NBE3U: Film Review: Close-Up

Film Review:
Close-Up

A hook is a word we use to describe the FIRST sentence of a film review or essay.

Why? Think of a fishing hook or a coat hook. It is used to hold on to something. In this case, you want to hold on to the readers attention

Hook

Multiple Select

Which of these could you use as a hook? (choose any)

• A song lyric or quote from a work related to your thesis

• A fact or historical/news event related to your thesis

• A statistic related to your thesis

• A line from another book, tv show, or movie related to your thesis

• A dictionary definition related to your thesis

Multiple Choice

I know the hook is the first sentence of my review. Do I need to complete it first during my writing process?

• Yes! It is the most important part of my review and should be written first!

• No! I can work on other parts of my review and add my hook later!

Word Cloud

What are some websites I can use to find hook ideas if I cannot think of any (answer in 1-2 words):

As you watch a film and prepare to write a review, try to answer these questions.

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The 5 W's

Match

Let's practice applying the 5W's.

Watch the trailer for this TV series and match the following.

• Who

• What

• Where

• When

• Why

3 young boys, a mom, Sherriff, a girl

A boy named Will is missing.

A small town called Hawkins.

No cellphones, radio - probably pre 90's

To create a science-fiction story

• 3 young boys, a mom, Sherriff, a girl

• A boy named Will is missing.

• A small town called Hawkins.

• No cellphones, radio - probably pre 90's

• To create a science-fiction story

Overall Structure

The form of the Film Review has room for creativity, however we still need to make sure we follow the basic order of information.

Let's review in the next slides.

Reorder

Reorder the following:

• Introduction

• Summary

• Analysis

• Conclusion

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following parts of the introduction:

• Hook

• Mention Film Name and Director

• Thesis

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Multiple Select

Which of the following should you include in your analysis:

• Hook

• Examples from the film

• Like and Dislikes

• Connections between your likes/dislikes + examples to your thesis

Multiple Select

Which of the following should you include in your conclusion:

• Call to action

• Re-state thesis

• Like and Dislikes

• Summarize points from analysis

Open Ended

Anything else you would like to learn more about?