Power of one essay

We will write an essay as a class based on the question below and the film we have been studying, ‘The Power of One’. This will enable you to see how we tie it all together with an introduction, SEXXXY paragraphs, and a conclusion, PLUS using the ‘GOLDEN’ elements for excellent writing.

Describe at least ONE method the director / creator used to engage the audience with the text(s). Explain how this method engaged the audience, supporting your points with visual and / or oral language features.

Note: Methods could include characters, events, relationships, narrative point-of-view, visual and/or oral language features, style, con icts, or structure.

Gathering of ideas or planning for the ‘methods’ to engage the audience:

1 Flashback

2 Voice over

3 Dialogue

4 Establishing

5 Make up/Costume

6 Props

7 Music

8 Lighting

9 Sybolism

10 Sound Effects

Ordering of ideas - what are the best 4?

1 Flashback

2 Lighting

3 Symbolism

4 Music

Synonyms for engaging:

Catches our attention, captivating, interesting,enthralling.

Introduction

Catch ‘em: Avilden’s film “The Power Of One” is a life changing film that everyone should watch.

Thesis: The director uses many methods to engage

List of points/statements: the audience, such as symbolism, flashback, music and lighting.

1S: Many objects are used as symbols, such as

E: the ostrich bracelet.

X: It represents love as it was passed down from being given from P.k’s father to his mother, and from P.k to Maria.

X: The director did this to show the strong love between P.K and Maria, and

X: this combines well with the dialogue, “I’ll come get you after I graduate”, confirming their love for one another.

Y: Similarly, in the Notebook, the symbol of a notebook represents the true love between the two main characters.

2S: Not only was symbolism a method used to engage audience, but the flashback was too.

E: When P.K got knocked down by Gideon Duma, he flashback to the elephant when he was younger.

X: This makes us understand that P.K needed encouragement and hope to get back up,

X: and this was a captivating method, that avildsen used effectively to remind us of his past.

X: This combined well with the sound effects of elephant charging which made it a terrific scene.

Y: This can be juxtaposed to the flashback of simba with the stampeding animals.

3S: Symbolism, flashback, and music were fantastic methods used to interest the audience.

E: At the start of the film we hear native african music and this helps show us the film is

X: based in South Africa.

X: The purpose of this is to help get a better feeling for

X: the landscape, and combines extremely well with establishing shot of the scenery.

Y: This links to end of the film where P.K and Duma run off across the African terrain, with the film closing similarly to how it started.

Conclusion: Avildsen used symbolism, flashback, and

Restate thesis: music brilliantly in his film.

Restate list of points: This is an extremely engaging film

Punch line: that is a must watch for everyone.

The Outsiders

ACTIVITY 1.

1. We are going to reproduce and complete “Activity 1” on a new blank google document and put the completed activity on your blogs.

2. Open a new blank google document and title it  ‘Plot Profile’.

3. Open and follow the ‘plot profile’ screencastify instructions in Mr Aitken’s English site on how to replicate the activity template.

4. Complete the activity and then put the activity onto your Blogs.

 Your name:                      Book Title:

PLOT PROFILE:

List the main events in the story in sequence on the lines below. What happened first, second, third etc. Next rank each event out of 10 according to the level of tension and excitement. Finally, fill in the graph below using the skills you have learnt through the screencastify.

Events in Book	Rank out of 10
1st Event
2nd Event
3rd Event
4th Event
5th Event
6th Event
7th Event
8th Event

ACTIVITY 2.

1. We are going to reproduce and complete ‘Activity 2’ in a new blank google document.

2. Open a new blank google document and title it ‘Story Web’.

3. Copy and paste ‘Activity 2’ onto the new document.

4. Fill in your name.

5. Complete activity 2 by answering the questions.

6. Once you have completed activity 2, put it onto your blog.  

Your Name:                            

STORY WEB: Answer the questions below on “The Outsiders.”

1. What is the name of the novel? The Outsiders

2. Who is the author? S.E. Hinton

3. Where is the novel set? In America

4. When is the novel set? 1983

5. Who are the characters in the novel? Ponyboy, Dally, Darry, Sodapop, Johnny, Two Bit, Steve, Tim, Sandy, Cherry and Marcia

6. What are some of the ideas/themes in the novel? How society treats outsiders.

7. What are the conflicts within the novel? The Rumble, Ponyboy getting slapped in the face, Ponyboy and Johnny getting jumped.

8. What could have been some solutions for each of the conflicts you have picked? Having peace, not slapping Ponyboy, leaving the greasers alone.

ACTIVITY 3.

1. We are going to reproduce and complete ‘Activity 3’ in a new blank google document.
2. Open a new blank google document and title it ‘Characters’.
3. Copy and paste ‘Activity 3’ onto the new document.

4. Fill in your name.
5. Complete activity 3 by answering the questions.
6. Once you have completed activity 3, put it onto your blog.

Name:                     

                                            CHARACTERS

1. Name the Greasers gang members and two other female characters. Ponyboy, Dally, Darry, Sodapop, Johnny, Two Bit, Steve, Tim, Sandy, Cherry and Marcia

2. Which character do you like the most and explain why? Dally because he’s hard

3. List some of the character traits of your favourite character that appeal to you? He’s hard, he used to be in prison

4. What character do you not like, and explain why? Tim, because I don’t know who he is

5. If you could invent a new character what would be their name? J-DOX

6. What would their looks and personality be like? He’s a tongan, and he wears jandals, he has bushy hair, and he wears casual sunny day clothes.

7. How old were Ponyboy and Johnny? 14 and 16

8. Why did Dallas want to die at the end of the book? (I wasn’t here)

9. Why did Cherry Valance not want to talk to Ponyboy if they saw each other at     School? (I wasn’t here)

ACTIVITY 4.

1. We are going to reproduce and complete ‘Activity 4’ in a new blank google document.

2. Open a new blank google document and title it ‘character comparison chart’.

3. Copy and paste ‘Activity 4’ onto the new document.

4. Fill in your name and book title.

5. Complete activity 4 by filling in the ‘character comparison chart’.

6. Once you have completed activity 4, put it onto your blog.

Name:              Book Title:

CHARACTER COMPARISON CHART

Characters often grow and change in a book. Write down what the main character was like at the beginning of the book. Then write what they were like at the end. Make sure you explain how the character grew or changed.

BEGINNING:

,END:

ACTIVITY 5.

1. We are going to reproduce and complete ‘Activity 5’ in a new blank google document.

2. Open a new blank google document and title it ‘The News’.

3. Copy and paste ‘Activity 5’ onto the new document.

4. Fill in your name and book title.

5. Complete activity 5 by filling in the ‘character comparison chart’.

6. Once you have completed activity 5, put it onto your blog.

THE NEWS

Select an incident from ‘The Outsiders’ and develop a newspaper article about it.

Use the chart below to organise your newspaper report. Then write your article.

Who? Johnny and Ponyboy

Where? At the park

Why? Because Ponyboy got slapped

What happened? Ponyboy got slaapped

When? Around 11:00pm

THE DAILY NEWS

Put a picture in here

HEADLINE:

Ponyboy gets slapped by his own brother!!!

On a late tuesday night Ponyboy (14) gets slapped by his older brother Darry at 11:00pm for coming back home late because he (Ponyboy)fell asleep with Johnny in their secret place. The reason this has occurred is because Darry and Ponyboy are having a bad time with each other ever since their parents died, and so if Ponyboy comes late at night Darry would be worried and so this is why Darry(Ponyboy other brother) chose to slap Ponyboy.

2017 year 10 film eassay-Junior Tuliakiono

Today I will be writing an essay about, “The Power Of One” which was directed by John G. Avildsen. I will be describing techniques that were used in the film and how it made me feel emotionally. I will be writing about Maraias death, Geel Piet being attacked and The shot at the start of the film.                     1S: In the film the power of one, the director John G. Avildsen used a mid shot, E: when Maraia was lying lifeless on the floor after getting hit in the head by a police man.. X: This made me feel very empathetic  and sorry for PK, because Maraia was his love and she was taken from him unexpectedly. X: I think director used a mid shot on Maraias lifeless body to make the audience feel sad and empathetic towards PK so that we could grow a better relationship with PK in the film. X: I think this mid shot of Maraias body combined with sad/somber music would make a very huge impact on the audience. Y: This scene reminds of how in the movie, “The Amazing Spider Man” spider man couldn’t save His girlfriend and she died.

2S: In this scene of the film, “The Power Of One” the director used a close up between E: Geel Piet and the prison guard which is holding down Geel Piet aggressively and threatening him. X: This affected the audience by making them feel sorry for Geel Piet as he cannot do anything and angry/outraged towards the guard for doing this to Geel Piet. X: The director did this to make us feel and represent that the guard has more power and dominance over Geel Piet. X: A technique that would’ve combined well with this mid shot is some lighting,  so that when the guard is over Geel Piet, Geel Piet is in the shadow, and we will have more of a feel of dominance. Y : This reminds me of how bullies grab students by their neck in movies and threaten them.

3S: On the first scene of the movie, “The Power of One” John G. Avildsen used an establishing shot E: of the land of Africa. X: This gave the audience more of a feel of/about the movie and the landscape of Africa. X: I think the director did this to introduce the audience to the film in a more eye catching and detailed way. X:This establishing shot combined with music (Africans Speaking) really set the scene and gave the whole audience a really good vibe to this film/movie. Y: This connects to the film xXxander cage when xander cage was on the tower (establishing shot).

In this essay I have written about techniques in movies and how it made me feel. Today I managed to write about the attack Geel Piet, Maraia and the first shot (establishing shot) Overall, I think this film was a pretty good, heartwarming and inspirational movie.

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