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Film Circles

This document outlines the roles and responsibilities for students participating in a film discussion group. It describes 8 different roles: discussion leader, vocabulary enricher, researcher, setting expert, dialog master, sound track analyzer, discussion evaluator, and general instructions. Each role has specific tasks to complete in preparation for the discussion, such as developing discussion questions, identifying new vocabulary, researching actors/directors, understanding the setting, explaining dialog, analyzing the soundtrack, and evaluating the discussion.

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Film Circles

This document outlines the roles and responsibilities for students participating in a film discussion group. It describes 8 different roles: discussion leader, vocabulary enricher, researcher, setting expert, dialog master, sound track analyzer, discussion evaluator, and general instructions. Each role has specific tasks to complete in preparation for the discussion, such as developing discussion questions, identifying new vocabulary, researching actors/directors, understanding the setting, explaining dialog, analyzing the soundtrack, and evaluating the discussion.

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Film Circles: Discussion Leader

Name: Student Number:

You will participate in a discussion with your classmates about the film __________________. Each of you will prepare by finding information regarding your role. As Discussion Leader your job is to create 5 new questions that promote good discussion. In other words opinion questions, not factual or Yes/No questions. 1. _______________________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________________________ 3. _______________________________________________________________________ 4. _______________________________________________________________________ 5. _______________________________________________________________________ 6. _______________________________________________________________________

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Film Circles:Vocabulary Enricher


Name: Student Number:

You will participate in a discussion with your classmates about the film __________________. Each of you will prepare by finding information regarding your role. As the Vocabulary Enricher, your job is to find 5 6 new vocabulary words that are important to understanding this film and explaining them to your group members.

Word

Definition

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Film Circles: Researcher


Name: Student Number:

You will participate in a discussion with your classmates about the film __________________. Each of you will prepare by finding information regarding your role. As Researcher your job is to discover information about the main actors and the director in this film and share it with your group members. You may use the internet, books, or magazines in English. You must write the website address at the bottom of this sheet.

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Film Circles: Setting Expert


Name: Student Number:

You will participate in a discussion with your classmates about the film __________________. Each of you will prepare by finding information regarding your role. As the Setting Expert your job is to discover information about the place and time where in this story is set and share it with your group members. You may use the internet, books, or magazines in English.

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Film Circles: Dialog Master


Name: Student Number:

You will participate in a discussion with your classmates about the film __________________. Each of you will prepare by finding information regarding your role. As the Dialogue your job is to discover and explain the meaning of four key pieces of dialog. You can consult reviews and film websites. You can find the scripts of the films we watch on script-o-rama.com. Dialog Meaning

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Film Circles: Sound Track Analyzer


Name: Student Number:

You will participate in a discussion with your classmates about the film __________________. Each of you will prepare by finding information regarding your role. As the Sound Track Analyzer your job is to discover and explain how music enhances the film. You can share who wrote or performed the songs, when and why they're used, or how lyrics from the song enhance the themes of the film. Use the space below to explain the sound track.

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Film Circles: Discussion Evaluator


Name: Student Number:

You will participate in a discussion with your classmates about the film __________________. Each of you will prepare by finding information regarding your role. As the Discussion Evaluator your job is to think about the contributions of your group members and answer these questions: 1. What were the most interesting opinions and who shared them?

2. Who was the most active person in the group discussion?

3. How could the discussion have been better?

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