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	\|\| Unit 5 Second Common Task: Writing an Interpretive Essay \|\| Date Assignment: Write an interpretive essay on one of the films or filmakers you have studied in this unit (Your teacher may give you the option of writing about another film of your choice.) Focus your essay on how the film's technical features and visual imagery contribute to its meaning. You should focus on one or two scenes, though you may refer to more of the film in passing. The following are some suggested approaches to the assignment: Analyze a sequence from the film, showing how film technique is used to create emphasis or to convey ideas important to the overall meaning of the film. Analyze how a single character is presented, emphasizing one or two scenes. Through an analysis of film techniques, such as point of view, describe the portrayal of character, the depiction of his or her motives, and his significance to the film's themes. Click here to read further

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Unit 5 Second Common Task:
Writing an Interpretive Essay
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Assignment:
Write an interpretive essay on one of the films or filmakers you have studied in this unit (Your teacher may give you the option of writing about another film of your choice.) Focus your essay on how the film's technical features and visual imagery contribute to its meaning. You should focus on one or two scenes, though you may refer to more of the film in passing.

The following are some suggested approaches to the assignment:

Analyze a sequence from the film, showing how film technique is used to create emphasis or to convey ideas important to the overall meaning of the film.

Analyze how a single character is presented, emphasizing one or two scenes. Through an analysis of film techniques, such as point of view, describe the portrayal of character, the depiction of his or her motives, and his significance to the film's themes.

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