Friday, October 28, 2011

Flight versus Invisibility? (Due Friday, November 4th)

Flight versus invisibility?  Whichever you pick, you'll be the only person in the world to have that particular superpower. You can't have both. Which do you choose? Why? How would you use the superpower? What would you do with it?

Friday, October 21, 2011

What Makes Someone a Hero? (Due Friday, October 28th)

Read the following statements.  In your comments, write whether you agree or disagree and WHY for each statement:

1. Courage always involves sacrifice or loss. (AGREE/ DISAGREE) 
Why or why not?
2. When a hero is born, he or she is already different from other people. (AGREE/ DISAGREE) 
Why or why not?
3. Someone can be considered a hero only if they win. (AGREE/ DISAGREE)
Why or why not?
4. If a person does something heroic but gets something out of doing it, like a reward, then she or he is not a hero. (AGREE/ DISAGREE)
Why or why not?

Thursday, October 13, 2011

What's your favorite cartoon or comic? (Due Friday, October 21st)

Click on the "COMMENTS" link below, and write 5-7 sentences describing your favorite cartoon or comic.  It could be a movie, television show, or a comic strip.  

For example, my favorite cartoon would have to be Monsters, Inc.  I love the idea that Sulley is just "doing his job" when he scares kids and harvests their screams.  The way that Boo says the name "Mike Wazowski" never fails to crack me up, and I love the theme at the end, the idea that people and corporations can change for the better.  Pixar animation amazes me.  Boo is adorable, and the way that Sulley shifts from like-able guy to ferocious creature shows the richness of the animation.  Of course, having John Goodman and Billy Crystal as voices adds a layer of humor to the movie.  Overall, it's a triumph of storytelling and animation, and a heck of a good film!