torsdag 17 januari 2019

Precious - the movie

Precious

17/1 2019

Today are we going to start watching the movie Precious. 
1. How are the relationships between the alternative education class helpful and harmful? 
2. How are they different from those shown at Precious’ public school? 
3. What role does Ms. Rain play in Precious’ development? 
4. How does she help Precious succeed? 
5. Is this a realistic description of a great teacher?
6.  What did you learn from this movie?
7.Which character did you [admire, hate, love, pity] the most? 


8.List three scenes in the film that impressed you and explain how each fact relates to the film’s theme.
9.  Why didn’t Precious report to her teachers or the authorities the sexual and physical abuse to which she was subjected? 
10.  Dissociation is a psychological defence mechanism in which a person subjected to a situation that they find uncomfortable or intolerable detaches from reality and goes into a fantasy world.  It is often used as a coping or defence mechanism when a person is undergoing a trauma such as rape or sexual abuse.  Give two examples of dissociation shown in the film. 

11.    Describe any aspect of the film that showed you something you hadn’t seen before, caused you to think in a new way, or helped you understand something more thoroughly than before.  In addition, describe how it changed your thinking.
12. Was there anything that you saw or heard in the film that was unconvincing or which seemed out of place?
Notes: 

13.. What was the strongest emotion that you felt when watching the film?

14. How would you describe Precious's self-image at the beginning of the film, and how would you describe it at the end? How have her friends and supporters succeeded in helping to alter her view of herself?
15.  If someone asked you whether you would recommend this film, how would you respond?  Fully explain your reasons.

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