Remember the Titans

Today’s lesson Aim: Develop an understanding of

characters and plot Starter: Trailer Plot Summary Chain Story Explore Conflict and Resolution

Character Identification Name the two most important coaches of

the Titans Name the important players on the Titans

football team

Coach Boone Coach YoastMUST SHOULD COULD 3 Adjectives 1 Problem 1 Way he helped the

community

3 Adjectives 1 Problem 1 Way he helped the

community

Coach Boone He was cantankerous,

sharp-edged, intelligent, opinionated – and a driven man who stepped on quite a few toes

treated everybody the same

helped Louie get his grades up

good family man a 'race man' i.e. was

proud of his race and worked for it

drive to win – a 'winner' strong disciplinarian,

would drive the boys; inspirational

Coach Yoast Screenwriter: Bill is a very

sweet, warm man - one of the nicest men I have met. He started out in life wanting to be a preacher; but became a coach as a way of reaching young people.

He seems laid-back but he wanted to win just as much as Boone did.

a good man, decent, honourable; will not win his job back through cheating

has his pride but is able to subdue it in the interests of the team

strong paternal affection for the boys

treats Sheryl with respect as well as love

Julius Gerry 3 Adjectives 1 Problem 1 Change

3 Adjectives 1 Problem 1 Change

Julius Gerry Angry Brilliant Funny Respects Gerry's

ability, and his ability to change.

Starts as a racist but Julius becomes his best friend; he is too decent, too honest, too honourable to accept Ray's betrayal of the team. Puts the team first.

Other Characters Rev - a 'brainiac', deeply religious, a decent, likeable boy;

offers to tutor Louie. Louie - 'white trash', from a poor background, and not a

scholar; singer and dancer; open-minded – "I'm with everybody."

Petey – oversensitive, self-centred, has to learn to put the team ahead of himself.

Sunshine – has a personality to match his name. Blue – sees life through music; but also shows grit,

determination. Ray – invented character to represent the intransigent racist.

Plot Summary words

head coach funeral grudgingly/reluctantly disciplined camp particularly unified job prejudice success integrated successful assistant imperious/bossy respect captain spirit tragedy Hall of Fame champions paralysed

The Setting of the scene

Answer the following questions as best you can, based on the information you have.

Who?What?Where?When?How? Why?

Viewing – Setting Up The Conflicts

Goal: To understand the idea of conflict, and track its resolution through the film

Starter – key word definition – in your group, come up with a clear definition of what conflict means in a film

Recap – What has happened so far?

Viewing – Making a note of conflicts.

Feedback – what conflicts have we found?

Conflict External Conflict

Pick three of conflicts. Write down how the

viewer expects them to be resolved

Internal Conflict

Coaches Tough Choices Goal: To show an understanding of the dilemmas facing a

character, and the tension these create

Key word – Dilemma – definition?

A REALLY difficult choice, where every result has a bad consequence

Viewing – keep an eye out for Coach Yoast’s dilemmas

Written response – were I faced with the following dliemma, I would likely …

Exploring Narrative TensionExploring Narrative Tension

Narrative means story – so narrative tension means tension that comes from the plot or storyline.

Use the Cloze Summary Sheet to divide the plot line of Titans into 12 main parts.

Once you’ve done that, create a narrative tension graph to plot the ebbs and flows of tension throughout the story.

Plot Point

Tension

Narrative Tension

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Extension ChallengeChart the main sub-plot as well