raise your words - into film

A FILM BY

NORA TWOMEY

RAISE YOUR WORDSEDUCATION RESOURCE

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ABOUT THIS RESOURCEThe Breadwinner: Raise Your Words celebrates the power of storytelling that rests at the heart of this life-affirming tale and coincides with the UK release of The Breadwinner in UK cinemas (May 25). Activities support and encourage students to develop an understanding of their place in the world and gives them the opportunity to develop their descriptive writing skills.

This resource is suitable for students aged 11–14. It has been created in partnership with STUDIOCANAL and links to the English, Citizenship and PSHE curriculum in the UK.

ABOUT THE BREADWINNER 2017 | 94 MINS | BBFC CERTIFICATE 12A

From Director Nora Twomey and Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon (creators of Song of the Sea and The Secret of Kells). The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana disguises herself as a boy in order to support her family. With dauntless perseverance, Parvana draws strength from the stories her father told her, and ultimately risks her life to discover if he is still alive. Equal parts thrilling and spellbinding, The Breadwinner is a timely and inspiring tale about the transcendent power of stories, and their potential to unite and heal us all.

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Lesson two: Parvana’s perspective – Raise your words In lesson two students engage in a descriptive writing activity. Their poetic proverbs can be used either as a title for this writing or as a focus for the mood and atmosphere of their work. Following this activity, students peer-assess each other’s work and share their best sentences with the class. There is also an optional filmmaking activity, where students are encouraged to film an adaptation of their poetic proverbs. Curriculum areas: English, Citizenship and PSHE.

LENGTH: THE LESSONS ARE DESIGNED TO TAKE 60-90 MINUTES EACH.

HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCELesson one: From responsibilities to rhyme – Parvana’s place in the world Through considering Parvana’s environment and the roles she adopts, students are able to gain a fuller sense of their own place in the world. Work on The Breadwinner trailer and analysis of still images from the film will help students achieve this and will build a basis for descriptive writing. A proverb from the Persian poet Rumi is also introduced in The Breadwinner: Raise Your Words PowerPoint presentation as a homework activity. Curriculum areas: English, Citizenship and PSHE.

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SAFEGUARDINGWe advise that you ensure the content is appropriate for your pupils by viewing the trailer before delivering these activities. We also recommend you view content on external links in advance of sharing these with young people, as we are unable to accept responsibility for content, which may change, move or become unavailable without our knowledge.

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ACTIVITY OUTLINESLesson one: From responsibilities to rhyme – Parvana’s place in the world

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

• The Breadwinner: Raise Your Words PowerPoint presentation slides 1–14

• Printed copies of the Detail and description activity sheet (page 9)

• Printed copies of Poetic proverbs homework activity sheet (page 10)

• Pens and pencils

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• I will consider the identity, roles and responsibilities that different people around the world adopt (PSHE).

• By thinking about Parvana’s life, I will consider my own place in the world (Citizenship).

• I will develop my ability to plan and note-take for descriptive writing (English).

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1. Slide 1 is the title slide. Display and discuss the two key questions on slide 2. This will be a good way to assess your students’ understanding of the term ‘breadwinner’ and to advise them. The second question might draw-out any stereotypes i.e. that breadwinners are always male.

2. Ask your students to make predictions about the film and to consider how the term ‘breadwinner’ might be relevant using the image on slide 3 to support this discussion.

3. Introduce the key questions to your students that are on slide 4 before playing the trailer for The Breadwinner on slide 5. The questioning focusses on story-telling, but will help students to consider Parvana’s Afghanistan and how her life differs from their own. In the notes below slide 5 there are suggested answers to these questions.

4. Slide 6 asks students to consider the roles Parvana adopts, and steers students towards understanding the restrictions that were on women in Afghanistan in 2001. To support understanding of this context in the slide notes, there is a link to an online article on girls raised as boys in Afghanistan. At this point in the lesson you can also share the following information with students: The Breadwinner has a female director (Nora Twomey), has a female executive producer (Angelina Jolie), and is based on the book by a female writer (Deborah Ellis) which was endorsed by Malala Yousafzai. You may wish to question if students know who Malala Yousafzai is, and watch and discuss the Into Film interview of Malala Yousafzai by Emma Watson. The link and supporting questions are detailed in the slide notes at the bottom of slide 6.

5. The information on slide 7 supports the predictive and descriptive work on slides 8, 9 & 10; where students are asked to make predictions from two stills from the film.

6. These two stills then form the focus of a film analysis task, outlined on slide 11. Students make notes in response to their chosen image in relation to colour, character, camera, story, setting and sound. Free Into Film resources such as the 3Cs and 3Ss literacy tool are available on the Into Film website, detailed in the slide notes. A model for this analysis task is offered on slide 12.

7. Lastly, in lesson one students are introduced to a proverb from the Persian poet, Rumi. This proverb features in the film and forms a focus to the homework activity. Distribute the Poetic proverbs homework activity sheet and discuss with students the activity: to create their own Rumi-style proverbs. This task is detailed on slide 13 and slide 14.

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ACTIVITY OUTLINES

Lesson two: Parvana’s perspective – Raise your words

EQUIPMENT NEEDED

• The Breadwinner: Raise Your Words PowerPoint presentation slides 15–20

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• I will develop my descriptive writing skills (English).

• Through my creative writing, I will gain a stronger sense of life in Afghanistan in 2001 (PSHE, Citizenship).

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1. Slide 15 is the title slide for this lesson. Slide 16 encourages students to be ready to share their Rumi-style poetic proverbs. These proverbs can be used as the title of their descriptive writing work, or can be a point of inspiration for the mood and atmosphere of this work.

2. The descriptive writing activity is outlined on slide 17. The Detail and description activity sheet will help pupils to start and focus their writing.

3. Slide 18 also provides support for students commencing their writing. Students write using a reflective writing style: imagining that they are Parvana and thinking back to their time in Afghanistan. At this point you may want students to create a success criteria for this task.

4. During the writing activity, encourage students to consider the 3Cs and 3Ss and how they can impact upon their work.

5. This learning sequence concludes on slide 19 where students are encouraged to peer-assess their creative writing using the criteria designed by the group and to share the best passages from their work.

6. An optional filmmaking activity is offered on slide 20, where pupils are encouraged to create a short film that represents their favourite proverb from the Poetic proverbs homework activity sheet. Support for filmmaking activities can be found on the Into Film website as detailed on the notes below slide 20.

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DETAIL & DESCRIPTION ACTIVITY SHEET

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POETIC PROVERBS HOMEWORK ACTIVTY SHEET

“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”

This is a proverb from the Persian poet Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi. Rumi was famous for being a Persian poet and Islamic scholar. He was born in 1207 (think the Middle Ages in British history) in what is present day Afghanistan.

ACTIVITY:

Write your own Rumi-style poetic proverb using the sentence starters and word-bank below.

Have a go at creating a proverb from scratch.

Discuss your proverbs with a parent or carer and together choose which one is best.

Highlight or colour your favourite proverb.

1. When you do things from the heart, you feel

2. Let your life shine like

3. The path of life is , let your

4. Wisdom should breathe , but you must

5. Life’s story should be , write

CHALLENGE:

Write a proverb that can inspire a piece of creative writing, ready for your next lesson.

REMEMBER, THERE IS NO CORRECT COMBINATION AND FEEL FREE TO INCLUDE ANY OF YOUR OWN WORDS. CREATE A PROVERB THAT SPEAKS TO YOU!

MY OWN WORDS:

RIVER

HONEST

THINKING

MOON HEART MOUNTAINS A THOUSAND

BREATHING HONEST

SKY WALK DANCING LIKE BRAVE BEATING

SUNSHINE

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