People that made history

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Two lessons ago, we started working with a project on people that made history. These people were mainly polymaths. We’re going to get ready for the final activity.

1. Choose a polymath that made history. Alternatively, you can choose an important scientist or artist. Choose the person with a critical eye.

2. Start collecting valid and relevant information about her/him.

Next lesson, we’re talking about the details of the final activity. If you have any questions, get in touch with me before we meet.

Shorts that move us 3

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This term we’ve been working with shorts that move us. We’ve watched these shorts:

Alma (2009, Rodrigo Blaas)

Loop (2011, Aritz Moreno)

Splitscreen: a love story (2011, James W. Griffiths)

Symmetry (2011, Everynone)

We’ve analysed the grammar of the audiovisual language applied by the filmmaker in order to make a strong emotional impact on the viewers. We´ve uncovered how all these features convey meaning related to the theme in each short. We’ve also talked about these themes in the context of our culture.

Now, you're going to get ready for the final activity. Read the activity instructions carefully and if you have any questions, please, contact me before Wednesday 3^rd June 2015.

Final activity instructions

Choose only one of the following activities and get ready to do it in class next time we meet.

A) Choose 1-2 scenes from one of the shorts in order to enrich the story. Create a remix. Add dialogues, stage directions and/or prose*.

B) Choose only one of the shorts in order to create a prequel, sequel or new scene (to be inserted somewhere in the plot). Design and write the dialogues, stage directions and/or prose*.

C) Choose only one of the shorts in order to rewrite the end. The new end must include dialogues, stage directions and/or prose*.

D) Choose a character from one of the shorts in order to write their biography. The text must help the viewers understand the actions of the character in the short.

E) Choose a character from one of the shorts in order to create a crossover with a character from another short or from a book you’ve read.

(*) N.B.: short narrative captions.
 MIND YOU: if you have any questions, please, contact me before Wednesday 3^rd June 2015.