't necessarily automatic.

Talking Points for Philadelphia:
1) Does the film seem contemporary, or does it seem like it's from another era?
2) What's the point of the opera scene?
3) How does the film use various characters to represent a spectrum of reactions to gays? To the AIDS epidemic?

Law in Film for 4/14

Now that almost everyone has had their Final Paper conference, some of you have to tweak your proposals so that they can be approved. You can either email Marty & Jay the proposal or turn it in during class. So far, the only approvals have been for Mike, David and Rachel.

Meanwhile, we'll be watching Philadelphia in class on 4/14. Be sure to read the New York Times review.

Adaptation for 4/14

No Adaptation class today (4/14). Use the time to work on your papers. Send any questions by email. See you on 4/21.

Adaptation: 4/7/14

This is our big Final Paper Conference/Pizza Party week. Just to remind you, we have conferences from 6-7. Then we have the party (which is "class" and is required) from 7-8. Then more conferences. BYO beverage (non-alcoholic) to the party. I'll collect $3-$4 from each of you for the pizza.


Please arrive for your conference 5-10 minutes early and wait for me on the bench outside the corridor to my office. Here's the conference schedule:
6:00. Joanna
6:10. Lauren
6:15. Melissa
6:30. Francesca.
6:40. Taylor
6:50. Kaitlyn
8:00. Jeffrey
8:10. Stephanie
8:20. Carrie
8:30. Amanda
8:40. Lexie
8:50. Erin

Law in Film: 4/7/14

Final Paper conferences begin at 2 pm in Marty's office in the Honors building. Please try to show up 5-10 minutes early for your conference.

2:00. Mollie & Chris E.
2:15. Mike & David
2:30. Rachel & Bianca

Our class will meet in the usual place from 3-4 pm. We'll discuss Erin Brockovich. After that, we'll continue with conferences in the classroom.

4:00. Sydney & Jackson
4:15. Savanna & Diana
4:40: Colton & Andy
4:45. Richard & Toni
5:00. Christopher K. & Chelsie
5:15. Deirdre & Amelia

Law in Film: Announcements & Reminders for 3/31/14

The real Erin Brockovich.

1) Bring any questions you may have about your final papers to class.
2) You'll be signing up for individual final paper conferences.
3) We'll be watching Erin Brockovich.
4) What are your favorite and least favorite films we've seen so far? Why?