Across the universe - Critics

The film tells two stories: The romance and the political conflicts in the U.S.A. in the 1960's. The main characters experience the sweeping changes of America in the late 60's. We see the Vietnam War, Lucy's boyfriend and Max went to this war, but in different moments. Lucy's boyfriend was died.
It has different kinds of characters with some ideologies. Lucy and Jude have different ideologies. They broke up because of this.
The songs are connected with the dialogues. The characters sing the songs.
There is an interesting things relate with the main characters names. Their names are two famous song: Jude (Hey Jude) and Lucy (Lucy in the sky with Diamonds).
Some scenes of the movies portray some real situations involving Beatles' life. The character are atrract for some anti-war moviments and Counter culture.
When Jude comes back to Liverpoll, he is in a pub and suddendly, we can see the picture of Max, who is singing "Hey Jude". This scene is the main scene which Jude decide to go back to New York and search his Real Love.
In the end of the movies, when Jude is singing "All you need is love", he sees Lucy, who is wearing a diamond necklace on an adjacent roof. Jude and Lucy smile at one another with tears in their eyes, and the screen fades out to white clouds and blue sky.
All the characters live without rules and love without fear.

Journal = Across the Universe

Last class, we watched an interesting film: "Across the universe", directed by Julie Taymor, Frida's Director.It was released in the United States on October 12, 2007. The script is based on an original story credited to Taymor, Dick Clement, and Ian La Frenais. It incorporates 33 compositions originally written by members of The Beatles.
The film, directed by Taymor, stars Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, and T. V. Carpio, and introduces Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy as actors. Cameo appearances are made by Bono, Eddie Izzard, Joe Cocker, Salma Hayek, and others.

Opening to mixed reviews, Across the Universe was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. Two members of the supporting cast, Carol Woods and Timothy T. Mitchum, performed as part of a special Beatles tribute at the 50th Grammy Awards.

Journal - Chart = Teaching Methodology

Last month we produce a chart which we put 5 topics: Grammar Translation, Direct Method, Audiolingual, Communicative Language Teaching and My conceptions.
It was an interesting activity because we summarize the topics and in the end of the chart we our conceptions about method to teach in the classroom.

The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel = Journal

Last Clas, we listened a song, The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel. We did an exercise (Basic Deconstruction Questions) in groups. We answered the questions about the song.
It was an interesting song, which spoke about a guy who left his friends, family and home. He knew a different world on the streets.
The Choruses (Li La Li...) means Lie.

Characters of the song:
Family

Strangers

Whores

Ragged People

Journal = Practice of English Language Teaching

After learning about Parody and produce a parody, we make a debate involving Practice of English Language teaching.
Each group spoke about 4 topics: Speaking, Writing, Video in the classroom and Learners Autonomy


Video in the classroom: We talk about the advantages and disadvantages. There are people who use video and lyrics because the student can learn more. Sometimes, the use of video and the lyrics can be a disadvantage, because images work more than lyrics, when you talk about comprehision.

Learners Autonomy: In this topic, we talk about students who learn by themselves. These students, sometimes, can learn because they love the subject and want to learn more about it. If the teacher direct the students, they can create this autonomy. The idea of autonomy vary in each countries and cultures. We can relate autonomy to social behavior.

Speaking: In this topic, we talk a little about speaking. Students need to speak English to create a motivation, because if they do it, they can learn more. The movition is the result of the practice in class.

Writing: In this topic, we can see some rules which a teacher can use in class to teach how to write. As a teacher we can show to our students, these rules: Handwriting, Spelling (We have to take care about it), Layout and Punctuation, and Different approaches to the practice of writing skills.

Parody Journal

In our last class, we produce a parody of the Pink Floyd song.
It was so interesting, because we have to use the same melody and the rhyme, but the parody needed to have humorous, satiric.
It was so difficult to find the rhyme of the words.
What we can rhyme with education, classroom, alone, brick and wall?
Can be reputation, presentation, bedroom, home, kid and mall.
And I use these words to produce my parody.
The theme of the parody was so complicated. Because it is so difficult to find an idea to satiric.
My theme was about kids.
The kids want to go to the mall. In their opion, they have to go every day.
The parents want that their children stay home with themon the weekend.
But the Kids don't want, they want to have fun and go out with their friends.
To produce this parody was so funny because I could learn more about parody and how to produce it.

Journal = Parody

In the second class, we work the song "Another Brink in the wall" (Pt.2)
It's a very interesting song.
We did an analyse.
In this song, we can see a teacher like a militar. Sometimes He use English and German.
We can see the Communism symbol.
It's very interesting because we can compare the wall to the Berlin Wall. When the student destroyed the School's wall, it was the same way that people destroyed the Berlin Wall. This wall separated people. In the school, it separated the student from the real world.

Parody Musics

In our first class, we worked with two parodies.
The first was "My way" - Elvis Presley. The parody was made by Marcelo Nova.
The second was "Fuscão Preto". The parody was made by Falcão in English.
This parody is so interesting and funny



My Way = Elvis Presley
And now the end is near
So I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I've traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this
I did it my way
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too
few to mention
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exception
I planned each charted course
Each careful step along the byway
Oh, and more, much more than this
I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you know
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fails, my share of losing
And now as tears subside
I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh, no, no not me
I did it my way
For what is a man, what has he got
If not himself, then he has not
To say the words he truly feels
And yes the words he would reveal
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way
The record shows I took the blows
And did it my way

My Way = Marcelo Nova
E agora que o fim esta perto
E eu encaro esse momento
Meus amigos, eu vou confessar
Os meus pecados e sentimentos
Vivi a mil por hora
E por caminhos que eu nem lembro agora
E mais, bem mais eu sei
I did it my way!!!
Remorsos, eu tenho alguns
Mas mesmo assim
São muito poucos
Eu fiz o que tinha que fazer
Enquanto voces gritavam
Bota pra foder
Eu planejei
Cada jogada
Cada trepada
Por essa estrada
E mais, bem mais eu sei
I did it my way
Naqueles tempos
Eu era um menino
Que já sabia, do meu destino
E caminhando de norte a sul
Eu vi muita gente, tomar no cu
Eu entendi
E não esqueci
I did it my way
Andei, sorri, chorei
E me entreguei
Ao meu trabalho
E agora
Que passou o tempo
Eu acho chato, chato, chato
Pra caralho
Não ter
O que prometer
E não saber mais
O que dizer
Ooo não!!!
Ooo não!!!
I did it my away
Pra que serve o homem
O que é que ele tem
Ou é um puta barão
Ou João ninguém
Fazer as coisas
Que desejou
Comer as mulheres
Com quem sonhou
Eu me fodi
Mas resisti
I did it my, my, my way.