2C Writing a review - differentiated lesson #1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Movie/series review

- Remember your colour BLUE, YELLOW or GREEN!

- Please get your laptop and a pen out

- Log into LessonUp.app

Today's goals

- I can give my opinion in a film/TV series review

- I can make a recommendation in a film/TV series review

- I can use at least 3 linking words to connect sentences and ideas together when writing a review

- I can correctly use at least 3 adverbs and 3 adjectives when writing a review

At the end of class:

Agenda

- Lesson goals

- What do these stars mean? 

- Adjectives, Adverbs & Linking words

- What is a review?

- How to write a review

- Write a film review

- Lesson goals achieved?

- Homework

Spiderman - No Way Home

The best of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” reminded me why I used to love comic books, especially the ones about a boy named Peter Parker. There was a playful unpredictability to them that has often felt was lacking from modern superhero movies in the way they feel so precisely calculated. Yes, of course, “No Way Home” is incredibly calculated, a way to make more headlines after killing off so many of its event characters in Phase 3, but it’s also a film that’s often bursting with creative joy.

Director Jon Watts and his team have delivered a true event movie, a double-sized crossover issue of a comic book that the young me would have waited in line to read first, excitedly turning every page with breathless anticipation of the next twist and turn. And yet they generally avoid getting weighed down by the expectations fans have for this film, somehow sidestepping the cluttered traps of other crowded part threes. “No Way Home” is crowded, but it’s also surprisingly spry, inventive, and just purely entertaining, leading to a final act that not only earns its emotions but pays off some of the ones you may have about this character that you forgot.

Spiderman - No Way Home

The best of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” reminded me why I used to love comic books, especially the ones about a boy named Peter Parker. There was a playful unpredictability to them that has often felt was lacking from modern superhero movies in the way they feel so precisely calculated. Yes, of course, “No Way Home” is incredibly calculated, a way to make more headlines after killing off so many of its event characters in Phase 3, but it’s also a film that’s often bursting with creative joy.

Director Jon Watts and his team have delivered a true event movie, a double-sized crossover issue of a comic book that the young me would have waited in line to read first, excitedly turning every page with breathless anticipation of the next twist and turn. And yet they generally avoid getting weighed down by the expectations fans have for this film, somehow sidestepping the cluttered traps of other crowded part threes. “No Way Home” is crowded, but it’s also surprisingly spry, inventive, and just purely entertaining, leading to a final act that not only earns its emotions but pays off some of the ones you may have about this character that you forgot.

What is a review?

What information would you include in a film or TV series review (recensie)?

Put the writing steps of a review in the correct  order

1

2

3

4

5

You give your opinion (opinie geven)

You provide a short summary (film kort samenvatten)

You do or don't recommend the film/series (aanbeveling)

You write a short introduction (introductie)

You write a short conclusion & give a star rating (*****)

Writing a review

Paragraaf 1:  Introductie.  Waar gaat de review over?

Paragraaf 2:  Samenvatten. Heel kort de film samenvatten.

Paragraaf 3: Je mening geven. Wat vond je wel/niet leuk

Paragraaf 4: Aanraden. Zou je aanraden aan anderen om de film te kijken?

Paragraaf 5: Conclusie.  Hoeveel sterren krijgt de film?

www.rogerebert.com

Write a review - 20 minutes

Step 1: What group you are in? Blue? Yellow? Or Green?

Step 2:  Read the instructions in the handout for what you have to do

Step 3: Read the rubric (last page) as this clear tells you how your writing will be evaluated

Step 4: Write the film/TV series review

Step 5: See the help pages for vocabulary, phrases and linking words 

WORK QUIETLY PLEASE 

Time: In this lesson you have 20 minutes to work on this task.  

Finished?  Review your own work with the help of the rubric on the last page of the handout.  Then, you can help a classmate with their writing

Not finished: you will get more time in the next lesson to write further!

Group Green-Write a review-20 minutes

What:  Write a film or TV series review. Pick a film you have enjoyed (or hated!). Write a 100 - 150 word review (recensie). Your review includes 3-4 linking words,  4 adjectives and 4 adverbs, a brief plot summary, basic film information, a quote (citaat) from the director/film/actor, your opinion of the film, an evaluation of the film (*****).  Pictures/drawing.

How: On paper (see handout).  Digitally in a word document (see Magister)

Time: 20 minutes.  Upload to opdrachten in Teams/hand in work  at the end of the lesson

Help:   See the help pages in handout for phrases, vocabulary, instructions and linking words. Ask a classmate.  Ask the teacher. Look up how to write a film/series review, but do not copy this.  See the rubric (last page handout).  Use a dictionary.

Finished: Review your work against the rubric.  Upload your work (review and rubric) to Teams.

Not finished: You will get more time in the next lesson to work on your review. 

Group Yellow-Write a review-20 minutes

What:  Write a film or TV series review. Pick a film you have enjoyed (or hated!). Write a 80 - 120 word review (recensie). Your review includes 3 linking words,  3 adjectives and 3 adverbs, a brief plot summary, basic film information, your opinion of the film, an evaluation of the film (*****).  Pictures/drawing.

How: On paper (see handout).  Digitally in a word document (see Magister)

Time: 20 minutes. Upload to opdrachten in Teams/hand in work at the end of the lesson

Help:   See the help pages in handout for phrases, vocabulary, instructions and linking words. Ask a classmate.  Ask the teacher. Look up how to write a film/series review, but do not copy this.  See the rubric (last page handout).  Use a dictionary.

Finished: Review your work against the rubric.  Upload your work (review and rubric) to Teams.

Not finished: You will get more time in the next lesson to work on your review. 

Group Blue - Write a review - 20 minutes

What:  Team up with a classmate. Together, write a film or TV series review. Pick a film you’ve both enjoyed (or hated!). Write a 100-150 word review.  Do equal work (eerlijk de werk verdelen). Your review includes 3 linking words,  3 adjectives and 3 adverbs, a brief plot summary, basic film information, your opinion of the film, an evaluation of the film (*****).  Pictures/drawing.

How: On paper (see handout).  Digitally in a word document (see Magister)

Time: 20 minutes.  Upload to opdrachten in Teams/hand in to me at end of lesson (both of you!) 

Help:   See the help pages in handout for phrases, vocabulary, instructions and linking words. Ask a classmate.  Ask the teacher. Look up how to write a film/series review, but do not copy this.  See the rubric (last page handout).  Use a dictionary.

Finished: Review your work against the rubric.  Upload your work (review and rubric) to Teams.

Not finished: You will get more time in the next lesson to work on your review. 

How far did you get?

NOW

Highlight all the adverbs in your Green

Highlight all the adjectives in Purple

Highlight all the linking words in Blue

Hand in your work into Teams under opdrachten - you will work further on this in the next lesson

Working on paper? Take a photo of your work. Then hand in to me

Working digitally?  Save the word document with your review to work on in the next lesson and hand in to Teams under opdrachten

Finished: Think of a tip and top for your own writing!!!! Be prepared to share with the class

WORK QUIETLY PLEASE 

You have 3 minutes to complete this task

This is how I feel my film/TV series review is going so far

😒🙁😐🙂😃

So far, I been able to write my review, give my opinion and make a recommendation without too many issues!

Yes

No

Sort of...

I have been able to use adverbs, adjectives and linking words correctly in my review and I have marked these words in a different colour?

Yes

No

Not sure...

Homework

Save your work & upload  (complete or incomplete) to opdrachten in Teams.  Hand in your (paper) review before you leave the class.