June 23rd, 2019

Never Let Me Go Video Posting

Student video posting by Omar Khalil.

Discussion Board Posting 6 Assignment:

In preparation for your final projects,  you will each make three to five minute screencasts using Screencastomatic. In your video, you will answer one of the following questions, analyzing at least two quotations from the first third of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go to support your point, and showing passages, highlighting words, and explaining how the text makes meaning as you analyze them in your video.It may help to pair passages that address different facets of a concept or show the progression of a theme. Remember to draw conclusions and begin by stating them. You can also include typed passages or images or media as you explain your points. Get creative!  

1. Early in the novel, Kathy H. points out that “[c]arers aren’t machines.”  Why do you think she states this so early in the novel, as she reflects on her life? What does it reflect about her role and the roles of her friends in the novel? How does it relate to at least one other text that we read?
2. How does the idea of home function in this novel and how is it similar to or different from at least one other text we read?
3. More than once, Kathy H. refers to “where you were” when addressing her audience. Who is her audience and how does it affect how she tells the story?
4. Why do you think the students’ art was collected and their creativity encouraged?
5. Is it ethical to raise children so that their organs can be used for others? What do you think the novel’s stance is on this question.
6. Never Let Me Go is science fiction, though its setting appears more realistic than previous instances of the genre we have seen, Binti and “The Machine Stops.” Why do you think the author made this choice? Is it effective? What would you change if you could?

You can either share your video to the discussion board, clicking ‘create new thread,’ or if the file is too large, share it to our folder on google drive and put a link to it on the discussion board. On Google Drive, go to Advanced and under sharing options, you should limit access to 'certain members,' which makes it accessible to those who already are added to the folder. 

Remember to cite all sources you consult, including a works cited page in your video. This list should include sources and links for images or media you include.

You will be graded using the Discussion Board Posting Rubric from the Posting 1 assignment. You should comment on at least one of your classmates' videos within 48 hours of the deadline.

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