• 2nd Quarter

    Film Class Assignment: 

    Homework:  Anything (Film sheets, Class assignments) not completed in class

    Classwork  /Topics - Week 1 (11/11 - 11/15): Film: Pinocchio, Pinocchio Film Sheet, Book to Screen: James Bond

    Classwork / Topics - Week 2 (11/18 - 11/22):  Film: The Spy Who Loved Me, The Spy Who Loved Me Film Sheet 

    Classwork / Topics - Week 3 (11/25 - 11/29):  Film Advertising: Film Trailers, Movie Posters, Marketing

    Classwork / Topics - Week 4 (12/2 - 12/6):  Film: Eddie the Eagle, Eddie the Eagle Film Sheet

    Classwork / Topics - Week 5 (12/9 - 12/13): Film: The Maltese Falcon, The Maltese Falcon Film Sheet, Film Noir

    Classwork / Topics - Week 6 (12/16 - 12/20): Film: Fried Green Tomatoes, Fried Green Tomatoes Film Sheet, Holiday Movies

    Classwork / Topics - Week 7 (1/2 - 1/3): Film: The Rocketeer, The Rocketeer Film Sheet, Comic Book Movies / Adaptations 

    Classwork / Topics - Week 8 (1/6 - 1/10): Film: Almost Famous, Almost Famous Film Sheet, Music Soundtracks

    Classwork / Topics - Week 9 (1/13 -1/17): Film: Tootsie, Tootsie Film Sheet, Film Class Final Exam

    Classwork / Topics - Week 10 (1/19 - 1/23): Regents Week

     

    1st Quarter

    Film Class Assignment:  Signed Syllabus - Due Monday - September 9th, 2024

    Homework: Signed Syllabus Due 9/9, Anything (Film sheets, Class assignments) not completed in class

    Classwork  /Topics - Week 1 (9/1 - 9/6): Syllabus / Class Overview, Class Film Questionnaire 

    Classwork / Topics - Week 2 (9/9- 9/13):  Origins of Film, Film Production Overview, Film: The Fugitive,  The Fugitive Film Sheet

    Classwork / Topics - Week 3 (9/16 - 9/20): Film Production, Film: A Man Called Otto, A Man Called  Otto Film Sheet, Early Film History

    Classwork / Topics - Week 4 (9/23 - 9/27): Screenplays, Franchises, Film: Dirty Harry - Dirty Harry Film Sheet, Early Film History (Continued)

    Classwork Week 5 (9/30 - 10/04): Adapting Media - Play to Film to Television, Film: Get Smart, Get Smart Film Sheet, TV Episode

    Classwork Week 6 (10/7 - 10/11): Film: Chicago, Chicago Film Sheet, Movie Musicals (History / Legacy)

    Classwork Week 7 (10/14 - 10/18): Film: Midnight Run, Midnight Run Film Sheet, Film History (Continued)

    Classwork Week 8 (10/21- 10/25): Film: Wait Until Dark, Wait Until Dark Film Sheet, Lighting / Film Production, Film Vocabulary

    Classwork Week 9 (10/28 - 11/1):  Film: The Wild Robot, The Wild Robot Film Sheet, Animation Shorts, History, Techniques

    Classwork Week 10 (11/4 - 11/8): Film: The Dead Pool, The Dead Pool Film Sheet, Star Vehicles / Franchises, Film Corporations

     

    2nd Quarter: Global 10 Assignments

    Homework:  Anything not completed in class,  

    Classwork  /Topics - Week 1 (11/11 - 11/15): Imperialism: China - Opium Wars (Opium Wars Reading / Worksheet) Japan Imperialism

    Classwork / Topics - Week 2 (11/18 - 11/22):  Japanese Imperialism, Japan CRQ, Impact of Imperialism Movie: The Last Samurai (Viewing / Sheet)

    Classwork / Topics - Week 3 (11/25 - 11/29): Movie: The Last Samurai (Viewing / Sheet)   

    Classwork / Topics - Week 4 (12/2 - 12/6): Impact of Imperialism, Enduring Issues Essay (Done in Class), Quiz: Imperialism (China, Japan, Impact of Imperialism)

    Classwork / Topics - Week 5 (12/9 - 12/13): Causes of World War I, Trench Warfare, WWI CRQ

    Classwork / Topics - Week 6 (12/16 - 12/20): Treaty of Versailles, Quiz: World War I, Film: 1917 

    Classwork / Topics - Week 7 (1/2 - 1/3):  Russian Revolution, Video / Sheet: Death of the Czar

    Classwork / Topics - Week 8 (1/6 - 1/10):  Russian Revolution, Communism Origins, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin

    Classwork / Topics - Week 9 (1/13 -1/17):  Stalin: 5 Year Plans, Collective Farms, CRQ, Quiz Friday

    Classwork / Topics - Week 10 (1/19 - 1/23): Regents Week (2nd Quarter Ends)

     

    1st Quarter: Global 10 Assignments

    Homework:  Anything not completed in class,  

    Classwork Week 1 (9/1 - 9/6):  Syllabus, Global Regents Test, 9th Grade Review, Signed Syllabus Due 9/9

    Classwork Week 2 (9/9- 9/13): Global Pretest (Monday), World Since 1750, Feudal Japan, Ottoman Empire, Age of Absolutism, CRQ Introduction.

    Classwork Week 3 (9/16 - 9/20): England (Limited Monarchy), World in 1750 Practice Questions, Enlightenment Notes, Quiz Friday (25 MC)

    Classwork Week 4 (9/23 - 9/27):  Finish Enlightenment Notes, Enlightenment CRQ, French Revolution Causes, Estate System,  

    Classwork Week 5 (9/30 - 10/04):  Napoleon, Causes of French Rev (Reading / WS), FR Causes CRQ, Quiz Friday: Enlightenment / French Rev

    Classwork Week 6 (10/7 - 10/11): Congress of Vienna, Latin America Revolutions, Nationalism (France, Italy, Germany, Balkans) 

    Classwork Week 7 (10/14 - 10/18):  Agricultural Revolution (Notes), Industrial Revolution, (Notes), Enclosure Worksheet, The Urban Game Project

    Classwork Week 8 (10/21- 10/25): Inventions, Railroad, Technology, Industrial Revolution CRQ, Quiz Friday: Congress of Vienna, LA Rev, IR,                                                     

    Classwork Week 9 (10/27 - 11/1):  Industrial Revolution Economics, Imperialism: Causes,  Africa (Berlin Conference, The Congo), Africa Map 

    Classwork Week 10 (11/4 - 11/8): Imperialism: India Imperialism CRQ,  Imperialism Packet, Quiz: IR Economics / Causes of Imperialism

     Office Hours: If you have a question or need clarification on an assignment, you can message me through Google Classroom or email me Timothy.rifenburg@wcsdny.org . I will respond at some point in the morning / evening between 7:00AM and 8:30PM.(I check my mail frequently but will not guarantee a response after 8:30PM)  Anything sent after 8:30PM will be dealt with the next day.  I do check email on weekends, holidays and conference days but responses will be based on the time available.