As you know, I will be away on camp this week, so you will need to continue working through All About Eve on your own. Below you can find the work that you will need to complete this week. I will also upload a copy to my blog on STL Link. Please read through this carefully before you start working so you know what you need to get through!
Also, a quick update on oral marks: no marks are being released for any class until Monday 15 February. For those of you who are prone to believing rumours, I need to clarify that no class has been ‘given’ their marks back yet. Some students found a glitch in the new SchoolBox system that allowed them to see their grades as they were being uploaded, rather than at the release date, but this was promptly fixed.
Writing Prompts
Begin each class with approximately 15 minutes of silent writing in order to focus your attention and begin exploring different ideas regarding various aspects of the text.
Class 1 Writing Prompt: All About Eve is all about ambition.
Class 2 Writing Prompt: Eve may have achieved fame, but she will never be a “true star” like Margo.
Class 3 Writing Prompt: Who is the true antagonist of the play: Eve or Addison?
If you want some extra practise you can use these prompts too:
- Discuss the significance of the title ‘All About Eve’
- Is Addison De Witt really an impartial observer?
Quotes: How well do you know the film?
Go through the quotes on pages 62-77 of your AAE Booklet.
- Identify who says each quote. You may need to use script if you are unsure.
- If you feel that the quote is relevant to a particular theme or idea, identify which one it applies to (use the list on pages 57-58 to identify relevant themes/ideas). Colour coding is highly advisable!
Spend approximately half a period on this task and aim to identify at least the first 9 pages of quotes. You can then continue this in your own time in order to continue building your familiarity with the film and gathering evidence for use in essays.
Character Traits
Look at the vocabulary list on pages 3 and 4 of the AAE booklet.
- Begin by going through the terms and find definitions for any terms you are unfamiliar with.
- Select top 5 words/qualities for each of the 6 characters.
- Each word supported by at least one quote (or other piece of evidence) that could be used to illustrate this quality.
- When recording your quotes, try to also use them in a sentence that ties the quote to the trait and the character being discussed.
Chapter Analysis
To move us through the next section of the film, you will each take responsibility for one or two chapters (depending on their length and the number of questions they have). The questions are found on pages 25-32 of the AAE Booklet.
For your allocated chapter(s) you will need to:
- Answer ALL of the questions for your chapter(s) with short paragraphs of around 4 to 6 sentences.
- Find AT LEAST 3 crucial quotes in your scene(s) and explain their significance in around 2 or 3 sentences.
Include any other useful quotes you come across, and add screenshots if you notice any important elements of mise-en-scene, symbolism, etc.
Put your final answers into PowerPoint slides. Have 1 slide per answer/quote, with a title slide at the beginning that identifies your chapter. Make sure you include the question/quote at the top of its relevant slide.
You will be responsible to the rest of the class for your chapter. Email your completed slides to me by the end of the week (i.e. Friday) as a PPT document and be prepared to present them at the start of our first class next week.
Chapter allocations are as follows:
| Name | Chapter |
| Luke | 8 and 9 |
| Angela | 10 |
| Julian | 11 |
| Katy | 12 |
| Bryce | 13 |
| Samuel | 14 |
| Meg | 15 |
| Ryan | 16 |
| Olivia | 17 |
| Harrison | 18 and 23 |
| Sophie | 19 and 20 |
| Hannah | 21 and 22 |
| Andrew | 24 |
You need to have ALL of the above work completed before I return on Monday 15 February.
If you get through the work quickly, or want to get ahead, then work through chapters 25, 26 and 27. We will need to move through these chapters quickly when I return, but they are very important.
Year 12 English Podcast
A few years ago, the English team had a go at making its own podcast. The idea disappeared for a while, but this year the year 12 English team has decided that we’d like to give it a go.
To kick off season 2, each teacher is taking a section of All About Eve and is putting together podcast segments to aid in your revision. The first episode, done by Ms Haake, covers the first 20 minutes of the film and is up there now: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/podcasting-from-inside-archive/id912665079?mt=2
You can also look through some of the older episodes for anything that is still relevant (the course has changed a bit since then, although there is still some AAE material there).
Approaching this week
Good luck this week! This week will require you to complete mainly individual work, so use your class time efficiently and make sure you are apportioning time appropriately. For example, you may want to keep to the following schedule:
Class 1
- Writing prompt 1
- Quotes activity
- Revise allocated chapter(s) using the running sheet and script, and re-watch it at least twice for homework, taking notes.
Class 2
- Writing prompt 2
- Character traits activity
- Begin writing up answers to chapter(s)
Class 3
- Writing prompt 3
- Work on answers to chapter(s) and put them together into a PowerPoint
- Complete slides and email them as a PPT to mcdonald@stleonards.vic.edu.au before the end of Friday.
Homework would consist of completing any unfinished tasks, revising materials for upcoming class and moving ahead with studying the finale of the film if all other tasks are complete.
REMINDER: Email your completed slides to me by the end of the week as a PPT document and be prepared to present them at the start of our first class next week.
Good luck this week, and I will see you when I return from camp!