Characters in “Glee” Will Schuester- Director of glee club. Also a Spanish teacher. Terri- Wills wife. Wants to get pregnant. Sue- Cheerleading coach. Hates glee club. Finn- Captain of football team and lead (main) male singer in glee club. Dating Quinn. Quinn- Finns girlfriend and captain of cheerleading team. Rachel- Lead female singer of glee club. Artie- Boy in wheelchair. Mercedes- black girl with great voice. Kurt- Homosexual boy who loves fashion and sings high Tina- Chinese-American girl Emma- Guidance counselor with a problem with messy things. Culture Assignment Focus on the American culture represented in “Glee.”Scenery ,Vocabulary ,Fashion ,Daily life ,Anything else! Write a list of exactly 10 things that really interested you or confused you Look up each thing on the Internet (dont use Baidu). But dont copy directly. Write a 4-5-sentence explanation for each thing. Use complete sentences. Turn in Week 7Glee Episode One Plot Will starts a glee club Five students join the glee club Students from glee club are abused by the athletes in the school Glee club needs more studentso Will convinces Finn to join glee club Terri tells Will that shes pregnanto Will wants to quit teachingo But reconsiders Sue wants to destroy the glee clubGlee Episode Two Plot Glee club students are still abused. They have problems with self-esteem (self-respect/confidence) and identity. Will deals with Terris pregnancy. Both are stressed.o Will gets another job at the school Rachel joins the celibacy club (to be closer to Finn) but quits when she finds out how silly it is. Glee club gets in trouble for a singing and dancing to an overly sexual song. Terri finds out shes not pregnanto But lies to Will and says that she is. Quinn and two other cheerleaders join glee clubMovie Week 2 Story Ask class monitors to find make-up day At beginning get into groups of 4-5. o Write a list of films that all or most of the group members have watched already. o Pick two you are most familiar with. Try to think of one bad film most of the members have watched.o Briefly discuss the plot. Start Lecture: Film Narrative Finish film Finish Lecture Group activity: Discuss structure of 10 Things I Hate About You, then pick one of the films you discussed earlier. Consider Avatar or Titanic as both have very clear structures.o Using the Narrative Structure:o Expositiono Rising Actiono Climaxo Falling Actiono Denouement (Resolution) If time, look at settings and types of characters. Plus, answer who, what, when, where, why, how questions. Make sure you take notes about all films (including story). Characters, plot, setting.Film NarrativeIntroductionn The narrative style of a film is very similar to that of novelsn Some differences:n You watch a film, not read it. Detailed descriptions in a novel = detailed audio/visuals in a film. This may include music, lighting, editing, camera angles among other things.n A novel can explain what a person is thinking. In a film, it must show it through the actors dialogue, body language and occasionally musicStructure of a Filmn Nearly identical to the structure of novelsn Think: How, When, Why, What, Who, Where1. Exposition 2.Rising Action 3.Climax 4.Falling Action 5.Denouement (Resolution)Expositionn Introduces the characters, setting, and moodn Answers “who,” “where,” “when.”n Has a hook: catches the audiences attentionn If the hook is bad, the viewer will have a negative mindset of the entire film.n Boring hook = boring filmCharactersn Protagonist- lead character(s) who face the conflictn Antagonist- Source of conflict. In action films, the antagonist is often the villain or “bad guy.”n The Antagonist is not always the “bad guy.”n Static character: Does not changen Dynamic character: Changes in filmn Flat character: Doesnt move plotn Round character: Moves the plot in some wayRising Actionn Exposition gradually becomes rising action (no clear boundary)n Introduces complications which evolve into the dominant conflict n Action and tension builds. Each conflict becomes more difficult and develops the character(s)n Example: Challenges Jack Sully faces in AvatarClimaxn Generally the most exciting part of a film.n Protagonist(s) faces the main conflict and must resolve it.n The big fight scene in action movies.n In romance, the point where the couple reveal their emotionsn The turning point. (usually) When things go from bad to goodn Example: Big fight scene in AvatarFalling Actionn Any smaller conflicts are resolved. All the tension relaxes.n Often, falling action is very short and sometimes it doesnt existn Might have small conflicts, but less dramatic than climax. Like Harry Pottern What happens in Avatar after the Navi (blue aliens) start winning the battle?Denouem