5/4/2010

Journal: Did some research on All The President's Men today... I love this movie. So happy we're watching it. Youtube was blocked in class today so we couldn't show the freshmen Nixon's resignation, but I found it at home, so we can show it to them tomorrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEOGJJ7UKFM

On a side note, I find it funny that Nixon's Presidential library provided the clip.

Grade: 100

Since we didn't have the DVD today and Youtube/the entire internet was blocked, we talked about the Watergate scandal with the freshmen and then taught them how to analytically watch a movie with Catch Me If You Can on Matt's laptop. I'm glad we did because it took a lot to get some of them engaged in analytical thought. I wish I had had practice the first time I had to write a critical analysis of a movie... Ha.