UNIT 2:
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Responsibility for Self — DATES: September 29, 2014—October 15 (11 Days)
— GENRE(S): Film / Non-Fiction / Poetry — CURRICULAR OBJECTIVES: Personal Response to Text--CPU — TEXTS: The Fountain (2006), “The Existential Moment,” various poems and non-fiction texts |
MAJOR ASSESSMENTS (See Associated CharT FOR BLOCK A or BLOCk C)
Context, Existentialism, & Religions
“The subjective thinker’s form, the form of his communication, is his style. His form must be just as manifold as are the opposites that he holds together. To the same degree as the subjective thinker is concrete, to the same degree his form must also be concretely dialectical. But just as he himself is not a poet, not an ethicist, not a dialectician, so also his form is none of theirs directly. His form must first and last be related to existence, and in this regard he must have at his disposal the poetic, the ethical, the dialectical, the religious” ~Søren Kierkegaard.
Existentialism is a term applied to the work of certain late 19th- and 20th-century philosophers who, despite profound doctrinal differences, shared the belief that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject—not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual. In existentialism, the individual’s starting point is characterized by what has been called “the existential attitude,” or a sense of disorientation and confusion in the face of an apparently meaningless or absurd world. It is a form of analysis centering on individual existence in an unfathomable universe and the plight of the individual who must assume ultimate responsibility for acts of free will without any certain knowledge of what is right or wrong or good or bad. |
"SEVEN AGES OF MAN"
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EXISTENTIAL MOMENTS
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END-COMMENTARIES
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The Fountain (2006)
The Fountain is a romantic-drama film that blends elements of fantasy, history, religion, and science fiction. It is directed by Darren Aronofsky, and stars Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz. The film consists of three story lines, in which Jackman and Weisz play different sets of characters who may or may not be the same two people:
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LINK TO THE FOUNTAIN ON IMDB.COM
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Sociograms
Having now viewed Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain, it is time to create meaning out of the text. For this assignment you will be asked to create a SOCIOGRAM or GRAPHIC ORGANIZER to demonstrate your understanding of the film. A Sociogram is a visual organizer that uses pictures, symbols, shapes, colors, and line-styles to help illustrate the relationships between characters, themes and ideas in a literary text.
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Personal Response #2: Critical / Personal / Universal
A personal response is a paper which explains your own reactions to what you have read. Your emotions and perspectives are prominent; your writing should be honest and personal, not dry and scholarly. This does not mean that you can get away with poor writing, however. Your paper should still be clear and effective! When you write a personal response, use “I.” A personal response, by definition, can take any of several forms. However, for this assignment you are expected to write using the Critical / Personal / Universal (CPU) format.
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