Through+The+Looking+Glass

[|Avril Lavigne-- Alice Music Video] [|Gwen Stefani-- What You Waiting For? Music Video] [|Prendimi Cosi Music Video] [|Jefferson Airplane White Rabbit Music Video] This is a fan made video using footage from Disney's animated [|Alice In Wonderland (1951)] [|Alice in Wonderland (1903)]

=Useful Links= [|Summery of Alice in Wonderland] [|Analysis of Alice in Wonderland] [|Periodic Table of Storytelling]

=Cultural Contexts=

Victorian and Lewis Carroll
[|Lewis Carroll on VIctorian Web] [|Lewis Carroll's Shifting Reputation] [|General Victorian Information]

=Themes Across Cultures Video Essay = Assessment type(s): MYP Criterion: A: Knowing and understanding A1,A2

Students will make a video essay with a voice over comparing films from 2 different cultures. Find between 4 and 8 examples of common themes, motifs, symbols or character archetypes that cross cultures.

How are the common themes, motifs, symbols or character archetypes same and how are they different?

How are those common themes, motifs, symbols or character archetypes influenced by the culture of the director and the context in which the film was made?


 * ~ Criterion A: Knowing and understanding ||
 * = 0 || The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors below. ||
 * = 1 — 2 || The student demonstrates limited knowledge and understanding of universal stories, including concepts, processes and limited use of subject-specific terminology, demonstrates limited understanding of the role of film in original or displaced contexts. ||
 * = 3 — 4 || The student demonstrates adequate knowledge and understanding of universal stories, including concepts, processes and adequate use of subject-specific terminology, demonstrates adequate understanding of the role of film in original or displaced contexts, ||
 * = 5 — 6 || The student demonstrates substantial knowledge and understanding of universal stories, including concepts, processes and substantial use of subject-specific terminology, demonstrates substantial understanding of the role of film in original or displaced contexts, ||
 * = 7 — 8 || The student demonstrates excellent knowledge and understanding of universal stories, including concepts, processes and excellent use of subject-specific terminology, demonstrates excellent understanding of the role of film in original or displaced contexts, ||