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• EVERYTHING In SEPARATE DOCUMENTS
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• Reply to 2 of your classmates – with meaningful response discussions –
  
• Note: This assignment is worth up to 25 points. You can find a grading rubric by going to the 3 dots at the top of the page.
• Warning – this is a simple reminder that I will be checking for use of AI, ChatGPT or Google excerpts. Use of plagiarized material amounts to cheating and will lead to expulsion and a “0” grade. It pains me to sound so negative, but it was become a major problem for educators.

CLASS DISCUSSION & TAKEAWAY

BACKGROUND:

This week we learned about the evolution of LatinX imagery and representation in film. Once again, we see how historical developments and societal views directly impact what we see on screen. This is true going back to the earliest days of film through recent times.

Here are your questions for our Class Discussion. It is important that your responses include details from the film to support your viewpoints. :

• Amores Perros (2000)
  • This film can easily be analyzed in the context of 3 storylines. How do they interconnect?
  • What most surprised you about the film?
  • What was your favorite moment of the film (describe in detail)?
• LatinX Film Diversity History
  • Based on this week’s module about the history of the LatinX community in film. What correlations can you make between what has come before us and what is going on in our current world?
• TAKEAWAYS:
• • In your Class Discussion, Please include a reflection about something you’ve learned this week. A takeaway can come from your readings, the course lecture, a classmate comment, the film or ANYthing that was significant enough to cause you to reflect or value a thought, learning, disturbing moment, idea, etc

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  DUE DATE:

  • Reply to 2 of your classmates – with meaningful response discussions – by

  DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT

  • Worth UP TO 20 + BONUS Points

  • ***Please be sure to cut & paste discussion questions into your responses:

  Respond to these questions:

  1. Based on the film, The Joy Luck Club, how would you describe some of the various elements of Asian Culture that were shown in the film ?
  2. Select one Character … Discuss that character’s ark throughout the film? Did they grow? Were they stagnate in their views? Describe a “beginning=middle-end” of their storyline? Why did you select that character?
  3. What was your favorite part or scene from the film?
  4. “What are your Takeaways” for this week? As you probably know by now … Share any reflection about this week’s module. Did anything surprise you? Make your think a bit more? Find anything disturbing, exciting, funny, weird, etc.?
  5. BONUS QUESTION – Worth up to 10 ADDITIONAL POINTS: In the Supplemental Materials it indicates that there’s a good chance the same cast will reassemble for a sequel. How do you see the main Mother-Daughter cast members (and any others you’d like to include) evolving

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  • • Reply to 2 of your classmates – with meaningful response discussions –

  DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

  1. Review the “Smoke Signals” character Thomas’ quote from near the beginning of the film, and answer these questions: What does Thomas mean by this? What images of fire and ash appear in this film? Here is the quote:
     • “You know, there are some children who aren’t really children at all. They’re just pillars of flame that burn everything they touch. And there are some children who are just pillars of ash, that fall apart if you touch’ em. Me and Victor—we were children born of flame and ash.”
  2. How would you describe Thomas’ arc of growth in the film? Victor’s arc of growth?
  3. Favorite Moments from the film?
  4. From this week’s module, summarize in 1-2 sentences the relevance of these images (What are they and what do they have to do with this week’s subject?):

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  5. What are your “Takeaways” from this week?

  BONUS QUESTION: Based on this scene from the film, Stagecoach describe the Native American characterizations and stereotypes in early classic Western genre Films?