Bellringer
May 28
In your notes: How is Major Kong being made
fun of by his riding the nuclear weapon to the
ground?
What part of the military is he a symbol for?
ANY “MISSING” Assignments are due by 2:15 tomorrow, Friday May
29th. You’ve had plenty of time to get these done. It’s ridiculous. Go
ahead and pay your taxes a month late and see what happens to you.
NOW THAT THE FILM IS
OVER
Some little extra tidbits for you:
Look at the names:
General Turgidson-Turgid means swollen or full of pressure
Group Capt. Mandrake-a mandrake root is said to grow where a hanged man…um…”drops
his seed”
Pres. Merkin Muffley-a merkin is a wig for…down there. The last name…well…you can
probably infer what that is.
Gen. Jack Ripper-Do I need to spell it out? Fine, Jack the Ripper killed prostitutes in England.
Premier Kissoff-Really?
Col. Bat Guano-This translates to Bat S#%T in Spanish, which is generally only said in
reference to insanity
Have you noticed any patterns?
CHARACTER CHART
It is too easy to say that the theme of this movie is that nuclear war is absurd.
We need to take a closer look at what the director thinks makes nuclear war
absurd.
Take the information from the viewing guide and combine it with the
information about the names we just looked at.
Fill in the chart for each character.
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
LQ: How does Stanley
Kubrick use satire to
construct his argument about
the dangers of nuclear war?
Your response is DUE MONDAY, June 1.
Next Week’s schedule
PD 1 and 3
Monday B1 day: – wrapping up Satire activities and Reflection
assignment (this is a grade)
Wednesday A1 day: CLASS Activity for FINAL EXAM. This is a
mandatory activity which is a part of the final exam. If you miss it, you
must come during another period to take part in the activity.
Friday B1 Day: YOUR FINAL EXAM. It is a performance task (Like the
Milgram/Stanford performance task). There are several questions
which are graded and then the task, which is the major grade. You
don’t get extra time. You have to finish it all during the class.
Next Week’s schedule
PD 5
Monday B1 day: – wrapping up Satire activities and Reflection
assignment (this is a grade)
Wednesday A1 day: wrapping up Satire continued – we are still doing
work and having class!!! Be here!! Not optional!!!
Friday B1 Day: CLASS Activity for FINAL EXAM. This is a mandatory
activity which is a part of the final exam. If you miss it, you must come
during another period to take part in the activity.
Tuesday June 9th: Your final exam is the first exam period. Be here.