Sunday, March 31, 2013

All Boys, All Blogged: April 1, 2013

Focus: How do we close read a film, and what larger meanings can we take from The Truman Show?

1. Warm-up: Close reading two scenes from The Truman Show

Some close reading questions to jump start your thinking...

Why is Truman looking a mirror?
How are his drawing and speech symbolic?
How is this moment significant to the film as a whole?

What might the water (and the storm) symbolize?
What might the boat symbolize?
How does this scene reflect an important change in Truman?
What do you think is the most significant moment in this scene and why?
What does Christof represent?

Why do you think the writer of this film named the protagonist "Truman"?
Why do you think Bradbury named his protagonist "Guy"?

2. Impromptu fishbowl discussion of The Truman Show (15-20 min)

3. Composing a rough thesis that draws together The Truman Show and Fahrenheit 451

Some samples...

Character analysis:
Both Guy from F451 and Truman from The Truman Show share the heroic traits of ________ and _________, revealing that a true hero must ___________________________.

Both Clarisse from F451 and Sylvia from The Truman Show spark the main characters to realize ________________ and _______________, showing that _________________________.

Problem - Solution:
In both F451 and The Truman Show, the societies suffer from _________________, but they ultimately _______________________, revealing that _____________________________.

In both F451 and The Truman Show, the protagonists struggle to ____________________, but they eventually succeed in _________________________, revealing that _______________________.

Symbols:
The ____________ from F451 symbolizes _______________________, while the ___________ from The Truman Show represents _______________________, both symbols suggesting that _______________________________.

HW:
1. Form three different versions of a thesis statement using Google docs and share them with me by 10 pm tonight.
2. Bring F451 to class tomorrow so that you can start gathering quotations.
3. THE END OF 12 WEEKS IS THIS FRIDAY. APRIL 5; ALL MAKE-UP FISHBOWL BLOGS, QUIZZES, HW ASSIGNMENTS, ETC MUST BE SUBMITTED BY FRIDAY.
4. Remaining persuasive speeches are this Friday, April 5.

Helpful website for spelling the director's and the characters' names correctly: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120382/fullcredits

15 comments:

  1. How dies Truman change through out the movie?

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  2. Now that Truman's out, What will he do next?

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    1. I think he will go to find Silvia because she is the one who told him and got him thinking about how he was on a show.

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  3. How is Truman going to react to the real world? Will he be able to adapt to it well?

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  4. When I watched this scene again I noticed Christof saying things that a father would say to a son. Why would Christof feel this way if he hasn't even ever talked to him in person?

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    1. He has watched him his whole life from when he was a little kid to now when he is grown up. He also adopted him for the TV show so he feels father like.

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  5. When Christof pretty much tries to kill Truman, is it because he knew Truman would be leaving their world anyway?

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  6. Why don't they show truman in the real world why does it have him walk into a dark room? why can't we see how he is in the real world?

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    1. I think that the author wanted to make people question about his story. Or they ran out of room to put in this movie.

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  7. Will their be another guy like Truman?

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  8. Now that Truman has got set free will Christof try to make another show just like this since there is now no point in the giant dome?

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  9. Everybody will recognize him in the real world.

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  10. -Why has Truman never tried to leave Seahaven?
    -Why was Trumans dad “cut” from the show?
    -Why is there so many obvious advertisement plugs?
    -Why did the director of the “Truman Show” decide to bring Truman’s dad back into the set as a homeless man?
    -Does everybody around Truman even care that they are completely lying to him?

    -Matt Myers.

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  11. I feel like Christof is like "Christ of" and Christof is like the Christ of or god of Truman. I also think Truman is like "True Man" and everything about him is true.

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