Story Map

Wow! look at this fine example of Story Map planning by Irene. Obviously her drawings are spectacular. One can really understand each segment of her novel by the detail of her illustrations. (Love, despair) They tell half the story and her text the other.

This is the fundamental aspect of the Story Map. It is not a book report, nor is it simply visual, both parts need to tell us the story.

Also, what she has written is excellent. It is:
- Logical
- Informative
- Detailed

When you read it there is a logical transition from scenes and you don't ask yourself, "Wait, why is she crying?"

She also did a tremendous effort with her supplementary information. She has detailed descriptions of her characters, conflict, and theme. Irene is also ready to begin physically working on her project becuase she has ticked all the necessary materials on her checklist.

BEAUTIFUL JOB Irene!

Film Critique

Movies, films, Holly-Bollywood… what sort of person with a pulse doesn’t like movies?
What’s a film you absolutely love, or hate, or perhaps saw last? When one writes a review of a film they are giving their:

Giving a brief account of the film; setting, characters, major themes and without giving too much away (spoiler), they let the reader in on the plot.

You (no please this time) MUST read the following TWO links regarding writing a film revew.

http://www.spiritofbaraka.com/how-to-write-a-movie-review.aspx

http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/englishresource/filmreview.html



“The Devil’s Backbone” (2001) is a historical mystery/horror film by Mexican director Guillermo del Toro (you may know him from the “Hell Boy” series and “Pan’s Labyrinth”). Below you will find a review by Neil Smith for the BBC. It’s a decent review and most of what Mr. Smith says does justice to the film.

The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Reviewed by Neil Smith
Updated 27 November 2001

On the back of "Cronos" and "Mimic", Guillermo del Toro has emerged as one of the horror genre's most striking new talents. "The Devil's Backbone" (El Espinazo del Diablo) may be more conventional than its forebears, but it's still a superior ghost story/murder mystery which confirms del Toro as a name to watch (his next movie will be "Blade 2").
Set in a school-cum-orphanage at the end of the Spanish Civil War, the movie begins as a childhood rite-of-passage for ten-year-old Carlos (Tielve) before spiralling into a "Shining"-style spook fest.
Although the orphanage lies on a remote and dusty plateau far away from the frontline, the threat and dread of war is omnipresent - not least due to the huge unexploded bomb that sits reproachfully in the middle of the courtyard.
Carlos' life is hardly made easier by the bullying Jaime (Garcés) and the school's menacing janitor, Jacinto (Noriega). But things get even more threatening when Carlos begins seeing the pale spectre of Santi (Valverde), a fellow orphan who was brutally murdered shortly before his arrival.

Cleverly lacing its chilling melodrama with a political twist - with Jacinto's brooding rage implicitly equated with the fascist oppressor - "The Devil's Backbone" reverses expectations by telling its doom-laden Gothic narrative in broad daylight and baking sunshine. The climax is a little disappointing, and the glowering Noriega is really too handsome to pose much of a threat. Unlike most so-called thrillers, though, this is one "Backbone" that's guaranteed to send a shiver down yours.

In Spanish with English subtitles.

Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras, David Muñoz
Stars: Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Íñigo Garcés, Fernando Tielve, Irene Visedo, Junio Valverde



You must include:

-both an image and the trailer to the movie.
-credit information including date of release, director, actors
- language

Please look at the following 9th grade blogs of example of solid student film critiques
Random male student
Random female student

Due to a recent increase in random rabid feline attacks in Strovolos Park, UN Special Forces presence is on the rise. A crack covert team from the Saskatchewan Forestry Division recently arrived to the island. Local feline insurgents have begun to retaliate and the chipmunks have requested increased firepower.

Biography

Who is someone you would really like to meet? (Or, someone you would have liked to have met if the are deceased). We are going to answer this question and provide a biographical piece about this person. Your essay needs to be:

- 400 words mimimum
- In your own words (see Plagiarism below)
- Have proper APA citation (see example)
- An image, and even a video if you like

See example below-

Robert Nesta Marley was born the 6th of Feburary, 1945 in the parish of St. Ann, Jamaica. He was born to Cedella Booker Marley and Captain Norval Marley. Cedella Marley, a black Jamaican was a mere eighteen years old when she married Norval, a much older white English Jamaicain Marine officer. Norval, due to his military obligations, was present very little during his son’s early years. The relationship between his parents never flourished, and Captian Marley died of a heart attack when his son was ten.

Like many rural Jamacains Cedella Marley moved to the capital Kingston in search of a better life and job opportunities. Bob subsequently had a difficult childhood growing up in some of the toughest neighborhoods of the city. Here he made two life-changing friends in Neville Livingston and Peter MacIntosh. Together the three young men developed a passion for music and began to dabble into singing and playing. Later they sought the guidance of fabled singer-song writer Joe Higgs. The three formed their first band, the Teenagers. Another fellow musician important to Marley in his budding musical career was the young singer Rita Anderson. Marley took a fancy for her and in 1966 the couple married. Rita became an integral part of the band as an ever-present backup singer.

The band later changed their name to the Wailers. Their first full-length album, Catch a Fire, was released in 1973. The following year they followed this up with Burnin. The band broke up in 1974. Marley’s childhood friends and band mates went on to have extremely successful careers of their own.

Although the original members of the band were no longer with Bob, he replaced them with some of he most talented artist on the island and dubbed the new lineup “Bob Marley and the Wailers”. Over the next six years Bob Marley and the Wailers would make reggae an international household name. Bob’s good looks, charisma, and abnormally gifted musical ability would make him an unofficial ambassador not only for the music, but also for Jamaica itself.

In 1977 Bob Marley was diagnosed with cancer. After a number of traditional and experimental treatment attempts, Marley succumbed to his illness May 11, 1981. Reggae and the world of music will be forever indebt to his great contributions.
Rita and Bob had a large musical family. Their children, obtaining their talents from both parents, went on to become notarized musicians themselves. Accompanied by four of his siblings, Marley’s eldest son Ziggy, formed the group, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. The band has carried on their father’s musical legacy having produced many albums and winning awards, including a number of Grammies.




This is how this should look if you have obtained your information from a website (Wikipedia).

Bob Marley (2006). Wikipedia. Retrieved October 1, 2008. www.wikepedia.com/bobmarley

From a Book:
Crowher, Mikchael. (1986) Catch a Fire, The Life and Legend of Bob Marley. New York:
Island Books Publishing Co.

According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means
1. to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
2. to use (another's production) without crediting the source
3. to commit literary theft
4. to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.

In “other” words, you must put the information you receive form others in YOUR own words.