Movie Project

Homework




Individually or with a partner find a movie on “evil” or “darkness” and share a short (5min) presentation (formative).



1.A brief synopsis of the plot



2.A discussion of one of the following questions:



What are the layers of context/setting in this film?

How does the filmmaker convey evil or darkness? Is it through the plot, imagery, characters, setting? What expressions of darkness had the most impact on you and why?

How can a character represent darkness?



3. A connection-What can you connect your film to and why-please be sure to explain in detail. (T-T, T-S, T-W)



If you can find a quick clip of the movie, please post it on the class blog.



On the class blog please post in writing your thoughts to one of the questions It may be a comment to another’s movie posting. It can be your reaction, your opinion, your thoughts on the way the media has tackled our EQ’s. You may have seen something else in their movie and may want to enrich it.

What are the layers of context/setting in this film?

What expressions of darkness had the most impact on you and why?

Why do people do evil things?

You have read a short story. Think about all the techniques the author used to convey a sense of "darkness" evil, or violence. Write a response either on your blog, as a comment to this post, or handed in as a journal entry. Think about what impacted you the most and why? How did the author do it? Use the questions to guide you and bring in SPECIFIC EXAMPLES FROM THE TEXT TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER.

Short stories

Find a copy of one the stories and listen to it on the internet or read it on line.


YOU will need to record your thoughts in a summary response on either the class blog or your personal blog!!! This is a formative piece of writing.


“The Destructors”-Graham Greene   The Destructors

“The Cask of Amontillado”- Edgar Allan Poe  The Cask of Amontillado
Lit 2 Go will help you

As you read make note of how the authors convey and integrate imagery, setting and work on mood.


What techniques are the authors using?

How is the setting developed?

How is the author conveying the sense/tone of evil? Eg word choice, images etc…

Is it the character that is the symbol/representation of evil?


What factors contributed to the characters actions?

What patterns in society or contexts help and/or hinder the characters behaviours?

What are the roots of this persons behaviours?

Think about layers…


Is the evil, darkness conveyed through;

plot

imagery

characters

setting

What impacted you the most and why?

Our Essential questions for the unit

Does evil or fear lead one to the following; experience of violence, infliction of violence and/or observation of violence?







Why is it important for people and cultures to construct narratives about their experiences?






What does power have to do with fairness and justice?






Are we implicated in injustice and what can we do about it?






What allows some individuals to take a stand against prejudice/oppression while others choose to participate in it?






How can a reader/viewer infer the author’s intentions based on the text?






In what ways are narratives influenced by bias and perspective?


What is the relevance of studying multi texts?






How does the media shape our view of the world/ ourselves?






How does the study of fiction and nonfiction texts help individuals construct their understanding of reality?

Enduring Understandings for the Unit

Our perceptions around evil, war, and violence are influenced by our contexts and our experiences.



People and cultures construct narratives about their experiences.


What we create is a representation of what we think and believe; our representations of meaning can be constructed consciously or unconsciously.


A good thinker uses interpretations, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation to deepen and enhance understanding.

The Essay is in and we are back.......

Here we go again. You will be able to check here for some of the work we have covered in class and to view comments of what occurred in class each day. (The daily log).

I am going to link the 3 video clips I showed in class to start our unit. This way you can see them at home.

Good Bye Earl

The Saddest Song I've Got Annie Lennox   I didn't get a chance to show you this one in class.

Angel Sarah McLachlan

Good Bye Saigon Billy Joel

Here are the questions for you to think about and to help you with your placemat:

What do these terms mean?


What do they feel like?

What do they sound like?

What do they look like?

How are evil, violence, war, darkness demonstrated in society?


How are they influenced, supported, and manifested in society?

Why do they exist?