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To what extent is "truthfulness" important in historical fiction?
To what extent is "truthfulness" important in historical fiction?
How does conflict shape an individual?
How does conflict shape an individual?
Are our ethical and moral codes situational?
Are our ethical and moral codes situational?
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
COURSE COMPONENTS ADDRESSED IN THIS UNIT
Concepts: Perspective + Culture
AOE: readers, writers, texts, + Intertextuality
Possible Global Issue fields of inquiry: Power, Politics and justice + Beliefs, values and education + Culture, identity and community
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
Formative paragraph and short answer responses
group seminar discussions and reflection questions
Independent portfolio entries (formative and summative)
Individual Oral (summative)
Week 8
Week 8
L/O: To gain an understanding of the background and context of Apocalypse Now
L/O: To begin to understand different film techniques and their effect through examples in the film
L/O: To explore the opening scene of Apocalypse Now and analyse how various film techniques and components help us understand Willard’s character and the main themes and ideas within the film
Tuesday, March 7
HW: Work on your assigned Film techniques. We will have a bit of additional time to work on the shared slides presentation tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 8
(Lita GI presentation - Lunch)
Begin to debrief Film techniques
HW: Reading - Examining Apocalypse Now by looking at The Things They Carried
Friday, March 10
Vlad GI presentation
HW: Have the short PPT for your assigned question on the opening scene ready to present on Tuesday.
HW: Rewatch the Kilgore scene (0:24:05-0:52:08). Be ready to unpack and discuss it next lesson.
The "crash course" below gives a nice overview of the film and some of the key ideas and concepts.
Week 9
Week 9
L/O: To explore the symbolism of Kilgore’s character and the effect of Coppola's use of various film techniques within the scene.
L/O: To think about the metaphorical meaning behind the Tiger Scene and how it relates to our unit essential questions and global issues.
Tuesday, March 14
Ms Z sick today - working on Kilgore task sheet
HW: complete your Kilgore Task 1 sheet
Wednesday, March 15
(Tiya and Skyler GI presentations - lunch)
Review Opening Scenes presentations
HW: complete Kilgore Task 2 sheet
Friday, March 17
Oliver - GI presentation
The tiger scene
Term Break HW: Please write down at least 5 different global issues from Apocalypse Now. These may be from the scenes we have discussed or may be from other scenes we have not yet reviewed.
TERM BREAK!
YIPEEE!!
TERM BREAK!
YIPEEE!!
Week 1
Week 1
L/O: To explore the Do-Lung Bridge scene and what it reveals about themes and characters in the film
Tuesday, April 4
Global issue debrief - carousel activity
Do-Lung Bridge - rewatch the scene 1:39 - 1:48
HW: Have your TASK 1 complete for discussion in tomorrow's lesson.
Wednesday, April 5
(Tomasz GI presentation at lunch)
Béa - GI presentation
Do-Lung Bridge cont'd
HW: Have TASK 2 of the Do-Lung Bridge task sheet completed for next lesson
HW: Please make sure that you have at least 2 GI statements for the Do-Lung Bridge scene. Think about links between this scene and literary texts we have studied this year.
Friday, April 7
(no class - Good Friday)
Please make sure that you have headphones and a working laptop for each lesson next week. You will be rewatching some scenes from the film to help with your assignment. You will be watching these independently on your own devices.
Week 2
Week 2
L/O: To explore the role of women in the film through questions and a formal written response
L/O: To consider how our essential question of "are our moral codes situational?" is represented in various scenes in the film
L/O: To explore how and to what effect Lance's character changes throughout the film
Ms. Zeiler away this week on an accreditation visit. You will be completing the following activities on your own under the supervision of a cover teacher.
Tuesday, April 11
Exploring the role of women in "Apocalypse Now" - Slides 1-10 of the Google Slides
Women in Apocalypse Now Task Sheet - complete TASK 1
HW: Have your task sheet complete and uploaded to M.bac by 8am April 12
Wednesday, April 12
Exploring the role of women in "Apocalypse Now" cont'd - Slides 11-13 of the Google Slides
Women in Apocalypse Now Task Sheet - complete TASK 2
HW: Have your written assignment (TASK 2) complete and uploaded to M.bac by 8am April 14
Friday, April 14
Lesson 1: Are our moral codes situational? - Slides 14-18 of the Google Slides
Are our moral codes situational? - Assignment Sheet
Lesson 2: The evolution of Lance B Johnson - Slides 19-20 of the Google Slides
HW: Have your "Are our moral codes situational" complete and uploaded to M.bac by the end of today's lesson
HW: Have your "Evolution of Lance B Johnson" questions uploaded to m.bac and ready for discussion in class on Tuesday, April 18
Additional Reading
Apocalypse Now and Then - LA Times
an interview with Sam Bottoms who played Lance Johnson. This article may help you better understand his character (Friday's lesson)
Week 3
Week 3
L/O: To review our work on women, moral codes, and Lance's development
L/O: To further consider GIs in Apocalypse Now
Tuesday, April 18
Debriefing women in Apocalypse Now
Debriefing "are our moral codes situational?" sheet
Wednesday, April 19
Marina - GI presentation (1:20-1:50)
Parks - GI presentation (1:55-2:20)
Friday, April 21
NO CLASSED - EID
This is the end.....
END OF UNIT ON "APOCALYPSE NOW"
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END OF UNIT ON "APOCALYPSE NOW"
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