Harcourt Journeys:
Story Selection
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Unit 2: Lesson 7
“Coming Distractions
Questioning Movies”
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Turn your Text Book to
page 176.
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2
Is the tone of the text
formal or informal? Explain
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Answer:
Informal, because the
author uses words and
sentences that sound like
he is talking to a friend.
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What might happen if too
many scenes are cut during
the editing of a movie?
Answer
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Answer:
Film editors might cut
good scenes. The movie
might not make sense.
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4
What are some things that
might make a movie thrilling
for you?
Answer
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Answer:
Action, fast cars, scary
scenes, monsters,
suspense, danger
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Why do you think the author is
writing about what movies
don’t include?
Answer
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Answer:
He wants to show that movies
might have hidden messages
or meanings; he wants readers
to ask questions about what
they see or don’t see in a
movie.
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Why do you think the author
used the words “like crazy” to
describe movie advertising?
Answer
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Answer:
He is using an informal
expression to help readers
understand the intensity of
the advertising.
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Describe some ways a studio
could advertise “Revenge of
the Mighty Hamburger.”
Answer
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Answer:
Run trailers on TV after school
and on Saturday morning
Print interviews with stars in
children’s magazines
Do a fun website or blog
targeting kids
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Is the author’s statement that
movie studios “use every
marketing trick in the book” a
fact or opinion? How do you
know?
Answer
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Answers:
It is an opinion because there is
no “book” like the one he
mentions to determine whether
every marketing trick is used; so
there is no way to verify that the
statement is a fact.
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9
How does filming a scene from
the shark’s point of view affect
the viewer?
Answer
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Answer:
As the camera, from the sharks
point of view, approaches the
swimmer, the suspense builds
for the audience.
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Is it a fact or an opinion that
“a character in a well-lit area
is safe and happy? How do
you know?
Answer
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Answer:
Opinion; there is no way to
verify that every well-lit movie
character is happy. Well-lit
characters are not necessarily
safe.
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Why might movie makers use
CGI to create a character,
rather than have a live actor
play the role?
Answer
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Answer:
The character is very different
from humans; no actor would
play the role; the movie
makers didn’t want to pay an
actor.
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How does a movie’s
soundtrack help create
interest in a movie?
Answer
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Answer:
It adds to the mood and
stirs up viewers emotions.
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Why do you think the
author uses the music
from Star Wars as an
example of soundtracks?
Answer
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Answer:
It was a very popular film, so
there’s a good chance most
readers have seen it and know
what the music sounds like; it
has a great soundtrack.
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The word jolts is also used
to describe electric shocks.
How is that meaning?
Answer
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Answer:
Both happen suddenly and
without warning; both can
make you jump out of your
seat.
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Projectable 7.3a
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Projectable 7.3 b
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Projectable 7.4
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