Sunday, July 19, 2009

Grouping for PBL 03

Form groups of four.
1. There must be at least one member of the opposite sex in every team.
2. No one must be left without a group.

Write down the group name, and group members in the comments by 24th July 2009.

PBL 3 Journal 02

Can we trust movies to represent true history? Please elaborate on your conclusion.

Write a 100 word journal.
Remember to include your full name / class at the end of your journal.

Media Literacy on the Movie 300 Question 5

Was the Spartan King Leonidas the last of the 300 to die?

Media Literacy on the Movie 300 Question 4

Did the Immortals really look like Japanese ninjas? If not, why did the directors want them to look like that?

Media Literacy on the Movie 300 Question 3

Did the spartans really wore so little for battle? If not, what did they wear?

Media Literacy on the Movie 300 Question 2

Did the "God-King" Xerxes really look like the one in the movie? If different, why did the directors make him to be like that?

Media Literacy on the Movie 300 Question 1

Did this battle really happen? How could 300 men fight so huge an army?

Media LIteracy on the Movie 300

























The Movie depicts the Battle of Thermopylae where 300 Spartans stood up and perished against the mighty army of Persia at the Hot Gates...

http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/300spartans.php















Battle Scene

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Immortals





















The Immortal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae

















Spartan King Leonidas

http://www.300spartanwarriors.com/














Persian "God-King" Xerxes and Spartan King Leonidas

Historical Drama Films

1. Gladiator (set during the reign of Roman Emperor Commodus, who ruled from 180 to 192).




















2.Flags of Our Fathers (Battle of Iwo Jima from American perspective)

















3. Saving Private Ryan (D-Day and its aftermath)