Visual Notes on cartoons by Sameer Khalili and Ali Ferzat.

What are you learning about analysing visual texts? Through our recent CAT, I was able to learn that while I am analysing texts I need to focus on my analysis and evaluation as my commentary was too focused on the description and detail of the photo rather than the meaning of the textual features or Read More…

As this was only my second time doing a semi-formal oral, there was a lot of room for improvement. Aside from the knowledge of the play, I think I lacked flow and structure in my oral which made it a bit hard to follow along with. Do you explain the relevance and significance of the Read More…

  “Every year fewer and fewer words, and the range of consciousness always a little smaller.” This quote is clearly related to the big ideas about the connection between language and identity. In 1984, it is assumed that ideas and thoughts are based on the language rather than the common thinking which is thoughts are Read More…

Self Management: I take the initiative to catch up on notes or assessments when I miss class Evidence of this learning objective – Earlier this year, I had missed a few English lessons in which the class had done a substantial amount of work and I needed to catch up on this missed work. In order Read More…

“Life is Beautiful”, directed by Roberto Benigni is a brilliantly shot revisionist film which depicts the journey of a Jewish-Italian waiter in the WW2 era. Throughout the movie, Guido comes up with eloquent and well-thought-out ways to hide the atrocities of war from his young and innocent son, Joshua, through a game with a certain Read More…

  Analysing the Joker interrogation scene from The Dark Knight. From the very beginning of the scene, The Joker is already sitting in the room, and we (the camera) is placed behind him indicating that he is in control and has a sense of power over commissioner Gordon, who is supposed to be in full Read More…

Our group delved into the safety aspect of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.  

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