Principle text comparison

1. What challenges does this text present to the viewer?
Due: Today – Period 4

2. Homework
1) Write a short review of how the text as a
whole conforms to Stephen M. Hunt’s
ideology (250 – 500 words)
2) Research 1 theory that a particular character
from ‘City of God’ conforms to and give a
brief reason WHY.
Due: Today – Period 4

3. Title:
Principle Text - Comparison
Date:
Thursday 8th January 2015
FM4:
Varieties of Film Experience – Issues and Debates

4. Why?
Aims & Objectives
• YOU WILL re-cap prior
learning.
• YOU WILL compare and
contrast the 2 Principle
Films studied and assess
HOW certain key themes &
issues are represented and
their impact on the
spectator.
• Review the learning.
AO1
Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of film as an
audio-visual form of creative
expression together and
AO2
Apply knowledge and
understanding, including
some of the common critical
approaches that characterise
the subject, when exploring
and analysing films.

5. Starter Task 1) - Narrative
You have 2 minutes to establish HOW the following Narrative theories apply to ‘City of
God’:
• Todorov’s 3 Part Narrative – Equilibrium, Disequilibrium and New Equilibrium
• Propp’s Narrative Functions
• Propp’s character roles

6. Starter Task 2) – Quiz Re-cap
Log on and complete the Quizzes on the Section A page to refresh your memories!

7. Main Activity
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(A3) Comparison “Mind-Map”
of the 2 Principle Texts based
around the following areas:
Narrative
Characters
Social Issues
Crime
Location
Narrative
Characters Social Issues
Crime
Location

8. Feedback – WHAT have you been able
to find?
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9. Homework
1) Revise the areas we have covered so far for
BOTH texts
2) Complete a 1 page set of PEA Paragraphs (at
least x3) comparing ONE of the issues covered
today.
Due: Friday 9th January – Period 2