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Assignment #5: Revolutionary War Movie


Assignment: Imagine yourself as a Hollywood director, creating a new movie on the American Revolutionary War.  Youve been given a huge budget of over $100 million.  You can sign any popular actor, actress or entertainer to play important roles in your film.  Using information gathered from important battles, famous women soldiers, weapons, first hand battle accounts, leaders, and more, explain the plot of your movie.  There are a couple of requirements:

1)   You must select a list of (at least 5) characters, explain who would play them, and describe their role in your film.

2)   You must create (at least 3) settings in which your story takes place.  These could be specific locations (a home, a farm, a city, etc.) or specific battlefields

3)   You must design a plot, which outlines how your story unfolds.  Explain who your central character is, what happens to them, what choices they make, and how the war plays a role in the scheme of events, and finally, what the message of the movie is. 

How you respond to this post: 

Character #1: _________________________________________________________

Character #2: _________________________________________________________

Character #3: _________________________________________________________

Character #4: _________________________________________________________

Character #5: _________________________________________________________

Setting #1: _________________________________________________________

Setting #2: _________________________________________________________

Setting #3: _________________________________________________________

Plot:

1)      Describe your central character.

2)      Explain what happens to them through the story (from beginning to end)

3)      Explain what choices they make and how their choices affect the story.

4)      Explain how the war plays a role in your story.

5)      Explain what point or message you want viewers to be left with.


How will you be graded for this assignment:

1)  Characters [30 points]
2)  Setting [30 points]
3)  Plot [30 points]
4)  Making a suggestion to help another student's movie [10 points]



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Daquan

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 character
1. Daquan: I play george washington for the revolutionary war.
2. Anthony: he plays James madision.
3. Ann: she plays a british solider.
4. Danny: the british leader.
5. Joey: the british assistant leader.
setting

1. Bunker hill
2. long island
3. york town

1.

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Daquan Logan

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Daquan wrote:

 Character
1. Daquan: I play george washington for the revolutionary war.
2. Anthony: he plays James madision.
3. Ann: she plays a british solider.
4. Danny: the british leader.
5. Joey: the british assistant leader.
Setting

1. Bunker hill
2. long island
3. york town
Plot

1. My central character is george washington because he was the leader in the three battle, Bunker Hill, long island, York town.
2. George washington went to Massachuetts to gather solider to fight in the revolutionary war. He brought some of his solider from boston to help train the new solider that he gathering up. They train how to load, shoot, hand to hand combat,swim,how to plan, how to camafloge with your serounding. after ten days of training because everyone there learn quick. after saying good bye to there to friends, family, and children they left to go fight at the battle of bunker hill, yorktown, and long island  





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Becca Cruckshank

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        Character #1: Rabooka-brave, bold, strong, American fighting for freedom. 28  years old - me

Character #2: JayJay- puney 8 year old that runs scared when ever Rabooka approches. INDIAN - JayJay

Character #3: Lucifer- Brittish. 38 year old who betrays Britian to help the Americans. - Julien   

Character #4: Ronnie- Phyco Brittish who likes to kill alot of Americans

Character #5: Anthony- Indian who is helping the Americans.


Setting #1: Lake George, New York- Indian settlement

Setting #2:James Town, Vriginia- war place  

Setting #3: Boston, Massachusetts- all main characters die  

Plot:

     Lake George is the safe place for the Americans and Indians to go chill. Then we all go to James Town and win the battle against the Brittish. On the American's way back to New York we got stopped in Boston and all of the main characters die.

THE END :)




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mre

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Becca Cruckshank wrote:

        Character #1: Rabooka-brave, bold, strong, American fighting for freedom. 28  years old - me

Character #2: JayJay- puney 8 year old that runs scared when ever Rabooka approches. INDIAN - JayJay

Character #3: Lucifer- Brittish. 38 year old who betrays Britian to help the Americans. - Julien   

Character #4: Ronnie- Phyco Brittish who likes to kill alot of Americans

Character #5: Anthony- Indian who is helping the Americans.


Setting #1: Lake George, New York- Indian settlement

Setting #2:James Town, Vriginia- war place  

Setting #3: Boston, Massachusetts- all main characters die  

Plot:

     Lake George is the safe place for the Americans and Indians to go chill. Then we all go to James Town and win the battle against the Brittish. On the American's way back to New York we got stopped in Boston and all of the main characters die.

THE END :)




Sorry Becca, but your story doesn't make any sense.  Explain it in more detail and context or it won't count for any credit.



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Trevin Jack

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Character #1:William Prescott- played by Matt Damon

Character #2:George Washington- played by Sean Connery

Character #3:Israel Puntnum- Played by Russle Crowe

Character #4:Col. Parker- played by Josh Harnett

Character #5: John (rev. soldier)- played by Kiana Reeves


Setting #1:Lexington/Concord

Setting #2:Bunker Hill

Setting #3:Long Island


Plot: John is a revolutionary soilder who started fighting during the battle of Lexington. At the battle of bunker hill he dissicuses stragity with General George Washington among other higher ranking officers and ends up fighing valiantly but ultimatly retreating. Lastly during the battle of Long Island he suffers a mortal wound to the chest but still fights which causes him to die on the battlefeild fighting for his country.



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Ana Loreto

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Character #1: General Washington
Character #2: General Cornwallis
Character #3: Marquis de Lafayette
Character #4: General Rochambeau

Character #5: Friederich Reindt


Setting #1: Discussion between Washington and Cornwallis

Setting #2: Batle of Long Island

Setting #3: Batle of Yorktown

My manin characters are the main figures of the American Revolution.
On the American side there's George Washington who after the Revolutionary War
became know as the father of the United States...
on the British side there's the arrogant General Cornwallis who will try at any price to
win this War...


plot:
 (discussion between Washington and Cornwallis)....

its almost dark and Cornwallis finally arrives at Washington's camping site...
as he enters the tent Washington greets him with a a handshake and stares directly at him
as if he was saying 'I'm not going to give up'....

Cornawallis: Mr Washington i'm sure you know the laws... I suggest you to give up
             of all this nonsense right now and continue to serve england as it is your duty
I should also say that you wont regret joining forces with your King
(stares at Washinton while pouring a bit of red wine at the cup)
at the moment the king is keen in being benevolent with thee...
if you back off now you should be certain that honorary titles and other and other material
benefits and land possesions will be granted to you...
as you can see its a win win situation and its entirely up to you...

Wahington: (starring at Cornawallis with a sharp, determined look but
looking intimidatingly calm at the same time)

Mr Cornwallis I admire your offers and rich choice of vocabulary
but nothing will stop my decision.Not you , not you,not the king,NOBODY.
My country is a free country. Im not fighting for the sake of it....Im fighting for a will,a purpose.
You insist and calling us colonists and putting yourselfs as our rulers.
But I was born here and so were they....
we are not colonists...we are Americans....
This fight is a fight for identity and freedom...Its a fight for our nation....
and because of that we must keep trying until we win...
(taking the cup out of Cornwallis hand and putting it back on the table)...
now if you excuse me Sir I have more importatnt things to think about....


Cornwallis: For someone who everybody says is intelligent you are not very wise...
           We will meet at Long Island....
                       ........................................
AUGUST 1776:

Cornwallis is furious as the declartion of Indepence cames out, and because of this
he prepares his troops for the largest batle for the entire conflict !!!
The battle and its immediate aftermath were marked by the British capture of New York City
(which it held for the entire war), the execution of the American Nathan Hale
 and the burning of nearly a quarter of the city's buildings,
in the Great Fire of New York.
 In the following weeks British forces occupied Long Island.
But Washingtong answer to this wasnt minimal either...
it was the first time that the Continental Army (first US army) fought...
However the Americans were absolutely outnumbered by the Bristish and with an incredible
luck due to a huge fog they manage to escape without being captured..

                     .....................................................
1781:
An extremely aggravated General Cornwallis decides to ask the Germans for help....
these were called Hessians and its main leader was Friedrich Reindt....

Knowing that they needed an extremely big plan for a chance to win this Revolution
Washingtong asks for the help of his good French friend Marquis De Lafayette.
Together they organized a combined assault, in wich the French forces were led by
Rochambeau, and granted the Americans victory and indenpence over England.
                      ..............................................


As a suggestion to another student I think it would be a good idea to for example expose the main factors that lead to the Recvolutionary war in detail and who was involved in it. Also they could talk about the Declaration of Independence and all the process and people involved in it.



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