Hoop+Dreams

[|Washington Post article 10 years later]

[|Ebert blog post on 15 years after Hoop Dreams]

Class Notes 2/24 (recorded [and very throughly] by Tate Ralph):

-Started class with prayer -In the Auditorium for Monday Tuesday -Thanked Tate (That’s me) on garnering a quick approval of his Finals Proposal -Conner forgot an intention; we covered it (AND1...Escalade…big guy) -Asked to go to the Hoop Dreams link on the old films class website to read the two articles on Hoop Dreams, 10 years and 15 years after, respectively -The class reads relatively quietly as Bri figures out how to charge her computer while making snarky remarks towards Winkler, as is usual -Bruno is trying to read…Connor remarks, “Good try.” -Cecilia is perplexed by the sheer amount of reading required. -Mike smiles over at me for apparently no reason, then cups his hands over his face to rest his jaw on as he continues to read. -Stuart is offline. -Billy asks for a hard copy after deciding that he “just doesn’t like reading it [online].” -Sam stares creepily over at Connor as he reads. As Conner realizes this, he brings it to the attention of the class. -Mike is using one hand now, brow furrowed. -“Could you feel my eyes piercing your soul?” Connor asks Mr. Donnelly. -“Pretty creepy,” he replies. -Molly geraghty is offline. -Evan Bolden is online -Maggie Shadid is offline -Mumbling from behind me as Bruno snickers. -Alex Ivie is offline. -We discuss recruiting in schools. Do we do it? -Yes -Normal west is an enormous school. -Connor shares personal experiences with such, Sam agrees -Andrew Jordan was enrolled at our school for a day -Donovan almost came to Notre Dame -At what point does the first person plural stop being allowable? Is Tate allowed to use //we// when talking about the ND basketball team? -Yes Can Mr. Donnelly’s father? -Probably not? -Documentarian does a good job of showing every side of the issue, avoiding bias. -Reality TV, how much is staged, how much is real?---Fascinating -Agenda -Talk about themes -Watch some clips (want to watch scene where Arthur’s father abandons him) -Maggie Shadid is online -250+ hours of film in the movie, covers 8th grade to Freshman in college -88’- MJ wins slam dunk contest with dunk from free-throw line (two signs to show 100) -“Don’t judge a book by its cover, right?---I’m really good at judging a book by its cover, though”- Mr. Donnelly -Talked about the “7UP” series

-Clip Watching -Curtis clips -Arthur’s Dad abandoning him -Themes

-Portrayal of Saint Joe’s in the movie

-Separate into normal groups for group discussion -Erin is being sarcastic -Erin is scared that Tate’s written more than he is sharing -Drugs, Basketball, Dreams, Hope, Love -Bri and Cecilia talk about tanning. Bri does look tan. -Bri tries to get Tate to type something inappropriate. -Erin is paranoid -Connor keeps calling everyone ugly, I’m not really sure why… -Bri and Winkler have their own conversation. -Cecilia looks at shoes -Connor sings to Bruno -Cecilia talks about scholarships -Mr. Donnelly’s Welcome Interjection into our Group -More well rounded moral person -Never going to know what its like to be somebody else -Really struck how much of a jerk Will is to his mom from Almost Famous -Feels bad for hurting his mother’s feelings -Where I am today is because of me, my choices in life -Movie makes us realize that our parents are a large part of our lives -We try to find Madson -WE FIND HIM at the 2:20:37 mark