13 September 2022

ENG 324
Assignment:
1) Critical Analysis (classic movie);
Submit (printout) on Tuesday, 20 September 2022 (IN CLASS)
- The Waltons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umEEnFtmV0I&t=32s)
 Write a short history of the movies (awards if any)
 Write a summary of the movies (refer to your ENG 324 book on “Critical
Analysis of Short Stories” and/or elements of a short story)
 Characters
 Director – details of his or her work as a director
 Writer or Scriptwriter – other works
 Answer some question prompts (10questions each)
o Ex. What kind of character is _____?

Question Prompts for the film:

1. What were you thinking as you finished watching the film?
2. What part of the story told by the movie was the most powerful
(impactful)? Why?
3. What feelings did you share with any of the characters in the movie?
4. Which character did you [admire, hate, love, pity] the most? What
was it about that character that caused you to have that reaction?
5. What is the primary or central theme of this story? Use one sentence
to describe it.
6. Describe any other themes that you see in this story.
7. What is the tone or mood of the story?
8. Name a symbol in the story, and what does it represent/s, and why?
9. How does acting choice contribute to the story the filmmakers are
trying to tell?
10. If you happen to be a director or the script writer, which part
would you want to change and what change would you want to do?