Cal
- UNIQUE WORKSHEET: MacLaverty's "alternative" happy ending -
In 1991 at a Fachtagung,
after a discussion between teachers of the rather sad ending of the
novel, the author himself, who was present, spontaneously wrote down a cliche
ending to ironically satisfy our longing for a positive outcome of the
novel
(scan of what MacLaverty wrote - could easily be used in a discussion of the
film, too) - 1 Euro
- Opinion Poll: on the basis of a rating system, students are asked to
tick off their opinion after viewing the film for the first time (and/or
after analysing the film)
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
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Chicken Run (Hennen Rennen)
- Grammar for a change: Using the film for a revision of the
present progressive vs. the simple present
- How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of some interesting trivia of this
film
by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)
- Detour: vocab quiz: words rhyming with run, nun (and
none!) -
table with solutions
- Opinion Poll: on the basis of a rating system, students are asked to
tick off their opinion after viewing the film for the first time (and/or
after talking about the film)
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
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Dead Poets Society
- Carpe Diem worksheet
- The Desk Set Scene: Neil to Todd: "This desk set wants to fly." -
functions of this beautiful multi-layered scene (with solutions)
- Opinion Poll: on the basis of a rating system, students are asked to
tick off their opinion after viewing the film for the first time (and/or
after analysing the film)
- Detour: words ending -ead: [-i:d] or [-ed] ?? (e.g.
dead, lead) - (table + solutions)
- How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of some critical comments
on this
film
by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
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Die Hard III / Die Hard: With a Vengeance (Die Hard With a
Vengeance)
(Stirb langsam 3 /Stirb langsam: Jetzt erst recht)
The introductory scenes
NOTE: In my humble opinion, the film itself later turns
into a rather silly, incredibly improbable action movie; however, the
exposition scenes are highly original and funny, thus lending themselves
to some interesting analysis...
- the exposition: enter Bruce Willis aka John McClane - how suspense
is created in the introductory sequence
with the sandwich board ("I Hate Niggers") - diagram with
solutions
- Zeus ex machina: In an electronic shop in Harlem: introducing Zeus aka Samuel
Jackson, one of the main characters in the movie - with solutions
- "As I was going to St. Ives": interesting assignments
concerning the riddle Simon (the psychopath) confronts McClane and
Zeus with
- Dialogue & stylistic means: making a screenplay interesting - quotes
from the first part of the movie in which irony, allusions, puns,
rhetorical questions etc are used (with solutions)
- How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about the
plot of this
film
by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)
- Detour 1: the exposition & grammar - revision of tenses
- Detour 2: vocab quiz: words rhyming with die (and dye!) -
table with solutions
- Detour 3: a map of the 5 boroughs of New York. Students are supposed
to find out the names - and they should be able to find out why the
pronunciation of Staten Island is very tricky
with solutions
- Opinion Poll: on the basis of a rating system, students are asked to
tick off their opinion after viewing (the exposition of) the film for the first time (and/or
after analysing it)
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
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East is East (directed by Damien O'Donnell, starring Om Puri)
- Watching the film for the first time: Cast & Credits, jotting down
notes concerning interesting aspects of the film
- Opinion Poll: on the basis of a rating system, students are asked to
tick off their opinion after viewing the film for the first time (and/or
after analysing the film)
- The procession I: functions of the exposition - with solutions
- The procession II: selected shots and their functions (all in all
the scene lasts 3 minutes, consisting of 39 shots/cuts!) - with
solutions
- clash of cultures I: Nazir's wedding - contrast between solemn
occasion vs. funny & vulgar dialogue
- clash of cultures II: Sajid's circumcision and other scenes - with
solutions
- KLAUSUR GK (test)
- Detour: ENOCH POWELL'S "River foaming with much blood" speech -
diagram: train of thought & rhetorical devices
- PLOT: "It's my house and I bloody control it" - a diagram reflecting
George's loss of control in the course of the film
- The ending: happy - sad - open?? - table with extracts from the
screenplay
- How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about this
film
by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)
- MY SON THE FANATIC vs EAST IS EAST (MY
SON THE FANATIC worksheets): comparing the short story with the film
in regard to the clash of cultures
MY SON THE FANATIC: father: adapted to Western culture - son: strict
Muslim
EAST IS EAST: father: strict Muslim - sons/daughter: adapted to Western
culture
a diagram (with solutions)
NOTE: If you don't have the time to analyse the short
story in class you could ask a student to give a talk about it
- Cat Stevens,
a.k.a. Yusuf Islam, is a famous singer-songwriter plus a
prominent convert to Islam, which provides an interesting real
background to the film.
This worksheet is supposed to be handed to a student who wants
to give a talk about the man. It provides instructions what to focus
on, e.g. Cat Stevens' comments on the controversy regarding Salman
Rushdie's Satanic Verses.
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
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The Emperor's New Groove (Ein Königreich für ein Lama)
NOTE: As regards the dialogue, this absolutely funny
cartoon film is too difficult for a German 8. or 9. Klasse. However,
why not watch the film in German first (possibly with English subtitles)
and then analyse it in English for a change? Selected scenes could then of
course also be viewed in detail in English.
- Watching the film for the first time: Cast & Credits, jotting down
notes concerning interesting aspects of the film
- Fake summary - silly mistakes to be corrected by the student - with
solutions
- Exposition: Kuzco - how is he characterized at the beginning of the
movie? - with solutions
- Which adjectives match the 4 main characters? - table with solutions
- "I'm an ugly, stinking llama!!" - the dialogue from the screenplay is
provided - students are expected to fill in the missing stage directions (with solutions)
- Humour and exaggeration: analysing the jaguar chase sequence
- with solutions
- Climbing up the canyon walls back to back: describing a situation on the basis of a
still from the film
- Deus ex machina I - analysing the scene in which Yzma and Kronk
actually show up at the palace before Kuzco and Pacha although they
could not possibly have done it (and although they must be dead)
- Deus ex machina II - analysing the trampolin scene
- The happy ending: how Kuzco has changed
- 17 (seventeen) interesting assignments referring to various aspects of the film
(could be used in a Referat, Facharbeit, etc)
- Opinion Poll: on the basis of a rating system, students are asked to
tick off their opinion after viewing the film for the first time (and/or
after analysing the film)
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
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Forrest Gump
- introductory paragraph of the novel by Winston Groom which the movie is based on: assignments, annotations - plus
detaillierter Erwartungshorizont
(content - language level - opinion) (1 Euro)
also interesting when compared with the film version
- Detour: Which words rhyme with GUMP?
table with solutions (including tricky ones, e.g. slump + hump )
- Detour: Which words rhyme with GROOM, the novelist's name?
table with solutions (including of course tomb and plume)
- How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about the
plot of the
film
by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)
- Opinion Poll: on the basis of a rating system, students are asked to
tick off their opinion after viewing the film for the first time (and/or
after analysing the film)
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
GUMP BUNDLE: 2 Euros (just 33 cents each)
SPECIAL OFFER: original screenplay of Forrest
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8 Euros plus postage (cannot be
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The Graduate (see also
novel)
- Scene: "I'm going to marry Elaine Robinson."
Extract (slightly edited) from the screenplay to be put into indirect
speech -
with solutions
- SOMETHING UNIQUE CONCERNING THE ENDING OF THE FILM:
My letter to Buck Henry, the screenwriter,
and his answer (scan of the original letter) - interesting as a basis for a discussion or as an
assignment in a test etc
- How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about the
Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack of the
film
by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)
- Opinion Poll: on the basis of a rating system, students are asked to
tick off their opinion after viewing the film for the first time (and/or
after analysing the film)
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
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The Green Mile (see also
novel)
- Exposition I: assignments for the dream sequence ( +
SOLUTIONS)
- Exposition II: 7 scenes: pieces of a puzzle ( + SOLUTIONS)
- Taking Notes (chapters 18-28) ( + SOLUTIONS)
- Voc test
- Delacroix - info from the novel about Del's reasons for
being on death row
& the narrator's opinion concerning the death penalty
(with assignments)
- William Wharton aka Billy the Kid: assignment + diagram (+ solution)
- Comic relief: analysing the contrast between 2 scenes: Paul visits
the lawyer -> Paul gives John Coffey the corn bread (with solutions)
- allusion/background text: John Coffey and St Christopher (medal)
- John Coffey - a Christ figure (table with solutions)
- constellation of figures (diagram with solutions)
- The ending: assignments ( + SOLUTIONS)
- Walking the Mile (= Making Of, on the DVD): assignments
- Opinion Poll
- class test
- Ten interesting assignments concerning the novel and/or the film
version -
could be used in a test, Facharbeit, lecture, etc
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
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of this film
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Here is a complete curriculum unit (about 10 lessons)
for this fabulous romantic modern fairy tale:
- The exposition of the film - diagram
- A fantastic scene: "A promise is a promise" (diagram)
- Just for Fun: Shots & Cuts in the A PROMISE IS A PROMISE scene
- After the $2 M tip: making notes concerning the following scenes
- The trial: fairy tale turns into nightmare
- Deus ex machina? Angel ex machina! The happy ending
- Foreshadowing: how the name Mr. Gross foreshadows the fact
that Muriel picked the wrong financial adviser
- Fake (and very funny) summary - supposed to be corrected by the
students
- Homework assignment: Essay: What really happened after the trial
( + SOLUTION for the teacher)
- grammar exercise: IF-clauses in the context of the film
(e.g. "If I had been in Charlie's situation...")
- class test - including an extract from the screenplay supposed to be
changed into indirect speech OR IF-clauses)
- similarities and differences concerning the movie and the true event
it is actually (!) based on (with solutions)
- Opinion poll
- A map of the 5 boroughs of New York. Students are supposed to find
out the names - and they should be able to find out why the
pronunciation of Staten Island is very tricky
with solutions
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
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- plot (table)
- Opinion Poll: on the basis of a rating system, students are asked to
tick off their opinion after viewing the film for the first time (and/or
after analysing the film)
- How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a summary of this
film
by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)
- detour: book: a list of
words rhyming with book - except gook (!)
table with solutions
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
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Life of Brian (Monty Python)
- Watching the film: infos & assignments
- ROMANES EUNT DOMUS: a highly amusing scene and a grammar
lesson at the same time - with interpretation notes
- "What have the Romans ever given us in
return?!" -
a very funny satirical scene on the dangers of rhetorical questions -
with interpretation notes
- "Aliens ex machina" - an unusual assignment referrring to the scene
in which Brian is saved by a spaceship
- "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life": an exercise in Cockney
pronunciation (Eric Idle's accent) - with solutions
- 18 (eighteen) interesting assignments referring to various aspects of the film
- Detour: LIFE - words with irregular plural: f -> ves - table +
solutions
- Funny fake summary of the movie - with solutions
- How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a summary of this
film
by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)
- Opinion Poll: on the basis of a rating system, students are asked to
tick off their opinion after viewing the film for the first time (and/or
after analysing the film)
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
BRIAN BUNDLE: 3,30 Euros (just 30 Cents each)
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LP's (Vinyl)
Little Big Man
May 2020
I have written a book about the novel and the film:
Bernd Wahlbrinck:
The Illustrated Companion to Thomas Berger's Little Big Man and The Return of Little Big Man
Paperback, 140 pages, 99 photos & illustrations - €10
ISBN: 978-3-9821463-0-0
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Mississippi Burning
- watching the film: assignments
- A threefold exposition (wash-basins, burning church, the murder): detailed
notes
- "Federal Bureau of Integration?!" - Characterization through
dialogue:
the deputy characterizes himself in his first sentence (+ solutions)
- the sermon/funeral: transcript
- the "Specialist" scene: assignments ( + SOLUTIONS)
- Searching the internet for authentic background of the film
- FBI poster of the 3 missing men (no charge)
- Song lyrics: Goodman Schwerner & Chaney (no charge)
- Language level: Authentic colloquial (American) English - quotations
from the movie - table & solutions
- The car in the swamp: vocabulary + pronunciation exercise:
swamp vs lamp, damp, etc etc - table + solutions
- Ward vs Anderson: two very different characters/FBI agents
analysing key scenes - table & solutions
- The lynching scene: description & possible aspects for a comment (notes)
- 26 (twenty-six) interesting assignments for tests/Klausuren and/or Facharbeiten and/or
Referate and/or homework
- Klausur/class test
- Opinion Poll: on the basis of a rating system, students are asked to
tick off their opinion after viewing the film for the first time (and/or
after analysing the film)
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
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Monk (TV Series) (available on DVD)
- A successful TV series: meta plot (of the series) - individual plot
(of each episode) - subplot (in most episodes): a useful diagram, with
solutions
- constellation of characters - a useful diagram
- How to create suspense: Whodunit vs. Crime Story - a
useful distinction concerning all Monk episodes (diagram)
- Talking about crime and Monk episodes: useful words
- Mr. Monk and the Three Pies (season 2, episode 11):
funny fake summary - supposed to be corrected by the students (with
solutions)
- Mr. Monk and the Three Pies (season 2, episode 11):
Brothers in Qualms: Adrian and Ambrose - two brothers sharing similar
anxieties (table with solutions)
- Mr. Monk and the Three Pies (season 2, episode 11):
Grammar for a change: present participle vs. past participle - a text
about Ambrose Monk (aka John Turturro, who appears in this fascinating
episode) - with solutions
- Mr. Monk and the Three Pies (season 2, episode 11):
Just for fun - a vocab quiz: words rhyming with pie (with
solutions)
Note: there are at least 30!
- Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico (season 2, episode 2):
How dumb can you get? - an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of a short text about this
episode by a translation programme.
Students are supposed to guess what the text means (very funny, also
revealing that translation programmes still have a lot to learn) - with
original text (you can, if you wish, also discuss reasons why these
programmes fail in so many cases - e.g. because they cannot differentiate
between homonyms)
- Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man (season 2, episode 5):
Monk and his new room-mate (Captain Stottlemeyer) - and why they do not get along with each
other (with solutions)
- Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist (season 4, episode 15):
funny fake summary - supposed to be corrected by the students (with
solutions)
- Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist (season 4, episode 15):
The Randy Disher Project:
"Don't Need a Badge" - text/lyrics of the song with possible
assignments for group work, homework, etc
- Fifteen (15) interesting ideas for assignments - group work, homework, etc
- pronunciation traps: worksheet focussing on typical mistakes
concerning the pronunciation of tricky TV/movie words like Monk (pronounced
like plonk in the German version!!), spongebob, onion, tomb
raider, etc
- Opinion Poll: on the basis of a rating system, students are asked to
tick off their opinion after viewing an episode for the first time (and/or
after analysing the film)
- Randy Newman: "It's a Jungle Out There" - lyrics of the Monk theme
song plus an almost
incomprehensible German "translation" of the song by a translation programme.
Students can just enjoy it and/or try to write a good translation
themselves
- Partner work:
"Imagine you are Roger Ebert, the most famous film critic on the
internet. You had been invited to be one of the few who could watch
this movie before it was officially released. ..."
detailed assignments for a talk between Ebert and a friend of his -
useful for a "realistic" dialogue concerning various aspects
of this film
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