Pleasantville
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A
comic fable about two high school kids who are transported into a 1950s black
and white sitcom. Stunning visual and
cinematic techniques. Superb acting
from young Hollywood stars Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon, supported by
the brilliance of Joan Allen, William H. Macy and Jeff Daniels. |
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a
54-page teaching guide and
45-page ready-to-copy student study
guide. |
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Contents
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Teaching
Guide |
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Study
Guide |
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Suggested teaching plan |
3 |
Plot Questions |
2 |
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Resources |
4 |
Motif, Symbol and Allusions |
3 |
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Plot |
5 |
Film Technique Checklist |
4 |
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Motifs and Symbols |
8 |
Close Reading Checklist |
5 |
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Allusions |
9 |
Close Reading Task sheets |
6 |
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Scene Analysis |
10 |
Narrative structure |
13 |
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Creating Pleasantville |
11 |
Setting |
15 |
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Opening Sequence |
12 |
Characters |
16 |
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Scene by Scene commentary |
14 |
Characterisation Checklist |
17 |
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Analysis: the "Athenian"
Sequence |
27 |
Themes |
18 |
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Close Reading the Text |
28 |
The 'Code of Conduct' |
19 |
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Narrative Structure |
40 |
Responding to the Critics |
20 |
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Examining the Screenplay |
44 |
Useful Quotations |
22 |
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Setting |
46 |
Scene List |
24 |
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Character Notes |
48 |
The Complex Makeup of a Movie |
27 |
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Interesting Facts |
50 |
Glossary of Film Terms |
28 |
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Cast List |
51 |
Write-on
Worksheets |
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Soundtrack |
52 |
Study Plan |
30 |
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Unit outline |
53 |
Film Technique Answer Sheets |
31 |
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Examining the screenplay |
40 |
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Scene-by-Scene Worksheets |
42 |
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Opening Scene Worksheet |
53 |
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