Text Overview The film is the 2005 adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ novel, Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion the and the Wardrobe’ The Lion the Witch and the ‘The Wardrobe. The film explores the journey of four siblings who find themselves in a magical land called Narnia, which is ruled by the evil White Witch. Throughout their adventure they face many challenges and must work together alongside the great and powerful Aslan to overthrow the White Witch and restore Narnia to the peaceful place it once was. Throughout this film the theme of is continually apparent in numerous settings. From the moment the film begins the struggle for power is ‘power’ presented when the viewer is thrown into London during World War II, the viewer is then taken to the peace and quiet of the country before yet again finding themselves thrown into a world where the fight for power is carried out in a good verse evil situation. There is also a great power struggle amongst key characters in this film, namely; Aslan and the White Witch, and Peter and Edmund. Using the literary device of visual literacy, students are given ample opportunities throughout this film to make predictions about the text and also gain a valuable background understanding of the concept of in relation to the story before reading the novel. By viewing the text in the ‘power’ form of a film the students will engage with the story at an accelerated pace as a whole and will find themselves unconsciously taking in information that will be required in future lessons. The importance of teaching visual literacy is to provide students with visual literacy skills within our ever increasing visual world. Visual literacy aids us in determining and understanding the messages that are sent to us visually every day. The text explores the theme of Power through Visual Literacy as follows: The power of good vs. evil The of friends and family How the cinematography evokes power through various techniques Cross-Curriculum Priorities General Capabilities Grammar / Punctuation Phonological / Graphological Processing Teaching/Learning Activities Resources
Text Overview The film ‘The Chronicles of Narnia, The Lion the and the Wardrobe’ is the 2005 adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ novel, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. The film explores the journey of four siblings who find themselves in a magical land called Narnia, which is ruled by the evil White Witch. Throughout their adventure they face many challenges and must work together alongside the great and powerful Aslan to overthrow the White Witch and restore Narnia to the peaceful place it once was. Throughout this film the theme of ‘power’ is continually apparent in numerous settings. From the moment the film begins the struggle for power is presented when the viewer is thrown into London during World War II, the viewer is then taken to the peace and quiet of the country before yet again finding themselves thrown into a world where the fight for power is carried out in a good verse evil situation. There is also a great power struggle amongst key characters in this film, namely; Aslan and the White Witch, and Peter and Edmund. Using the literary device of visual literacy, students are given ample opportunities throughout this film to make predictions about the text and also gain a valuable background understanding of the concept of ‘power’ in relation to the story before reading the novel. By viewing the text in the form of a film the students will engage with the story at an accelerated pace as a whole and will find themselves unconsciously taking in information that will be required in future lessons. The importance of teaching visual literacy is to provide students with visual literacy skills within our ever increasing visual world. Visual literacy aids us in determining and understanding the messages that are sent to us visually every day. The text explores the theme of Power through Visual Literacy as follows: The power of good vs. evil The of friends and family How the cinematography evokes power through various techniques Cross-Curriculum Priorities General Capabilities Grammar / Punctuation Phonological / Graphological Processing Teaching/Learning Activities Resources
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