Movies in review

• Engels
• Middelbare school

Today's program

1. Explanation of the assignment 'movies in review'
2. Example review
3. Reporting back to the class
4. Exit ticket & homework

Our aims of this lesson

1. Learning about the assignment and its requirements
2. Learning the vocabulary about movies and reviews
3. Learning how a review is structured

One of my favorite movies

One of my favorite movies is 'Lion'. The movie tells the story of a young Indian boy who  gets adopted after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later he tries to find his lost family. 

My favorite character in this movie is young Saroo who is played by Sunny Pawar, he is really funny and clever for such a young boy.

The assignment

1. Work in pairs of two.
2. Write a review about a movie of your choosing.
3. Work with another group, geef each other feedback, finalize your review.
4. 
   
5. As a class, we will vote on the best movie.

The review

Should include:

- The title of the movie.

- The genre of the movie.

- What the film is about.

- If the movie was based on a book.

- Where the movie takes place.

- When the movie takes place.

- Who plays the main roles in the movie.

- Who your favourite character is in the movie and why.

- What the target audience is for this movie.

- A rating for the movie in stars.

The poster

Should include:

- A printed version of your review.

- The title of the movie.

- A minimum of three pictures from the movie.

- A picture of the original filmposter.

- Your rating for the movie in stars.

Planning

Lesson 1:

- Choosing your movie.

-Example movie review

Lesson 2:

- Writing your review.

- Giving and receiving feedback.

- Finalizing review

Lesson 3:

- Making your poster

- Voting on the best movie. 

Choose a partner and briefly discuss the assignment together,

do you have any questions? 

Together with your partner, write down elements from the text that might be useful for your own review. 

Together with your partner, read the example review and underline 5 words from the text you don't know

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Homework

Read the example review in the booklet 

and do the assignment.