Your response is due Thursday 26 May at the beginning of class. Hand your text to me or e-mail it to me via Pednet.
You will have Wednesday's class as well to work but I want you to come to class then.
Here are the questions. Write a response to ONE of them. Length: 500 - 700 words.
1. 1. Pick a couple of important scenes in the movie and discuss them in relation to the movie as a whole. Why are these scenes important in the story according to you?
2. 2. Describe, compare and discuss some of the backgrounds/stories of the individual students in the movie. In what ways did they change and what made them change?
3. 3. Describe and discuss the role of the teacher in the movie. In what ways does she bring about change? How does she change? Is she a good or a bad teacher?
4. 4. Describe and discuss the background to the movie. Find out what the racial riots were. Describe and discuss the situation in LA in the early 1990s following the Rodney King riots.
5. 5. Music plays an important role in the movie and in the students’ lives. Analyze the soundtrack. Listen to some of the songs and discuss why these songs were chosen. How are the lyrics related to the movie’s theme?
6. 6. Describe and discuss your personal experience of the movie. What did you like/not like and what did you learn?
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