Review the CDC Milestone handouts for three and four year old children. Complete the comments section by commenting on the Joseph’s development. What did you learn about her development in this observation?

Final Anecdotal Observation: Joseph Reading the Three Little Pigs

1. Watch the video of Joseph Reading the Three Little pigs. Write an anecdote using detailed and non-judgmental language.

2. Review the CDC Milestone handouts for three and four year old children. Complete the comments section by commenting on the Joseph’s development. What did you learn about her development in this observation? The CDC handout will guide you in making comments about Joseph’s development.

4. Submit your anecdotal observations to the dropbox.

Is the information someone’s idea or the result of someone’s research?

But you will need to find and cite one piece of research somewhere in your speech.
The research you cite should provide an interesting example, or statistic, or testimony to clarify an idea; to add interest to something beyond common knowledge.
Watch out for plagiarism!
Suppose you find a great article about your co-culture and you copy/paste the information into your outline and present it to us. Is this plagiarism? YES! Never copy/paste information and have us believe the information is something you wrote.
How do you know when you need to cite someone?
Is the information common knowledge? If so, you don’t need to cite a source. For example:
George Washington was the first president.
Oranges are a type of fruit.
The primary colors of light are red, blue, and green.
Is the information something someone said directly? If yes, then you need to cite it.
“As Abraham Lincoln famously said, ‘Four score and seven years ago…’”
Is the information someone’s idea or the result of someone’s research? If yes, you need to cite it.

Explain how any two films illustrate the promotion of human rights. 

Films “The Watermelon Woman” & “Moolaade”

Assignment instructions:
The films you will analyze: “The Watermelon Woman” & “Moolaade”
In this journal, you are required to cite the reading assignments twice .
Minimum 500 words; maximum 750 words.
Double space, use correct grammar and punctuation, and employ proper citations when borrowing text or ideas.
Human Rights:  Using at least two (2) quotations from the reading assignments to support your own observations, explain how any two films illustrate the promotion of human rights.  You must reference the reading assignment(s) and properly cite.

In what specific ways did Lincoln demonstrate emotional intelligence? How did his interpersonal skills make him an effective leader?

Lincoln portrays the great president’s struggle to ratify the 13th amendment—which, if passed, would ban slavery in the United States everywhere and for all time. The film also depicts the diversity of perspectives among the members of Lincoln’s cabinet, whom he had chosen precisely for that reason and masterfully illustrates Lincoln’s skills as a diplomat, leader, and communicator. It is based upon a section of Doris Goodwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning historical work Team of Rivals.

Assess the overall leadership of Abraham Lincoln as depicted in the film based upon what you have learned about leadership ethics so far from our course textbook and upon what you may have learned about the subject from other sources. Some questions to consider:
• How did Lincoln utilize Leadership Language  to mobilize support in favor of the 13th amendment’s ratification? Specifically analyze Lincoln’s tone and style—was he able to create a positive ethos? In what ways did Lincoln make his communication especially memorable and persuasive?
• In what specific ways did Lincoln demonstrate emotional intelligence? How did his interpersonal skills make him an effective leader? What about his nonverbal communication skills…were there points in the film in which Lincoln’s nonverbals improved his communication effectiveness?
• What types of conflict existed between Lincoln, his cabinet officials, members of Congress, etc.? How did Lincoln manage these conflicts to keep them from spiraling out of control?

For additional context and possible writing ideas, check out these web sites:

https://rainbows.typepad.com/blog/2012/11/steven-spielberg-movie-abraham-lincoln-lessons-insights-leadership-storytelling.html

https://www.inc.com/hitendra-wadhwa/lessons-in-leadership-how-abraham-lincoln-became-americas-greatest-president.html

Lead like Lincoln: leadership lessons from honest Abe

https://hbr.org/2009/04/leadership-lessons-from-abraham-lincoln

Discuss at least 3 generally held beliefs about our criminal justice system that the series addresses. What are these beliefs? And how does the series, be specific with scene(s) information, support or contradict these beliefs?

Write a Paper Answering the Following Questions.  keep in mind that the paper is not to be a critique of either series, whether you thought it told the story from one or a lopsided position, or even if you think the accused committed the crime(s) or not. The paper is for you to explore and discuss the unethical actions/decision-making highlighted in the series.

12pt time roman, 1-inch margins.

This Extra Credit assignment can earn up to 10 points to your final course score. Your papers will be awarded points based on the quality of your critical thinking about the series and your ability to convey these thoughts and effectively relate them to components of the course material. Grammar and formatting will also count too.

Questions:

1. Discuss at least 3 generally held beliefs about our criminal justice system that the series addresses. What are these beliefs? And how does the series, be specific with scene(s) information, support or contradict these beliefs?

2. Discuss at least 3 examples of unethical actions/decision-making , and why it is unethical, committed by Law Enforcement in the series. Provide the episode number and a short description of the scene.

3. Discuss at least 3 examples of unethical actions/decision-making , and why it is unethical, committed by the Courts in the series. Provide the episode number and a short description of the scene.

4. Discuss at least 3 examples of illegal actions, and why it is illegal, committed by Law Enforcement and the Courts in the series. Provide the episode number and a short description of the scene.

5. Discuss the role the media played  in these cases? How did the media frame the cases? Provide episode numbers and short descriptions of scenes to illustrate your answer.

6. Discuss at least 3 examples of bias in the criminal justice system portrayed in the series. Why is it bias ? Provide the episode number and a short description of the scene.

7. Discuss the 1 action/decision that in your mind was the most unethical—even outlandish—taken in the cases described in the series. Why is this action/decision the one that you think is the most ‘out of line’ ethically? Provide the episode number and a short description of the scene.

Analyze and explain how that scene communicates the role of queer sexuality in the space Chiron inhabits, or choose a scene that challenges or re-envisions popular conceptions of gay men and explain and analyze how the film creates this reimagining.

African American Cinema Tues 4/12: Patricia Hill Collins Black Feminist Thought
Thurs 14/14: Moonlight Due: Viewing Response
Viewing Response Question: You have two options for this response. Either select a scene and analyze and explain how that scene communicates the role of queer sexuality in the space Chiron inhabits, or choose a scene that challenges or re-envisions popular conceptions of gay men and explain and analyze how the film creates this reimagining.
Latina/o/x Cinema Tues 4/19: Rosa Linda Fregoso The Bronze Screen
Thurs 4/21: American Me Due: Viewing Response
Viewing Response Question: Explain Fregoso’s multiple critiques of American Me, and, with specific references to Olmos’ film, elucidate where and why you do or do not agree with her criticisms.

What is Laura Mulvey’s argument on the depiction of women in film? After identifying her argument, provide a link to a video clip where you see her argument materializing, and explain why and how you see her argument applicable in this clip.

Separate the reading and viewing responses to different documents and title them simple as “Gender and Film Reading response” or “Gender and Film Viewing response”

What is Laura Mulvey’s argument on the depiction of women in film? After identifying her argument, provide a link to a video clip where you see her argument materializing, and explain why and how you see her argument applicable in this clip.
How does Mulvey’s argument apply to G.I. Jane? Your response must feature scene analyses that inform your opinion and that attend to the gendering of formal elements of cinema.

What if humans gained the ability to clone extinct and/or prehistoric species? What if extinct and/or prehistoric species were cloned for big-business / capitalist purposes?

In Jenna Avery’s article “The Purpose and Value of Science Fiction,” she discusses the important roles the genre of Science Fiction plays in our culture. Complete the template below for each of her four main points. Make sure to use complete sentences and discuss your chosen film in detail.
Quote from article Connection to chosen film?
“Sci-Fi makes us think, wonder, and ask what if and why.”

The “what ifs” that this film makes us think about are: What if humans gained the ability to clone extinct and/or prehistoric species? What if extinct and/or prehistoric species were cloned for big-business / capitalist purposes?
The major “why” that this film makes us ask is: Why would we clone extinct and/or prehistoric species and not foresee serious consequences?

Identify a director who meets the criteria posed by auteur theory. Summarize briefly the ways in which this director meets those criteria using examples from at least two of the director’s films.

Explain auteur theory.
Describe, using Chapter 8 of the text as a reference, the criteria for what makes a director an auteur.
Identify a director who meets the criteria posed by auteur theory.
Summarize briefly the ways in which this director meets those criteria using examples from at least two of the director’s films.
Apply the lens of auteur theory in breaking down the director’s technical competence, distinguishable personality, and interior meaning using specific examples of his/her work.
Analyze the specific ways in which filmmaking techniques, consistent themes, and storytelling distinguish your chosen director as an auteur among his/her peers.