Week #8 - Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Class Work

1. Finish viewing the Wall presentations . . . finish your notes.

2. Let's talk about movie reviews. What war movie did you watch?

This was the note sheet. You will submit it along with the movie review on Thursday, October 10.

Tips for writing a great movie review. Follow the steps outlined at this site.

https://twp.duke.edu/sites/twp.duke.edu/files/file-attachments/film-review-1.original.pdf
More great tips: https://edubirdie.com/blog/how-to-write-a-movie-review

Sample Reviews: We will look at one together in class and note what is and is not included.
Then you will look at one either by yourself or with a partner and, again, note what is and what is not included.

https://www.rogerebert.com/

You are now ready to write your own movie review of the war movie you viewed over the weekend. The draft is due on Thursday. 

Post the draft in Canvas. 50 pts.

MOVIE REVIEW WORKSHEET

Name: _______________________________________ Date: ________/________/________

Movie Review Worksheet

Complete this worksheet to assist with writing your film review. Before the movie:

1. What is name of the movie? _________________________________________________________________________________

2. Who directed it? _________________________________________________________________________________

 3. What is the name of the book it was based on and who is the author? (If any.)_________________________________________________________________________________

During the movie:

1. List the important characters as they appear. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
2. Pay attention to the musical score and special effects.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Note the actors and characters. Were they believable? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 2. Make a note of important events as they happen. _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

After the movie:

1. Write a short summary of the movie. _______________________________________________________________________ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
2. What group of people would like this movie - in other words, who is the audience? _________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is the lesson or moral of this movie? What did you learn from it? _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
4.  Describe a scene or part of the movie you liked _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
5.  Describe a scene or part of the movie you didn't like _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________
6.  Overall, would you recommend this movie? Why or why not?

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Activity #2 The music of war. (Saved for Thursday. Be sure to post your movie review by the beginning of class on Thursday. We will go on with the music after a peer editing activity.)

C. Join a group of three! Select ONE of the following. (One group per topic.)

1. Revolutionary War
2. French and Indian War
3. Civil War
4. World War I
5. World War II
6. Korean War
7. Vietnam War
8. Iraq/Afghanistan
9. Other?

Look for and listen to war songs or songs associated with your group's era. What are the top three songe?



 A. Listen to at least three songs from your era.
B. Locate the lyrics
C. Tell how the lyrics relate to the war and the era. (If you don't know about the war or the era, do a bit of quick research.
D. Prepare to share one song with the class. Share how the lyrics relate to the war and the era. Consider:
 1. Why the song was popular
2. How it was representative of the war
3. Why it fit the time period. (What was going on in the world aside from the war?)
4. Explain why the song would or would not be popular today.


Your group will share the song and answers on Thursday. Make at least one slide that shows the lyrics and plays the song.