Stearns Fatherblog » movie reviews http://nstearns.edublogs.org "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:41:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Do you not agree with that which I am saying to you now? http://nstearns.edublogs.org/2009/12/04/do-you-not-agree-with-that-which-i-am-saying-to-you-now/ http://nstearns.edublogs.org/2009/12/04/do-you-not-agree-with-that-which-i-am-saying-to-you-now/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:23:29 +0000 nstearns http://nstearns.edublogs.org/?p=1435 First, I’ll talk about the 3 parts of a good movie review.

Then, read at least 5 movie reviews of Up. Here is Metacritic and here is Rotten Tomatoes. Get a good balance between pans and raves.
In small groups, pull out at least 5 examples of the 3 parts of a good movie review: 1) What’s it about [blurb] 2) What’s good/bad about it? [evaluation] and 3) What can you comapare it to? [context]

Create a short 3-4 slide Keynote that features some of the best quotes.

After this, you’ll have a chance to choose the movie (0r other artistic creation) to review. Get at least 3 good reviews and blog about what you find there.

HW:  Choose the thing you’ll review and find 3 reviews of it. Write a pre-write sketching where you’re going with the review.

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Plus, a review of Twilight.  Really, really long and fascinating.

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