As stated in class, we will be watching O Brother Where Art Thou this week. You'll then have two writing assignments related to the movie:
(1) You will first write a comparison/contrast paper, comparing the film to The Odyssey; for that paper, you will need to refer to specifics from the film and the poem. In other words, take notes while you are watching! To get you started, refer to Wikipedia's breakdown of the connections between the movie and The Odyssey.
(2) We will also look at some of the songs from the movie. I'll provide a handout in class of the lyrics to some of the songs from the film. You'll have an option of writing a response paper to one of the songs OR looking up information on something related to the period (The Great Depression and/or The South) and write a short summary of what you find.
I'll post specifics for the assignments soon...
(1) You will first write a comparison/contrast paper, comparing the film to The Odyssey; for that paper, you will need to refer to specifics from the film and the poem. In other words, take notes while you are watching! To get you started, refer to Wikipedia's breakdown of the connections between the movie and The Odyssey.
(2) We will also look at some of the songs from the movie. I'll provide a handout in class of the lyrics to some of the songs from the film. You'll have an option of writing a response paper to one of the songs OR looking up information on something related to the period (The Great Depression and/or The South) and write a short summary of what you find.
I'll post specifics for the assignments soon...