What is the title and who is the director of this film? Who is your favourite character in the film? Explain your answer. Choose a key moment and explain why it is important. How is this film related to the theme ‘Triumph Over Adversity’?
Choosing any other film or story you have studied, write a paragraph comparing it with this film, explaining which you preferred and giving reasons for your answer.
What is the central message of the story (the theme) in your opinion? Discuss your thoughts with a classmate. Revise theme on page 2.
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(b) Design the back of the DVD cover of this film. Give your work a main heading that will draw in potential viewers. You must include a short ‘blurb’ (synopsis) of the film, without giving too much away. It’s helpful to include some quotes from newspapers or famous people that praise the film and recommend people watch it. You should also include an image (you can draw this or find it online).
After you have completed one of these tasks, think back on the work you did and complete the following sentences:
l The title of my work was …
l What I learned from creating this text was …
l What I would do differently next time is …
(a) In the Friendship collection, you learned how to write a review. Write a review of New Boy for your school yearbook. Make sure to refer back to the section on writing a review when you are planning your own (p. 22).
Blurb n. Definition: A short piece of text on the back of a book/DVD cover/game cover, giving an idea of what the product is about and promoting it to the consumer.
