1. Warming up with your grid group takeaways from yesterday
2. Analyzing the complex little worlds of commercials
In your new reading journal, dedicate one row to each of the following "layers":
Layer 1: The visual (What images do you see?)
Layer 2: The music (What kind of music/background noise do you hear?)
Layer 3: The voiceover (What words are being spoken? What kind of voice is speaking them?)
- Background: Watch Dead Poets Society, starting around minute 21
- More background: Which poem is being recited?
Layer 4: The text (What words appear on screen? How you can use background research to unlock these words a bit more? Does this commercial have a slogan?)
Layer 5: The product (What is being advertised? To whom? What aspects of this product are being emphasized in this commercial?)
Overall: Which reading strategies did you use to understand this commercial?
3. Trying out our newfound skills with a film clip
(22:30-36:30)
HW:
1. For TOMORROW: Please watch the short movie clip from Batman Begins linked HERE; fill in at least four rows of the reading journal to unravel the four layers of this clip. Here a few things to keep an eye (and ear) out for:
a. The visual: Important images, colors, movements, postures, clothes, facial expressions, etc.
b. The music: How would you describe it? What tone does it help create?
c. The voices: What words are spoken out loud? Why are they important?
d. The central character: What can we infer about him and how?
2. By FRIDAY:
- Achieve proficiency (85 or higher) on any two lessons in "Phrases and Clauses."
- Spend 20 minutes with your independent reading book and bring it to class on Friday.
3. If you're planning on purchasing your own copy of The Kite Runner, you will need it next Monday.
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