Reading fine arts

Disc3, Narrative Devices, part 2, Pan's Labyrinth

Each week you are required to post a 5 - 8 sentence response to the

prompt that you have chosen for that week, and then respond to two other

students in a way that promotes further conversation. These discussion

postings are due by 11:30 pm on Sunday. There is a rubric associated with

the postings.

For each discussion posting, I am assessing whether you can accurately

apply the vocabulary of concept of the module. Be sure, then, to define

your terms, then apply the terms to a scene or two in each posting.

A good discussion board post is like a short essay. It has a main claim that

is supported with well-developed evidence. It is clearly organized and cites

references to scenes from the film that you have chosen. A comment upon

someone else's post should not just be a simple agreement or

disagreement. Your comment should say what specifically you agree or

disagree with and why. You should give your own evidence for why you

agree, not just repeat what the previous poster has already said. As with

every writing task, remember your audience and purpose when crafting

your discussion board posts. The tone and content should be appropriate

to context of a learning community.

But not all directors want to make the narrative choices as obvious as in

Vagabond. Consider, for instance, the film for this posting, which uses

folktale motifs to explore the violence and abuses during Franco’s regime.

For this discussion question, pick one folktale motif from the Narrative

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Devices PowerPoint, apply it to a scene and explain the folktale motif

represented in the scene. Include the characteristics of the folktale motif

you’ve chosen and why you think del Toro has used it here. Be sure to be

explicit about the contrast between our understanding of the folktale motif

and how it is similar or different from other examples from literature.

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