My Movie

Plot, Character, Setting and Mood

From reading this book I feel I have understood more about characters, settings and plots. The author was very descriptive when describing characters which helped me imaged how a character would look, behave and carry themselves in their life. Despite the author not always using physical descriptions of characters, such as facial features and clothes, from the words used and the journey they took you on when reading, it helped me create an image of the main character. Sometimes when reading other books I don’t always grasp or understand the main points. While this book however, for me, it flowed, was simple and the points were clear and stood out for me. Because of this, I feel I was able follow and understand the main points which helped me summarize the whole thing. The Stargirl book mainly discusses 3-4 different settings and the story settings revolve around these areas. These were the High school hallways, the Football field and the school cafeteria. In books and literature the word mood depicts and describes how a character looks and feels. It takes a reader on a journey and brings out different emotions through different times and settings. In movies and film, mood is also very similar but can be communicated further through sound and visuals. If the plot or theme of a book or movie is sad and characters are of low mood then it can be quite sad and depressing but if its funny and characters are upbeat then it could be a comedy. I feel the mood Stargirl is Romantic, inspirational with suspense. I choose a song with Ukuleles. This is significant as Stargirl used her own Ukulele the play songs and sing Happy Birthday to everyone on their special day. From completing this project, I feel I have learnt more about plots, settings, descriptions to enhance a readers journey into a book and understanding character development. The more an author can take the reader on a journey will help them get more engrossed into detail and feelings of the story, character and get a message across. 

Core Competency Reflection

I use evidence to make judgements or decisions as demonstrated in this power point. While making this power point I went back into the book that I was reading to help find evidence, that helped finish key points and find quote that fit into the right slides. Even when I finding the right setting for the power point I went back into the novel to find some evidence of where the setting was at that time.

When I need to boost my mood or re-focus, I take a 5 minute break, Put my phone away and try to complete the task. After a long period of work I often get distracted and cant re- focus again. when that happens what I think really helps me is to take a 5 minute break, put my phone out of sight after that and re-gain focus again.

I respectfully advocate for my needs by asking a question. During this project I needed a little help during time to time. So, when I did need some help, I asked my friends in class or even emailed the teacher, both answered my question which helped me complete this project.

A goal I want to focus on as I go forward

In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by asking questions. When I get stuck in a group discussion or don’t fully understand what to do, I often feel to shy to ask for help. I want to work on asking questions when needed so I understand and can participate more in the discussion.