Best film study test

INSTRUCTIONS Write an essay on at least ONE visual or oral text that you have studied, in response to ONE of the questions below.

QUESTIONS (Choose ONE)

1. Describe at least one important object in the text. Explain why that object was important, supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features.

2. Describe one important moment in the text. Explain how that moment changed at least one important relationship or character, supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features.

3. Describe at least one important technique used in the text. Explain how the technique created an emotional response in you, supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features.

4. Describe the closing scene of the text. Explain how the closing scene helped you to understand at least one important aspect of the text, supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features.

5. Describe at least one important place in the text. Explain how that place helped you to understand an important message in the text, supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features.

6. Describe an important conflict in the text. Explain how the conflict helped you to understand an important message, supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features.

7. Describe at least one important character in the text. Explain how this character is revealed to you throughout the text, supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features.

8. Describe one key moment that helped to prepare you for another moment in the text. Explain how the first moment prepared you for the second, supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features.

I am going to answer essay question: 1

Gathering of Ideas: list you planning points here:

• Ostrich Bracelet
• Elephant
• Chiken
• love
• fear
• hope

Organise your ideas here: What are your best ideas?

• Bracelet
• Elelpahnt
• chicken
•  

Write an essay on ONE question above for ‘The Power of One’. Tie it all together with an introduction, SEXXXY paragraphs, and a conclusion, PLUS using the ‘GOLDEN’ elements for excellent writing including LINKING PARAGRAPHS, DESCRIPTIVE WORDS, ENABLING PHRASES and NEAT AND TIDY (which is actually making corrections for  punctuation, spelling and grammar!)

REMEMBER: You don’t have to do all of the SEXXXY paragraph. Do your best and try to Statement, Evidence, eXplanation of the EFFECT, and Your Link :) YOU”VE GOT THIS! Good luck!

Introduction

(a)Catch ‘em including text and author/director           (b)Thesis/Re-stating of essay question           (c)List of points                       Start writing here: The film ‘The power of one’ is a life changing film that people should watch. The director uses many Symbols to show the the audience, such as the Ostrich Bracelet,elephant and the chicken.

Body

(a) Statement of a film techniques/aspect (b) Example/Evidence (c) eXplanation of EFFECT on audience - what does it make us think or feel?     And remember to answer the essay question! (d) eXplanation of director’s PURPOSE                                    (e) eXplanation of COMBINED ASPECTS - how does it work with other aspects?           (f) Your link - with evidence - how does it connect somewhere else?                                           1S the director John G Avildsen used Many objects in the film “power of one’ E such as the Ostrich bracelet, and the elephant and the chicken X The ostrich bracelet was represented by love. It was given to P.ks mother from his father when they fell in love and now P.ks mother gave it to P.k and then P.K gave it maria when they first fell in love X avildsen did this well because it showed the strong love between the P.k and Maria. X this combines well with the dialog “i'll come get you after i’ve graduated from school” Y similarly, in the notebook movie, the notebook was showed the love between the two main characters

(a) Statement of a film techniques/aspect (b) Example/Evidence (c) eXplanation of EFFECT on audience - what does it make us think or feel? And remember to answer the essay question! (d) eXplanation of director’s PURPOSE                                    (e) eXplanation of COMBINED ASPECTS - how does it work with other aspects?           (f) Your link - with evidence - how does it connect somewhere else?   2S not only was the Bracelet a method used to engage the audience, but the elephant was too. E the elephant was represented by the fear that P.K had when he was a kid. X This made us understand that when P.K was fighting gibbon duma, he got knocked out, he had fear that he would not win this fight, he also had a flashback to the elephant when he was a kid. X  this was a good method, that Avildsen used effectively to reminds us of his fear at the start of the movie X This went  well with the sound effects of the elephant charging Y this was also shown in the movie 12 years a slave, when the slaves were afraid of the men

(a) Statement of a film techniques/aspect (b) Example/Evidence (c) eXplanation of EFFECT on audience - what does it make us think or feel?    And remember to answer the essay question! (d) eXplanation of director’s PURPOSE                                    (e) eXplanation of COMBINED ASPECTS - how does it work with other aspects?           (f) Your link - with evidence - how does it connect somewhere else?   3S  Another Symbol that they used was the chicken has hope E this was used when P.k was at boarding school and was getting bullied by botha X we realized this when pk was getting bullied of him being english, the chicken would scare the other bullies away. X This was a good way that the director used to show hope in the movie. X when Botha killed the Chicken, a furious in P.K went up the wall. So P.K pushed Botha and a flag when in his ass and everyone started to laugh.

(a) Statement of a film techniques/aspect (b) Example/Evidence (c) eXplanation of EFFECT on audience - what does it make us think or feel?   And remember to answer the essay question! (d) eXplanation of director’s PURPOSE                                    (e) eXplanation of COMBINED ASPECTS - how does it work with other aspects?           (f) Your link - with evidence - how does it connect somewhere else?   (Optional) 4S   E X X X Y

Conclusion

(a) Re-stating of the essay question (b) Re-stating of list of reasons (c) Punch line Avliden used symbols such as the elephant, elephant and the chicken Which was used brilliantly in his film this is an extremely engaging film with loads of camera shots, symbolism and loads more This movie is a must watch for everyone