Essay Instructions:
At the end of each unit, you will write a 500-word typed essay on one of the films we have watched in class. In your essays you need to address the following issues:
1. How does the film portray the past: does it romanticize or demonize the period; does it accurately portray the past?
2. Do the filmmakers seem to have an agenda (other than to make money or to entertain)?
3. What are the film’s major themes or ideas?
4. What lesson has this movie taught you?
Once your essay is completed, you need to complete and turn in the scoring guide (below) and share on Google Docs the essay to Ms. Fitzgerald.
1. How does the film portray the past: does it romanticize or demonize the period; does it accurately portray the past?
2. Do the filmmakers seem to have an agenda (other than to make money or to entertain)?
3. What are the film’s major themes or ideas?
4. What lesson has this movie taught you?
Once your essay is completed, you need to complete and turn in the scoring guide (below) and share on Google Docs the essay to Ms. Fitzgerald.