Where the Wild Things Are
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Transcript of Where the Wild Things Are
There is a wild thing in all of us!
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
COVER: What do you think this book will be about?
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
MAURICE SENDAK
MISCHIEFCan you figure out what the word ‘mischief’ means from
looking at the picture?
PAGE TWO
Do you think his mom would really send him to bed without eating
anything?
PAGE FIVE
1. What do you think is going to happen to Max? Is that dragon going to hurt him?
2. A year is a pretty long time. I bet he misses home.
PAGE FIFTEEN
GNASHEDWhat does this mean?
It sounds scary!
PAGE SEVENTEEN
What do you think the monster’s are going to do next?
PAGE EIGHTEEN
What does it mean when Max said he
TAMED them?
PAGE NINETEEN
What does
RUMPUS mean?
PAGE TWENTY TWO
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“Let the wild rumpus begin…”
RUMPUS
What did Max do to the Wild
Things, that his mother did to him back at
home?
PAGE TWENTY NINE
Where do you think that smell is coming from?
PAGE THIRTY
The film follows the imaginary adventures of a young boy
named Max, who is angry when his mother, Connie, invites her boyfriend over. After causing one mischievous antic after
another, he is sent to his room without supper. Feeling angry and unloved, he then creates a
forest bordering a massive ocean, and sails away to an island inhabited by seven
imaginary monsters called the Wild Things, who crown him as
their ruler.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
DIR. SPIKE JONEZ (2009)
THIS FILM IS
BASED ON THE BOOK AND YOU CAN SEE FROM THE
POSTER THAT THE MONSTERS AND MAX LOOK VERY SIMILAR
TO THE ILLUSTRATIONS
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WRITE DOWN A LIST OF ALL THE PARTS OF THE BOOK
THAT SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED AND WHY
YOU HAVE READ THE SYNOPSIS OF THE MOVIE
AND IT IS QUITE DIFFERENT TO THE BOOK
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WRITE DOWN A LIST OF THE ASPECTS YOU THINK
WOULD CHANGE AND WHY
SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
THIS SHOULD TAKE TWO PERIODS
WATCHING THE FILM
Section A - film
WORKBOOK
Objectives:
Engage with and enjoy visual language
Understand, respond to and use visual language effectively in a variety of contexts
Identify the purposes for which verbal and visual features are used and combined
Respond to and discuss meaning, ideas and effects
FILM STUDY
Film
Setting
Theme/ideas
Character
Relationships
WHAT DO WE STUDY?
• Dialogue (digetic)
• Voice over (non digetic)
• Music (non digetic)
• Silence (both)• Ambient sound
(digetic)
• Shot sizes• Camera angles• Editing• Colour• Costume/Make up• Mise en Scene
Verbal Visual
TECHNIQUES
Section B- techniques
WORKBOOK
1. Who is the main character in the film? How do you know they are the main character?
2. Describe the main character, physically and emotionally.
3. What sort of person is he? How do you know this?
4. Who is the main Wild Thing?5. Describe them in detail.6. How does the Wild thing connect with/relate
to Max?
CHARACTER
Section C - character
WORKBOOK
THEME/IDEA
ESCAPISM
FANTASYFRIENDSHIPLONELINESS
CHILDHOOD
FORGIVENESSFEAR
Escapism Fantasy Friendship Loneliness
THEME/IDEA
Make a table like this with four ideas at the top you can choose from the
ideas we discussed on the previous slide
Section D - Ideas
WORKBOOK
1.Are relationships important in this film?
2.Which relationship is most important? Why?
3.What do we learn from watching Max interact with the
Wild Things?
RELATIONSHIPS
Section E – practice writing
WORKBOOK
What is so special about the setting in this film?
There are two settings
SETTING
How to write a Year 10 essay (idea)
ESSAY WRITING
Choose one idea and think…
What did the director say about this idea?
How did the director show you this was the main idea?
What did he want you (the viewer) to think about this idea?
How can we prove that this is the main idea?
THEME/IDEA
Verbal techniques
Visual techniques
Describe an important theme/s or idea/s from your text.
Explain how it is important.
Describe a challenge or challenges that a character faces.
Explain how the challenge/s helped you understand a key
idea/s.
Describe an interesting moment in your text.
Explain, with detailed examples, why it was interesting.
THEME/IDEA
Key Words!
Essay question comes in two parts and has handy hints (the key words in bold).
Part One: DESCRIBE – you need to be able to describe WHAT it is that is on bold on your question, for instance; describe theme/challenge/moment
Part Two: EXPLAIN- you need to be able to explain HOW/WHY this made you feel as a viewer, for instance; explain how was it important/how it helped you understand the
idea/why it made you think it was interesting
ESSAY WRITING
In your paragraphs you need to be able to describe clearly what the question asks you to and explain convincingly how the director made you do something:
write your description as if the person reading the essay has NEVER seen the film (this way you will be more detailed)
only describe your aspect in full detail, be brief about the plot
explain using PROOF from the film
format using I. D. E. A. +.
DESCRIBE & EXPLAIN
I Identify the point you are going to make
The main idea in the film Where the Wild Things Are is loneliness.
D Describe your point Loneliness was shown in the film when…
E Give an example of your point
An example of this was the dialogue, when ?? says,…
A Analyse what this example did
This made the audience think/feel/believe/feel…
+ Connect it to either a) another text you have studied or b) another aspect of the film
The audience was made to feel like that again in the film when…This was similar to The Outsiders when Pony Boy felt lonely because…
IDEA+
• Introduction = reword the question into a statement, be sure to use the words that are in BOLD and include the films title (underlined) and the directors name. Name the examples you will use to prove you are right (not the techniques, the moments of the film you will talk about)
In the film Where The Wild Things Are, directed by Spike Jonez an important idea was loneliness. Loneliness was important because it…
STRUCTURE
• Boby paragraphs = these are the internal essay paragraphs that convince the marker that your opinion about the film is correct. You will need to use your IDEA+ structure
One of the reasons the idea of loneliness was important is because it made you understand the character Max and what he was feeling. Max felt left out of his family and was angry with his mum when he was sent to his room. Max felt as though he was alone and no one understood or cared about him. This was shown when…
• The + can be about what YOU LEARNT from watching this
STRUCTURE
• Conculsion = tell the marker why you believed the idea of loneliness was important in the film and how specific techniques were used to prove it (not the moments in the film).
Spike Jonez was clever when he conveyed the idea of loneliness in the film. He used the techniques…. To show how important this idea was.
CONCLUSION
DUE: 9th March
PRACTICE ESSAY
Section F - poster
WORKBOOK