Forrest Gump

When you did the planning last week a suggestion which everyone had was to learn by watching a film.
Eskil gave a suggestion for two suitable films- both of which I have
-Forrest Gump
-Brother where art thou?

Today we will start to see Forrest Gump. We will continue on Friday after Elsa's seminar on Chapter 3.
Here are the questions:

Chapter 3: Huts on the Beach

Key Quote

“If you’re hunting sometimes you catch yourself feeling as if--…There’s nothing in it of course. Just a feeling. But you can feel as if you’re not hunting, but—being hunted, as if something’s behind you all the time in the jungle.”

Questions

1. As this chapter opens, what is Jack doing? How has his appearance changed since the last chapter?

2. What is Ralph doing down by the shore? Why is he frustrated?

3. Why is there tension between Ralph and Jack? What are Ralph’s objectives or goals? Jack’s?

4. What reasons does Ralph give for needing the shelters?

5. Who first suggests they might not be on a “good” island? What has become unmentionable amongst the boys?

6. Where does Simon go when he leaves the boys?

Quotes

 Why are these quotes important to the story?

• “I bet if I blew the conch this minute, they’d come running. Then we’d be, you know, very solemn…when the meeting was over they’d work for five minutes, then wander off or go hunting.”  
• “Jack had to think for a moment before he could remember what rescue was.” 
• “They walked along, two continents of experience and feeling, unable to communicate.”

Forrest Gump

Watch the entire film and then work with the tasks below.

Find Out

Pair work: Each pair use the web to look up key words to one of the incidents or concepts listed below. Remember to relate “your” concept to the USA. 

Elvis and Rock n’Roll;

 Segregation and desegregation;

the Civil Rights movement;

 the Supreme Court and Brown v. Board of Education;

 KKK;

the Cold War;

 the moon landing;

the Black Panther Movement;

 the assassination of John F. Kennedy;

 the Vietnam War;

 the Hippie Movement;

the Watergate Scandal; 

the outbreak of HIV/AIDS.

Make a table in your text editor, like this:

Concept/Incident	When did it happen?	What happened? Why did it happen?	Consequences/present status

Comprehension

On your own:-

In which occupations/fields does Forrest succeed?

·       Astronaut

·       War hero

·       Car mechanic

·       Athlete

·       Family man

·       Film actor

·       Shopkeeper

·       Businessman

·       Fisherman

·       Chef

·       Chess player

·       Wrestler

·       Football player

Finally using the film as inspiration write your own story.Call it either “Against All Odds” or ”Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get”.