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1.)Answer3questionsfromeachoftheboxesbelow(foratotalof9questions). Knowledge&Understanding Whatisthepurposeofthefilm?Howcanyoutell?(MediaTriangle) Whoistheintendedaudienceforthefilm?Howdoesthisfilmappealtothem?(MediaTriangle) Whatcommercialimplicationswereevidentinthefilm.(Giveexamplesofproduct placement.)(Keyconcepts) IsRichardVernonastereotypewithinthefilm?Whatstereotypedoesherepresent?Ishis characterrealistic?Explainyouranswer. Thinking Describetherealitythatwasconstructedinthefilm.Wasthisrealityarealisticportrayalof teenagersand/orhighschools?Explainusingspecificexamplesfromthefilm.(KeyConcepts) Identifythestereotypeswithinthisfilm.Arethesestereotypesrealistic?Arethese charactersrelatable?Explain.(MediaTriangle/KeyConcepts) Doesthefilmportrayrealisticrelationshipsbetweenparentsandtheirteenagechildren? Explain.(KeyConcepts) Whatsocialissuesareinthefilm?(Whataresomeoftheproblemsthatthestudents face/discuss?)Arethesesocialissuesrelevanttothelivesofmodernteenagers?Explain.(Key Concepts) Application Wasthemovieappealingtoyou?Explainwhyorwhynot.(MediaTriangle) Doyoufeellikeyouwererepresentedinthefilm?Doesthefilmrepresentthestudentbody atHeartLake?Explain.(MediaTriangle) Wereyourvaluesandbeliefsrepresentedinthefilm?Explain.(MediaTriangle) Whatare3specificthingsthatyouwouldchangeaboutthefilmtomakeitmoreappealing toyou?Besuretoexplaineachidea.(MediaTriangle) 2.)Wouldyourecommendthismovietoothers?(Shouldteenagersseethisfilm?)Whyorwhynot? 3.)Writeanessaythatisapproximately1pagelong(doublespaced)inwhichyoudescribewhoyouthinkyou are.(Doyoufitintoorbreakthestereotypeswevediscussed?)
THEBREAKFASTCLUBMixandMatch
WHOSAID/DIDWHAT? hasafakeIDsohecanvote applieslipstickinanunusual way tellshis/hermomthatkidsin Saturdaydetentionarenot supposedtostudy Impossible,sir...It'sin Johnson'sunderwear... You'reaneomaxizoom dweebie,whatwouldyoube doingifyouweren'tout makingyourselfabetter citizen? He'sjustdoingittogetarise outofyou!Justignorehim... I'mintheMathClub,the Physicsclub... Well,ImfreetheSaturday afterthat.Beyondthat,Im goingtohavetocheckmy schedule. YourmiddlenameisRalph,as inpuke,yourbirthdate's March12th,you're5'9anda half,youweigh130pounds andyoursocialsecurity numberis049380913. DoesBarryManilowknow thatyouraidhiswardrobe? Idon'thavetorunawayand liveinthestreet...Icanrun awayand,gototheocean,I cangotothecountry,Icango tothemountains.Icangoto Israel,Africa,Afghanistan... isinSaturdaydetentionfor tapingaclassmatesbackside
AndrewClark PRINCESS JohnBender ATHLETE
CRIMINAL
gotacartonofcigarettesfor Christmas claimstobeacompulsiveliar isinSaturdaydetentionfor havingaflareguninhislocker iscaughtgoingthroughthe confidentialfiles hasacigarburnonhiswrist couldntbuildanelephantlamp isinSaturdaydetentionbecause theyhadnothingbettertodo isinSaturdaydetentionfor cuttingschooltogoshopping cantthinkforthemselves, accordingtoAllison eatspeanutbutterandjellywith crustscutoffforlunch
eatssushiforlunch eatsCapnCrunchandpixie sticksforlunch eatsseveralsandwichesfor lunch writesthelettertoVernon whichisreadatthebeginning andendoffilm sayshis/herpleasureisvodka takesafewbasketballshotsin thegym parentsarefeudingandusing him/herasaweaponagainst eachother
ClaireStandish BASKETCASE
AllisonReynolds BRAIN
BrianJohnson
parentsignorehim/her
THEBREAKFASTCLUBViewingNotes
CharacterName (Teacher) Whyarethey inDetention? Stereotype*: Label,behaviour,etc. Describethem:looks,personality, clothes Rough, dresses sloppily. Swears a lot. Does stupid things. Whatistheir Howdothey relationshipwith changebytheend theirparentslike? ofthemovie?
JohnBender (JuddNelson)
ClaireStandish (MollyRingwald)
AndrewClark (EmilioEstevez)
AllisonReynolds (AllySheedy)
*STEREOTYPES:Criminal,Basketcase,Princess,Athlete,Brain
Bender
Claire
Andy
Brian
Allison
thisperson ?
Bender
At first, he thinks shes a princess, that shes stuck up. Then he ...
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Andy
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Allison