Titans film cornell

Class Notes / Textbook Notes

Questions/Main Ideas: Notes:1. For each character listed, write

three words (only one may be physical) which describe him/her.

A. Coach Herman BooneB. Coach Bill YoastC. Gerry BertierD. Petey JonesE. Louie LastikF. Cheryl YoastG. Carol Boone

2. Describe the following relationships

2-3 sentences each

A. Coach Boone & Coach Yoast

B. Coach Yoast & Cheryl Yoast

C. Julius Campbell & Gerry Bertier

D. Coach Yoast & Gerry Bertier

3. When and where is the story set?

4. What is Coach Boone’s motivation for taking the head coaching position? Why does he want to refuse it at first?

5. What is Coach Yoast’s motivation for staying at TC Williams after being replaced by Coach Boone?

6. Would you have worked under Coach Boone as Coach Yoast did? Why or why not?

www.avidonline.org© 2004 AVID Center. All rights reserved.

Essential Question:

name:class:period/block:date:

Topic:Remember the Titans

over7. Early one morning, the players

ran to the Gettysburg battlefield. What do you know about Gettysburg? In one of the most profound moments in the movie, Coach Boone notes that 50,000 men died “fighting the same fight that we’re still fighting amongst ourselves today” and “If we don’t come together right now on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed, just like they were.” What is your reaction to these words? Are they still applicable today?

8. How do the ’71 Titans start to become a team? List those factors that bring them together as a team.

9. Describe the situation when the following quote is said in the film: “Back to the real world—we’d have been better staying where we were.”

10. “Alice, are you blind? Don’t you see the family resemblance? That’s my brother!” How does this quote illustrate the overall message behind the film? Describe how this is a culminating series of events.

11. Describe Coach Yoaste’s road to his desired acceptance into the Hall of Fame. How does his dream change from the beginning of the film to the end?

12. Write THREE second or third level questions about the film and its events.

1.

2.

3.

Summary, Reflection, AnalysisIn a well-written paragraph, which is at least five sentences by the way, analyze how the film illustrates the importance of being a leader or a follower, or sometimes a combination of both. Use specific examples from the events in the film.


Titans film cornell

Education

Transcript of Titans film cornell