Remember: Make sure you have completed the following:
- You have read Act 1 and submitted the 5 quotations and the paragraph
- You have read Act 2 and post-it noted at least 10 key quotations regarding the importance of valuing life
- You are reading Act 3, finding 5 quotations and creating a strong what/so what chart based on the question: What does Emily learn about life once she dies?
Monday and part of Tuesday, we will be watching and taking notes on the film, Steel Magnolias, starring Julia Roberts.
Your essay topic will be to discuss the question below:
Demonstrate how the play, Our Town, by Thornton Wilder and the film, Steel Magnolias, directed by Herbert Ross, suggest that life is too precious to waste.
Discuss the ways in which these talented artists depict this theme.
During class Monday, set up your notes in the manner below:
Examples of celebrating life:
1
2
3
Examples of regret
1
2
3
Examples of friendship
1
2
3
Examples of courage
1
2
3
Examples of risk
1
2
3
Examples of death and grief
1
2
3
