English Paper 2 Flashcards
Module A One night the Moon
Who directed it
What are the main characters
Racheal Perkins
- Jin ryan
-Rose ryan
-Albert yang
Shown through Film language
What are the two main themes for One night the moon
- Visual film techniques
- Sound Film technqiues
What are the techniques for the Sound film techniques
“Through the Non-Digetic sound”
- Racism and Prejudice are additionally communicated in the scene where the white-angl saxons are playing in search of the missing child.
Music acts as a manoevure to aid tension and anticipation to what racial prejudice jim is conveying, by means of the light strumming of the violin.
Furthermore, by the PITCH at which albert and jim sing also gives insights into culture identitfy, JIm sings at a high voice, hinting towards the idea that he owns the land and see’s above it and that he is literally owns the land. Albert on the other hand has a lower pitch, which relates to him actully being part of the land, and his identity is although owning the land but the land owning him as well. They are on
What are the techniques for the Sound film techniques
Technique : Non-Digetic sound(voilin vs digeroodoo)
During the song “This land is mine”
- It is evident that there is two strong instrumnets including the violin and the didgerodoo. This ultimitly hints towards the conflict between Jim Ryan and Albert. The overlapping of the violin and didgerdoo can be heard as the current fight for the land and their believes of who owns the Land. The symbolism of the Didgerdoo hints towrds alberts backround, and the violin towards Jim’s. This is because the voilin are known for thier middle to high class connection.
What is the film techniques Visual for one night the moon
- Technique : Opening scene A high angle shot
Anaylsis: In the opening scene, where Alberts daughter waves to emily, and emily waves back, only to have her mother force her hand down.
The high angle shot of the ryan family gives dominance to the Ryans. It makes alberts family feel insubstatantial. Reveals the vulnerability of Alberts Family and their constant battle with discrimination.
What is the film techniques Visual for one night the moon. What is the other technique
Technique : High driven angle shot
Analysis: A character driven high angle shot is also used to employ loss, show casing that through assimilation of Albert and Rose by means of death, it initiates the formation of two cultures slowly uniting.
The angle shot expresses the visceral emotions felt by rose, the vulnerablity of all these characters, dismissing by race, and for the first time, showcasing equality. The angle adds the narration of loss and immense sorrow, also symbolising equal amounst the characters.
Module B The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time
by Mark Hadden
What is the characters in the novel
- Mark Haddan ( Author)
- Christopher Boone ( main character)
- Ed Boone ( Father)
- Siobhan (therapist)
What is the Structure of the Essay
Thesis: CIDN allows the audience to see different perspectives through Christopher Boone
- Through Distinctive features
- Through the different aspects of form
What are the two main points of the essay
- Distinct features
- Limited narrative voice - Aspects of form
- Use of images and diagrams
Distinct features - Limited narrative voice Quotes
- “I do not tell lies…It is because I cannot tell lies”
Technique : Toneless expression
Analysis: Christopher uses a toneless expression to which gives readers a huge perception of what its like in Christophers world. His single sentences hint towards what his thoughts and values are. For example the use of a toneless expresssion shows his actual beleifs in the way he sees the world, he likes it to be viewed as straight forward. The lack of tone shows the audience his world and his interpretation from it.
“So I would be feeling sad about something that isn’t real and doesn’t exist”
Technique: Lack of emotive language ( First person narration)
Analysis: Highlights the distinct nature of the limited narrative voice, his language lacks emotive language, drawing sympathy from the reader. This furthermore shows Christophers absorbtion of the world but ironically, his detachment from it. He feels a distinct perception in that he can’t feel sad about someone who is no longer there but does not apprectiate the fact that they are gone is the reason to feel sad in the first place.
The Evidence used for CIDN, Aspects of form - Use of Images and diagrams
Technique: “ Emoticons”
Emoticons are symbols that are used to convey emotions. This is used in the second chapter of the book, when siobhan, asked Christopher what these facial expressions meant.
Analysis: Hadden uses it to show how christopher can’t identify emotions. Draws sympathy.
Technique: “And it was a big, pointy shape and looked like this, (image drawn)”
Technique: The inclusion of images.
Analysis: Images are used throughout the novel to help christopher explain his thoughts and patterns. Unlike normal novels, Haddon makes christopher directly reference these images.
Module C
Imaginitive, Discursive, Persuasive
Imaginitive: Write from the crowed looking upon me
Discursive: Writing the actual speech
Persuasive: Writing a blog
What is my Perscribed text
“How to live Before you die”
-Steve Jobs
- Stanford - June 2005
Quotes from my Perscribed text
- “I hope thats the closest to death I get for centuries”
- Humour
-“Stay Hungary. Stay Foolish”
- Repitition
Ideas about peice of writing
Dear graduating class of 2045
” There is only one certatinty in life. Thats death.. weather you wanted to hear that or not thats the truth. You can’t be promised..
“Cest La vie”
The refugee incident.. why me
People come out of skydiving saying that it is the best feeling ever
