Assessment focus: Specialist Writing
Pre-film context research activities
Watch the videos by clicking on the linked text below - these videos will give you contextual knowledge to understand why the Iraq war happened and what happened during and after the main phase of conflict
The war genre: What should we expect in a war film? Click the linked text, read and make bullet point notes
The worksheets
- There are a series of worksheets to enable students to meaningfully engage with the film and ultimately prepare them for the exam.
- The worksheets have been designed to be used in sequence. The purpose of each of the worksheets is explored below.
Learning Objectives - to develop your knowledge and understanding of the events and characters of the film
Worksheet 1
- Film note making is to record descriptive notes of the film, track the journey of a nominated main character and gather textual evidence of the impact of the micro-elements of film language for use later in the cycle.
Instructions for learners
- Summarise the key events of each segment of the film in the left hand column
- In the right hand column, track characters of Sergeant James, Sergeant Sanborn and Connie James
- Consider the character’s starting points, end points and what they each learn on their journey…
