Scene one

Nigel: Scout wake up ! [shake scout]

Diana: Is it morning yet?

Nigel: No its a little after 1.

[Nigel puts cardigan on Diana]

Scene 2 – Outside house, looking at Ms Maudie’s burning house

[Scout stares at shock at the house which was on fire]

Diana: Whos house is it ?!

Nigel: Its Ms Maudies.

[Atticus turns to Jem]

Nigel: Listen, i want the both of you to go in front of the Radleys Place. Take care of your sister ok?

Crystal: okay.

[Atticus gives a push to Jem and Scout]

Scene 3- Fire truck scene

[Jem and Scout standing outside the Radleys place]

Crystal : Why is’nt the fire truck here yet?

Narrator: As the weather was too cold, the old fire truck was immobilized.

Diana: OH MY GOD!

[Jem puts arm around Scout]

Crystal: Shh it’ll be okay.

Scene 4 – Mr Avery jumps off the window

Crystal: Shout, he’s stuck …

All : MR AVERY ! GET DOWN FROM THERE !

Diana : Oh no ! Jump Mr Avery !

[Mr Avery/Yuenicec throws down cloth and jumps on it]

-Use fake smoke on a stick(?) to cover houses-

Narrator: Smoke was rolling off their houses like a fog off a river bank.

Narrator: The fire truck began pumping water on the houses.

Scene 5 – After Fire

Nigel: Anyone wants hot chocolate?

[As diana drank cocoa, Nigel looks at her]

Nigel: Whos blankey is that?

Diana: What ? i don’t know…

Nigel: Where did it come from ..

Yuenice: Reflections

Diana: Reflections, PowerPoint

Crystal: Reflections, PowerPoint

Cherie: Reflections

Nigel: Reflections, Script

Special Thanks To: Kim Hyun Hyo

Thanks to all members of Group 7 for contributing to this project!

Firstly, we chose to present our documentary in a role-playing format as we felt that it is an easier way to present the sufferings of the civilians. Furthermore, role-playing is also more interesting and also, we can directly see what causing the civilians’ sufferings.

In the introduction, we see Yuenice talking and then, walk up the stairs while i zoom into the top-right background of that scene, and then i add a “black-white” and “aged film” effect to show a transition from our time to the time during the Japanese occupation. The scene which shows the words scrolling up describe the starvation amongst the civilians. We used Leona Lewis’s “Better in Time” as we felt that its introduction was a sad one.

The next scene, which shows Cherie running from Kim is actually a scene depicting a Chinese girl not showing respect to the Japanese soldier, therefore, ended up being chased and shot. We added some humor to that scene so as to not let the class get bored.

Then we went on to the scene where Yuenice is talking about the Sook-Ching massacre. After that, we went on to take a top-down shot of Kim exchanging something with someone. He is actually using banana note to buy a sack of rice from the black market. The sack was a prop we got on the spot for $2! Kim bought it from the souvenir store.

For the credits, we used some pictures such as: execution of a pow(prisoner of war), surrender chanbers etc. We used a theme called “Reflections Black” to put all pictures used and come clips together. Clips include bloopers.

As mentioned, please see the following details – It will tell you what we HOPE to see in your presentations.

Please remember you have 15 min
Aside from CONTENT, we will be grading you on presentation skills. The best groups will be presenting your project to the Lower Secondary Assembly. =)

Basically the presentation must cover the following:

1. All scripts, storyboards, photos etc should be posted with everyone’s comments on how these
answer the project task question you have been assigned (You MAY choose to extract certain quality postings/responses to showcase during your presentation)

2. The actual movie/documentary and photo journal can be displayed.

3. You should also post blog entries discussing the oral presentation and how you would organise it
to make it interesting for the audience. Your oral presentation should address the following
processes:

a) What’s your project question /task and what is your understanding of this question? How have you
managed to answer this project question through the project research and work you have done?

b) What were the roles and responsibilities of each member and what was done to ensure that
everyone contributed? What problems were encountered and how did you solve these as a group?

c) Explain your concept of the documentary and how does this documentary answer the project task
focus or question. Explain clearly why you have chosen to present the dicumentary in this way ,
explain the ideas behind the way you plan the storyboard, the different scenes and why certain
scenes are chosen and what you intend to show with these ( include details abt camera angles/shot
types, music, narration text, sequence of scenes, focus of video and what is the message you wish to
communicate). The same questions can be applied for the photo journal

d) Reflection on Learning – must be specific in terms of what skills esp thinking skills, analysis skills,
planning skills, team management skills, visual skills, history skills, language related like writing
skills, presenting information etc

 Done by:Diana

This picture shows a farm house in Alabama.I chose this pictures as it show me that Alabama is a tired old town.The trees all seem to be dying from the hot weather.The place looks deserted which tells me that Alabama’s population is very small thus everybody knows each other.

This picture shows a grocery store in Alabama.

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query

I went to search for ’Alabama homes pictures 1930′ as what I had read in chapter one, it says ‘Maycomb was an old town, but it was tired old town..’ and also, ’Somehow, it was hotter than; a black dog suffered on a summer’s day..’ Thus, after interpretating this two sentences, it tells me that Maycomb have not much old houses, very spacious, and the weather is scorching hot during the afternoon. Therefore, I chose this picture as it shows an old house, the grass is very dry and the plants are wiltering soon.

Posted by: Crystal Koh

30.06.08

Vocab Wizard -Crystal Koh
Chapter 4 -To kill a mocking bird

1. Calpurnia’s tyranny, unfairness, and meddling in my business had faded to gentle grumblings of general disapproval.
Tyranny : Unfair and strict control over someone
He longed to escape from the tyranny of his aunt.

2. Mrs Dubose lived two doors up the street from us; neighbourhood opinion was unanimous that Mrs Dubose was the meanest old woman who ever lived.
Unanimous : of one mind; in complete agreement; agreed.

3. Plucking an occasional camellia, getting a squirt of hot milk from Miss Maudie Atkinson’s cow on a summer day, helping ourselves to someone’s scuppernongs was a part of our ethical culture, but money was diffferent.
Camellia : any of several shrubs of the genus Camellia, esp. C. japonica, native to Asia, having glossy evergreen leaves and white, pink, red, or variegated roselike flowers.

Scuppernongs :A cultivated variety of the muscadine grape with sweet yellowish fruit.

4. Lemonade in the middle of the morning was a summertime ritual.
Ritual : A ceremony that is always performed in the same way, in order to mark an important religious or social occasion.

5. His worth perfomance was Gothic.
Gothic: Frightening things that happen in mysterious old buildings, and lonely places in film.

6. Jem’s evasion told me our game was a secret, so I kept quiet.
Evasion : The act of avoiding doing something that you should do, or an example of this behaviour.

If there’s any other words you don’t understand the meaning, please kindly post a comment under this post with the full sentence of that particular word.

Thank you.

Posted by: Crystal Koh

Vocab Wizard -Crystal Koh
Chapter 3 -To kill a mocking bird

1. He examined Walter with air of speculation.
Speculation : a single instance or process of consideration.

2. Atticus was expounding upon farm problems when Walter interrupted to ask if there was any molasses bearing the syrup pitcher.
Molasses :a thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar or from sorghum, varying from light to dark brown in color.

4. She was furious, and when she was furious, Calpurnia’s grammar became erratic.
Erratic : having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed
Sentence : Her decision is erractic, she can change her decision in the last mintute.

5. When in tranquillity, her grammar was as good as anybody’s in Maycomb.
Tranquillity : quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; peacefulness; quiet; serenity

6. Atticus said Calpurnia had more education than most coloured folks.
Coloured folks refered to the ‘Black’ people.

7. Jem and Walter returned to school ahead of me: staying behind to advise Atticus of Calpurnia’s iniquities was worth a solitary sprint past the Radley Place.
Iniquities: The quality of being very unfair or evil, or something that is very unfair.

8. I returned to school and hated Calpurnia steadily until a sudden shriek shattered my resentments.
Resentments: A feeling of anger because of something has happened that you think is unfair.

9. Little Chuck Little, whose patience with all living things was phenomenal, said, ‘Which way did he go, Miss Caroline? Tell us where he went quick! D.C -’..
Phenomenal : very unusual/weird
It is phenomental that he behave in such a manner and yet he get first in class.

10. Miss Caroline watched the process in horrid fascination.
Fascination : The state of being very interesthing by something or someone
I was fascinated by her beautiful voice.
Caroline always have a fasination for stories about solving mysteries.

11. He gave a short contemptuous snort.
contemptuous : Showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful.
He smile in a contemptuous way to the teacher.

12. Burris Ewell was flattered by the recital.
Recital : A performance of music or poetry, usually given by one performer.

13. The boy’s condescension flashed to anger.
Condescension : An act or instance of condescending.

14. He was among the most diminutive of men, but when Burris Ewell turned towards him, Little Chuck’s right hand went to his pocket.
Diminutive : a small thing or person
She is the most diminutive among her friend.

15. My replies were monosyllabic and he did not press me.
Monosyllabic: having a vocabulary composed primarily of monosyllables or short, simple words.
I detest answers whch are monosyllabic.

16. ..Besides, they’d put me in jail if I kept you at hoome – dose of magnesia for you tonight and school tomorrow.’
Magnesia : A white, tasteless substance, magnesium oxide, MgO, used in medicine as an antacid and laxative.

17. In certain circumstances the common folk judiciously allowed them certain privileges by the simple method of becoming blind to some of the Ewells’ activities.
Judiciously : using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic

19. In Maycomb country, hunting out of season was a misdemeanour at law, a capital felony in the eyes of the populace.
Misdemeanour : Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.

If there’s any other words you don’t understand the meaning, please kindly post a comment under this post with the full sentence of that particular word.

Thank you.

Posted by: Crystal Koh