ENGLISH C28a

11
th
th
grade
Name: ____________________________________________________
Veronica Franky Pérez

Date: _________________________Group:__________________________________
02/04/2020 Brundtland

Running the show

In today's class you'll be asked to be the boss
and direct a movie scene (don't worry, you
won't be filming anything… yet :) …) We will
provide you with the background
informa�on which, in this case, is taken from
a graphic novel called Y: The Last Man (it will
[Insert
picture of
be made into a TV series soon –depends on
when you are actually doing this guide).

Let us give you some background:

“In 2002, the world changes forever. Every

man, every boy, every mammal with a Y comic book:
chromosome everywhere on Earth suddenly
collapses and dies. With the loss of nearly
half the planet's population, the gears of
society grind to a halt, and a world of women
“Y: The Last
are left to pick up the pieces and try to keep
civilization from collapsing entirely.” Man”]
By the way, when someone is “running the
show” they have the autonomy, authority,
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and control over something. In other words;

to lead.

So take a look at the M posters and answer the ques�ons below:

I. UNDERSTANDING THE BACKGROUND

1- Who are the characters?

a. . .Yorick............................................................. ........
A girl
b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A monkey
c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2- What is their background?
. . . .They
. . . . live
. . . .in. .a. planet
. . . . . .where
. . . . . there
. . . . .are
. . . only
. . . .women
. . . . . . .and
. . . the
. . . few
. . . .men
. . . .that
. . . survived
. . . . . . . .are
. . .killed
.....
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in order for women to get money and food due to the fact that the whole point was to have
. . . .a. society
. . . . . . .without
. . . . . .men
. . . .and
. . . .a. woman
. . . . . . .who
. . . .found
. . . . .one
. . . was
. . . . going
. . . . . to
. . receive
. . . . . . .a.lot
. . .of. .money
. . . . . .or. .
. . . .a. lot
. . .of. .food
. . . .for
. . .their
. . . .corps
. . . . .or. .for
. . .a. still
. . . breathing
. . . . . . . . .man.
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3- How do they speak and interact with each other?

. . .They
. . . . .speak
. . . . .like
. . . we
. . . do.
. . . She
. . . .trust
. . . . him
. . . .right
. . . .away
. . . . .although
. . . . . . . once
. . . . .she
. . . realizes
. . . . . . .that
. . . .he. . is. .a. .man
...
. . .her
. . . modus-operandi
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .changes
. . . . . . . .completely
. . . . . . . . .to. .a. .cold
. . . .and
. . . violent
. . . . . .woman
. . . . . . who
. . . . only
. . . .wants
. . . . . food.
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4- What are their desires or mo�ves?
. . .Her
. . . desire
. . . . . .is. .to. .get
. . .money
. . . . . .and. . . .food
. . . .due
. . . to
. . the
. . . .fact
. . .that
. . . .she
. . . has
. . . .no. . actual
. . . . . job
. . . and
. . . .lives
........
. . .with
. . . .the
. . .money
. . . . . .and. . . .food
. . . .she
. . .gets
. . . . from
. . . . the
. . . organizations
. . . . . . . . . . . .who . . . .are
. . .in. .charge
. . . . . .of. . ending
...........
. . .the
. . . male
. . . . .population.
. . . . . . . . .On . . .the
. . . other
. . . . .hand,
. . . . .his
. . .desires
. . . . . . are
. . . .to. .stay
. . . .alive
. . . .and
. . . get
. . . to
. . some
. . . . . .place
.....
. . .safe
. . . .with
. . . .his. . .monkey.
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5- What can you no�ce about the images?
a. What are the images like?
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. . . . . . They
. . . . .are. . .not
. . . that
. . . .colorful.
. . . . . . .The. . . images
. . . . . . .place
. . . . .the. . .characters
. . . . . . . . . in. .a. .city,
. . . at
. . night.
.......
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b. What are they wearing?
. . . . . .She . . . .is. .wearing
. . . . . . a. .shirt
. . . .that
. . . is
. . for
. . .hot
. . .climate
. . . . . .although
. . . . . . . it. .doesn't
. . . . . . seem
. . . . .like
. . .where
.......
. . she
. . . .is. .at. .is. very
. . . . hot.
. . . .He . . .is. .wearing
. . . . . . something
. . . . . . . . . that
. . . .covers
. . . . . .him. . .completely
. . . . . . . . . to . . pass
........
. . .un. .seen
. . . . .and. . .he. . .has
. . .a. mask
. . . . . on. . .his
. . .face
. . . .to. .in. order
. . . . . to. .avoid
. . . . .inhaling
. . . . . . .what
. . . .killed
. . . . the
......
. . other
. . . . .men. . . .and. . . .to. .keep
. . . .as. . a. .secret
. . . . . his
. . . gender.
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c. What does the combina�on of dialogue, color, and situa�on suggest?
. . . . . .That. . . . is. .a. criminal
. . . . . . . city
. . . where
. . . . . .they
. . . .are
. . .at.
. . That
. . . . .violence
. . . . . . .is. all
. . .around
. . . . . .the. . .main........
. . characters
. . . . . . . . . and . . . .that,
. . . .although
. . . . . . . they
. . . . don't
. . . . .know
. . . . each
. . . . .other,
. . . . .they
. . . .will
. . .eventually
. . . . . . . . .learn.. ....
. . .to. .deal
. . . .with
. . . each
. . . . .other.
. . . . .Of . . course,
. . . . . . .before
. . . . . achieving
. . . . . . . . that
. . . . she
. . . .has
. . . to
. . find
. . . Yorick.
. ..........
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II. PLANNING A SCENE

6- In the following space you'll be asked to do the outline of the story as to what happened
“before” or will occur “a�er” the comic sample we have provided.
So you can choose to draw the main events that lead the characters to this situa�on or you
can predict what might happen a�er the character escapes.
The outline must done using the outline formats you learned when planning and wri�ng a
story.

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choose BEFORE choose AFTER

Space provided for the outline

She manages to find him.

They start talking.

They fall in love.

They break the rules: "because love will safe the day".

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7- Now it's �me to complement the task.

In the space provided below write the text for the missing part of the story. If in the previous
exercise you chose to do the outline for the “before” part, write a about what will happen
a�erwards. However, if in the previous exercise you chose to do the outline for the “a�er”
part, write a about what happened previous to this situa�on.
Use excellent wri�ng mechanics.
Write 250 words.

Previously (S1:E2)
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She puts the last corpses in side her truck and then she gets in and starts driving. She lights up her front lights
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. . . and
. . . .starts
. . . .looking
. . . . . through
. . . . . . the . . . window
. . . . . .trying
. . . . to. . notice
. . . . .if. something
. . . . . . . . is. .moving
. . . . . more
. . . . .than
. . . it. should
. . . . . be. . .or. .if .someone
......
is there.
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. . . She
. . . .is. arriving
. . . . . .to. .the
. . .highway
. . . . . .till. .she
. . .notices
. . . . . .that. . .there
. . . .is. .a .tail
. . falling
. . . . .from
. . . .a. tree.
. . . .She
. . .believes
. . . . . . it. .is. not
. . .important
.......
. . . so
. . .she. . .doesn't
. . . . . stop
. . . .till. .she
. . .remembers
. . . . . . . . that
. . . the
. . . guy
. . . had
. . . a. .monkey,
. . . . . . and
. . . that
. . . .monkey
. . . . . .had
. . .long. . . tail.
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. . . . . . . ."HURRAY!
. . . . . . . . I. got
. . .him"-
. . . . she
. . . screamed
. . . . . . . .while. . . .turning
. . . . . the
. . .car. . .around
. . . . . and
. . . heading
. . . . . . towards
. . . . . . where
. . . . . she
. . . had
......
seen the long tail.
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. . . She
. . . .saw. . .nothing,
. . . . . . not
. . .a. single
. . . . .movement,
. . . . . . . . not . . . a. single
. . . . . tail.
. . . So. . .she
. . .decided
. . . . . .to. .park
. . .the
. . .car,
. . .turn
. . .of. .the
. . .lights
. . . .and
....
. . . wait.
. . . . She
. . . .knew
. . . .she
. . .didn't
. . . .have
. . . .enough
. . . . . .time. . . for
. . .this,
. . .but
. . .she. . .was
. . . thinking
. . . . . . ahead.
. . . . . .She. . .said
. . .to. .herself:
. . . . . .<< . .I.might
.....
. . . be
. . .late
. . .with
. . .this
. . .corpses
. . . . . .to. .ask . . .for
. . my
. . .food,
. . . .but. . if. .I .arrive
. . . . with
. . . a. .man
. . . that
. . . .is. still
. . .alive
. . . .I .could
. . . .get. . .much
. . . . more
....... .
. . . than
. . . .just
. . .a. can
. . . of
. . beans.
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. . . Something
. . . . . . . . .moved. . . . .in. .the. . distance.
. . . . . . . It. .looked
. . . . .like. . .if .something
. . . . . . . .was . . . passing
. . . . . . besides
. . . . . . de. . bushes
. . . . . . and. . . they
. . . .were
.......
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .She
moving a little bit. She took the gun that she had taken from a policeman and decided to get of the truck. ......
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closed the door silently and started walking towards the jumpy trees. She was almost there once her cellphone

. . . started
. . . . . .ringing.
. . . . . .<<Crap>>
. . . . . . . she . . . thought
. . . . . . At . . first
. . . glance
. . . . . .she . . .couldn't
. . . . . .see. . .who
. . . was
. . . .calling
. . . . .her. . so
. . .she
. . .took
. . . the
.......
. . . cellphone
. . . . . . . .and . . .she
. . .put
. . .it.in. .front
. . . of
. . her
. . .face.
. . . .Out. . .of. .the. . blue
. . . .Yorick
. . . . .screamed
. . . . . . . while
. . . . .he. .grabbed
. . . . . .her. . .from
. . . the
. . . back
....
. . . putted
. . . . . his
. . .hand
. . . .over
. . . .her . . mouth.
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. . . . . . . ."Do . . .not
. . .scream.
. . . . . .I .am . . .going
. . . .to. .let. .you
. . .free,
. . . .but . . do
. . .not. . scream.
. . . . . . .Do . .you
. . . promise
. . . . . .me . . .that
. . .you
. . .would
. . . . .not?"
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"Hmm"- said the girl while nodding with her face.

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. . . Yorick
. . . . . looked
. . . . . at
. . her
. . .one. . . more
. . . . time
. . . .and. . .he . . realized
. . . . . . that. . . .he. .couldn't
. . . . . .trust
. . . her
. . . at. .least
. . . .for. .now.
. . . .He. . din't
. . . .knew
. . . .her
....
and although he needed someone to rely on he wasn't sure, yet, that she would be that person for him. So with
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. . . the
. . .other
. . . . hand
. . . . he
. . grabbed
. . . . . . .the . . .back
. . . part
. . . .of. his
. . .mask
. . . . and
. . . passed
. . . . . .the. . .rubber
. . . . .through
. . . . . .her. . hands
. . . . . to
. . unable
. . . . . her
......
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to move her hands. Then, she took his hand of her mouth.

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"What are you doing? Are you crazy?"- she said while looking at her hands.
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. . . . . . . . "I. .might
. . . . be
. . crazy,
. . . . . but
. . .I'm
. . .not
. . stupid.
. . . . . I. know
. . . . you
. . . were
. . . . planing
. . . . . .on. . doing
. . . . .something
. . . . . . . .to. me"
. . . .- .he. .said.
.........
"Gosh, you are more stupid than you think."- she said moving her hands to the front of his face.
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"You are si stupid that you didn't know that when you use rubber it is just a matter of pulling the rub to
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. . . . . . . . free
. . . your
. . . .hands
. . . . .completely."
. . . . . . . . . -. she
. . . said
. . . .with
. . .a. smile
. . . . .on. .her
. . .face.-
. . . ."And
. . . .you
. . .are
. . .even
. . . .more
. . . .dumb
. . . . because
.......
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you haven't even realized that I am the one with the gun." She said while taking the gun and pointing
it right between his fore head.
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"Fuck!"- he said, then he looked at her again and added "I know I am more valuable alive so you would
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lose if you kill me."
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. . . They
. . . . stood
. . . . .there
. . . .facing
. . . . .each
. . . .other
. . . .for
. . around
. . . . . .20. .seconds
. . . . . . till
. . they
. . . .talked
. . . . .again.
. . . . .He . . told
. . . her
. . .that
. . . he
. . had
. . . enough
.. .....
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money to take care of her and his monkey, but with just one condition; she had to stop working for those

. . . organizations
. . . . . . . . . . .after
. . . helping
. . . . . .him
. . .to. .safe
. . . the
. . .men
. . . .that
. . .where
. . . . .trapped
. . . . . .or. scared
. . . . . .to. .leave
. . . .their
. . . properties
. . . . . . . .because
........
they fear they might never come back.
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It will continue...
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