Hey guys! Next week, we will be watching a movie and doing activities related to the movie during your two class periods. Here is the list of movies that you can choose between for our lesson next week. We'll take a vote this week. 
Movie Choices for the Week of November 7th through 11th

 

Summaries taken from imdb.com.

WPSLTM (Why Professor Sharece Likes This Movie): A short explanation of why I chose this movie as one of your five choices.

Almost Famous:

A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies it on their concert tour.

WPSLTM: The music in the movie is awesome. I love classic rock. There are many funny lines throughout the movie.

Chicken Run:

Chicken Run is a comedy escape drama with a touch of passion set on a sinister Yorks chicken farm in 1950's England.

WPSLTM: A movie about chickens… why wouldn’t I love this movie? When I was a student, I tried to become a vegetarian after watching this movie.

Easy A:

A clean-cut high school student relies on the school's rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.

WPSLTM: The cool teacher in the movie teaches English literature. This is what I want to do when I return to the US. Emma Stone is an awesome actress.

Goonies:

A group of kids embark on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map.

WPSLTM: This movie is filmed in OREGON!!! I was two years old when this movie first came out, but it is still a classic.

Pretty in Pink:

A poor girl must choose between the affections of her doting childhood sweetheart and a rich but sensitive playboy.

WPSLTM: John Hughes films are essential to the millennial generation in the US. We grew up watching these movies on VHS with our friends on Friday nights. Eighties films are a big part of American culture.




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