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Documentary: Hoop Dreams (1994)
Film: Hoosiers (1986)
Film: Coach Carter (2005)
Novel: Slam! by Walter Dean Myers
Poem: "Ex-Basketball Player" by John Updike
Poem: "Why We Love It" by Elizabeth Noel Green
Nonfiction: Last Dance by John Feinstein and Mike Krzyzewski
Manga: Slam Dunk, Volume 1 by Takehiko Inoue
Wikipedia: Harlem Globetrotters
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Each blog post is a separate bundle, and you will need to pick one of these bundles for your assignment. Remember that when you pick a bundle, you are obliged to use all the works included in that bundle.
Under these notes, you will find links to local libraries, online sources of texts, a Wikipedia search box, the assignment instructions, and other useful things as I think to add them.
If you find any errors within a bundle, please leave a comment on that post. Remember, finding a teacher error is worth five extra credit points, so please help me clean things up.
You can reach me at j e p s o n [dot] m r [at] g m a i l [dot] c o m if you have any questions about what you are supposed to do. But remember, this is something you will be doing all on your own and a major part of this assignment is just finding the works yourself. Talk to librarians, search the web, look, but I won't be telling you how or where to find things. You have the capacity and the tools; now it's up to you.
Have fun!
Under these notes, you will find links to local libraries, online sources of texts, a Wikipedia search box, the assignment instructions, and other useful things as I think to add them.
If you find any errors within a bundle, please leave a comment on that post. Remember, finding a teacher error is worth five extra credit points, so please help me clean things up.
You can reach me at j e p s o n [dot] m r [at] g m a i l [dot] c o m if you have any questions about what you are supposed to do. But remember, this is something you will be doing all on your own and a major part of this assignment is just finding the works yourself. Talk to librarians, search the web, look, but I won't be telling you how or where to find things. You have the capacity and the tools; now it's up to you.
Have fun!
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- Edgar Allen Poe
- You are the devil and the devil is bad
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- Band of Thieves
- It's Called, uh, Memory
- The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of the Web
- Mëtalheads
- Tech Watch You
- Rats!
- Real Magick
- Prestidigitation
- Book of Mormon Stories
- The Hero’s Journey
- Circular Time
- What is "Superman"?
- On Superheroes
- That Time of the Month
- Hoop Dreams
- Faeries
- Death on the Waters
- Goth (through the ages)
- Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre
- Am I Lying to You?
- On or Near the Rez
- The Reading Life
- After the Apocalypse
- The Good Samaritan
- Chinese Food
- Cyberpunk'd!
- My Time Machine Is Better than Your Time Machine
- Pointy-Haired Bosses
- Old Scratch
- I Am Your Biggest Fan
- Brontëland: The Heathiest Place on Earth
- Zora & Friends
- Who Are You?
- Beowulf
- Date Rape
- I Am a Rock
- Dirty Angels
- Soul-Crushing Poverty
- 9/11
- Bunnies
- Writing Poetry
- I was beautiful once....
- Chess is Fun for Everyone!
- So You Wanna Go to Art School
- World War II: Holocaust
- The Subcontinent
- Conspiracy
- Girls through the Looking Glass
- World War II: Europe
- World War II: Pacific
- Matchmakers
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A note on movies
While, in the past, most people have rented their movies from a video store or used a library or simply purchased them, many films, especially older ones, are available online for free. And keep in mind that Netflix will give you a month free. So long as you remember to cancel in time, this is an excellent way to gain free access to nearly every film you might want.
A note on buying
Part of this assignment's value is in learning how to use the resources available in libraries. These are skills you will find to be of great help in college.
However, if you decide to purchase some of your books (or films, etc) rather than find them all through libraries, you will find some advantages, such as being able to mark them up and not having to worry about needing to return them before being quite done with them.
If you do make the buying decision, I recommend calling around to the zillions of used-book stores in the East Bay before purchasing new. If you decide to buy online, I recommend starting at this website.
After you've finished with your books (films, etc), if you do not want to keep them, consider donating them to my in-class library to ease the search load for a future student.
Thanks.
(Note: You may find that some items must be purchased. If you are unwilling to purchase, be sure not to pick a bundle with such an item.)
However, if you decide to purchase some of your books (or films, etc) rather than find them all through libraries, you will find some advantages, such as being able to mark them up and not having to worry about needing to return them before being quite done with them.
If you do make the buying decision, I recommend calling around to the zillions of used-book stores in the East Bay before purchasing new. If you decide to buy online, I recommend starting at this website.
After you've finished with your books (films, etc), if you do not want to keep them, consider donating them to my in-class library to ease the search load for a future student.
Thanks.
(Note: You may find that some items must be purchased. If you are unwilling to purchase, be sure not to pick a bundle with such an item.)
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Acknowledgment
Much of this assignment was adapted from the TIES assignments created by Mr. Campbell and Mr. Hannigan of James Logan High School in Union City.
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