Scholars, in many disciplines, often use the term “close reading” to describe the careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of a text. A close reading often emphasizes the single and the particular over the general by giving sustained attention to individual words, syntax and the order in which the sentences unfold ideas.  – IB DP Film Teacher Support Material – 2019

1. Research Close Reading Tactics

• Read writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/how-do-close-reading – Harvard College Writing Center

2. Practice Mise en Scène Close Reading Analysis

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3. Create a blog post titled, Close Reading and Mise en Scène

4. Copy and paste the following headings (including the resources):

Summary

Write a brief one sentence description of the project

Close Reading Image

Embed and cite image from a film for close reading

Close Reading Analysis

Embed your Slideshare.net analysis presentation here by copying and pasting the URL to your Slideshare.net presentation

Resources

• slideshare.net/sarahlou79/mise-en-scene
• writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/how-do-close-reading
• lensculture.com/articles/robert-frank-the-americans

5. Form teams of two

1. Pick a movie still and be sure to cite it in your presentation
   • Remember Google is not a web site, you must click to visit the site if you search Google Images
2. Identify the significant elements of mise-en-scène in the image
3. Determine meaning within the image through an exploration of mise-en-scène
4. Create and embed a slideshow in Google Slides and share publicly with Slideshare.net
   • Embed the image on the master slide
   • Set the background to black and font to white
     • You do not need to have the separate colors like the sample below
   • Place the headings from the green slides and the image and answers from the teal slides
   • Sample:
5. Critique and discuss findings from other teams