First Marking Period Extra Credit Assignment: Film Review For extra credit this marking period you may write a film review for any one of the following movies:
Last of the Mohicans (R) (Action-Drama : Native American culture, colonization, resistance)
1492 (Drama: Columbus, imperialism, conquest)
The Crucible (Drama: The Salem witch trials)
The Salem Witch Trials - 2002 (Take a guess on the subject of this movie with a star-studded cast)
The Mission (Political Drama: missionaries and conquest in Brazil, 16th Century)
Apocolypto (R) (Action: Conquistadors and the Maya, 15th Century)
The Scarlet Letter - 1995 (R), 1979 PG-13
Drama: Women in Colonial New England)
*note: the 1979 version of this film is FAR more school appropriate and true to historical accuracy than then the 1995 version
If you see one of the films with an R rating, please submit a written note signed by your parent/guardian granting permission for seeing the film. Or if typed work is submitted, have your guardian sign the top of your work. Without a signature, the assignment will not count.
Your review must include:
a) a synopsis of the film including details on the plot, characters and conclusion/ ending of the conflicts presented in the movie
b) an explanation of how this film relates to the period in American History and discussions/ readings we've shared in class
c) A personal analysis of the film and your opinion on it. What did you like/ dislike about this film? Did it seem to present an accurate portrayl of period in which it was set? What further questions do you have about the plot or actual historical events related to this movie? Would you reccomend it to other students of American History? Why or why not?
Film reviews must be 300 words and be submitted no later than Wednesday, 10/8.
(if you use outside sources, please cite them in MLA format or link them to your blog)
You MAY complete more than one film review, but this assignment does not supplement missing work.
Last of the Mohicans (R) (Action-Drama : Native American culture, colonization, resistance)
1492 (Drama: Columbus, imperialism, conquest)
The Crucible (Drama: The Salem witch trials)
The Salem Witch Trials - 2002 (Take a guess on the subject of this movie with a star-studded cast)
The Mission (Political Drama: missionaries and conquest in Brazil, 16th Century)
Apocolypto (R) (Action: Conquistadors and the Maya, 15th Century)
The Scarlet Letter - 1995 (R), 1979 PG-13
Drama: Women in Colonial New England)
*note: the 1979 version of this film is FAR more school appropriate and true to historical accuracy than then the 1995 version
If you see one of the films with an R rating, please submit a written note signed by your parent/guardian granting permission for seeing the film. Or if typed work is submitted, have your guardian sign the top of your work. Without a signature, the assignment will not count.
Your review must include:
a) a synopsis of the film including details on the plot, characters and conclusion/ ending of the conflicts presented in the movie
b) an explanation of how this film relates to the period in American History and discussions/ readings we've shared in class
c) A personal analysis of the film and your opinion on it. What did you like/ dislike about this film? Did it seem to present an accurate portrayl of period in which it was set? What further questions do you have about the plot or actual historical events related to this movie? Would you reccomend it to other students of American History? Why or why not?
Film reviews must be 300 words and be submitted no later than Wednesday, 10/8.
(if you use outside sources, please cite them in MLA format or link them to your blog)
You MAY complete more than one film review, but this assignment does not supplement missing work.