KHANH LY Unit 2 Introduction Activity One Multiple Readings of a Visual Text You will watch the book trailer for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot After your first viewing, examin[.]
Trang 1Activity One: Multiple Readings of a Visual Text
You will watch the book trailer for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.
After your first viewing, examine how Skloot describes people’s reaction to the parts in her novel that tell the story of Henrietta Lacks and the
parts that explain the science in the book This will help you determine Skloot’s purpose
Henrietta’s Story
Note how Skloot describes reactions to the people in her story
Science
Note how Skloot describes reactions to the science in her story People who have benefits are happy and greatful
When she actually tells them about the story that it isn’t just the science and
cells The people changed their minds about science
At first, they hated science and they thought science is just about cells but then it became interesting
Considering Purpose— Why did Skloot write this book?
Skloot wrote this book because she wants to tell about Henrietta’s story and the people would know about the woman behind the Hela cells
that saved humans
What do you think she wants her readers to take away from the book?
She wants her readers to know the woman behind the research and science isn’t boring, it’s interesting
Write an argument about how Skloot’s writing was influenced by people’s reaction to her subject Use your observations from the first
viewing.
When Skloot discussed the subject of her book, people had differing reactions Some said _”I hate science, it’s all about the cells It’s
boring” _; while others said _”This book is interesting” _ This probably influenced Skloot’s writing
by _using character, more real life. _.
Trang 2Activity Two: Second Viewing
When you read a visual text, it is important to examine all of its parts: the images, and music These details help build the video’s central idea
Music: Describe the music used in the book trailer Images: List the images used in the book trailer.
The piano sounds and it’s fast tempo, instrumental It’s joyful and dramatic Cells, Skloot, picture of Henrietta and her family, the people on the beach, the
drugs and the cell developing
Purpose: Describe the effect the music has on the book trailer Purpose: Describe the effect of the images on the book trailer.
Increases the people’ feelings while watching Positive feeling
Momentum
Help the people know about Henrietta and her family, the cells work And how the Hela saved the humans such as Skloot’s mother
Considering Purpose—Construct an argument about the effect the music and images have on the book trailer.
In the book trailer , images and music persuade the audience by _making feel exciting _ and
_momentum _ For example, _the music _ calls to mind _your own family or someone who went through the cancer _, which the audience then connects with images The _momentum _ music also suggests the emotions , which the audience connects with Skloot’s writing