Monday, February 4, 2013

THE ROARING TWENTIES


Choose one of the following characters from The Roaring Twenties (Dir. Raoul Walsh) to explore: 

Eddie Bartlett (James Cagney)
Jean Sherman (Priscilla Lane) 
George Hally (Humphrey Bogart) 
Lloyd Hart (Jeffrey Lynn)
Panama Smith (Gladys George).

In an organized response, answer the following questions:
1.  What does your character want out of life?
2.   How does your character go about achieving what he or she wants? Does he or she reach his or her goals?
3.  What moral dilemmas does your character face?

Scoring:
Your response will be graded on a scale of 1-5 in the following categories:
Content (Depth of Ideas)
Organization (Structure)
Grammar / Conventions
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Total = 15 Points

Friday, February 1, 2013

Road Trip Reflection

In a thoughtful paragraph, describe what you learned about yourself and about traveling during the process of creating your Road Trip Journal.

Scoring:
Thoughtfulness of Response (Scale 1-5)
Grammar/Conventions (Scale 1-5)
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Total = 10 Points