Course: PULS - Englisch Vertiefungskurs

CONTEXT

Your English class has decided to have an English film session. Now you have to decide which film(s) to watch. To prepare the decision, every member of the class has the opportunity (and the obligation) to suggest a film.

Your suggestion - a review - should include the following:

1. a plot summary
2. a personal comment on the film
3. optional: stills, photos of actors, important quotes etc.

If you are not a great film fan and/or are looking for ideas which film to suggest, it might be a good idea to consult the Internet Movie Data Base (IMDB), which is the most important information on films on the internet and used by millions of film fans all over the world every month.

Purpose

The focus of this project is on improving your writing skills. You will learn how to write summaries and reviews. These two text forms are not only important for this project. You will also come across them again and again in your regular English classes in Years 11 and 12, especially in written exams. Here you will get the chance to learn or revise things. You decide how much help you need.

You will improve your writing skills by dealing with feature films of your choice. Apart from being fun this is meant to give you the opportunity to share personal experiences with your group as well as improve your viewing skills. Hopefully this will help you cope with film analysis in your regular English class.

Process

Step 1: Produce your personal suggestion (review: plot summary, personal comment) in the moodle workshop and have it evaluated by others.

Step 2: Put your final draft in a forum. Read your classmates' suggestions.

Step 3: Take a vote. Choose one or two films that you want to watch.

BUT before you start all this, fill in the self-assessment sheet. Evaluate your writing skills again at the end of the module.

Start writing in your journal/writing log called "My writing process".

Use the forum if you have problems with this task.