1. Warm-Up
What persuades your to see a movie or read a certain book? Root: duc-, duct Meaning: lead Example: seduce—to lead aside

2. What & Why
What: Read and analyze film reviews Why: To evaluate how a claim (argument) is supported and an educated critique is made.

3. Activity Step 1
Take notes on the 5 slides that follow. Tomorrow you will be quizzed on the following: 1. What a movie review is 2. The 4 components of a review

4. Movie Review
A movie review is an article that is published in a newspaper, magazine, or scholarly work that describes and evaluates a movie.
Reviews are typically written by journalists giving their opinion of the movie.
Some reviews include score (4 out of 5 stars) or recommendations (thumbs up).

5. Tell us the main events of the film without giving away the ending.
1. Short Plot Synopsis
Tell us the main events of the film without giving away the ending.

6. 2. Background Information
Information about: -the stars of the film - the director -production -interesting facts

7. 3. Short Arguments of the Film
-main section of review -here, you critique some aspect of the film (plot, character, acting, lighting, time-sequence) -the point of this section is to point out what works and/or what does not work

8. 4. EVALUATION
Here, you recommend whether the film is worth seeing BASED on your arguments and the background!

9. Summarize
At the bottom of your notes, summarize what a film review is and what components it uses to review a film.

10. Step 2
Read the attached movie review for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Then, on the back of your notes, complete the following: 1. Identify 1 thing you notice the review does well 2. Identify the claim of the review 3. Identify the 4 components of the review (1 example each—include paragraph citations)

11. Warm-Up
What is the one thing you noticed that film writing does differently than the writing we have been reading the past couple of weeks?
Root: dura
Meaning: Hard, lasting
Example: durable—will last

12. Warm-Up
What do you think is the easiest part of the fil review to write? What do you think is going to be the most difficult? Why? Root: Dynam Meaning: Power Example: dynamic—the ability to utilize different powers

13. Warm-Up
What is your favorite film? Why? Root: endo Meaning: within Example: endorse- to support within means

14. VOCAB QUIZ