Film Project

SPANISH 302

The Film project at the end of the semester consists of a written group paper and an oral group presentation based on films related to the topics covered during the semester. Each group will consist of three students who will prepare a written (approximately 5 pages double-spaced) as well as an oral presentation to the class. Each group will watch a different film based on one of the themes of one of the chapters in the class textbook.

A) Written Group Paper

The information in the written group paper should be as complete as possible. The group paper will consist of a cover sheet, three individual sections and one group section. Please do not staple these five sections together.

Cover Sheet

The cover sheet should include the title of the project and all the names of the students in the group, as well as the class and date.

Individual Sections

The following sections should be done individually (each student will choose one), and should be from 300-350 words each:

1) Plot summary: this should incorporate the names of characters, places and themes where relevant.

2) Description of the main characters (at least 4): this should include a description of the character’s appearance, behavior, and function in the movie as a whole (i.e. the hero, the victim, the ideal woman, the villain, etc).

3) Description of the central theme/s of the film: this should be specific, citing supporting examples from the film.

Group Section

The following section should be done as a group and should be between 300-350 words:

1) Compare the film with a similar subject which we have discussed in class. Does the film relate specifically to any of our readings? How? What are the similarities and/or the differences?

B) Oral Group Presentation

The day of the presentation, the group must furnish the class and the instructor a vocabulary list (alphabetically ordered) of 25 words and/or concepts with definitions. The words have to be related to the subject for which the video has been chosen.

The oral presentation should provide the class with only the most important facts of the film, and show at least two clips from the film, in order to give the class a clear idea of what the film was about. Each student will present his/her section from the written group paper and the group will then divide up the parts of the project that were completed as a team. The oral presentation should last about twenty minutes. Students may use an outline on an index card which they will turn in after their presentations. Students cannot read from their written papers.

Grading for the Project

Each student will receive two separate grades for the film project:

1) The written papers (which includes the individual and group sections). 70%

2) The oral performance of each student in the group presentation. 30%

The film project is due the day of the student’s group presentation.