Defining Style Unit

Defining Style Day 1: Unit IntroductionUnit Overview• Take notes and answer questions using

Cornell Notes.• Share answers with class.

Unit Goals and Academic Vocabulary• Note unfamiliar terms on Notes page.

Learning FocusLiterary Review and Analysis• THEN: Analysis of themes, character

development, and conflict through plot events• NOW: Analysis of ideas, images, and motifs

through stylistic elementsCinematic Techniques• Framing, angles, lighting, sound

Assessment!!!Storyboard EOR book event

Due Tuesday 12/17/13 (present Tues. or Wed.)

Motif• Recurring image, object, sound, action, or

idea in literary work• NOT symbols or themes–Symbol: Mockingbird = innocence–Theme: Good and evil often co-exist.–Motifs: • Small town life of Maycom (goodness) • Images of gloomy, haunted settings,

supernatural events, full moon (evil)

Independent Reading• Enjoyment of Reading book • 20 minutes per night (same as always)• Parent Letter

Absent last Friday? See Mrs. Byrd after class for ASP pass.

Think, Pair, Share1. How do authors use specific techniques to

achieve a desired effect?2. How do directors use specific techniques

to achieve a desired effect?3. What knowledge must you have (what do

you need to know) to succeed on your Storyboard assignment? What skills must you have (what must you be able to do)?

4. Write a summary for your notes that reveals what this unit will be about.

FRAMINGLong shotMid shotClose up

Extreme close up

ANGLESEye line

High angleLow angle

LIGHTINGHigh KeyLow Key

Bottom/SideFront/Back

Defining Style Day 2: The Techniques

SOUNDDiegetic

Non-diegetic

MOVEMENTSPanTilt

ZoomDolly/Tracking

EDITINGCut

FadeDissolve

Wipe

Tree Maps

Framing

Long Shot

MidShot

Close-Up

Shot

Extreme

Close-Up

Team Activity•Create 6 maps per team (1-2 per person)

Define and/or explain each technique.Why each might be used?

What visual effect is created by each?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7VdVaLK2sYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4HkrBzoxKY (2:57-5:24)

Be prepared to share your notes.

Take Notes!

Applying Cinematic TechniquesSHOTS AND

FRAMING

CAMERA ANGLES

CAMERA MOVE-MENTS

LIGHTING

EDITING MUSIC AND

SOUND

As you watch the commercial, fill in as many spaces on the chart as you can. Add to it with each new viewing. Watch on silent (X2); watch with volume (X2). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axSnW-ygU5g

Analysis1. CLAIM: The most significant cinematic

technique used in the commercial was _____ because _____.

2. EVIDENCE: Choose one example from the commercial that demonstrates this technique.

3. WARRANT: Write 2-3 sentences showing how the evidence proves the technique is the most significant for the reason you stated.

4. RED BOW: End with a brilliant statement.

Defining Style Day 3: Preparing to Read

Quotations Chart•Complete with group then share with class

Quotations1. “An eye for an eye only ends up making the

whole world blind.” –Mahatma Gandhi2. “Don’t get mad, get even.” –Robert F.

Kennedy3. “She got even in a way that was almost

cruel. She forgave them.” –Ralph McGill4. “Success is the sweetest revenge.” –Vanessa

Williams5. “Revenge is often like biting a dog because

the dog bit you.” –Austin O’Malley

ReflectionComplete a 5-minute free write in response to the following questions:•Which of the quotes do you like or dislike the most? Why?• Which quotes have striking imagery, and how does that imagery affect your response?

Be prepared to share your answers to the questions.

Quick WriteWrite one paragraph in which you discuss

your feelings about revenge. Include a personal reflection about a time when you had a choice about taking revenge or when

you were the recipient of someone’s vengeful attitude or action. Consider using one of the

quotations in your essay, crediting the author of the quote.

Defining Style Day 4: Close Reading1. Read “A Poison Tree” silently—no annotations2. Listen to “A Poison Tree” and annotate.• Highlight or underline the different choices the

speaker makes about revenge.• Locate the speaker’s shift in attitude and mark

it with a star.• Describe the attitude of the speaker in

different places in the poem.• Paraphrase each stanza in the margin.

Storyboard Graphic Organizer• “A Poison Tree” – Create ONE shot• EOR Storyboard – Create 10-20 shots with

editing techniques. Handout will be provided.