Defining Style Unit

Defining Style Day 1: Unit Introduction Unit Overview Take notes and answer questions using Cornell Notes. Share answers with class. Unit Goals and Academic Vocabulary Note unfamiliar terms on Notes page.

Learning Focus Literary Review and Analysis THEN: Analysis of themes, character development, and conflict through plot events NOW: Analysis of ideas, images, and motifs through stylistic elements Cinematic Techniques Framing, angles, lighting, sound Assessment!!! Storyboard EOR book event Due Tuesday 12/17/13 (present Tues. or Wed.)

Motif Recurring image, object, sound, action, or idea in literary work NOT symbols or themes – Symbol: Mockingbird = innocence – Theme: Good and evil often co-exist. – Motifs: Small town life of Maycom (goodness) Images of gloomy, haunted settings, supernatural events, full moon (evil)

Independent Reading Enjoyment of Reading book 20 minutes per night (same as always) Parent Letter Absent last Friday? See Mrs. Byrd after class for ASP pass.

Think, Pair, Share 1.How do authors use specific techniques to achieve a desired effect? 2.How do directors use specific techniques to achieve a desired effect? 3.What knowledge must you have (what do you need to know) to succeed on your Storyboard assignment? What skills must you have (what must you be able to do)? 4.Write a summary for your notes that reveals what this unit will be about.

FRAMING Long shot Mid shot Close up Extreme close up ANGLES Eye line High angle Low angle LIGHTING High Key Low Key Bottom/Side Front/Back Defining Style Day 2: The Techniques SOUND Diegetic Non-diegetic MOVEMENTS Pan Tilt Zoom Dolly/Tracking EDITING Cut Fade Dissolve Wipe

Tree Maps Framing Long Shot Mid Shot Close-Up Shot Extreme Close-Up Team Activity Create 6 maps per team (1-2 per person)

Define and/or explain each technique. Why each might be used? What visual effect is created by each? (2:57-5:24) Be prepared to share your notes. Take Notes!

Applying Cinematic Techniques SHOTS AND FRAMING CAMERA ANGLES CAMERA MOVE- MENTS LIGHTINGEDITINGMUSIC AND SOUND As you watch the commercial, fill in as many spaces on the chart as you can. Add to it with each new viewing. Watch on silent (X2); watch with volume (X2).

Analysis 1.CLAIM: The most significant cinematic technique used in the commercial was _____ because _____. 2.EVIDENCE: Choose one example from the commercial that demonstrates this technique. 3.WARRANT: Write 2-3 sentences showing how the evidence proves the technique is the most significant for the reason you stated. 4.RED BOW: End with a brilliant statement.

Defining Style Day 3: Preparing to Read Quotations Chart Complete with group then share with class

Quotations 1.“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” –Mahatma Gandhi 2.“Don’t get mad, get even.” –Robert F. Kennedy 3.“She got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them.” –Ralph McGill 4.“Success is the sweetest revenge.” –Vanessa Williams 5.“Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.” –Austin O’Malley

Reflection Complete a 5-minute free write in response to the following questions: Which of the quotes do you like or dislike the most? Why? Which quotes have striking imagery, and how does that imagery affect your response? Be prepared to share your answers to the questions.

Quick Write Write one paragraph in which you discuss your feelings about revenge. Include a personal reflection about a time when you had a choice about taking revenge or when you were the recipient of someone’s vengeful attitude or action. Consider using one of the quotations in your essay, crediting the author of the quote.

Defining Style Day 4: Close Reading 1.Read “A Poison Tree” silently—no annotations 2.Listen to “A Poison Tree” and annotate. Highlight or underline the different choices the speaker makes about revenge. Locate the speaker’s shift in attitude and mark it with a star. Describe the attitude of the speaker in different places in the poem. Paraphrase each stanza in the margin.

Storyboard Graphic Organizer “A Poison Tree” – Create ONE shot EOR Storyboard – Create shots with editing techniques. Handout will be provided.