Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Movie Poster Assignment For this assignment, you will create a movie poster that advertises the film, Bury My Heart at
Wounded Knee. You may work with a partner or alone. Either way, the following is required: ●The front should have a creative picture, with the names of starring actors, blurbs about the movie, etc., just like you’d see in a poster outside a movie theater. DO NOT COPY
COVER IMAGES OR POSTERS YOU FIND ON THE INTERNET!!!
●The back should have six paragraphs about the movie. You may type these and then tape or glue them to the back of the poster, or hand write them neatly on notebook paper.
Remember, a paragraph needs a topic sentence, evidence that supports the topic sentence, and your own thoughts about that …show more content…
Compare and contrast the two characters. Use evidence from the film to show how they are similar and how they are different.
○Paragraph 3: HISTORICAL ACCURACY
■Is the form historically accurate or not? Give examples from the film and cite evidence from Internet research that tells the reader what is accurate and what is not.
○Paragraph 4: THEME
■What is one theme that viewers can take away from the film, Bury my
Heart at Wounded Knee? Remember, a theme is a lesson that can be applied universally. Explain HOW the film conveys this theme (what events or part of the plot contribute to the theme) A good example of a theme is “One should not underestimate the power of nature.” A poor example of theme would be “family.” You need to specify something about family, or whatever the topic is. THIS SHOULD BE ONE OF YOUR
LONGEST PARAGRAPHS.
○Paragraph 5: REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION
■What did you think of the movie? Give it a rating between zero and five stars and explain whether or not you would recommend the film, and to whom. Explain WHY you did or did not like the film by giving evidence from the film to support your
Movie Poster Assignment For this assignment, you will create a movie poster that advertises the film, Bury My Heart at
Wounded Knee. You may work with a partner or alone. Either way, the following is required: ●The front should have a creative picture, with the names of starring actors, blurbs about the movie, etc., just like you’d see in a poster outside a movie theater. DO NOT COPY
COVER IMAGES OR POSTERS YOU FIND ON THE INTERNET!!!
●The back should have six paragraphs about the movie. You may type these and then tape or glue them to the back of the poster, or hand write them neatly on notebook paper.
Remember, a paragraph needs a topic sentence, evidence that supports the topic sentence, and your own thoughts about that …show more content…
Compare and contrast the two characters. Use evidence from the film to show how they are similar and how they are different.
○Paragraph 3: HISTORICAL ACCURACY
■Is the form historically accurate or not? Give examples from the film and cite evidence from Internet research that tells the reader what is accurate and what is not.
○Paragraph 4: THEME
■What is one theme that viewers can take away from the film, Bury my
Heart at Wounded Knee? Remember, a theme is a lesson that can be applied universally. Explain HOW the film conveys this theme (what events or part of the plot contribute to the theme) A good example of a theme is “One should not underestimate the power of nature.” A poor example of theme would be “family.” You need to specify something about family, or whatever the topic is. THIS SHOULD BE ONE OF YOUR
LONGEST PARAGRAPHS.
○Paragraph 5: REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION
■What did you think of the movie? Give it a rating between zero and five stars and explain whether or not you would recommend the film, and to whom. Explain WHY you did or did not like the film by giving evidence from the film to support your