EXTRA CREDIT writing prompts: FILMS

EXTRA CREDIT opportunities:      TWO

HERE’S THE DEAL:

Out of the four (4) choices available (documentary, docudrama, and two films), you may choose to view and annotate up to two (2). Each will be worth 50 pts. for a total of 100 pts. possible.

Upon your return from the Thanksgiving holiday, I will post an EXTRA CREDIT assignment blog on Blogger.com. There you will find a paragraph writing prompt for each film. If you only do one, you will post your response; if you do two, you will respond to both in a single document that you will upload in the comment section. NOTE: You will have until the stroke of midnight on

[Sunday, December 13^th] to complete the extra credit assignment/assignments.

FOUR FILMS:

1)            DOCUMENTARY: The Goebbels Experiment – (2005) – [available on Netflix]

                Writing Prompt:

In The Goebbels Experiment the audience is allowed to hear the diaries of Joseph Goebbels, the propaganda minister for the Third Reich, read aloud by actor Kenneth Branagh. After viewing the documentary, create a “character sketch” of Goebbels—who was he? Your character sketch should take the form of a single, topic-driven, and well-developed paragraph.

                                OR

2)            DOCUDRAMA: Conspiracy – (2001) – [available online at Amazon]

                Writing Prompt:

Conspiracy dramatizes the 1942 Wannsee Conference. The film delves into the psychology of Nazi officials involved in the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question" during World War II. In the film, the purpose of the conference is clear: how to facilitate the industrialized mass genocide of all Jews in Europe (a “Jew free Europe”). In a single, topic-driven, and well-developed paragraph, select and describe, in detail, at least three different reactions to the idea of the Final Solution presented in the film.

                                OR

3)            FILM: Schindler’s List (R) – (1993) – [available online at Amazon]

                Writing Prompt: FILM REVIEW:

In three short paragraphs, do the following: 1) In your opening remarks, offer a general impression of the film, 2) follow with a brief plot summary, plus a discussion of two (or three) of the film's significant features, and 3) conclude with your overall judgment of the film.
                    OR

4)            FILM: The Hiding Place (PG) – (1975) – [Youtube]

                Writing Prompt: FILM REVIEW:

In three short paragraphs, do the following: 1) In your opening remarks, offer a general impression of the film, 2) follow with a brief plot summary, plus a discussion of two (or three) of the film's significant features, and 3) conclude with your overall judgment of the film.