George Clooney

Michael Clayton

Plan Assessment Reminders

Essay Reminders

Michael Clayton Prep

Begin watching the movie

Assessment Reminder: Characterization

Character Trait

Scene that shows that trait

Explanation of HOW that scene shows the trait

Mature

Bossy

Encouraging

Arrogant

Impolite

Humorous

Demanding

Determined

Intelligent

Quote Analysis Must be AT LEAST

three sentences!

WHY IS THIS QUOTE IMPORTANT?!

How does it connect to the main idea?

How does it connect to the theme?

What does it reveal about a character?

Does it serve as support for an idea or character?

Does it contradict a main idea? Is it evidence for a counter claim?

Can you connect to it? How?

Does it serve as a predictor for something that will come?

Is it believable? Explain.

Does it reveal anything about the plot?

Theme Reflection INDENT!

PARAGRAPH!

MEANINGFUL SCENES AND EXAMPLES!!!

Do not just put in a quote from class, CONNECT it to the content. CONNECT it to the movie.

Genre Identification NOT THEME! Drama?

Comedy?

Mystery?

Action?

Musical?

Romantic Comedy?

Next Week Monday: Movie

Tuesday: Movie

Wednesday: Movie

Thursday: Assessment

Friday: New Unit: Best Actress

Essay Who deserved to win the Academy Award

for Best Actor in 2007?

Brand new to the class? Did George Clooney deserve an Academy Award for his performance?

Requirements Title Page (name, title, date, class, period)

Typed (Size 12, Times New Roman)

500 Words (Word Count at the end of paper, typed)

Due: Wednesday, April 2nd

Format 1: Intro

Hook

Importance

Thesis (END)

2: #1 Reason PROOF! Evidence

from movie!

3: #2 Reason Proof! Evidence from

movie!

4: Counter Claim: Some people may

disagree with ____ and say _____. They are wrong because ________.

5: Conclusion Thesis

Main Points.

Actor/Movie recommendation

Michael Clayton George Clooney as

Michael Clayton

Plot Michael Clayton is an in-house fixer at one of the largest

corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach, & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder, Marty Bach. Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture, and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class-action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.

Themes Guilt

Morals (Doing what is right)

Friendship

Success

Guilt “Hard though it may be to accept,

remember that guilt is sometimes a friendly internal voice reminding you that you’re messing up.” –Marge Kennedy

What is something you are guilty about? Do you agree with this quote?

Morals “Real integrity is doing the right thing,

knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.” – Oprah Winfrey

Do you agree or disagree with this quote? What do you think our society as a whole would think?

Friendship “A friend is someone who know all about

you and still loves you.” – Elbert Hubbard

Based on this quote, who are your friends? Are they good friends?

Success “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again.

Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.” – W.C. Fields

Agree or Disagree? Explain