ELA-Author-Motif-AR

Author's Craft - Motif - Nonfiction - Audiovisual Resources
"[|Walt Disney on the Front Lines] "** a 2 DVD set hosted by Leonard Maltin and based on the work of Walt Disney Studios. ASIN: B0000BWVAH The motif of gearing-up for war, finding out who the actual enemy is (in a country that did not want to go to war originally), training the troops, boosting morale and winning the war are brilliantly paced and fun to watch. Previously un-released artwork for "The Gremlins" based on a book by Roald Dahl's wartime book is one of many bonuses that reiterate the motif. Broken up into appropriate segments provides students some writing time.
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 * "[|Helvetica] "** DVD ( ASIN: B000VWEFP8) convinces the viewer that through the motif of seeing typeface, we as viewers want everyday to see what we read in an orderly, readable, and "modern" style. This film follows well on the heels of the work above. The motif of providing a singular typeface to communicate in any language (even those in transliteration) provides a closer world and a society that works easily and quickly. Students also gain an understanding about the complexity of designing a typeface, another motif of the DVD.


 * [|Sacco and Vanzetti]** DVD ( ASIN: B000QJLQE4) A motif of injustice and an era of fear permeates this film. Looking back, it is easy to see how one era can reflect out own. Excellent interviews of recognizeable figures are good for writing prompts. T heir very names "Sacco" and "Vanzetti" have become synonymous with a legal system that too often abandons its quality of objectivity in favor of corruption, bigotry, and fear.

[|****Beowulf****] Epic poem as translated and read by Seamus Heaney on Compact Disc (HPB 86003) (ISBN 9781565114272, even though it is abridged, certain passages (there is an index of lines in this recording matching the printed text in //Beawulf// translated by Seamus Heaney. ISBN: 9780393330106. The motif of hero, warrior king, and legend is estabished easily through this translation especially as it is heard.