Forrest Gump 8BC vt2021

During 5 weeks you are going to watch the movie Forrest Gump. You will interact and discuss the movie orally, as well as in written. You will also learn about and show your knowledge about the USA.

Goals

• to develop the ability and necessary strategies to watch and listen to an English movie

• to develop the ability to orally and in writing, discuss something that you have seen and heard

• to motivate your thoughts and ideas by giving examples of facts and what happen in the movie

• to be active in the conversation and help to keep the conversation going (= improve your interaction)

• to use different strategies to solve linguistic difficulties while speaking and writing (e.g. explain a word or a phrase you don't know)

Way of working 

• You are going to watch a movie – Forrest Gump.

• You will have several occasions during class when you discuss the movie with one, or some class mates.

• You will also write about two topics from the movie - the main character, Forrest Gump, and intelligence. You will get questions to support your discussion.

• You will talk and write about the plot, the characters, the environment, different scenes, messages, historical and political events, etc.

• You will give response (stars and wishes) to one class mate's text (Examination).

• You will revise your Examination text, using the response you have received.

Time schedule

w.50  

• Introduction: Mind-map: Historical references in Forrest Gump + Facts: Historical references in Forrest Gump search for facts and present /take notes/present again ...

w.2  Lesson 1-2

• Watch the movie (0min-30min)
• Shortwriting 1: Forrest Gump 
• Watch the Movie (30min-50min)
• Discuss intelligence.

w.3 - Lesson 1-2

• Shortwriting 2: Intelligence 
• Watch the Movie (50min-1h10min
• Shortwriting 2: Intelligence 
• Watch the Movie (1h10min-1h40min)
• 10 min discussion: Who is your favourite character: Jenny, Lieutenant Dan, Forrest's mother or Forrest? Why? Compare her/him to yourself - both similarities and differences. Give examples of what the character says or does!

w.4 - Lesson 1-2

• Questions to discuss after 1h 40min 
• Watch the movie (1h40min-2h17min)

After watching the movie: Events to discuss orally in class 

w. 5 - Lesson 1-2

• Preparing Examination: Writing: Write the life story of a character (See Uppgifter)
• Writing the Examination: Write the life story of a character 

w. 6 

• Finsih writing the Examination: Write the life story of a character 
• Giving response to one class mate's Examination: Write the life story of a character 
• Start revising the Examination: Write the life story of a character 
• Revising the Examination: Write the life story of a character 

Examinations + Grading

1. Writing: Shortwriting 1 and Shortwriting 2
2. Writing: Write the life story of a character
3. Revising: Write the life story of a character
4. Speaking: Your ability to speak English and interact during the oral discussions in class

Läroplanskopplingar

Syfte

• förstå och tolka innehållet i talad engelska och i olika slags texter,
• formulera sig och kommunicera i tal och skrift,
• använda språkliga strategier för att förstå och göra sig förstådda,
• anpassa språket efter olika syften, mottagare och sammanhang, och
• reflektera över livsvillkor, samhällsfrågor och kulturella företeelser i olika sammanhang och delar av världen där engelska används.

Centralt innehåll

• Aktuella och för eleverna välbekanta ämnesområden.
• Intressen, vardagliga situationer, aktiviteter, händelseförlopp samt relationer och etiska frågor.
• Levnadsvillkor, traditioner, sociala relationer och kulturella företeelser i olika sammanhang och områden där engelska används.
• Talad engelska och texter från olika medier.
• Talad engelska med viss regional och social färgning.
• Muntliga och skriftliga instruktioner och beskrivningar.
• Olika former av samtal, dialoger, intervjuer och muntliga framställningar.
• Skönlitteratur och annan fiktion även i talad, dramatiserad och filmatiserad form.
• Strategier för att uppfatta detaljer och sammanhang i talat språk och texter, till exempel att anpassa lyssnande och läsning efter framställningens form, innehåll och syfte.
• Olika sätt att bearbeta egna framställningar för att variera, tydliggöra, precisera och anpassa dem efter deras syften.
• Muntliga och skriftliga berättelser, beskrivningar och instruktioner.
• Samtal och diskussioner samt argumentation.
• Språkliga strategier för att förstå och göra sig förstådd när språket inte räcker till, till exempel omformuleringar, frågor och förklaringar.
• Språkliga strategier för att bidra till och aktivt medverka i samtal genom att ta initiativ till interaktion, ge bekräftelse, ställa följdfrågor, ta initiativ till nya frågeställningar och ämnesområden samt för att avsluta samtalet.
• Språkliga företeelser för att förtydliga, variera och berika kommunikationen som uttal, intonation och fasta språkliga uttryck, grammatiska strukturer och satsbyggnad.

Uppgifter

Mind-map: Historical references in Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump - Mind map - Historical References.docx

Facts: Historical references in Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump - Historical Events + Soundtracks.docx

Shortwriting 1: Describe Forrest Gump

Describing a character - a table.docx

1. Use this heading: Who is Forrest Gump?

2. Describe the character Forrest Gump. Use the table Describing a character.

3. Give examples from what Forrest says and does in the movie to support your description of him.

Shortwriting 2: What is a HERO?

You are going to write about being a HERO. In your text you need to include your own thoughts and oppinions about the following information. You need to describe and explain your thoughts. Remember to give examples from your own life, Forrest Gump (movie) and

- What is a Hero (to you)? Give examples. Compare your oppinion of what a hero is to how a hero is described in films.

- Who is a hero?

- What charachterizes a hero?

- Describe in what way Forrest Gump is or isn't a hero?

Write a flowing text. Remember to use capital letter, dots, commas and sections. Write in a word doc or in Unikum.

Questions to discuss after watching 1h 40 min

a. What can we learn about a country through watching a film?

b. What have you learnt so far about the USA?

c. What do you know about the race issue in the US, the blacks/the whites? The hippie demonstrations in Washington? Give examples from the film! Can you see similar things in Sweden, today?

Examination: The life story of ...

1. Write about the life story of one of these characters:

• Jenny

• Lieutenant Dan

• Forrest’s mother

2. You are going to write in first person = pretend that you are the character (I-form: When I was born my parents decided give me the name...).

3. Describe what "you" (the character) feel and think about different situations in life + Motivate feelings and opinions

4. Give examples of what happens in the film to support what you are writing about.

5. Find 2-3 quotes from the film that your character has said.

6. The text has to be about 1/2 - 1 page long.

7. Text genre could be; a chronicle, a letter, a diary, a lyric to a song, a poem, a short story or just a text written in 1st person.

After watching the film: Oral discussion events

In groups of 3:

1. Choose 2-3 of these events. Find facts and orally discuss one event at a time:

· the Vietnam war

· the company Apple

· the shooting of the president John F. Kennedy

· the shooting of his brother Robert F. Kennedy

· John Lennon (member of the Beatles)

· the shrimp fishing business

2. Discuss the events you've chosen. Use these questions to help you in your discussions:

a) When did this happen/start?

b) Why did it happen/start?

c) What did the event lead to?

d) Describe what feelings and thoughts you think people had, while experiencing these events (e.g. when being in the Vietnam war or when coming home to the USA after the war).

e) Give examples from the movie to support your thoughts, feelings and opinions.

f) Compare to something you have experienced yourself, or to something that is happening or has happened in Borlänge, Sweden, Europe or in the world.

g) What do you think you would feel if this happened today?