Journal Questions
- imagination appreciated.
1. Autobiography/Personal Statement/Picture
2. The Flag and The Patriot (opening sequence) - explain
what these films tells us about wht people fought the Revolution and
how each is related to the time in which it was made.
3. Last of the Mohicans -compare and contrast different versions. How does the film version compare to the historical account in Betrayals?
4.. Drums Along the Mohawk - sheet
distributed.
5. Write a letter, c. 1776, to a friend explain why you have decided to
join the patriot cause or remain a loyalist. Personalize the
letter -- place, man/woman, status and situation in life, etc.
6. Mary Silliman's War
- analyze the dilemma that Mary faced. Did she make the apporpriate chocie?
7. Compare the depiction of ordinary soldiers in The Crossing with that in The Patriot..
8. Movie Burn! - (1) What
appear
to be the sides or separate interests in the revolutionary struggle in
the Portuguese colony depicted in the movie? (2) What roles do William
Walker and Jose Delores play
in bringing about the revolution? OR Explain how the depiction of
race and colonialism in this movie distinguish it or make it comparable
to the American Revolution?