Module 5: Shakespeare

Instructions

Part A: How to Watch a Movie

In Section 5.2 you watched Zeffirelli's movie version of Romeo and Juliet as you read through the play. In that section, you were asked to complete the "Previewing" section of the chart titled “How to Watch a Movie.” You will complete this chart in the next part of this module project.

Instructions:

Complete the “How to Watch a Movie” part of the assignment template. .

Evaluation

• Your chart will be marked on completion.
• Be sure to complete the six sections on the chart, filling in the appropriate information.
• You may need to submit more than one chart, depending on what you wrote down as you watched the movie.

  Marks: 6

Part B: Movie Review - Written Work

A movie review is a persuasive piece of writing in which the writer expresses his or her opinion about a movie. Movie reviews appear in newspapers and magazines, online on movie or news sites, and even on blogs. Most movie reviews follow a predictable pattern. One of the most important things, however, is to not give away important parts, like the climax or ending. It is also important to be persuasive and use persuasive language.

A good idea would be to read some movie reviews to see how they are organized and written, in terms of structure, tone, and style. Movie reviews are available on the internet, or in newspapers and magazines (often a Thursday or Friday edition, and sometimes on a Saturday).

Remember, you can always go back to watch the movie again, or watch key scenes a second time if you need to.

Instructions:

Write a movie review of Romeo and Juliet. Your review should follow the outline provided below. Your review should be approximately 250 words.

Paragraph 1

• In the opening paragraph, the reviewer offers a description of the movie and explains whether it was a positive or negative experience to watch. This is the reviewer's thesis, or the main argument they would like to make about this movie.

Paragraph 2 - 3

• In the next few paragraphs, the reviewer sets out to prove that thesis. If the movie was excellent, the reviewer will focus on elements that make it work so well, including characters, scenes, dialogue, description, pace, plot line, and theme. If it was flawed in some way, the reviewer will try to establish that by offering evidence of those flaws.

Concluding Paragraph

• At the end, the writer leaves the reader with an overall opinion of the movie and a recommendation on whether or not it is worth the time and money. The reviewer may discuss some of the thoughts and feelings he or she was left with after this movie. The reviewer gives his or her overall impression of the movie again (explain why you did or did not like it).

Movie Rating

• Rate the movie, and make sure the rating fits with the overall movie review.

Review Title

• Give your review a catchy title, one that will also give your reader a sense of the review itself - for example, “Total Recall a Total Dud”; or, “Catch Me If You Can Simply Can't.”

  Marks:24

Your movie review will be marked using the Multi-paragraph Scoring Guide.

Click on the pdf icon to view the scoring guide.

Multi-paragraph Scoring Guide

Part C: Movie Review - Visual Presentation

Movie reviews are published pieces of writing. Many movie reviews appear weekly in newspapers and magazines. Other reviews appear on websites and in blogs. A good movie review, especially one published in a magazine or newspaper, is visually appealing. Publishers use various elements of layout and design during publication.

Instructions:

Format your movie review completed in Part B of this module project so that it looks like it has been published in a newspaper. Some word processing programs will have newsletter templates that will be similar in appearance to a real newspaper. Using a template already on your computer will make the layout easier.

Layout tips:

• Use a clean font, including different sizes and styles (and colours, if you have a colour printer).
• Select an appropriate image or photo; photos and images you use can be cropped and resized on your computer so they fit what you want.
• Make sure you have a catchy headline.
• Use columns.
• Include some sort of ranking or rating system, for example, stars, thumbs up or thumbs down, and so on.

See the following example:

Voila! You've published your first movie review. Well done.

To learn more about page layout, view Visual Design.

Marks: 6

Your presentation will be marked using the Visual Design Scoring Guide. Click on the pdf icon to view the scoring guide.

Visual Design Scoring Guide

ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

Evaluation:
Description	Marks
Part A: How To Watch a Movie Template - 1 mark for each completed section of the template	6
Part B: Movie Review - Written Work: Multi-paragraph Scoring Guide x 4	24
Part C: Movie Review - Visual Presentation	6
Total:	/36