Analyzing Different Mediums What are different mediums Major

Analyzing Different Mediums

What are different mediums? • Major Learning Target: – I can analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums. In your journal, answer the following: What are mediums? What is a documentary? What is a memoir? What is a film?

What is a Documentary? • What is the purpose? • Where does the information come from? • How is the message conveyed? – The creative interpretation of reality – The gray area between art and journalism – The presentation of socially useful information to the public – To inform or educate – First hand accounts, historical and primary documents, film and photographs from the time period – Usually conveyed through video and interviews

Film or Movie • What is the purpose? • Where does the information come from? • How is the message conveyed? – Usually to entertain – A film is a story brought to life through moving images and sound. – Could be based on something that happened, or entirely made up by the film maker/director/writer

What is a memoir? • What is the purpose? • Where does the information come from? • How is the message conveyed? – To entertain, inform or convey a message – Non-fiction – based on a portion of a person’s life – Through events, details and descriptions

Compare and contrast • Create a venn diagram with a partner that demonstrates the similarities and differences between: – A documentary – A film/movie – A memoir

Liberation of the Camps • Major Learning Target: – I can analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums. • I can compare and contrast how the liberation of concentration camps is portrayed in a documentary, a film, and a memoir. In the target above… What is the subject being told? What are the different mediums?

Memoir - Night • Read pp. 107 -109 • Identify how the liberation is portrayed: – What key words does the author use? – What images does the author create? • What is the mood (how it makes you feel as a result of the events and images the author creates? What evidence do you have? • What is the author’s tone (attitude towards the topic – Liberation)? What evidence do you have?

Documentary – “The War” • Identify how the liberation is portrayed: – What images do you see? – What is said? – How is music/sound used? • What is the mood? Think about your reaction to the images. • What is the film maker’s attitude toward the topic? – How effective is the film maker?

Film – “Life is Beautiful” • Introduction • Part 1, Part 2 • Identify how the liberation is portrayed: – What images do you see? – What is said? • What is your reaction to the images? • What do you think the film maker wants you to understand/feel? – How effective is the film maker?

Timed-Write Response • Compare and contrast how the liberation of the concentration camps is portrayed in at least two different mediums (documentary, fiction, and film). • What text structure should you use? Questions to consider: – How was the liberation portrayed? – What was the impact on the audience? – What was the purpose of the author? Was that purpose achieved? Was it effective? – What is the impact of the different treatment of the liberation?

Compare and Contrast • Introduction – What should you explain and/or summarize first? • Body paragraphs – How will you organize? Discuss similarities? Differences? One medium and then the other? • Conclusion – The differences between _____and _____ are important because_______.