SECTION BREADTH OF AGING WEEKS 1-4 EXPERIENCE ONE Week 1 Successful Aging Jan 16th Film – “Nobody’s Fool” (1994 Paul Newman) – Week 2 Jan 23rd Retirement Film Schmidt” – “About (2002 Jack Nicholson) – Week 3 Women in Later Life Jan 30th Film Girls” – “Calendar (2003 Helen Mirren) – Week 4 Late Life Adventure Feb 6th Film Bucket List” – “The (2007 Morgan Freeman) – SECTION LITERATURE REVIEW WEEKS 5-7 OF AGING TWO Week 5 Short Story Group Discussions Feb 13th (Groups will be assigned) Week 6 Short Story Group Presentations Feb 20th (Groups will be graded individually and collectively) Feb 27th Week 7 Short Story Group Presentations (cont.) Review for Midterm Exam Week 8 Midterm Exam Mar 6th Week 9 Spring Break Hooray!!! Mar 13th – SECTION SOCIAL RELATIONS IN WEEKS 10-13 LATER LIFE THREE Week 10 Mar 20th Family Relations Film Golden Pond” – “On (1981 Henry Fonda) – Week 11 Race and Ethnic Relations Mar 27th Film Torino” – “Gran (2008 Clint Eastwood) – Week 12 Romance and Sexuality Apr 3rd Film - Springs” “Hope (2012 Tommy Lee Jones) – Week 13 Intergenerational Relationships Apr 10th Film – “Something’s Gotta Give”
SECTION ONE BREADTH OF AGING EXPERIENCE WEEKS 1-4 Week 1 Successful Aging Film – “Nobody’s Fool” (1994 – Paul Newman) Jan 16th Week 2 Retirement Film – “About Schmidt” (2002 – Jack Nicholson) Jan 23rd Week 3 Women in Later Life Film – “Calendar Girls” (2003 – Helen Mirren) Jan 30th Week 4 Late Life Adventure Film – “The Bucket List” (2007 – Morgan Freeman) Feb 6th SECTION TWO LITERATURE REVIEW OF AGING WEEKS 5-7 Week 5 Short Story Group Discussions (Groups will be assigned) Feb 13th Week 6 Short Story Group Presentations (Groups will be graded individually and collectively) Feb 20th Week 7 Short Story Group Presentations (cont.) Review for Midterm Exam Feb 27th Week 8 Midterm Exam Mar 6th Week 9 Spring Break – Hooray!!! Mar 13th SECTION THREE SOCIAL RELATIONS IN LATER LIFE WEEKS 10-13 Week 10 Family Relations Film – “On Golden Pond” (1981 – Henry Fonda) Mar 20th Week 11 Race and Ethnic Relations Film – “Gran Torino” (2008 – Clint Eastwood) Mar 27th Week 12 Romance and Sexuality Film - “Hope Springs” (2012 – Tommy Lee Jones) Apr 3rd Week 13 Intergenerational Relationships Film – “Something’s Gotta Give” Apr 10th
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