The outline below, derived from the concept map above, is quite rough as well, but may be somewhat easier to follow if you prefer linear/textual perspectives to spatial/graphic ones on movie review content.
movie review
| select
| | select movie
[watch it (with English subtitles on)]
| | | 1. predict (introduce) main points
| | | 2. elaborate (explain) main points
| | | | a. provide movie info.; include:
| | | | | date
| | | | | director
| | | | | genre
| | | | | producer
| | | | | stars, including main characters
| | | | | other info.
[Note: Section a. (above) is the only section of this working outline that suggests details; the others require details, too, when you write your essays.]
| | | | b. identify main characters
| | | | c. explore themes
| | | | d. give impressions
| | | | e. make recommendations
| | | 3. summarize (conclude) main points
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Oops, I've just noticed that I left out a very important step in the movie review concept map and working outline--watching the movie after selecting it! I'll add that ever so important step to the working outline right away. (It may take a bit longer to rebuild the concept map, so don't wait around for a new one).
ReplyDeleteBetter than just watching movies and listening to the sound tracks, if you have them on DVD, is watching them with English subtitles switched on. If you do that, you should be pleasantly surprised by how much of the dialogs and narrations you can catch.