English 9

Taming of the Shrew Stop Motion Induction Scene Project

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This stop motion video is based on “Taming of the Shrew” a comedic play written by William Shakespeare.

This Stop motion was created by Joy, keisha, Jenna. Joy’s role during the creation of the stop motion project was to download the stop motion app, take the photo’s, upload the video to youtube, narrate scenes, and to bring in the lego needed. Keisha also contributed by writing the storyboard, moving the characters, bringing in lego, and narrating scenes. Jenna contributed by narrating scenes, and writing out the treatment plan.

The induction scene in the play is used as the opening act and sets the tone or feeling for the main act, an inset is used to describe a play within in a play. We demonstrated the induction scene for the majority of our take on “Taming of the Shrew” by showing the story of Christopher Sly and the Lord’s prank. The inset can be seen near the end of our video when the players perform their play for Christopher Sly and his wife.

For our project we used an app called “stop motion” to film our video, it was a simple app to use because you only needed to move your characters and take photo’s as well as a simple navigation system. We had decided to use Lego to present our version of “Taming of the Shrew” in a way different from a stage play.

Some of the challenges that occurred during the making of the stop motion was getting the narration to match with the scenes, we had a hard time making sure we met the minimum of two minutes, and we had problems with getting the audio to work on the app.

What we learned during the project was how to use the stop motion app, we also gained a better understanding of the induction scene from the play.

 

“Animal Farm” Propaganda Poster

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In this propaganda poster based on “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, one would notice some of the following techniques such as, Fear, Glittering Generalities, Card Stacking, and Common Enemy/Scape Goat. This propaganda poster uses “Fear” as one of its techniques because it shows how the animals see Mr. Jones or humans from their point of view, it also bolds the word “JONES” because none of the animals want Mr. Jones to return to the farm because they fear him. Another technique used is “Glittering Generalities” this technique can be seen because, the slogan “Do you want Jones to return?” is used to capture peoples attention. The slogan is used to convince people that if you don’t follow the pigs then Mr. Jones will return to the farm. The technique of “Card Stacking” is also used in the poster to make the pigs look better then Mr. Jones or the humans. In the poster Mr. Jones is shown with a devil horn on his head however the pig is shown with a halo above its head, meaning that compared to the pigs, Mr. Jones and all humans are evil. The last technique used in the poster is “Common Enemy” or “Scape Goat” this technique is used in the poster to show that all of the animals on the farm share the same common enemy, humans. The poster image simplifies the situation on the farm by saying that under the rule of humans life is like hell, but compared to the humans under the pigs rule life is like living on “Sugar Candy Mountain.”

“The secluded lot” – Graphic Novel

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(Exposition) 

 “Id like to inquire about a lot,” the old man said, the effort of decision evident in his voice. “At my age you never know.’’  (Pg. 115)

 (Rising Action)

“haven’t you something out of the way, sort of hard to find? I don’t want relatives-nosing about, you know.” (pg.116)

 (Rising Action)

“she slipped it into a box marked pending, and the old man wondered what, under the circumstances, pending might mean.” (pg.118)

 (Rising Action)

“Something prompted Mr.Jerome to intrude on the old man’s privacy-Perhaps a word or two of comfort.” (pg.119)

(Climax)

“How dare you operate a beehive in this cemetery?” (pg.119)

 (Falling action)

“You sell the honey?” Jerome was shocked. “Maybe it was just beginners luck,” old man Blake replied modestly, “but those twenty-dollar Beginners Beekeeping Outfits certainly work wonders.” (pg.120)

 (Falling Action)

“Mr.Jerome, I have done you a great service. Your flowers have never been so magnificent or plentiful.” (pg.120)

 (Denouement)

“Mr.Jerome, I have reached an important decision: I should like to buy another lot.” (pg.121)

The secluded lot part 1

The secluded lot part 2