PAUL KELLY - STORIES OF ME - Biography - Part 2

This lesson continues from Biography – Part 1. Portrayal of character is explored through a brainstorming activity then applied to the sections of the documentary. Students explore the text features of biography and narrative and study the opening scene of the film to investigate how a filmmaker can framed a subject. Using the jigsaw group investigation method, students investigate some of the film techniques used throughout the opening scenes and analyse their effects. A class brainstorm firms up student ideas about framing the subject, which are then further developed through a persuasive writing task.

This lesson uses sections of Shark Island Productions’ Paul Kelly – Stories of Me as learning stimuli. Teachers are required to create an account to view the film and use the supplied code to enable students to access the film.

Key points to explore:

• A character can be portrayed in a text in a variety of ways.
• Biographic and narrative text types share similarities and differences.
• A filmmaker consciously frames their subject using different techniques.
• Musicians create their own image.