LISA PETRIE NEEDS YOUR THOUGHTS

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Review of Five Elements of Magical Realism

Click here to access a short video about magical realism

Honors/Extra Credit Article: This Could Be the Most Important Part of India's Anti-Rape Law

From The Atlantic  Discusses a newly implemented and established law on rape in India.   Do you think that this law will be enough?   How does this newly formed law measure up to your thesis or viewpoint?

  

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings 

Guillermo Del Toro and Monster Making

Read the article from the New Yorker and then answer the following question under the comment section of the blog.

What aspects of Magical Realism does Del Toro discuss?   Where else do we see Magical Realism in film and cinema?   

Vocabulary Words for 3/8/2013

Here is a link to the Vocabulary words for the week!  

http://screencast.com/t/sGBUnpfDDMa

This is Your Brain on Storytelling: discussion on 3/6 and 3/7

This is your brain on storytelling:

                                  What is the role of storytelling in our society? Where is it heading?

• On a chemical level, how do stories capture our attention and change our moods?
• Which kinds of stories lead to concrete action?
• Can stories permanently change our opinions?