Friday, 26 May 2017
1. What is the name of the novel? The outsider
2. Who is the author? S.e hintion
3. Where is the novel set? tolser
4. When is the novel set? okahoma
5. Who are the characters in the novel? Ponyboy dally darry sodapop two bit jonhnny
6. What are some of the ideas/themes in the novel? gangs
7. What are the conflicts within the novel?johnny killing bob
8. What could have been some solutions for each of the conflicts you have picked?
Johnnny and ponyboy runn
ACTIVITY 3.
1. We are going to reproduce and complete ‘Activity 3’ in a new blank google document.
2. Open a new blank google document and title it ‘Characters’.
3. Copy and paste ‘Activity 3’ onto the new document.
4. Fill in your name.
5. Complete activity 3 by answering the questions.
6. Once you have completed activity 3, put it onto your blog.
Name:
CHARACTERS
1. Name the Greasers gang members and two other female characters.
Ponyboy dally darry sodapop two bit jonhnny
Sandy cherry
2. Which character do you like the most and explain why? Darry cause he’s like me
3. List some of the character traits of your favourite character that appeal to you?
4. What character do you not like, and explain why?
5. If you could invent a new character what would be their name?
6. What would their looks and personality be like?
7. How old were Ponyboy and Johnny?
8. Why did Dallas want to die at the end of the book?
9. Why did Cherry Valance not want to talk to Ponyboy if they saw each other at
school?
ACTIVITY 4.
1. We are going to reproduce and complete ‘Activity 4’ in a new blank google document.
2. Open a new blank google document and title it ‘character comparison chart’.
3. Copy and paste ‘Activity 4’ onto the new document.
4. Fill in your name and book title.
5. Complete activity 4 by filling in the ‘character comparison chart’.
6. Once you have completed activity 4, put it onto your blog.
Name: Book Title:
CHARACTER COMPARISON CHART
Characters often grow and change in a book. Write down what the main character was like at the beginning of the book. Then write what they were like at the end. Make sure you explain how the character grew or changed.
BEGINNING:
END:
Thursday, 25 May 2017
Tuesday, 23 May 2017
We will write an essay as a class based on the question below and the film we have been studying, ‘The Power of One’. This will enable you to see how we tie it all together with an introduction, SEXXXY paragraphs, and a conclusion, PLUS using the ‘GOLDEN’ elements for excellent writing.
Describe at least ONE method the director / creator used to engage the audience with the text(s). Explain how this method engaged the audience, supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features.
Note: Methods could include characters, events, relationships, narrative point-of-view, visual and/or oral language features, style, con icts, or structure.
Gathering of ideas or planning for the ‘methods’ to engage the audience:
1 flashback
2 voiceover
3 diaoguel
4 Establishing
5 make up
6 props
7 music
8 lighting
9 symbolism
10 sound effect
Ordering of ideas - what are the best 4?
1 lighting
2 flashback
3 music
4 synbolish
Synonyms for engaging:
Cache sout attertion captation interesting enthralling
Introduction
Catch ‘em: Alden's feel’ the power of one is a life changing film that everyone should watch
Thesis: the director uses many methods to engage
List of points/statements: the audience, as symbolism , flashback music and lighting
1S many objects are used as symbols , such as
E the ostrich belt . x 1 it represents love as it was passed down from been given from p.k.s father to his mother , and then from pk to manaX
X
Y
2S.X2 not only was symbolism a method used to engage the audience, flashback was too
X
E when pk got knocked down by Gideon Duma , he flashback to the elephant when he was younger
X this makes us understand that pk needed encouragement and hope to get back up
X and this war a coptiationing method, that avlden used effectively to remind us of his past
X this combined well with the sounds effects of the elephant charging which made it a terrific scene
Y this can be juxtaposed to the flash back of simba with the charging animals
3S symbolism, flashback , and music were fantastic methods used to interest the audience
E at the start of the film, we hear African music and his help shows that the film is
X based in south africal
X the purpose of this is to help get a better feeling for the landscape and combines extremely well with
X the landscape and cbines extemely well with establshing shot of seenery
Y tis links to end of the film where p.k and duma run off across the Africal terrain , with te film closing simalarty to how it tarted
Conclusion: avilt sen used symbolism flashback, and
Restate thesis: music brilliantly engaging film
Restate list of points: this is an extremely engaging film that is a must watch for everyone
Punch line:
Friday, 5 May 2017
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