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Book10 Module 4 The Magic of Film
Period 3 Cultural Corner
learning objectives
Product objectives Process objectives
By the end of the class I’ll be able to:
1. learn about the cultural
background of the event
2. understand why Marlon
Brandon refused the award
3. use some basic reading skills to solve problems
4. voice my own opinions
5. evaluate my study based on the learning objectives 1. analyze the structure of the passage
2. scan for the information of the story
3. complete sentences based on my understanding
4. guess new words in the context
5. make comments
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The Godfather
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The Godfather was adapted from Mario Puzo‘s novel of the same title.
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It was directed by an Italian-American director Francis Ford Coppola.
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The story is set in New York in the 1940s.
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It is the story of a family but it also represents the society and the politics world.
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Its leader, Godfather, is the most powerful man, whose decision and action influence the family and politics world.
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The family is a New York mafia黑手党 family.
In the film, he kills many people whoever stop his way, even his own brother, in order to achieve his goals.
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Well, just as a coin has two sides, he is also a kind person to his friends and family.
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He always tries his best to help them and that’s why they always stand by his side and support him.
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After seeing the film, I was really impressed by it. It shakes my mind and heart. It’s worth seeing.
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Marlon Brandon
The Best Actor Oscar
Sacheen Littlefeather
Marlon Brando
Background Information — read and summarize
Marlon Brando: American actor, awarded two Academy Awards for best actor, known for his use of the naturalistic "method" style of?acting. He received an Academy Award for best actor for his performance in On the Waterfront (1954). He was selected to receive the Academy Award for best actor for his performance in The Godfather (1972) but he refused it, citing the film industry's exploitation of Native Americans.
Marlon Brando, an American actor,
who was awarded 2 Academy Awards
for best actor, refused to receive the
award for the best Actor in the film of
The Godfather.
Background Information — read and summarize
Sacheen Littlefeather : Marie Louise Cruz?(born November 14, 1946), known as?Sacheen Littlefeather, is an American actress and activist for Native American?rights. On March 27, 1973, she represented Marlon Brando?at the?45th Academy Awards to decline the Best Actor?award for his performance in The Godfather. Brando boycotted拒绝参加 the ceremony in protest of Hollywood’s portrayal塑造?of Native American ?and to draw public attention to it. During her speech, the audience was divided between jeers嘲笑 and applause.
Sacheen Littlefeather, an American
actress and activist for Native American
rights, represented Marlon Brando to
decline the Best Actor award for his
performance in the film of The Godfather.
Fast reading
Scan the whole passage and figure out
how many parts it can be divided into and
what they are about.
The structure of the passage
Introduction
Speech
Part 1
Part 2
Passage
When Indian children watch television, and they watch films, and when
they see their race depicted as they are in films, their minds become injured
in ways we can never know.
A. described B. acted C. accepted D. played
2. The film company degraded the Indian, describing him as savage, hostile and evil.
A. think highly of B. praised C. treated…without respect D. respected
3. It’s difficult to give an accurate interpretation of the history, but we were
not lawful.
A. reason B. excuse C. explanation D. expression
Choose the one that’s the closest in meaning
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Careful reading of Part 1
What does Part 1 mainly talk about?
It mainly talks about why Marlon Brando was absent
from the ceremony and declined the award.
What Sacheen Littlefeather said at the ceremony
Hello. My name is Sacheen Littlefeather. I’m representing Marlon Brando this evening, and he has asked me to tell you in a very long speech which I cannot share with you presently, because of time, but I will be glad to share with the press afterwards, that he very regretfully cannot accept this very generous award. And the reasons for this being are the treatment of American Indians today by the film industry. I beg at this time that we will meet with love and generosity in the future. Thank you on behalf of Marlon Brando.
Read the speech and complete the sentences
White people told Indians they could talk of peace and come to
an agreement on condition that ________________________.
2 When Indians stopped fighting, what happened to them was that
____________________________________________________.
3. The American film industry has done something to correct the
situation, but ________________________________________.
they laid down their arms
they were murdered and cheated out of their lands
too faltering and too few.
If you were Marlon Brando, which would you prefer and why?
a. to send another person to attend the ceremony and reject the Oscar award
to appear in person to state your views
Voice you opinion
Self check
At the end of the class, I can Excellent Good Ok
know the cultural background
of the event
2. understand why Marlon Brandon
refused the award
3. use basic skills to solve problems
4. voice my own opinions
5. evaluate my study based on the
learning objectives
It’s of great help for English learners to learn English through English films not just because of its real and natural English, but because films are mirrors of society, which reflect the reality and the culture at that time.
I want to tell you…
《 Beyond the Blackboard 讲台深处 》
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《 Dead Poets Society 死亡诗社 》
《 Good Will Hunting 心灵捕手 》
Films to recommend
Homework
Write a film review with the tool provided
Describing events Detailed information
general introduction : name, director, stars, characters…
the setting
the plot
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