movies | Academic Skills & Writing Strategies

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Editing symbols worksheet
Complex sentences worksheet (run-ons, fragments, comma splices)
List of editing symbols (for your reference)
Textbook page 30 (reading and listening)
Writing (on looseleaf):
1. have you homeschooled?
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of homeschooling?
3. Do you think compulsory education is a good idea? Why/why not?
4. Handout: MLA format (for your reference)
HOMEWORK:
1. Unit 5, part 1 worksheet
2. Movie report: write a report about an Australian movie. The movie must be about Australia (not just filmed there).
  1. See a list of movies that students reported about in the spring semester here
  2. You will read your report aloud to the class (same as in the first semester).
  3. Your report should include some research about the movie, e.g. about the history or area of Australia which the movie is about, also critical reviews or interesting reviews by people on Amazon.
  4. Your report must show me (the instructor) that
    1. you have seen the movie (not just copied your friend’s notes)
    2. you have understood the key points of the movie
    3. you have thought about the movie (is it good? is it useful to learn about Australia?), i.e. you have an opinion about it
    4. you can express your opinion in English
    5. you can use the MLA style for references.
  5. Your report MUST INCLUDE the following information:
    1. movie title (in both English and Japanese)
    2. movie director’s name and the names of the main actors and actresses and the characters they play
    3. date the movie was made
    4. the company that made and distributed the movie
    5. a summary of the story (key points only)
  6. This information MUST BE WRITTEN USING MLA STYLE (see the handout from session #3)
  7. Your handout should include the title of the movie and other key information, and some brief notes and pictures that will make your presentation more interesting. (The information in the handout does not have to be in complete sentences.)
  8. The report is due Friday October 23rd.

The Cove To Be Shown At Tokyo International Film Festival (huffingtonpost.com)

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Here are the reports on Australian movies that students have emailed me. In future, perhaps students can make their own blogs and put their reports on their own blogs. Would you like that? All the movie reports make this blog entry very long, so I have cut it short. To read all the movie reports, click here.

“Japanese Story”
Australian film 2003 director; Sue Brooks
actor; Gotaro Tsunashima actress; Toni Collette
Summary
Sandy, played by Toni Collette is a director in Western Australia. One day she has to guide a Japanese businessman Hiromitsu, played by Gotaro. At first, because of the culture differences, they can not understand each other. Sandy is angry about his behavior. Then they drive into desert and their car breaks down. They are lost in desert , but this difficulty makes their friendship deep. Gradually they understand and love each other. A few days later, Sandy and Hiromitsu go swimming and Hiromitsu dives into shallow water and…