ARTH 241 Week 1 Discussion

ARTH 241 Week 1 Discussion | American Public University System

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Course Objective(s):

·         CO1 Describe the different components of film and why it is important to study film.

·         CO2 Explain how and why different pieces of literature, such as a novel, a play, a short story, or a comic book are adapted into a film. 

 Description:

Please complete Parts I & II.

Part I: Introduction

Please introduce yourself in the class. Topics might include where you work or plan to work after completing your program, are you in or have served in the military, something about your family, and any hobbies or special interests. Also tell us why you are taking this course and what you hope to gain from obtaining your degree. In addition to introducing yourself please complete the following in this initial post.

Part II: Novel Choice

In this discussion, you will select and post your novel choice for the Week 7 Final Project. You must select a novel that has NOT already been adapted into a film. Select literature that will be available to you and which you will be able to read throughout the next 6 weeks.

·         Please choose a literary text (i.e. a novel, play, nonfiction, biography, etc.) between 300-400 pages that has NOT been adapted into a film version as of yet.

·         The goal of this post is to have you commit to a text and start reading it. Of course, for those of you who have already read the book, you should be rereading it.

Instructions:

·         Press "Start A New Conversation" to create a new post in this thread:

·         Use your book title as the subject heading

·         Tell us why you have chosen this particular text to read

·         Tell us the number of pages

Introduction Discussion Requirement:

Your first post in this discussion must be 250 words. The Introduction Discussion topic serves as your official entry into the course. The Introduction Discussion must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday the first week of the course to maintain your course enrollment. Students who do not post to this discussion before this deadline will be automatically dropped from the course. NO EXCEPTIONS."