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TO: Students & Parents/Guardians

FROM: Mr. Haskell, General Ed. Dept. Head

SUBJECT: Ellis Tech’s Cinema Literacy Elective

DATE: August 29, 2011

Your son/daughter is in a relatively new elective at Ellis Tech, Cinema Literacy. The goal is to expose students to classic films, their directors and how movies are made. We will use both whole movies and film clips to compare movies, genres and directorial styles.

The American Film Institute, formed to preserve our movie heritage, received over 400 nominations of the “best American films ever” from the first one hundred years of movies: 1896 to 1996. These were voted on to create a list of the top one hundred films again for the top movies in the first 110 years.

The top 100 movies and other “top lists” can be viewed at the AFI’s website:

http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/100Movies.pdf?docID=301

and can be found attached to this letter.

Over the course of the year we will not have time to view them all. Students will be asked to make notes during the movies, write a minimum of six sentences about specifics in the movie when done, and turn in a notebook at the end of each cycle. As you can see on the attached list, different years watch different movies. In the top-ten is The Godfather, which is rated R. I would ask you to review the list and give us permission for viewing these movies. If you have an objection to a specific film(s), please note that on the permission slip.

Also, feel free to contact us through school e-mail or voice mail as found on the school’s webpage: www.cttech.org/ellis

******************** Please sign and return bottom section ASAP*********

I give permission for my son/daughter ____________________ to watch movies from the AFI top one-hundred film list. (please print student name)

______________________ ______________________________

(date) (parent signature)

Please check ONE of the statements below:

(____) I have no objections to the movies from the AFI’s Top 100 list being used.

(____) I would prefer the following movie(s) from the list NOT be used in class: _____________________________

I would loan the following movies from my collection for use in school:

Number/Title	YEAR	Location	DVD/VHS
1 CITIZEN KANE	SR	105	DVD
2 GODFATHER, THE	SR	105	DVD
3 CASABLANCA	JR	105	DVD
4 RAGING BULL		105	VHS
5 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN		105	DVD
6 GONE WITH THE WIND		105	VHS
7 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA	JR	105	DVD
8 SCHINDLER'S LIST	HOLO.ELECTIVE		na
9 VERTIGO	SR	Slater	VHS
10 WIZARD OF OZ, THE		Slater	VHS
11 CITY LIGHTS
12 SEARCHERS, THE		Slater	VHS
13 STAR WARS		105	DVD/VHS
14 PSYCHO	SR	105	DVD
15 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY	JR	105	VHS
16 SUNSET BLVD.		105	DVD
17 GRADUATE, THE	JR	105	VHS
18 GENERAL, THE
19 ON THE WATERFRONT		105	DVD
20 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE		105	VHS
21 CHINATOWN		105	DVD
22 SOME LIKE IT HOT		SLATER	VHS
23 GRAPES OF WRATH, THE		ELLIS LIB	VHS
24 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL		Slater	VHS
25 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD	JR	105	VHS
26 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON		105	DVD
27 HIGH NOON
28 ALL ABOUT EVE
29 DOUBLE INDEMNITY
30 APOCALYPSE NOW	SR	105	VHS-2
31 MALTESE FALCON, THE	JR	Slater	VHS
32 GODFATHER PART II, THE
33 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST		ELLISLIB	VHS
34 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS		SLATER	VHS
35 ANNIE HALL	SR	105K	DVD
36 BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE		105	VHS
37 BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE
38 TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, THE	JR	Slater	VHS
39 DR. STRANGELOVE	JR	105	DVD
40 SOUND OF MUSIC, THE
41 KING KONG
42 BONNIE AND CLYDE
43 MIDNIGHT COWBOY
44 PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE		105	VHS
45 SHANE		ELLISLIB	VHS
46 IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT	JR	105K	DVD
47 STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A		105	VHS
48 REAR WINDOW	SR	Slater	VHS
49 INTOLERANCE
50 LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE		105	VHS
51 WEST SIDE STORY	JR	105	DVD
52 TAXI DRIVER
53 DEER HUNTER, THE		105	VHS-2
54 MAS*H	JR	105	VHS
55 NORTH BY NORTHWEST	SR	105	DVD(Cop)
56 JAWS	JR	105	VHS
57 ROCKY
58 GOLD RUSH, THE		105	VHS
59 NASHVILLE
60 DUCK SOUP
61 SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS
62 AMERICAN GRAFFITI	JR	105	VHS
63 CABARET
64 NETWORK
65 AFRICAN QUEEN, THE	JR	105	VHS
66 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK		105	VHS
67 WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
68 UNFORGIVEN	SR	105K	DVD
69 TOOTSIE
70 CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A
71 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN		ELLIS LIB	DVD	VHS105
72 SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE
73 BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
74 SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE		105	VHS
75 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT	SR	105K	DVD
76 FORREST GUMP	JR	105	VHS-3
77 ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN		105K	DVD
78 MODERN TIMES
79 WILD BUNCH, THE
80 APARTMENT, THE
81 SPARTACUS		Slater	VHS
82 SUNRISE
83 TITANIC		105	VHS-2
84 EASY RIDER
85 NIGHT AT THE OPERA, A	JR	105K	DVD
86 PLATOON	JR	105	DVD/VHS
87 12 ANGRY MEN		ELLISLIB	VHS
88 BRINGING UP BABY		East Lyme	VHS
89 SIXTH SENSE, THE		105	VHS
90 SWING TIME
91 SOPHIE'S CHOICE
92 GOODFELLAS	SR	105	VHS
93 FRENCH CONNECTION, THE
94 PULP FICTION		SLATER	VHS
95 LAST PICTURE SHOW, THE
96 DO THE RIGHT THING	SR	105K	DVD
97 BLADE RUNNER
98 YANKEE DOODLE DANDY		105	DVD
99 TOY STORY		Slater	VHS
100 BEN-HUR		SLATER	VHS
AFI is a trademark of the American Film Institute. Copyright 2007 American Film Institute. All Rights Reserved.
ALSO
Rebel Without A Cause	JR	105	DVD
Giant	JR	105	VHS
What's Up Doc		Janis	DVD
High Anxiety	SR	105	VHS
Frenzy	SR	105	VHS
The Man Who Knew Too Much	SR	105	VHS

Cinema Literacy Name __________________________

Movie: ________________________________

****Use names of characters or the actors - refer to specific scenes in your answers.*****

Anwer in Sentences - GIVE EXAMPLES & BE SPECIFIC

1. What is the setting of this movie (location(s) & time(s)) and HOW do you know?

______________________________________________________________________

2. Do you think this was a good movie or not? ____________________

Explain your answer: whether you said "good" or "not good" give three (3) reasons for your statement. ( 3 explained reasons, each in a sentence @ 10pts = 30pts: specifically Five (5) points for each explanation & Five (5) points for each specific name or description from the movie used to explain why you liked or didn't like) Note: "I didn't like it" , "It's not in color" or "It had a good plot" is not a reason.

______________________________________________________________________

3A. Pick one quote or scene from the movie that meant something to you, or you think is significant. Write or describe it here: (10 pts) If a quote, tell who said it.

______________________________________________________________________

3B. For the scene or quote in 2A, explain its significance in regards to ONE of the following: the whole movie, understanding that character, or how it relates to your life. (10pts) **** This must relate to the quote or scene from 3A above! *****

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Cin. Lit Parent Letter, Permission Slip, movie list, response sheet (last)

Cinema Literacy Notebook Cover Sheet (use same one all three semesters)