與大師有約
A Special Friday with Mr. Rampell
本校今年暑假的”與大師有約”課程，特別禮聘大師級的瑞培爾老師(Ed Rampell)精心規畫一系列以深刻影響美國文化與生活的經典電影為主軸，結合影片欣賞、閱讀(深具文學價值的電影原著小說)、寫作(影評)、新聞採訪及報導於一體的精彩課程。每週一天，透過專家深度導航，咸信在仲夏之間，能夠對學生的語言、文學、歷史、文化、時事、傳媒選擇、明辨性思考等方面的能力及品味有相當程度的提升。本課程以英語教學，上課時間為6月17日~8月12日(共9個週五，早上10時至下午5時)。精彩可期，萬勿錯過。以下是 9 週精彩課程的大綱：
A Steinbeck Friday: Journey to Hard Times
與史坦貝克有約：大蕭條之旅
Date: 6/17/11
Movie: Of Mice and Men(鼠與人)
Reading Club: "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck (諾貝爾文學獎得主)
Journalism: How to write a movie review, how to write an op-ed(editorial)....
An Atticus Finch Friday: Journey to Tolerance
與正直人士典範阿帝可思‧芬奇有約：容忍之旅
Date: 6/24/11
Movie: To Kill a Mockingbird(知更鳥之死)
Reading Club:"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee(普立茲獎得主)
Journalism: Write a movie review, how to write a news story....
A Mark Twain Friday: Journey down the Mississippi
與馬克‧吐溫有約：密西西比河之旅
Date: 7/1/11
Movie:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(頑童歷險記)
Reading Club:"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain(大文豪)
Journalism:Write a movie review, how to conduct and write an interview....
A Nordoff and Hall Friday: Journey to the South Seas
與文壇雙傑挪道夫和霍爾有約：南海之旅
Date: 7/8/11
Movie:The Hurricane(颶風)
Reading Club:"The Hurricane" by Charles Nordoff and James Norman Hall
Journalism:Write a movie review, how to cover and write a report about a natural disaster....
A Cowboy Friday: Journey to the Wild West
與牛仔有約：美國大西部之旅
Date: 7/15/11
Movie:True Grit(大地驚雷)
Reading Club:"True Grit" by Charles Portis
Journalism:Write a movie review, how to write a travel story....
A Bah Humbug! Friday: Journey to Christmas in Summer
與"呸，聖誕節都是騙人的"有約：夏日聖誕之旅
Date:7/22/11
Movie:A Christmas Carol(聖誕頌歌)
Reading Club:"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens(大文豪狄更斯)
Journalism:Write a movie review, a look at the news media and how to be a selective consumer of news and information in the 21st century....
An Exploratory Friday: Journey to French Polynesia
與探索有約：法屬玻里尼西亞之旅
Date:7/29/11
Movie:Kon-Tiki Documentary(紀錄片)
Reading Club:"Kon-Tiki" by Thor Heyerdahl
Journalism:Write a movie review. What is a documentary? How is it different from a feature film....
An "Elementary, my dear Watson" Friday: Journey to Deductive Reasoning and Fiction's Greatest Detective of All Time
與華特生先生有約:演繹推理之旅
Date:8/5/11
Movie:The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes(名偵探福爾摩斯)
Reading Club:Short story "The Red Headed League" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle(柯南爵士的短篇偵探故事)
Journalism:Write a movie review. How to write a restaurant review....
A "Lost Boys" Friday: Journey to Never Never Land
與迷失的小男孩有約：無憂島之旅
Date:8/12/11
Movie:Peter Pan(彼得‧潘)
Reading Club:"Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie
Journalism:Write a movie review. Analysis of TV news clips, Training the ear when listening to radio news and how to write for listeners....
This curriculum has been organically designed to interconnect written, read and spoken language arts with a sense of cultural and media literacy in 21st century America. Students will be assigned to read a book and then the film version based on that book will be screened in the next week’s Film Appreciation class. One of the benefits of this, especially for children for whom English is their second language and/or another language is spoken in the home, is that they will be able to connect the written word to what they see onscreen.
In Journalism Class students will write about the films they view in class. In addition to learning how to write movie reviews, pupils will also learn other ways to express themselves through various journalistic techniques, including the interview, photojournalism, opinion pieces, etc. Students will also learn tools to help them be better consumers of news.
It is not an exaggeration to say that in the 21st century the average young person will grow up to spend more than one sixth of his/her life, or four hours per day, in front of some sort of a screen: movie, TV, computer, etc. It is increasingly important for them to be discerning consumers of popular culture, news, information, and more in order to be able to fully function in society. Cultural and media literacy, along with the ability to express themselves through spoken and written language skills, is an important part of this process, and the goals of these interconnected classes.
In Journalism Class students will write about the films they view in class. In addition to learning how to write movie reviews, pupils will also learn other ways to express themselves through various journalistic techniques, including the interview, photojournalism, opinion pieces, etc. Students will also learn tools to help them be better consumers of news.
It is not an exaggeration to say that in the 21st century the average young person will grow up to spend more than one sixth of his/her life, or four hours per day, in front of some sort of a screen: movie, TV, computer, etc. It is increasingly important for them to be discerning consumers of popular culture, news, information, and more in order to be able to fully function in society. Cultural and media literacy, along with the ability to express themselves through spoken and written language skills, is an important part of this process, and the goals of these interconnected classes.
