Fabulous Films - The Fault in Our Stars

Short Description

The aim of this lesson is to use the film The Fault in Our Stars to engage the pupils in a discussion centred around teenage terminal illness. The pupils will explain, explore and elaborate on key topics. They will also analyse and reflect. They will use three of the basic skills (grunnleggende ferdigheter): å kunne uttrykke seg muntlig, å kunne bruke digitalt verktøy, å kunne skrive.

Competence Aims in K06

Engelsk

Muntlig kommunikasjon

• forstå og bruke et bredt generelt ordforråd og et faglig ordforråd knyttet til eget utdanningsprogram
• uttrykke seg på en nyansert og presis måte med god flyt og sammenheng, tilpasset formål og situasjon
• lytte til og forstå sosiale og geografiske varianter av engelsk fra autentiske situasjoner

Kultur, samfunn og litteratur

• drøfte engelskspråklige filmer og andre kulturuttrykk fra forskjellige medier
• drøfte kultur og samfunnsforhold i flere engelskspråklige land

Helse og Oppvekst vg1

• grunngi og vurdere eigne haldningar og veremåter når omsorg og utvikling hos brukaren er målet, uavhengig av kultur, religion, livsførsel og funksjonsnivå hos den andre.
• gjere greie for kva empati tyder innanfor oppvekst-, helse- og sosialsektoren

Vg2 HE/SE

• beskrive tilbud frivillige organisasjoner og interesseorganisasjoner gir i nærmiljøet, og drøfte deres betydning for sosiale nettverk og forebygging av isolasjon
• drøfte hvordan empati kan brukes for å løse eller forebygge sosiale problemer og fremme psykisk og somatisk helse

Vg2 BUA

• gjøre rede for den voksnes ansvar i samhandling med barn og unge og drøfte hvordan samspillet mellom barn og voksne kan utvikles
• drøfte hva omsorg innebærer for barn og unge i ulike aldrer

Teaching Objectives

• Increase pupils’ understanding of terminal illness and identity
• Increase pupils’ knowledge of different cultures
• Develop pupils listening, oral, analysis, discussion and teamwork skills
• Increase pupils general and program-related vocabulary

Debriefing and Assessment

1. If working on Google docs, then the groups could assess each other’s texts. Provide them with an assessment form for skriftlig/muntlig vurdering (see resources).
2. Use a consensus mat sheet (this ressurshefte) and ask each person to write down the most important things they have learnt from watching the film, including words and terms, and then agree on what should be written in the centre box to be shared with the rest of the class.
3. Egen vurdering. Give the pupils a sheet of paper with a Continuum-Value line:
   
   
   
   Ask the pupils to put a cross on the line (above) reflecting their opinion, and then ask them to stand and form themselves physically, in a line according to where they have placed their cross on the paper. Each pupil should then talk to the two pupils either side of them and give reasons for their choice. The line can be formed into a circle so that the pupil who feels that they learnt the least stands next to the pupil who feels that they learnt the most.
4. Written work can be handed in and assessed by the teacher too.

Resources

• Sheet 1 - Themes and Kompetansemål (pdf)
• Sheet 2 - Film summary (pdf)
• How to analyse a film (ndla)
• How to write a film review (ndla)
• ndla lesson resources
• British Council
• Penguin
• Quote cards

Preparations

Teacher

• Book auditorium or make sure computer, speakers and projector works
• Have film at hand
• Have discussion points on paper for the pupils to think about during the film
• Make a vocabulary list

Pupils

• Notebook, pen or pencil

Plan of Lessons

Pre-film activity

Activate pupils’ previous knowledge. Have pairs and, eventually the whole class, discuss certain themes to prepare them for the film.

Some suggestions:

• Find out how much your class knows about cancer in children or teens in Norway.
• Do they know of anybody who has had to deal with childhood cancer?
• How many children/teens are affected?
• How would they approach such a person for example in a nursery (barnehagen) or hospital?
• How would they feel if it was themselves? How would they want to be treated? What would they miss the most through being ill?
• Can you think of any positive aspects of working with children/teenagers with serious or terminal illness?
• Would you like to work with seriously or terminally ill children/teenagers?

Give your students the task hand-out before they watch the film and help them identify areas/concepts that they should be looking out for and noting down.

Film - watch together

Possible post-film activities include

1. Film analysis e.g. themes, climax, point of view, setting, characters, denouement, conclusion (see ndla link in resources).
2. Quote cards
   These can be used in a number of ways
   Hang various quotes on the classroom walls (see resource file).  Ask the pupils to circulate and read all of the quotes and then stand infront of their favourite. Ask them to either give a written, or an oral account of what the quote means and why they like it.
3. Chapter analysis
   Choose a chapter in the book and work through it with the class.
4. Film Review
   The pupils could write a film review (see resources)

Follow-up

You could go on to look at Health care in the USA - for example the documentary Sicko (see fremmedspråk website).
The pupils could read the book as well, before or after the film.

Comments

This lesson plan is very flexible and can be used in all English lessons and is particulary relevant to HO pupils.
You could take a look at some terminally ill teenagers/adolescents who have become known internationally through their fund-rasing and raising-awareness activities.

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Alison Jones Rød