Friday!

It's been a crazy week - let's catch up:
Last Thursday and Friday (April 29 & 30) - 1st and 3rd blocks - took notes on a powerpoint about Screenplay Drama and terms associated with movies/camera shots/directors, etc.  Each class completed a set of questions on the movie Freedom Writers:
1. What type of screenplay is Freedom Writers? '
2.  Give one example of flashback in the movie.
3.  If you are the director, and you want to give subtle clues that the Freedom Writers will graduate from high school, what element would you use?
4.  The camera shows the witness sitting silently on the stand during the trial as we hear her inner thoughts. This is called ____________.
5.  The person who is in charge of everything from shot design to coaching the actors is called _____________.
6.  Which character do you identify with most and why?
7.  The term that describes moving the camera from Mrs. G standing at the chalkboard directly to her students sitting in the back of the room
8.  A shot of the students’ faces while Mrs. G informs them of Miep Gies’ visit is called _______________.
9.  Which scene did you like most and why?

2nd Block - took notes on Debate terms.  They watched the movie The Great Debaters, and answered the following questions:
1.  What does every debate begin with?

2.  What is the setting (time and place) of the movie?
3.  Why is Samantha Brooks an unorthodox choice for the debate team?
4.  What is unusual about James Farmer, Jr.?
5.  Where does the team go to compete at the end of the movie?
6.  What happens that forces the debate team to redo the preparation?
7.  What side do the Debaters argue at the end?
8.  Give an example of an attention getter from one of the speeches.
9.  Which side wins the last debate in the movie?
10.  Does a logical appeal or an emotional appeal win the debate?