Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Pt2.Film Analysis
Pt2.Film Analysis
GRADE 10
PERFORMANCE TASK
CRITIQUE A LITERARY SELECTION BASED ON THE FOLLOWING
APPROACHES (MELCS)
• OVERALL ARTISTIC VALUE OF THE STRUCTURE AND ELEMENTS OF THE
SELECTION (STRUCTURALIST/ FORMALIST)
EXAMPLES:
• FEMINIST: EXAMININGGENDER ROLES, POWER DYNAMICS, AND
REPRESENTATIONS OF WOMEN.
• WHAT IS THE TONE OF THE TEXT, AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE READER'S INTERPRETATION?
• HOW DO THE RHYTHM, METER, AND RHYME SCHEME (IF APPLICABLE) IMPACT THE POEM OR WORK?
• WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TITLE, AND HOW DOES IT RELATE TO THE CONTENT OF THE PIECE?
• HOW DOES THE LANGUAGE AND DICTION USED BY THE AUTHOR CONTRIBUTE TO THE STYLE AND MEANING OF
THE WORK?
• WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FORM AND CONTENT IN THIS PIECE, AND HOW DOES IT SHAPE THE
READER'S EXPERIENCE?
• HOW DOES THE AUTHOR'S USE OF LITERARY CONVENTIONS AND TRADITIONS INFLUENCE THE INTERPRETATION OF
THE TEXT?
• HOW DOES THE TEXT ENGAGE WITH OR CHALLENGE ESTABLISHED LITERARY NORMS AND EXPECTATIONS?
• WHAT ARE THE PATTERNS OR REPETITIONS IN THE TEXT, AND HOW DO THEY ENHANCE ITS THEMATIC
EXPLORATION?
STRUCTURALISM
• WHAT ARE THE UNDERLYING BINARY OPPOSITIONS PRESENT IN THE TEXT, AND HOW DO THEY CONTRIBUTE TO ITS
MEANING?
• HOW DOES THE TEXT USE LANGUAGE AND SYMBOLS TO CREATE MEANING AND CONVEY THEMES?
• WHAT ARE THE RECURRING MOTIFS OR PATTERNS IN THE TEXT, AND HOW DO THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL
STRUCTURE AND MESSAGE?
• HOW DOES THE TEXT PLAY WITH OR SUBVERT TRADITIONAL NARRATIVE STRUCTURES OR CONVENTIONS?
• WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE AUTHOR, READER, AND TEXT IN CREATING MEANING WITHIN THE STRUCTURALIST
FRAMEWORK?
• HOW DOES THE TEXT ENGAGE WITH CULTURAL OR SOCIETAL STRUCTURES AND NORMS, AND WHAT DOES THIS
REVEAL ABOUT ITS THEMES?
• WHAT ARE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE TEXT, SUCH AS CHARACTERS, PLOT EVENTS,
AND SETTINGS, IN TERMS OF THEIR STRUCTURAL SIGNIFICANCE?
• HOW DOES THE TEXT USE INTERTEXTUALITY OR REFERENCES TO OTHER TEXTS TO CREATE LAYERS OF MEANING?
• WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF REPETITION, VARIATION, AND TRANSFORMATION WITHIN THE TEXT'S STRUCTURE?
• HOW DO STRUCTURALIST THEORIES OF NARRATIVE, SEMIOTICS, AND DISCOURSE ANALYSIS HELP US UNDERSTAND
AND INTERPRET THIS TEXT?
MORALISM
• WHAT MORAL VALUES OR ETHICAL PRINCIPLES ARE PRESENTED OR QUESTIONED IN THE TEXT?
• HOW ARE CHARACTERS' ACTIONS AND DECISIONS JUDGED IN TERMS OF MORALITY, AND WHAT CONSEQUENCES
DO THESE JUDGMENTS HAVE?
• WHAT ETHICAL DILEMMAS ARE EXPLORED, AND HOW DO THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL THEME OR MESSAGE
OF THE WORK?
• ARE THERE MOMENTS OF MORAL GROWTH OR DEVELOPMENT FOR CHARACTERS, AND HOW ARE THESE
DEPICTED?
• HOW DOES THE TEXT ENGAGE WITH QUESTIONS OF RIGHT AND WRONG, GOOD AND EVIL, OR MORAL
AMBIGUITY?
• WHAT ROLE DOES THE AUTHOR'S MORAL PERSPECTIVE PLAY IN SHAPING THE NARRATIVE AND CHARACTERS?
• HOW DOES THE SETTING OR HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE TEXT INFLUENCE ITS MORAL THEMES AND MESSAGES?
• ARE THERE MORAL LESSONS OR TEACHINGS EXPLICITLY CONVEYED BY THE TEXT, AND HOW ARE THEY CONVEYED?
• WHAT ETHICAL THEORIES OR FRAMEWORKS, SUCH AS UTILITARIANISM, DEONTOLOGY, OR VIRTUE ETHICS, CAN BE
APPLIED TO ANALYZE THE TEXT?
• HOW DO READERS' OWN MORAL BELIEFS AND VALUES AFFECT THEIR INTERPRETATION AND JUDGMENT OF THE
TEXT?
FEMINISM
• HOW ARE GENDER ROLES AND STEREOTYPES DEPICTED IN THE TEXT, AND WHAT DO THEY REVEAL ABOUT THE
AUTHOR'S PERSPECTIVE ON GENDER?
• WHAT IS THE PORTRAYAL OF FEMALE CHARACTERS, AND HOW DO THEIR EXPERIENCES AND AGENCY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL THEMES OF THE WORK?
• HOW DOES THE TEXT ADDRESS ISSUES OF POWER DYNAMICS, PATRIARCHY, AND OPPRESSION, PARTICULARLY IN
RELATION TO GENDER?
• ARE THERE INSTANCES OF FEMINIST CONSCIOUSNESS OR RESISTANCE WITHIN THE TEXT, AND HOW DO THEY
CHALLENGE DOMINANT NARRATIVES?
• WHAT IS THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE AND NARRATIVE STYLE IN EITHER REINFORCING OR SUBVERTING TRADITIONAL
GENDER NORMS?
• HOW DO THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHARACTERS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS GENDER LINES, REFLECT SOCIETAL
ATTITUDES AND EXPECTATIONS REGARDING GENDER?
• WHAT ARE THE INTERSECTIONS OF GENDER WITH OTHER IDENTITY MARKERS SUCH AS RACE, CLASS, SEXUALITY,
AND DISABILITY IN THE TEXT?
• HOW DOES THE TEXT ENGAGE WITH FEMINIST THEORIES AND PERSPECTIVES, SUCH AS INTERSECTIONALITY,
ECOFEMINISM, OR POSTCOLONIAL FEMINISM?
• ARE THERE MOMENTS OF FEMALE SOLIDARITY, EMPOWERMENT, OR AGENCY THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT IN THE TEXT?
• HOW DOES THE AUTHOR'S OWN IDENTITY AND EXPERIENCES, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO GENDER, INFLUENCE
THE THEMES AND REPRESENTATIONS IN THE WORK?
MARXISM
• HOW DOES THE TEXT PORTRAY SOCIAL CLASS AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS, AND WHAT ROLE DO THESE
PORTRAYALS PLAY IN THE NARRATIVE?
• WHAT ARE THE POWER DYNAMICS BETWEEN DIFFERENT SOCIAL CLASSES IN THE TEXT, AND HOW DO THEY SHAPE
CHARACTERS' ACTIONS AND EXPERIENCES?
• HOW DOES THE TEXT CRITIQUE OR SUPPORT CAPITALIST IDEOLOGY, AND WHAT ALTERNATIVE SOCIAL STRUCTURES
OR VALUES ARE PRESENTED?
• WHAT IS THE ROLE OF LABOR, PRODUCTION, AND MATERIAL CONDITIONS IN THE LIVES OF CHARACTERS, AND
HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO BROADER SOCIETAL ISSUES?
• HOW ARE THEMES OF EXPLOITATION, ALIENATION, AND INEQUALITY EXPLORED WITHIN THE TEXT?
• WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RULING CLASS AND THE WORKING CLASS, AND HOW IS THIS
RELATIONSHIP DEPICTED IN TERMS OF CONFLICT OR COOPERATION?
• HOW DOES THE TEXT ADDRESS ISSUES OF OWNERSHIP, PROPERTY, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES?
• WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF ECONOMIC DETERMINISM OR HISTORICAL MATERIALISM IN THE INTERPRETATION
OF THE TEXT?
• HOW DOES THE AUTHOR'S
OWN POLITICAL BELIEFS AND SOCIAL CONTEXT INFLUENCE THE PORTRAYAL OF CLASS
DYNAMICS AND ECONOMIC ISSUES?
• WHAT INSIGHTS DOES A MARXIST ANALYSIS OFFER INTO THE POWER STRUCTURES, SOCIAL STRUGGLES, AND
INJUSTICES DEPICTED IN THE TEXT?
HISTORICISM
• HOW DOES THE TEXT REFLECT OR RESPOND TO THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT IN WHICH IT WAS WRITTEN?
• WHAT SOCIAL, POLITICAL, CULTURAL, OR ECONOMIC EVENTS AND TRENDS ARE REFERENCED OR ALLUDED TO
IN THE TEXT, AND HOW DO THEY SHAPE ITS THEMES AND MEANINGS?
• HOW DOES THE TEXT ENGAGE WITH OR CRITIQUE THE DOMINANT IDEOLOGIES OR BELIEFS OF ITS HISTORICAL
PERIOD?
• WHAT HISTORICAL FIGURES, MOVEMENTS, OR EVENTS ARE PORTRAYED OR MENTIONED IN THE TEXT, AND HOW
ARE THEY DEPICTED?
• HOW DOES THE AUTHOR'S OWN HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCES INFLUENCE THE CONTENT AND
STYLE OF THE TEXT?
• WHATARE THE WAYS IN WHICH THE TEXT REFLECTS THE CONCERNS, VALUES, AND ANXIETIES OF ITS HISTORICAL
MOMENT?
• HOW DO CHANGES IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT OR SHIFTS IN SOCIETAL NORMS AFFECT THE INTERPRETATION AND
RECEPTION OF THE TEXT OVER TIME?
• ARE THERE MOMENTS OF HISTORICAL REVISIONISM OR REINTERPRETATION WITHIN THE TEXT, CHALLENGING
ESTABLISHED NARRATIVES OR PERSPECTIVES?
• HOW DOES THE TEXT USE LANGUAGE, SYMBOLS, AND IMAGERY TO EVOKE SPECIFIC HISTORICAL PERIODS OR
EVENTS?
• WHAT INSIGHTS DOES A HISTORICIST ANALYSIS OFFER INTO THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL DYNAMICS
REPRESENTED IN THE TEXT?
READER-RESPONSE
• HOW DOES THE TEXT INVITE READERS TO ENGAGE EMOTIONALLY AND INTELLECTUALLY?
• WHAT PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, BELIEFS, AND VALUES DO READERS BRING TO THEIR INTERPRETATION OF THE TEXT?
• HOW DO READERS' CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AND IDENTITIES INFLUENCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND RESPONSE TO
THE TEXT?
• WHAT EMOTIONS, THOUGHTS, OR REACTIONS DOES THE TEXT EVOKE IN READERS, AND HOW DO THESE RESPONSES
SHAPE THEIR INTERPRETATION?
• HOW DOES THE READER'S INTERPRETATION OF CHARACTERS, THEMES, AND SYMBOLS CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL
MEANING OF THE TEXT?
• WHAT ROLE DOES READER EMPATHY PLAY IN THE INTERPRETATION OF CHARACTERS AND THEIR MOTIVATIONS?
• HOW DO READERS' EXPECTATIONS AND PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF LITERARY CONVENTIONS AFFECT THEIR READING
EXPERIENCE?
• ARE THERE MOMENTS OF AMBIGUITY OR OPEN-ENDEDNESS IN THE TEXT THAT ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE READER
RESPONSES?
• HOW DO READERS' INTERPRETATIONS AND RESPONSES EVOLVE OR CHANGE UPON REREADING OR DISCUSSING THE
TEXT WITH OTHERS?
• WHAT INSIGHTS CAN BE GAINED FROM ANALYZING DIVERSE READER RESPONSES TO THE SAME TEXT, AND HOW DO
THESE RESPONSES ENRICH OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXT'S COMPLEXITY?
CONCLUSION
The analysis
presents a clear The thesis is
The analysis
and compelling present but may The thesis is
establishes a
thesis that lack clarity or unclear or
solid thesis that
effectively specificity, absent, making
Thesis guides the
guides the needing further it difficult to
Development discussion of the
discussion of the development to understand the
film's elements
film's elements effectively focus of the
with some clarity
through the guide the analysis.
and coherence.
chosen literary analysis.
approach.
Needs
Improvement
Criteria Excellent (10) Proficient (8) Developing (6) (4)
The analysis
demonstrates
The analysis
sophisticated
shows a good The analysis
critical thinking,
level of critical demonstrates The analysis
offering
thinking, some critical lacks critical
insightful
providing thinking but thinking, relying
interpretations
thoughtful may lack depth on surface-level
Critical Thinking of the film's
interpretations or originality in observations
themes,
of the film's its without deeper
characters, and
elements within interpretations analysis or
narrative
the chosen of the film's interpretation.
elements within
literary elements.
the chosen
approach.
literary
approach.
Needs
Developing Improvement
Criteria Excellent (10) Proficient (8) (6) (4)
The analysis
The analysis
effectively The analysis
The analysis lacks sufficient
uses specific includes some
uses relevant evidence
examples, evidence
evidence from the film
scenes, and from the film
from the film to support
quotes from but may lack
to support arguments
Use of the film to specificity or
arguments and
Evidence support relevance to
and interpretations
arguments support
interpretations , relying on
and arguments
within the generalization
interpretations and
chosen literary s or
within the interpretations
approach. unsupported
chosen literary .
claims.
approach.
Needs
Developing Improvement
Criteria Excellent (10) Proficient (8) (6) (4)