Monday, May 8 - Thursday, May 11

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Friday

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1. View the  7 minute documentary "Big Natty Daddy" on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/151843887
2. Fill-in the charts for modes of documentaries.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3eNXd3y05jBSGthYzdGTk93UUU/view?usp=sharinghttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3eNXd3y05jBSGthYzdGTk93UUU/view?usp=sharing
Thursday

Small quiz on semicolons and commas will be put over to Monday.
1. Reading time for term 4 novel - assignment details are in Office 365/OneNote/Content library/term 4/MGP
2. Blog set-up and blogging time for term 4 assignment.
3. Final draft of BAD AD DECONSTRUCTION is due not later than midday tomorrow.


 Wednesday

1. Reading time for term 4 novel - reminder about blogging! Bring your novel tomorrow so you can work on your blog. 
TOMORROW IS THE DUE DATE FOR YOUR AD DECONSTRUCTION FINAL DRAFT. I WILL START EVALUATING THEM ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
2. Documentary sampler for today: Where to Invade Next https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KeAZho8TKo&t=90s
3. Complete the semi-colon/comma practice - tiny, easy quiz tomorrow.
4. Complete your group research on a type of documentary film: things to think about

 - narrative/story     - and how it is presented
 - editing                - types of shots: rapid cuts between shots, long, short, juxtaposition, cutaways
 - cinematography  - how does the camera shape our perspective - framing, lighting, colour, pans,                                         tilts, angles, tracking
 - sound                   - dialogue. music, sound effects, voice overs, narration, interviews
 - mise-en-scene      - locations, people, sets
5. Present your documentary type findings and example to the class - take notes. 



Tuesday




1. Documentary sampler: Grizzly Man start at just before 4 min https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zSCKccTWoE
background on the documentary - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_Man
2. Semi-colon practice - complete the back of the sheet.
3. Block D - agree or disagree 4 corners activity.
4. In small groups, you will be researching the elements and styles of each. You should also come up with a short list of examples of documentaries (3-6) that use the mode you researched. Once you have investigated this documentary mode, your group will present their information while your peers take notes. Your presentation should include at least one clip from a documentary film representative of a variety of the approach you researched.
Types of documentary films -  http://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2014/08/04/types-of-documentary-films/

Expository docs: the who, what, when, where, and why

Observational documentaries: reality plays itself

Reflexive and participatory documentaries: if a tree falls in the forest…


Poetic documentaries: an intuitive experience of the world

Mockumentary: parody or satire








Monday
1. Reading time for realistic fiction term novel. 
2. Mark last week's quiz
3. Semi-colon sheet 1-20
3. Documentary individual survey
4. Agree or disagree - documentaries.

5. Different modes of documentaries: http://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2014/08/04/types-of-documentary-films/
5.  In small groups, you will be researching the elements and styles of each. You should also come up with a short list of examples of documentaries (3-6) that use the mode you researched. Once you have investigated this documentary mode, your group will present their information while your peers take notes. Your presentation should include at least one clip from a documentary film representative of a variety of the approach you researched.
Types of documentary films

 Expository docs: the who, what, when, where, and why

Observational documentaries: reality plays itself

Reflexive and participatory documentaries: if a tree falls in the forest…


Poetic documentaries: an intuitive experience of the world

 Mockumentary: parody or satire

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