Frequency Study Guide : Dead Poets Society

By Sophia Von Sawilski

Using these questions as a stimulus to follow a path of questioning as you read Dead Poets Society. View critically to gain a better understanding of the movie Dead Poets Society directed by Peter Weir. The name of this study guide is Frequency because it is hoped that you will be able to get onto the right frequency to be able to better engage in a critical analysis of the visual text as required by the Board of Studies of your Province, State and Country.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Feb 14, 2021
• ISBN: 9781716074301

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Frequency Study Guide: Dead Poets Society

Copyright Sophia Von Sawilski 2021

User’s Guide:  Using these questions as a stimulus to follow a path of questioning as you read Dead Poets Society.  View critically to gain a better understanding of the movie Dead Poets Society directed by Peter Weir.  The name of this study guide is Frequency because it is hoped that you will be able to get onto the right frequency to be able to better engage in a critical analysis of the visual text as required by the Board of Studies of your Province, State and Country.

Assessment Approach:  discussion, note taking, written responses, explain, brainstorm, write, individual and peer reading aloud, silently, comprehension questions, essay writing

Needs addressed: Guidance in developing suitable study patterns reinforced through use of learning log.

Regular appraisal of progress with identification of problem areas

Reassurance that progress is being made

Recognition of strengths and weaknesses in the areas of reading, listening, note-making and essay writing

An awareness of current affairs

An awareness of audience, purpose and the elements of style

A basic understanding of the terminology of language, literature and critical analysis

Aims: students understand, use and revise various concepts in writing such as: sentence structure, proving a point, issues, character analysis.

Reinforce and develop reading skills and oral skills through comprehension exercises and speeches.

Assignments

Literature with Style p 45 to 62 analyse characterisation and how the writer makes his stories show and state their characters.  Terms discussed

Effects of Sentence Structure:  p262-276

Proving a Point:  p295-304

Read and discuss characterisation p47-50

Distinction between showing and stating characters p51-62

Criteria for character analysis p80-87

New Senior English: Autobiography; Students to write an autobiography or biography.  Difference between explained.

Comprehension Exercise:  Clive James page 5

Speeches:  written and presented

Video:  Dead Poets Society.  Commentary

Learning Log:  Summarise things learned throughout the unit. 

Questions regarding plot, characters, setting and theme

Discussion and note taking of characters in the video categorised under the subheadings of characteristics, motivation, characterisation, consistency, psychological credibility, flat or round character, showing appearance, showing action, showing speech

Round Character: Neil, Todd, Pips, Charlie

Flat Character:  Mr McAlister, Mr Newlen, Cameron, Gloria, Tina, Chett, Buddies

Write a character analysis about one of the remaining characters on which notes were not given.

Discuss issue of suicide in text, account in movie, relevance for today, role of characters in the issue, list