UNIT: WHO DESERVED THE

AWARD?!?!

FEB 10: Prepare for the next unit and consider characteristics that make a movie worthy of an award

AWARDS? Watch movies that were nominated for

the same award Assessment after each movie Paper after each section: Did the right

nominee deserve the award?

Assessments Characterization

QuoteSceneExplanation

Quote Analysis

WHY IS THIS QUOTE IMPORTANT?

At least 3 sentence answers!

NEW: Relate a quote not from the movie TO the movie

Assessments Themes and genres are TWO different

things!!!!

Love, friendship, perseverance, etc… Comedy, mystery, drama, etc…

Academy Awards! 6,000 members of

the Academy vote for the best of the previous year

25 categories Very secretive

PricewaterhouseCoopers = auditors who count votes and keep it secret!

Academy Awards History May 16, 1929 Dinner Tickets $5

No surprises! The winners had been announced 3 months earlier! (That quickly changed!)

Secrets? LA Times, 11 pm

edition, 1940 1941: sealed

envelope system first used today

1st Awards, 1929

Best Actor: Emil JanningsTwo movies!

Best Actress: Janet GaynorThree films!

Best Picture: WingsOnly silent film to ever

win

85th Awards, 2013 Best Picture: Argo Daniel Day-Lewis:

Lincoln Jennifer Lawrence:

Silver Linings Playbook

The Show Must Go On… 1938: massive

flooding (1 week) 1968: MLK Jr

respect (2 days) 1981: Assassination

attempt on Reagan (24 hours)

2003, US invades Iraq the Thursday beforeDiminished and

scaled back..significantly

Voting process… This guy can say it better than me!

http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/about/voting.html

1st Selection 2000 Academy Awards (73rd)

Best Picture“Chocolat”“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”“Erin Brockovich”“Gladiator”“Traffic”

The winner… “Gladiator” Also, Best Actor, Russell Crowe

The Plan Watch 3 of the movies Take Assessments (Keep all

assessments and tweets!!) After the third movie, write a paper that

analyzes and explains which movie should have won

ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! Released May 5,

2000 “Gladiator Effect”

Plot Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by

the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his family, and his loss of will allows him to get captured and put into the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so that he will be able to look into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge.

Themes? Leadership Loyalty Perseverance Trust

Leadership “I suppose leadership at one time meant

muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” –Mahatma Gandhi

Would you prefer your leader to be strong or nice? Explain.

Do you think this quote is true of our current leaders?

Loyalty “What I value most in my friends in

loyalty.” David Mamet

Why do you think loyalty is so important?

Is it more important honesty? Why or why not?

What does it mean to be loyal to your friends?

Perseverance Synonyms:

Stamina Tenacity Drive Dedication Determination Persistence

Perseverance “Perseverance is the hard work you do

after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” Newt Gingrich

Do you have perseverance? Do you think, as a whole, teenagers

have perseverance? Explain. Is it important? Explain!

Trust “Never trust anyone who wants what

you’ve got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion” Eubie Blake

Agree? Disagree? Explain!