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Feature Film Studies: Complete T&L unit on ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ (2016) by director Taika Waititi for Junior Cycle English Students

This T&L pack include a 13 page work pack and supportive PowerPoint to support differentiation (adaptive teaching):

1. A two-page T&L visual explainer on film angles/camera shots with colour stills as examples

2. A one-page overview of the film director’s work, setting, plot and coming of age genre

3. Key Moments Film Analysis on 6 Key Moments with higher and lower order questions to support students creating their own film studies notes and personal responses as we move though the movie:

• Analyse the Opening Sequence - Mise-en-scène music, shots, costuming etc.
• Ricky’s birthday - music, shots, costuming etc.
• Ricky and Hec reunite in the Wilderness – Characterisation & Relationships
• Events in the Cabin
• The Wild Boar Incident & Bella’s Ashes
• The Ending - Mise-en-scène, music, shots, costuming etc.

1. Writing skills activities: diary entry & newspaper article writing task.

2. 2024 Junior Cycle Film Studies Exam question included with lined writing box and a QR link to a sample answer online.