The Dark Knight study

AS 2.2

Analyse specified aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s),

supported by evidence

4 Credits

Christine Wells

learning outcomes

gathering processing

Identify and describe key aspects of the text such

as characterisation, setting, themes, and

visual and verbal features.

Explain where key aspects are demonstrated in the

text.compare and contrast

characters.

success criteria

gathering processing applying

Demonstrate engagement with the film through viewing and reading relevant information.

Demonstrate understanding of

key aspects through

discussion and written answers.

Analyse key aspects of the

text and demonstrate

understanding by producing written

essays.

narrative structure

1. work in pairs to Create a flow chart to show the progression of the narrative. include exposition, climax & resolution.

2. For each section, write a brief description from the film.

3. Include a visual/verbal feature to represent each section.

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ThinkingRelating to others

Using language, text and symbolsManaging self

Participating and contributing

Choose 3 characters and complete a chart for each one.

Character adjectives

Visual/verbal feature

What does the viewer learn?

describing words or phrases

costume & makeupAbout the character or their motivations

camera work, sound and lighting

About human behaviour in general

dialogueAbout the world

around us

Getting to know the characters

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ThinkingUsing language, text and symbols

Managing selfParticipating and contributing

Characters & Challenges

Any information about the characters is important to the film.

Characters develop and change during the film as they face challenges and conflict.

1. Choose 1 character and describe a challenge in their life.

2. Explain how they coped with it (aim for 3 ways).

3. List 6 visual/verbal techniques which support your ideas.

4. What do we learn about the type of person she/he is?

5. Explain what the director wants us to learn from this character and how they dealt with their challenges/conflict. 6


Managing selfParticipating and

contributing

Compare and Contrast

1. work in pairs to Create a Venn diagram to show the similarities and differences between 2 characters. aim for 5 of each.

2. Choose 1 similarity and one difference and discuss what may have caused this similarity or difference.

Character 1 Character 2

similarities


Using language, text and symbols


contributing

1. Explain the outcome of this

change. What did the character learn

from this?2. What does the

director want us as viewers to learn

from this change?3. Include

visual/verbal features.

1. Identify and describe the

event or person that influenced a

change in the character.

2. Explain how the character changed.

3. Include visual/verbal

features.

change in a character

1. Describe the character at

the beginning of the film.

2. Include visual/verbal features to

support your description.

ThinkingUsing language, text and

symbolsManaging self


Relationship development

1. Identify an important relationship in the film.

2. Describe this relationship – are they friends, related, enemies?

3. Identify any visual/verbal features that support your description.

1. Identify and describe the changes in this relationship. Does the balance of power change?

2. Describe a major conflict in their relationship.

3. Does one person help the other in some way? What is the outcome?

4. Include visual/verbal features.

1. Describe the relationship at the end of the film. do the characters respect one another? Why/why not?

2. Explain what the director want us as viewers to learn from this relationship.

3. Can this be linked to human nature or the world in general?

4. Include visual/verbal techniques.




Essay TopicsChoose ONE of the following

questions and write at least 400 words.

1. Analyse how the beginning AND ending of a text show an important change in a character or individual in a text you have studied.

2. Analyse how a character or individual is influenced to make decisions in a text you have studied.

3. Analyse how the growth of a relationship affects the climax in a text you have studied.

ThinkingUsing language,

text and symbols

Managing self

Setting

• Setting may include reference to time, place, historical or social context, or atmosphere.

1. work in pairs to Identify the 3 main settings in the text.

2. Choose 1 and create a brainstorm of adjectives to describe it.

3. Locate 3 visual/verbal features from the film that link to 3 of your adjectives.




Setting & Effect

1. Explain the effect that the setting has on the life of the protagonist or

antagonist.

1. Imagine how the setting would affect you. Write a paragraph to describe how

you would react to the setting.

2. Explain what you think the director wants us to learn about the protagonist

by placing him in this setting.




atmosphere1. Describe the atmosphere in the

film.

2. List 3 ways that the atmosphere is developed – think about lighting, sound and colour.

3. Explain how the atmosphere helps the viewer to understand the film.



ThemesA theme is a broad idea, message, or moral of a story. The message may be about life, society, or human nature. Themes often explore timeless and universal ideas and are almost always implied rather than stated explicitly.

1. in Pairs, Brainstorm a list of possible themes.

2. For each theme, describe the relevant section of the film where the theme is shown.




Theme and meaning1. Choose one theme and discuss the meaning of

your theme. What does it mean exactly?

2. Explain how this theme may be seen in today’s world.

3. What does the director want us to understand about this theme?

4. Identify any social issues that may be related to this theme. For example, health issues; power and violence related issues.



Theme & characters

1. in pairs, Choose 2 themes and list the characters that are linked to each theme.

2. Explain why you linked each character to the theme.

3. Include a visual/verbal feature for each.

4. Explain what you think the director wants us to learn about these characters by using this theme.




Theme in actionin pairs, Choose one of the following activities to complete:

1. Choose a part of the film that shows one of the themes in action and create a short cartoon to show what happens. Include dialogue from the film.

2. Create a collage of visual/verbal features from the film that are linked to the themes.

3. create a poster portraying the themes. Split your poster into sections, each section will be for each theme. Include characters & dialogue in the relevant section.

you may create an analogue or digital artefact.




Symbols

A symbol is a person, place, or thing comes to represent an abstract idea or concept -- it is

anything that stands for something beyond itself.

1. in pairs, Identify 3-4 symbols from the film.

2. Choose 3 and explain what each one’s significance is, where it is seen in the text and which theme and character it is linked to.

3. Explain why the director included each symbol. What does he want the viewer to learn or think about?


Using language, text and symbols


contributing

Essay Topics

1. Analyse how symbols are used to develop an idea in the text you have studied.

2. Analyse how successful a text you have studied has been in influencing you to think differently about an issue.

3. Analyse how important techniques are used to engage our emotions in a text you have studied.

4. Analyse how atmosphere is established and maintained in a text you have studied.

ThinkingUsing language, text

and symbolsManaging self

Assessment schedule

Achievement

• Analyse specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence.

Achievement with Merit

• Analyse specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s) convincingly, supported by evidence.

Achievement with Excellence

• Analyse specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s) perceptively, supported by evidence.

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Education

The Dark Knight study