Admin EditTHE PIANO
A moving and touching scene from 'Up' as Carl, now an old man, remebers his life's journey with his beloved wife Ellie. If any one has the film at home I would love to borrow it!
Home Learning 4.12.12
melancholy lonely warmth pensive nostalgic relaxed content regret dark hopeful peaceful moving excited thoughtful tender
Here are 15 of the words we used in our literacy activity today. Choose five of them that you think you will use in your narration and put them into sentences that descibe what happens in the film and the old man's flashbacks. Remember to make your sentences interesting by adding lots of precise detail and vary the way you start your sentences. Post your five sentences as a comment here. Thanks.
What words can you think of that describe this short film?
"An old man plays piano, while remembering moments and people that have gone past him during his life time. At the end of the piano session, he sees his future - his grandchild who plays with his childhood wooden hobby horse. The grandchild sits with the old man and looks at him admirably for his amazing piano skills."
"The old man plays his emotions on the piano, they are the notes of his life."
For your home learning tonight, I would like you to write a paragraph summarising 'The Piano'.
We have been discussing the key events from the film, so you should be very familiar with what happens. I would like you to think carefully about your choice of words, not 'and then... and then... and then...'.
Consider what vocabulary you could include which will help to give the reader a clue about the mood and atmosphere of the film. Is it a jolly, happy film? Are there serious parts?
Try to use:
Interesting sentence openers,
A variety of connectives,
Punctuation ? ! ,
Adjectives to describe,
Adverbs (thoughtfully)
Today I forgot to give you your litracy home leanring books. Please do the task on loose leaf paper or take your book home tomomorrow. Remember, I am always looking for neat presentation!
Due Thursday.
Mood Graph for the Old Man
http://www.softschools.com/math/data_analysis/line_graph/activities/make_your_own_line_graph/
Give each event or memory a score. 0 is completely sad, 10 is completely happy. (Although we will be exploring much better words to describe the old man's emotions).
On his own playing the piano
Wife returns
Wife kisses him
Wife leaves
At war
Getting a wooden horse Grandson joins him
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This is a very calm song but at the same time also very sad and lonely.
Published on Monday, November 21, 2011 Like
Hello Mr.Ben!!!! It's me, Orlando!!!! I am in
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Hi Orlando! Hope you're well! Mr Ben
A well composed melody expressing different emotions of the old man recollecting his memories - it is sympathetic!
Published on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 LikeVery depressing song,I wonder if one day I'll be like that, remembering my childhood,loosing someone I love and being guilty of the things I've done.
Published on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Like
It's so moving.
It's the most touching video I've ever seen.
It is quite depressing but somehow I still manage to like it.
Published on Friday, December 02, 2011 Like
It is really melencholy. but still very nice!
Published on Thursday, December 08, 2011 LikeI think this is a sad but calming peace.
I really like how the creater set this mini film.
Hello Mr Ben I sure do miss patana
here I am in India i still have flashbacks of year 5!!
you are the BESTEST teacher!!!!!!
Nostalgic:
As the old man's bony fingers caressed the piano keys, the melody emotes his nostalgic memories.
Regret:
Watching his comrade die in front of his eyes, regret overtook him as the incident replayed in his head.
Tender:
The old man's heart melted after his wife gave him a tender kiss.
Content:
The old man was content at the sight of his grandchild.
Excited:
The old man was excited at the sight of his brand new hobby horse
Tender
An old man plays the piano while the ghost of his wife places a soft and tender kiss on his cheek.
Melancholy
After the memory of his wife fades away the room fills with darkness and melancholy.
Regret
The man has feelings of regret for the loss of his comrade during the horrific war.
Nostalgic
The old man feels nostalgic when he remembers the hobby horse he received as a young boy.
Warmth
The grandson smiles as he gazes up at his beloved grandfather and proudly the old man smiles back at him thinking how rich his life has been.
An old man plays a melancholy melody whilst thinking about the events that occurred in his life.
A lonely old man played the piano in the dark boundless room with only a bright light shining on him.
Tenderly, his wife kisses him and disappeared slowly.
Excitedly, he unwrapped the hobby horse that he wanted so much.
He was filled with regret because he couldn't save his comrade's life in the battlefield.
Nostalgic:
As the melody flows over the piano the old man emotes his nostalgic memories.
Tender:
The old mans wife gave him a tender kiss as his heart dissolved slowly.
Regret:
As the comrade dies in front of him, regret fills his whole body.
Exited:
With full of excitement,the old man cautiously opened the gift and the wooden hobby horse comes in sight.
Peacfully:
Peacfully his grandson joins him and together they end the beautiful tune of music.
When his wife left him he felt very mournful.
he was tumultous when he was about to open his present.
Just when his friend died in his arms got a remorseful feeling that struck up his body.
When he saw what his present was he was intoxicated.
while he was playing the piano at the same time he was chivalrous about his past.
LONELY
The old man was sitting and playing the sweet melody on the piano with no one beside him.
TENDER
The wife gave a soft kiss before she leave him.
REGRET
He felt terrible when his comrade died in front of him.
HOPEFUL
He believe that his grandson could play this tune.
EXCITED
When he was a child he got a present and can't wait to open iit and when he open the present he was suprise because it was a hobby hose.
Dark:
The old man sits at the piano in the middle of a dark boundless room thinking about his memories in the past.
Exited:
The old man was so exited when he set his eyes on the wooden hobby horse his parents gave him.
Melancholy:
Memories of the past made the old man feel melancholy.
Regret:
The old man regret giving his comrade the nod witch led him to a fatal death
Tender:
The old man felt tender when his wife gave him that kiss
The old man was very relaxed when his boney fingers landed on the piano.
It was very tender when his wife slowly kissed the old man's cheek.
He was sad when his she left, but he kept on playing, still surrounded by the dark in the boundless room.
He was very excited, when he rushed to open the box as a child.
Peacefully, he played the piano.
Tender
The old man felt his wife's tender and loving kiss.
regret
The old man regrets his sorrowful moment of his comrade dying in his arms.
Exited
The old man was exited at the sight of the coolest toy ever the hobby horse.
Lonely
The old man feels lonely as he gracefully played his part of the duet.
Relaxed
as he played the last note with his grandson he felt relaxed.
Melancholy
The old man caresses the same melancholy tune on the grand piano.
Excited
Excited, the boy opens up the hobbyhorse.
Dark
Alone, in the dark playing the same old tune.
Regret
The regret of the comrade dying was like a curse stuck to him.
Peaceful
The peaceful melody made him think back.
nostalgic;
The old man rmemebers his bitter sweet past .
tender;
His wife tenderly kisses his cheak.
regret;
He regret that his comrade died and not him .
lonely;
The old man sits lonely at his piano in a dark and boundless room.
dark;
His dark memories overcome him.
An old man plays a melancholy melody whilst thinking about the events that occurred in his life.
A lonely old man played the piano in the dark boundless room with only a bright light shining on him.
Tenderly, his wife kisses him and disappeared slowly.
Excitedly, he unwrapped the hobby horse that he wanted so much.
He was filled with regret because he couldn't save his comrade's life in the battlefield.