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TheThe Academy Awards, popularly known Academy Awards, popularly known as Oscars, are presented annually to as Oscars, are presented annually to recognize excellence of professionals in recognize excellence of professionals in film industry. You will be working as film industry. You will be working as journalists in a cinema magazine. Your journalists in a cinema magazine. Your task will consist of writing an article task will consist of writing an article about Oscar for this magazine. In the about Oscar for this magazine. In the article, you will not only include a brief article, you will not only include a brief summary about the history of The summary about the history of The Academy Awards, but also a top-ranking Academy Awards, but also a top-ranking of the 5 movies that you consider the of the 5 movies that you consider the best ones of the cinema history. The goal best ones of the cinema history. The goal of this activity is to develop a critical of this activity is to develop a critical attitude towards the film industry and to attitude towards the film industry and to promote the pleasure for cinemapromote the pleasure for cinema..

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You will be working in groups of fivegroups of five. The final product you will create is the article for the magazine. It is highly recommended to use a power point or other visual instruments to persuade your classmates that your article is the one which deserves to be published by the magazine.

In order to write the article about The Academy Awards, you will need to search information about the history of the Awards, the prizewinner films and actors.

Follow the steps in order to complete the task: Step 1: form groups of five Step 2: you will share out the different tasks

among the members of the group. Search for information and watching the movies

- Best film - Best actor - Best actress - Best director - History of The Academy Awards and Curiosities about the Oscars ceremonies.

1. Steven Spielberg, Steven Spielberg, Schindler’s List (1993) 2. Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood, Unforgiven (1992)

3. Peter JacksonPeter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings (2003)

4. Francis Ford CoppolaFrancis Ford Coppola, The Godfather II (1974)

5. James CameronJames Cameron, Titanic (1997)

Best actorBest actor 1. Robert de NiroRobert de Niro, Raging Bull (1980)

2. Al PacinoAl Pacino, Scent of a Woman (1992)

3. Tom HanksTom Hanks, Forrest Gump (1994)

4. Jack NicholsonJack Nicholson, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

5. Sean PennSean Penn, Mystic River (2003)

1. Jodie FosterJodie Foster, The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

2. Susan SarandonSusan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking (1995)

3. Hilary SwankHilary Swank, Boys Don’t Cry (1999) 4. Helen MirrenHelen Mirren, The Queen (2006) 5. Charlize TheronCharlize Theron, Monster (2003)

1. 1. The Godfather II The Godfather II (1974)(1974) 2. 2. The Silence of the Lambs The Silence of the Lambs

(1991)(1991) 3. 3. Braveheart Braveheart (1995)(1995) 4. 4. TitanicTitanic (1997) (1997) 5. 5. The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings (2003)(2003)

The groups will have to present the article in order to persuade their classmates to be chosen as the best to be published in the magazine.

The teacher will also evaluate the way the presentation is made and if the opinions are relevant and well-documented.

This project is focused on the way film critics do their job. The aim is “to be in their shoes”, not only watching films for pleasure but with a critical judgement.

They will also get informed of the curiosities about the awards and the work of all the film crew to comprehend the whole elaboration of the different films.