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  • Week 3: (17-21st February 2020)

     

    Kia Ora Class. This week we are going to watch the movie ‘JoJo Rabbit.’ We will also discuss the themes of the movie. 

    Synopsis of the Film:(‘Jo Jo Rabbit’)

    1944 Germany. Ten year old Johannes Betzler, more commonly called Jojo, is the son of good Germans, his father away fighting in Italy, while he is under the care of his mother Rosie, with his older sister Inge recently having passed away from illness. With only one true friend in the form of same aged, bespectacled Yorki, Jojo, in wanting to fit in, is arguably entering what he would consider the most important phase of his young life in attending a Nazi youth camp presided over by Captain Klenzendorf, Captain K's almost too faithful assistant Freddy Finkel, and Fräulein Rahm, who takes Nazi policies in a slightly off-kilter direction. Despite being considered an outsider by most of the other youth in town, Jojo figures he has a leg up on everyone else at camp in that he is constantly being guided by the spirit of Der Führer himself, Adolf Hitler, whose personal bodyguard Jojo aspires to be when he grows up. In his general day-to-day life but also supported by his time at camp, Jojo has a hatred for Jewish people despite not really knowing anything about them or ever having met anyone of the Jewish faith, the ultimate goal to kill them. So when Jojo meets someone Jewish for the first time, especially as that meeting is in what is for him the most unlikely of circumstances, Jojo has to figure out what to do. While truly believing he is a Nazi despite not really knowing what that means, he has to decide either to follow what he has been taught in hating and trying to kill any Jewish person despite knowing that killing is not in his true nature, or not, which may have larger consequences with relation to family. While he decides, he truly gets to know the person beyond the label of "Jewish" which may factor into what happens.

    —Huggo

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2584384/plotsummary

     

    Activities:

    • Watching the film ‘JoJo Rabbit’

    • Discussing the themes of the film.

    Big Idea: ‘Turangawaewae: My Place To Stand to Change the World.’ 

    Learning Intentions: (We are learning to...)

    We are exploring.......History of Hitler and Nazis by watching the film ‘Jo Jo Rabbit.’

    We are exploring......Film Study (Visual Text) by observing the elements of Film Making in the film  ‘JoJo Rabbit’

    We are exploring.....Diverse Historical issues  raised in the film by asking questions and in turn developing our own Point Of View in relation to those issues

    We are exploring......’Historical Context’  by establishing the connections between our past and present. 

    We are exploring.....’Change’ by analysing the ways in which we can make the desired changes in the world we live in today.


    Success Criteria: (I can/have…)

    Film Study

    I can identify a few Film Techniques from the following list:



     

    Story/Plot

    Themes

    Characterisation Dialogues

    Camera Angles

    Camera Shots Camera- Movements

    Editing 

    Music

    Sound

    Setting

    Makeup


    I can describe some Film Techniques from the following list:



     

    Story/Plot

    Themes

    Characterisation Dialogues

    Camera Angles

    Camera Shots Camera- Movements

    Editing 

    Music

    Sound

    Setting

    Makeup

     


    I can explain Film Techniques with examples from the following list:


     

    Story/Plot

    Themes

    Characterisation Dialogues

    Camera Angles

    Camera Shots Camera- Movements

    Editing 

    Music

    Sound

    Setting

    Makeup

     

    I can apply the Film-Making

    Techniques in my own work from the following list:


    Story/Plot

    Themes

    Characterisation Dialogues

    Camera Angles

    Camera Shots Camera- Movements

    Editing 

    Music

    Sound

    Setting

    Makeup

    Point of View (POV)

    I am trying to identify with an issue raised in the film.

    I'm beginning to form my own POV in relation to the issues raised in the film. 

    I can voice my opinion on an issue raised in the film.

    I strongly feel in favour of/against some issues raised in the film and I can voice my opinion confidently.


    Historical Context & Present

    I am yet to understand the connection between the historical context of Hitler/Nazis and the present world.

    I am beginning to understand the connection between the historical context of Hitler/Nazis and the present world.

    I can understand a  connection between the historical context of Hitler/Nazis and the present world.

    I have clearly understood many connections between the historical context of Hitler/Nazis and the present world.

    Making the Change

    I am trying to identify what changes we need to make to our present world based on our learning of the  past/History.

    I am beginning to understand a  change we need to make to our present world  based on our learning of the past/History.


    I am thinking of ways to make a change in our present world based on our learning of the  past/History.



    I am making the change/s to my present world based on our learning of the  past/History.