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Into the Wild – Essay prep

Into the Wild – Essay prep. Each paragraph must contain: Techniques used (visual or verbal; i.e. voiceover, screen text, wide shot etc ) What they show about a main idea Examples of where the techniques occur How the message relates to the wider society

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Into the Wild – Essay prep

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  1. Into the Wild – Essay prep • Each paragraph must contain: • Techniques used (visual or verbal; i.e. voiceover, screen text, wide shot etc) • What they show about a main idea • Examples of where the techniques occur • How the message relates to the wider society • A statement about how the director intentionally did this

  2. Essay question planning TOPICS (Choose ONE) Analyse how verbal AND visual features of a text (or texts) you have studied are used to give audiences a strong idea. Analysehow important techniques are used to engage your emotions in a text (or texts) you have studied. Analyse how atmosphere is established and maintained in a text (or texts) you have studied. Analyse how the beginning AND ending of a text show an important change in a character or individual in a text (or texts) you have studied. Analyse how a character or individual is influenced to make decisions in a text (or texts) you have studied. Analyse how the growth of a relationship affects the climax in a text (or texts) you have studied. Analysehow symbols are used to develop an idea in a text (or texts) you have studied. Analyse how successful a text (or texts) you have studied has been in influencing you to think differently about an issue.

  3. Choose a question: Analyse how verbal AND visual features of a text (or texts) you have studied are used to give audiences a strong idea. Analyse how a character or individual is influenced to make decisions in a text (or texts) you have studied.

  4. Need to knows.. Director: Sean Penn Chris McCandless Walt and Billie McCandless – parents Wayne Westerburg – Mate on the farm Ron – The old dude Corinne – Chris’s sister Emory College – the university he attended Alaskan interior – Stampede Trail – where he went ‘Magic Bus’ – The name of the bus

  5. Breaking it down.. Analyse: To examine (something) methodically and in detail, typically in order to explain and interpret it. Planning: Always re-read the question: Analyse how verbal AND visual features of a text (or texts) you have studied are used to give audiences a strong idea

  6. Next: Find TWO specific quotes for each paragraph. Write the introduction using the table provided as a basis. Remember to refer back to the table at the end. In his carefully crafted 1999 biopic ‘Into the Wild’ director Sean Penn retraces the steps of a young man on his own personal journey of discovery. Penn tells the story of Chris McCandless, a 23 year old young man who donates all his savings to charity and sets off for the wilds of Alaska. Through his judicious use of… , … and … Penn…

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