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Film Screening: Brazil
Kind of Activity:
Classwide Discussion
Objective:
Students will explore the aesthetic elements and themes of the text.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.6
Structure:
For this exercise, students should watch 40-50 minutes of the Terry Gilliam's film Brazil. As they watch the film, students should keep this fact and take notes. They will be asked the same questions during the following class discussion:
1. How would you describe the appearance and overall atmosphere of the society depicted in Brazil? What attributes make it feel distinctly dystopian
2. How does the...
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