Now that my AP students have taken their AP exam, they have the opportunity to decide what we do with the remainder of the school year. While they are still expected to functuion at a college level, they get to determine how we spend the last few weeks of school together, I'm so excited by their motivation to learn, as they decided to read a novel and then anayze the movie version. They chose The Painted Veil by W. S. Maugham which I had never read before but have seen the film of. They definitely chose the perfect book to movie comparision, as the book and film are miles apart in terms of the character developement and the outcome of the novel. I'm now sitting, waiting in anticipation for them to finish the book this week and begin veiwing the film next week. I anticipate some very good discussion and movie reviews as a result!
A Random Post: I see that you are from Syracuse, I grew up about an hour west of there. I went to school at SUNY Oswego and I had a German Shorthaired Pointer named Sam when I was growing up! They are beautiful with vibrant personalities! I now have a great dane and boxer!
ReplyDeleteSuch a small world, Allison! I have several friends and family members who attend(ed) SUNY Oswego, and it's quite rare to run into someone who even realizes that my dog is a purebred and not a cross between a choclate lab and dalmation, as I often here!
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ReplyDeleteI think I've responded to you before but I don't think it's recording it. Anyway, I pass through Syracuse on my way to Rochester frequently! Small world. I don't think I have ever read the Painted Veil or seen the movie, so I'll try to do both this summer!
This may be one of the first times I've found the movie to be better than the original book version! My students were shocked that I could possibly admit such a thing!
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