Things Aren't Always What They Seem (Grades 9-12) South Carolina Standards (These Standards are available online at ) Grades 9-12 R1.1 Demonstrate the ability to read independently for extended periods of time . to gain information. R1.8 Demonstrate the ability to draw conclusions and make inferences. R2.6 Demonstrate the ability to describe with specific examples how the narrator's point of view or an author's choice of narrator affects a work of fiction. R2.9 Demonstrate the ability to analyze the impact of conflict (internal and external) on plot and character in a literary work. American Passages - Unit 6. Gothic Undercurrents: Authors. Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Download movies, tv shows, free videos, watch movies online & movie downloads. Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge(1962) - B&W - 28 min LikeTelevision™ proudly presents - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. This film by Robert Enrico is adapted from the story written by Ambrose Bierce.
The short film does an excellent job of telling this great tale, about a man accused of trying to sabotage a bridge during the civil war. As the story begins, the man is about to be executed - by hanging from Owl Creek Bridge. We enter the man's mind, as he imagines that the rope breaks - and he narrowly escapes the onslaught of bullets from the Union soldiers. Occurrence at Owl Creek BridgeDirected by - Robert Enrico (1962) - B&W - 28 minThis film has won many awards, including - A First Prize Winner at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival and in 1964 - an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects. Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Narrator. Activity 1.
Background on Point of View Establish an anticipatory set by sharing with the class each of the following images from the EDSITEment-reviewed website American Memory. Present the images in turn, without revealing that they are photos of the Statue of Liberty until you show the last image. After you display each image, ask students to write down what they think they are seeing. In making an analogy between photography and narration, you will be asking students to consider the photographer as the narrator, the photograph as a moment in the narrative, and the photographic subject (i.e. the Statue) as the main character.
The Ringlet of Hair compares to the objective point of view, which is when the writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story's action and dialogue. The Nose Detail compares to third-person narration. The View from the Torch compares to a first-person narrator—the statue itself. Activity 2. Activity 3. Hearken! Activity 4.