Description
You?May?Choose?from?the?Following?Films?ONLY?for?the?Food?Culture?Film?Report?&?Discussion?(Choose?1
Film?this?Semester):
(Upload?to?Food?Culture?Film?DROPBOX?by/before?posted?deadline?in?the?schedule)
?Chocolate?
?Babbette’s?Feast?
?Soul?Food?
?Eat,?Drink,?Man?Woman?
?The?Big?Night?
?Tampopo?
?Joy?Luck?Club?
?Mostly?Martha?
?Like?Water?for?Chocolate?
?Gran?Torino?
“Hundred?Foot?Journey”
What’s?Cooking??(2000)
Tortilla?Soup?(2001)
My?Big?Fat?Greek?Wedding?(2002)
In addition to the information below, please review the Excellent Peer Examples Posted under “Announcements:”?? Food Culture Film Report
?Note: This is not a Summary/Synopsis Assignment
?Introduction
Film can serve as a vehicle for consciously or unconsciously reflecting the perspective of a society. The individual characters in a film may be constructed to portray certain values as well. To date, we have learned that our culture, levels of acculturation, family values/structure, and values within an ethnicity can manifest themselves symbolically in cuisine and health beliefs of individuals.
This Experience will Provide You an Opportunity to/for:
1. view a ?snapshot? of another culture through film.
2. understanding cultural as well as individual similarities and differ?ences.
3. compare film (such as foods, meals, family, etc.) with your own experiences.
4. discuss a film?s portrayal of a group and their values
To Prepare for the ?Food Culture? Film Report:
1. Read Chapter 3 (Intercultural Communication) and the relevant Chapter sections on the group whom the film is supposedly about.
2. Look at the schedule in the syllabus. Check to see what film/Unit would interest you.
3. Rent the ?Food Culture? Film.
4. After viewing to ?Food Culture? Film, complete the items for the report.
To Prepare Your Interview for Report & Threaded Discussion:
You will submit a report that addresses:
1. Describe the ACCULTURATION level of at least 2 main film characters. What factors led you to make these determinations? Please elaborate.
2. Did the film reveal any form of RACISM or STEREOTYPING from any perspective? What purpose do you think it served in this film? Please elaborate.
3. To what extent did the main characters fit or not fit the descriptions of the ethnic/religious/national group that you have read about in our text and learned about in other ways. Describe, Compare and/or Contrast.
4. What role did food play in the lives of the characters? Please elaborate.
5. What symbolism did food have? Medicinal value? Magicoreligous? Please elaborate.
6. Did this film have any similarity with any of your own cultural experiences (food, family, values, experiences, religion, symbols)? Please elaborate.
7. Would you recommend this film as a positive or realistic portrayal of this group? Please elaborate.
Note: This is not a Summary/Synopsis Assignment
Rubric for Evaluating/Grading Food Culture Film Reports
_____ /100 possible item points x 1.5 = Earned Report Points/150 Possible Report Points = %
This is how your Food Culture Film will be/was Evaluated?
Food Culture Film Topics Excellent Good Fair to Poor
Rating Scale: 14.28 -12.85 (90%) Rating Scale: 12.84 -11.43 (80%) Rating Scale: 11.42 – 0
Describe the ACCULTURATION level of at least 2 main film characters. What factors led you to make these determinations? Please elaborate.
Described theACCULTURATION level of at least 2 main film characters.
Indicated factors led them to make their determinations?
Content is superior in addressing topic.
Well-organized content that helps to understand ideas and relationships.
Described theACCULTURATION level of at least 2 main film characters.
Indicated factors led them to make their determinations?
Content is adequate in addressing topic.
Content is adequately organized. Described theACCULTURATION level of 2 or less main film characters.
Content is not adequate in addressing topic and/or contains irrelevant content.
Content lacks clear organization.
Did the film reveal any form of RACISM orSTEREOTYPING from any perspective? What purpose do you think it served in this film? Please elaborate.
Excellent Good Fair to Poor
Rating Scale: 14.28 -12.85 (90%) Rating Scale: 12.84 -11.43 (80%) Rating Scale: 11.42 – 0
Discussed if film revealed any form of RACISM orSTEREOTYPING from any perspective?
Indicated what purpose they thought it served in this film?
Elaborated in further enriching detail.
Content is superior in addressing topic.
Well-organized content that helps to understand ideas and relationships.
Discussed if film revealed any form of RACISM orSTEREOTYPING from any perspective?
Indicated what purpose they thought it served in this film?
Content is adequate in addressing topic.
Content is adequately organized. Did the film reveal any form of RACISM or STEREOTYPINGfrom any perspective?
Content is not adequate in addressing topic and/or contains irrelevant content.
Content lacks clear organization.
To what extent did the main characters fit or not fit the descriptions of the ethnic/religious/national group that you have read about in our text and learned about in other ways. Describe, compare and/or contrast. Please elaborate.
Excellent Good Fair to Poor
Rating Scale: 14.28 -12.85 (90%) Rating Scale: 12.84 -11.43 (80%) Rating Scale: 11.42 – 0
Indicated to what extent did the main characters fit or not fit the descriptions of the ethnic/religious/national group that you have read about in our text and learned about in other ways.
Described, compared and/or contrasted.
Elaborated in further enriching detail.
Content is superior in addressing topic.
Well-organized content that helps to understand ideas and relationships.
Indicated to what extent did the main characters fit or not fit the descriptions of the ethnic/religious/national group that you have read about in our text and learned about in other ways.
Described, compared and/or contrasted.
Content is adequate in addressing topic.
Content is adequately organized. To what extent did the main characters fit or not fit the descriptions of the ethnic/religious/national group that you have read about in our text and learned about in other ways.
Content is not adequate in addressing topic and/or contains irrelevant content.
Content lacks clear organization.
What role did FOOD play in the lives of the characters? Please elaborate further using specific examples.
Excellent Good Fair to Poor
Rating Scale: 14.28 -12.85 (90%) Rating Scale: 12.84 -11.43 (80%) Rating Scale: 11.42 – 0
Indicated what role FOOD played in the lives of the characters?
Elaborated in further enriching detail.
Content is superior in addressing topic.
Well-organized content that helps to understand ideas and relationships.
Indicated what role FOOD played in the lives of the characters?
Content is adequate in addressing topic.
Content is adequately organized. What role did FOOD play in the lives of the characters?
Content is not adequate in addressing topic and/or contains irrelevant content.
Content lacks clear organization.
What SYMBOLISM did food have? Medicinal value? Magicoreligous? Please elaborate further using specific examples.
Excellent Good Fair to Poor
Rating Scale: 14.28 -12.85 (90%) Rating Scale: 12.84 -11.43 (80%) Rating Scale: 11.42 – 0
Indicated what SYMBOLISMfood had? Medicinal value? Magicoreligous?
Elaborated in further enriching detail.
Content is superior in addressing topic.
Well-organized content that helps to understand ideas and relationships.
Indicated what SYMBOLISMfood had? Medicinal value? Magicoreligous?
Content is adequate in addressing topic.
Content is adequately organized. What SYMBOLISM did food have? Medicinal value? Magicoreligous?
Content is not adequate in addressing topic and/or contains irrelevant content.
Content lacks clear organization.
Did this film have any similarity with any of your own cultural experiences (food, family, values, experiences, religion, symbols)? Please elaborate further.
Excellent Good Fair to Poor
Rating Scale: 14.28 -12.85 (90%) Rating Scale: 12.84 -11.43 (80%) Rating Scale: 11.42 – 0
Indicated if this film had any similarity with any of your own cultural experiences (food, family, values, experiences, religion, symbols)?
Elaborated in further enriching detail.
Content is superior in addressing topic.
Well-organized content that helps to understand ideas and relationships.
Indicated if this film had any similarity with any of your own cultural experiences (food, family, values, experiences, religion, symbols)?
Content is adequate in addressing topic.
Content is adequately organized. Did this film have any similarity with any of your own cultural experiences (food, family, values, experiences, religion, symbols)?
Content is not adequate in addressing topic and/or contains irrelevant content.
Content lacks clear organization.
Would you recommend this film as a positive or realistic portrayal of this group? Please elaborate further.
Excellent Good Fair to Poor
Rating Scale: 14.28 -12.85 (90%) Rating Scale: 12.84 -11.43 (80%) Rating Scale: 11.42 – 0
Addressed if they would recommend this film as a positive or realistic portrayal of this group?
Elaborated in further enriching detail.
Content is superior in addressing topic.
Well-organized content that helps to understand ideas and relationships.
Addressed if they would recommend this film as a positive or realistic portrayal of this group?
Content is adequate in addressing topic.
Content is adequately organized. Would you recommend this film as a positive or realistic portrayal of this group?
Content is not adequate in addressing topic and/or contains irrelevant content.
Content lacks clear organization.
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Template for Food Culture Film Report
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1. Describe the ACCULTURATION level of at least 2 main/leadfilm characters. Elaborate as to which factors led you to make these determinations for each character.
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2. Did the film reveal any form of RACISM or STEREOTYPINGfrom any perspective? Please elaborate with details/examples.100 word minimum
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What purpose do you think it served in this film? Please elaborate.
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3. To what extent did the main characters fit or not fit the descriptions of the ethnic/religious/national group that you have read about in our text. Describe, Compare and/or Contrast with details/examples. 100 word minimum
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4. What role did food play in the lives of the characters? Please elaborate. 100 word minimum
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5. What symbolism did food have? 100 word minimum
Medicinal value? Please elaborate with details/examples.
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Magicoreligous? Please elaborate with details/examples.
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6. Did this film have any similarity with any of your own cultural experiences (food, family, values, experiences, religion, symbols)? Please Describe, Compare and/or Contrast with details/examples. 100 word minimum
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7. Would you recommend this film as a positive or realistic portrayal of this group? Please support your opinion with details/examples. 100 word minimum
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This is How You Submit Your Report:
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