March 2, 2014: Amadeus

Remember to write your full name a class period on the first line of your entry.

Choose two ideas to write about from the movie and then write at least 8 sentences for each idea.   The ideas you can choose from but are not limited to include facts you learned about Mozart's life, facts you learned about late 18th century life, any of the characters or operas mentioned in the movie, or some of the larger themes explored in the movie.  Since there is a wealth of information presented in the movie, do not write about anything someone else has already written about.  Be original, creative, insightful, and brilliant.

Winter Break

There will be no blog this week because of winter break.  Be good over break, but if you can't be good be safe.

February 9 The Sleeping Beauty ballet

Remember to write you full name and class period on the first line of your entry.

Write at least 15 sentence about the performance of the ballet we see on Sunday.  Besides writing about the costumes and the staging, analyze at least two of the individual dances and explain why you like them, describing details from the dances.  The entire ballet is made up of many, many smaller dances.  For example, each fairy has her own dance, Aurora and the prince have their own dances as well as their dances together,  the bluebirds have their dance, and all the other fairy tale characters have their individual dances. Choose at least two of these and analyze them in detail.