HOMEWORK:

1. Watch the movie “ Finding Forrester” at home then write a movie review about it.
2. Complete your movie review by following the outline below:

WRITING A MOVIE REVIEW

The movie review must contain the following features:

I. Introduction
A. The title and genre (horror, comedy, romance, science fiction, adventure, and so on).
B. Some background information about the movie’s subject.
C. The purpose and /or theme. Is the purpose of the work simply to entertain (a scary
adventure thriller), or does it reveal some truth about life and people?
II. Body
A. A very short summary of the plot. (Don’t give away any surprises, including the
movie’s ending.
B. An evaluation of the main characters’ performances.
III. Conclusion
A. An overall evaluation, backed up with solid reasons.

3. Your movie review must be written in paragraphs. (5 or more paragraphs). Use the comprehension
questions below as a guide and incorporate them in your work to develop your paragraphs. ( Choose
between the 2 sample formats). However, when it comes to substance/content of the material follow or
get the ideas from format no. 2.
4. Reminder: Please don’t copy available reviews in the websites. Otherwise, you will resort to
plagiarism which is a violation in writing. Use them as your guide or references for your work. You may
rephrase or reconstruct the materials then write your sentences . Use separate page for references if
necessary. Follow ethical considerations/rules regarding in-text citations. COPYING entire pieces of work
word by word will INVALIDATE your work which means you will get 0.

CRITERIA: OTHERS:
Content 50% 1. Must be scholarly done, computerized, w/ 12 font
Grammar 20% size, Times New Romans font style.
Organization 20% 2. Use short bond papers. Make sure to indicate your
Presentation 10% name and section. Use separate page for references
TOTAL 100% if necessary. Please don’t use folder.

FOR MOVIE REVIEW COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:

Title: FINDING FORRESTER

Answer completely the following questions:

1. Briefly give the summary/synopsis of the plot “ Finding Forrester”.

2. Who is Jamal Wallace? Describe him. Is there anything wrong about him? Explain some of the issues
that Jamal have to deal with. In his studies? His beliefs? Interests?
3. Why did Jamal turn to reading and writing after his father abandoned his family? Does Jamal’s peer
acceptance depend entirely on basketball?
4. Who is William Forrester? Describe him. Why does Forrester not want anyone to know about Jamal’s
visits to his apartment? Why did Forrester have to conceal his life to the public? What caused Jamal’s
frequent visits to Forrester’s apartment? Particularly, what matters about the “soup question”?
5. Why are Jamal and Forrester such unlikely friends? How did Jamal’s writing contest entry, “Losing
Family,” make Forrester realize that “the one wish that was granted to him so late in life was the gift of
friendship”? What has Jamal learned from Forester and Forrester from Jamal? What do they end up
bringing into each other’s lives?
6. What is integrity? Did Forrester do the right thing to protect one’s integrity? What lesson have you
learned about integrity?
7. What principles in reading and writing are taught in this movie?
8. Discuss the insights or lessons in life that you have learned after watching the movie.
9. What part of the story do you like best? What about your least like?
10. Do you like the movie? Explain why? Give your rating from 1-10. Explain. (10 is the highest).