Milateh Tolkien?

1974 Radio Adaptation

1974...Did he say '74, YES! 1974
This is a smidgin of the novel adapted to a radio programme. It's a good example of the notion of how adaptations of novels lend themselves to other formats.

The Master discusses the origins of the Hobbit

What the Baggins?

I do understand that this might make you lose your breakfast and potentially dread the idea of reading the novel, but I had to put this on here. What the Baggins was Spock thinking?

Actually, I poke fun, but this song is now stuck in my head.."Bilbo, Bilbo.."

For Tuesday you will need to have finalized the graphic organizer you started in class based on our novel study, Fahrenheit 451.

Free Dive World Record

Free Diver Guillaume Nery reaches -109 meters

Our External Reading Assignment, The Black Pearl, by Scott O’Dell

When young Ramon finds a giant black pearl beneath the seas of Baja California, he angers the giant manta ray who guards it. Neither Ramon nor his father understand the danger that such a pearl can bring. Both the Manta Diablo and the Sevillano (another pearl diver) are determined to get their hands on the pearl, even if they must kill Ramon to do so.

"Graceful, haunting tale of reason and superstition, about a young pearl diver, the great pearl he finds and the giant manta he angers." Recommended.

-The New York Times

Newbery Honor Book. 1968

The Outsiders II

Don't blame the camera man. YOU need to PROJECT!

Twister Film Critique- Science and English

FILM CRITIQUE

You have just watched Twister. You must now write a film critique, only this critique will be an assessment of the scientific elements of the film. You are a credible scientist who is giving his/her take on the relative accuracy of the film.

- What type of scientist are you? (You would obviously be a specialist in s field that will give you authority on the subject matter)
- What elements of the film are true to the science you studied in class
Here you must cite specific example and support. Support deals with not only scenes in the film but more importantly the factual science you learned in the weather unit. Did the director/production get it right. What was actual science and what was… “No way, that could never happen, because…”
- You must follow the film critique structure, see the link for example below (from our semester one film critique).
- You need to include the official trailer
- You need two images
- You need a small biographical blurb on “your” professional credibility as a scientist
· This grade counts DOUBLE, for English and for Science!
· This is Due Thursday at 8:00 PM

Partial Example:

Box Office Spoof or Real Threat to our Planet



Shaun of the Dead (2004), a British production written by and starring Simon Pegg, is a farcical take on the classic Hollywood zombie film. Shaun, a thirty-something slacker, is in actuality a “Zombie” as he drags through his rather pathetic daily existence. When an infectious Zombie epidemic is on the verge of threatening his meager life, something awakens in him, and our loser quickly transforms to hero.

I for one enjoyed this film for its satire and dark, yet canny humor. But as lighthearted as Shaun of the Dead may be, I cannot overlook the seriousness that is a Zombie epidemic. I know, many of you may think this, coming from a notable scientist might very well be my own academic attempt at satire, but the truth of the matter is the Zombie epidemic is a potentiality.

In my book, The Parasitical Threat, I delve greatly into toxoplasma gondii, a highly developed parasite that attacks the brains of rats and other small mammals. Toxoplasma gondii is also present in 40% of the world’s human population. If this parasite were to…etc.

- I go on to include ACTUAL scientific information and how it relates to the film. You will do the same based on your learning about weather. (keep going)

Dr. White is an a Tenured Professor of Parasitology at the University of Georgia. His book, The Parasitical Threat, is available through Bantam Publishing and Amazon.

Our Readers’ Theatre One Act of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

I know, it’s one of many, but hey, not bad considering the lighting speed at which one is able to upload from the island.

Suzanne Fisher Staples was a foreign news reporter for United Press International. She became the chief of UPI’s South Asia bureau and moved to India where she dealt with news from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. She later accepted a position working on a literacy programme with the US Agency for International Development in the Cholistan desert region of Pakistan. She made many friends and listened to the stories of the women. These accounts became the basis of our reading selection, Shabanu Daughter of the Wind.



Some of the major themes of our novel are:
- love
- prearranged marriage
- dowry
- tribal cultures
- women in a male dominated society
- independence

This video, directed by Ziad Khan, provides us with some great imagery for our novel with magnificent footage of the Pakistani desert.



This is a very interesting piece emphasizing the importance of weddings in Lahore, Pakistan. This is very far removed from the socioeconomic conditions of our novel, but it does give us great insight regarding the monetary aspect of matrimony. See the map to get an idea of the geographic relationship of Lahore to the setting of Shabanu, the Cholistan Desert. The Cholistan is 30 Km from Bahawalpur.

The Outsiders - Nothing Gold Can Stay

Thomas C. Howell, as Ponyboy Curtis, reciting the poem by Robert Frost, Nothing Gold Can Stay.