Wednesday - Period 1

Activities:

1. Assessment Task No 2 issued. Speech Task on Identity due in Term 2.
2. Paragraph writing using 'MATES' scaffold explained/revised.  Exemplar issued for student reference.
3. Challenges to Identity brainstorm.  See mind map below.

Homework:  Last reminder to annotate the assessment task stimulus texts (interview, feature article and poem) in anticipation of the task on Friday 26/3/10.  Also revise the structure of a feature article.  You also need to have completed your reading of 'The Wave' by Tuesday, 30/3/10.

Tuesday - Period 3

Writing - this lesson you will be issued with a 'MATES' scaffold and exemplar and we will examine/revise how a critical response paragraph should be composed.  This will be the model for this week's homework. 

Homework:  Compose a paragraph in response to the question, How has identity been represented in the film, Mona Lisa Smile?  You must make close reference to the text and use the 'MATES' structure.  Due Monday, 22/3/10.

Friday - Period 3

Activities:

• Scene analysis - identity representations in selected scenes. 

Once this is complete, you will now have addressed sufficient elements of 'Mona Lisa Smile' to respond about identity as it is represented in this text.  Your notes should include:  character table, stylistic and film techniques (from PowerPoint), motherhood statements, song lyrics, script extracts, scene analysis.

Homework:  Article of the Week, 'School bans on Muslim veils', due on Monday, 15/3/10.

Wednesday - Period 1

Activities:

1.  Quotes (continued)
2.  Scene deconstructions.

Homework:  Article of the Week, 'School Ban on Muslin Veils' due on Monday, 15/3/10.

Monday - Period 2

Activities:

1.  Analysis of song lyrics.  Highlight quotes from the lyrics that inform the identity ideas represented in the film.
2.  Quote analysis (if time).

Homework: 
DUE TODAY:  Draft for the Whitlam Institute Writing Competition - 'What Matters?'
DUE 15/3/10:  Article of the Week - 'School Ban on Muslim Veils'

Reminder that you need to have finished your reading of 'The Wave' by the BEGINNING OF WEEK 9.

Friday - Period 3

Activities:

1.  Mona Lisa Smile PowerPoint presentation continued.
2.  Examination of song lyrics from movie soundtrack for identity representations.

Homework Reminder:  Your draft for the 'What Matters?' writing competition is due on Monday, 8/3/10.  A digital or hard copy is fine.

Tuesday - Period 3

Activities:

PowerPoint Presentation - Deconstruction of 'Mona Lisa Smile'.

Homework:  Remember that your draft opinion piece for the 'What Matters?' writing competition is due on Monday, 8/3/10.  An electronic copy is preferred, either submitted in class or emailed.

Monday - Period 5

Activities:

"Societal expectations define the roles of women." 

The motherhood statements that you posted last week have been compiled into a shared list.  The modifications to some illustrate better expression of the concept (often a simple case of nominalisation).  We will make connections between the film and these motherhood statements by identifying evidence of each from the text.

Homework:  The 'What Matters?' draft is due next Monday, 8/3/10.  This week there will not be an 'Article of the Week' to permit you to complete your draft.

Wednesday - Period 1

Activities:

1.  Completion of film deconstruction sheet
2.  Character study - identity descriptions of each character
3.  Motherhood statement brainstorm - using the 'comments' link below, post at least TWO identity motherhood statements that are represented in 'Mona Lisa Smile'.

Homework: 
1.  Article of the Week - 'Pope Benedict XVI's Vatican policies back union rights'
2.  'What Matters?' writing competition - draft due Monday of Week 7

Monday - Period 5 & Tuesday - Period 3

Activities:

1.  'Victims of our own prejudice' - conceptualising of ideas presented in this text.
2.  Assessment Task # 1 issued.
2.  'Mona Lisa Smile' viewing. 
We lose Friday's lesson due to the History/Geography excursions.  Before your return on Monday 22/2/10, begin to formulate motherhood statements about identity that occur to you as a result of your viewing of the film.  The trailer can be viewed below to assist you.



Homework: 

• Article of the Week, 'Violence risks foreign student market'.
• 'What Matters?' writing competition:  formulate a topic, viewpoin t and approach for this writing task.  Your draft version is due to Mrs Lans by Monday, Week 7.