Film review

Important Guidelines

Teacher’s Comments

Available Points

Earned Points

A

The Film:

APA Reference of the film

3

B

Summary of Film:

5

Provide a short summary of the plot, important characters and a description of the major disability issues addressed in the film.

C

Emotional Response:

5

Describe your emotional, intellectual and behavioral responses.

For example, how did this movie make you feel or think?

What did you want to do after viewing the film?

D

Portrayal:

5

Explain whether the person(s) with a disability was portrayed as ordinary people, as super- or sub-human, or were they stereotyped. For example, were they viewed as an object of pity (someone to feel sad or sorry for, less fortunate)

E

Filmmaking:

5

What do you think the filmmaker was trying to say about people with disabilities? (Were there values or stereotypes that the filmmaker subtly or not so subtly, reinforced?)

Give 2 examples to support your interpretation of the filmmaker’s intention. If this film reported on historical discrimination, do you think this discrimination is still present today?

F

Images: This section is worth 15 points. Be sure to cover all aspects below.

15

A. Discuss how the story line included images of how the person(s) with a disability were portrayed. For example, were they portrayed as having…

· inherent strengths

· expectations (Did they have dreams?

· Were they allowed or encouraged to “dream”? Were they supported in achieving these dreams?)

· relationships (Did they have personal connections to others: friends, family, others in their lives?)

· positive contribution (Did they contribute to their family, circle of friends, community, school, job, etc.?)

· full citizenship (Were they seen as worthy and having the same rights and opportunities to participate “in the American life” as others?)

· choices (Were they allowed / encouraged to have some direction in their own lives? To have and express preferences? Was self-determination promoted?)

G

Personal Introspection:

7

What are your ideas about people who are “different” from the norm (or are “at risk”) that ties into this movie?

What connection can you make to what you've experienced or learned?

Do you think other people (who have not had this class) would have a more positive attitude about people with disabilities after viewing this film?

Why or why not?

H

Cultural Response:

5

What did you learn about our culture's way of responding to people with differences?

Did you watch this movie with someone else? If so, who?

What were their perceptions of the portrayal of diversity in this film?

I

Closure:

How will this assignment influence your teaching in the future?

2

Total points

52

Sentence Structure, Mechanical Errors, and Vocabulary Choice:

Pertains to knowing and correctly applying the basic rules of grammar, punctuation, syntax, and spelling, and varying sentence structure when appropriate.

Pertains to the rich and effective use of language for graduate level. Includes appropriate citations and references for all sources used.