Sunday, January 10, 2010

Grade 10 Green&Blue Second Quarter Projects: Guiding Questions

Project 1:



Act out "The Bear"



a. Make sure you rewrite the script in a simplified way.

b. Choose suitable formal costumes like the ones you saw on the video.

c. Either present it in school or get it already video taped on your falsh memory.


Project 2:

Take a shot at being a poet

a. Choose a theme to write EITHER a free verse OR a rhyming poem of any length you decide on . Make sure you express your ideas and emotions using suitable figures of speech.



b. Present it to the whole calss publicly for extra bonus or for your teacher in private if you prefer.


Project 3:


Movie analysis: Choose only one movie from the list below:
Make sure that whatever movie you choose, you start your project by giving a SHORT summary of the events.
3.A. Avatar
  • The scriptwriter used aliens and humans as symbols of humans living on Earth in the present day. Which human groups does he really mean?

  • Why do the alines refuse to wear clothing that covers their whole bodies?

  • Why did the heroine apologize to the animals after she killed them?

  • Why was the herione angry with the hero's avatar when she first met him? What did she call him? Why diden't she kill him?

  • What was the function of the end nerves of the aliens' pony tail? What does that symblolise?

  • What do you think the end of the movie symbolises?
3b) Christmas Carol

( The movie by Jim Carrie , The book by Charles Dichens)


  • Compare the book to the movie. Mention which one you enjoyed more and why?

  • The hero is an unusual hero; what is different about him?

  • The hero was visited by several characters? What do they symbolise?
3c) Shrek the Halls: Christmas Edition.

  • Why was there more than one version of the Christmas story? Which one did you like the best? Why?

  • What are the moral messages of the film?

3d) New Moon:

* Compare the movie to the book: what was there in the book and not in the movie? Which one did you enjoy more and why?

* Meyers (the author of the book) did not really mean werewolves and vampires. They are symbols for different types of people living among us in the real world? Who do you think they symbolise? And who does Bella symbolise?

* New Moon is not just a romance, it has moral messages as well. What are they?

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