Day 5: Film Watching

 

Big Ideas/Long Term Goals: Today’s lesson will be one step in the continuation of sharpening student’s film analysis skills, using their newly learned terminology, and recording their observation.

 

Objective:

·         To continue watching Capote to be able to complete the essay assignment

Materials:

·         Capote

·         TV

·         VCR/DVD player

·         Essay handout

Motivation:

            The first ten minutes of class will be spent reviewing the previous day’s assignment, ensuring that students have a basic working knowledge of all the elements introduced (any last presentations that didn’t go yesterday can go today).

 

Procedure:

            After the discussion of the presentations, the remainder of the class will be devoted to continuing to watch the film. Students will be expected to take copious notes on any of the elements we discussed during the week and other general observations. (Timing: 30 minutes)

 

Closure:

            At the end of the class, I will distribute the essay assignments (due a week from that day). The assignment will read as follows: Choose any three elements of film (either ones discussed or other elements mentioned in the IFC Film Glossary). Describe, in detail, what these elements contribute to the overall effect of the film. Use specific examples from your notes for specificity. 5-6 pages.

 

Assessment:

            Informal assessment of whether students are staying on task with taking notes during the film. Formal assessment of this will come from grading of their essays.

 

NCTE/NYS Standards:

 

NCTE Standard 1: Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.

 

NCTE Standard 2: Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.
 

NCTE Standard 3: Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).

 

NCTE Standard 7: Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.

 

NYS Standard 1: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for information and understanding.

 

NYS Standard 3: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for critical analysis and evaluation.