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    Isara Argent Lesson Plan Period 3 10-10-13 Title of Lesson Character Traits of Three Main Characters in Beowulf Grade Level SH Class 9-12 Measurable Objectives and Standards Student will be able to match character traits to the three main characters in Beowulf with 80% or more correct. CAPA Level V Standard 3.4 (ELA): Determine characters’ traits by what the characters say about themselves in narration and dialogue. Resources and Materials A retelling of Beowulf in understandable

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    The film ’Pleasantville’ is about two modern teenagers‚ David and his sister Jennifer‚ somehow being transported into the television‚ ending up in Pleasantville - a 1950s black and white sitcoms. David knows that they have to act like the ’real’ characters as he definitely knows the world well‚ but soon he realises that it is impossible - that change is inevitable‚ which is the main theme of the movie. The two characters from the modern world have the role of bringing ’evil’ knowledge to the citizen

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    Change In Pleasantville

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    Pleasantville is a movie about a boy named David and his sister‚ Jennifer‚ who get transported into an alternate universe based on a 1950’s television show‚ Pleasantville. This town has no faults‚ there’s no inclement weather‚ no violence‚ no fire‚ their basketball team never misses a shot‚ and no sexual activity. This all changes when these two siblings enter this world. They try to conform to the world‚ but instead the world conforms to them. Change isn’t always easy‚ and this movie shows how difficult

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    Maestro and Pleasantville

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    The composers of the novel Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy and the film Pleasantville by Gary Ross are both successful in conveying their purpose through the use of distinctively visual images. In Maestro‚ it is clearly evident through Goldsworthy’s use of a memoir styled novel‚ the reader can see Paul’s (the protagonist’s) journey to a changed in perception after maturity has been accomplished. Goldsworthy reveals his purpose through his distinctively visual portrayals of Eduard Keller‚ Paul’s music

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    Flipped Characters

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    1. Juli Baker is the female protagonist and Bryce is the male protagonist in Flipped. Juli Baker falls for Brice at first sight because of Bryce’s beautiful eyes. However‚ Brice finds her annoying and tries hard to avoid her in primary school. He even chases for a girl who he does not like to keep Julie away. His grandfather‚ Chet‚ who moves to live with his family mentions about Juli. Juli was posted on local newspaper because she tries to protect a tree. She finds peace and the beauty of the world

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    Pleasantville Analysis

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    This is a close up shot that shows the Mayor Bob. This shot is important to the idea of change in Pleasantville‚ which people are afraid of. This shot shows Bob in the courtroom and we can only see his face because he’s looking in the mirror that Bud is showing him and he has just changed from black and white into colour‚ we can tell by his facial expressions that Bob is shocked and angry. The background is in black and white‚ which contrasts with the Mayor in colour‚ this shows that anyone is

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    Pleasantville Essay

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    Pleasantville shows the view of a perfect world that was set during the 1950s this world was idolized by David Parker and was his get away from the real world‚ this world was not as perfect as David realized. Pleasantville was the utopia that David thought it was pleasantville had much of the problems and changes that the 1950s had. Pleasantville being set around a time period that had so much disarray and great movements. Pleasantville illusion of perfect was shattered when David and his sister

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    Women In Pleasantville

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    In the film Pleasantville‚ directed by Gary Ross‚ women are looked at as objects. When the husband comes home from work‚ he expects the wife to be in the kitchen cooking dinner‚ or already have it ready when he arrives home. Very few women had jobs‚ their initial job was to be at home doing housework and taking care of the kids. To me‚ Pleasantville represented women just like that‚ until the end. The mom ended up leaving her husband and started doing her own thing‚ which I think is great. In the

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    Pleasantville Analysis

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    individual.” -Albert Einstein. In these texts The Giver By Lois Lowry‚ Anthem by Ayn Rand and Pleasantville by Gary Ross the societies never seem to move forward. With no opportunity and change the society remains the same. In the Giver‚ the community had always lived the same with only the Givers knowing a different life. Living a life controlled by the elders of the community. Similar to Pleasantville with the same routine every day and no change within the society. In all three of the societies

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    pleasantville analysis

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    Pleasantville can very well be the equivalence of the Garden of Eden‚ a place of innocence and perfection. However‚ when Jennifer and David (who aren’t so innocent) are placed in Pleasantville‚ things begins to change as Jennifer and her ’90s permissiveness contributes initially to the discovery of sex. Thus‚ such an act has broken the perfect harmony of Pleasantville and soon everyone who doesn’t conform to the norms of Pleasantville undergoes a vibrant color change. This color change is believed

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