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Here are some past paper questions and a
mark scheme:
YOU ONLLY ANSWER ONE QUESTION ON
FIGHT CLUB
GENERAL
QUESTIONS
THERE ARE 2 OF THESE IN THE PAPER
Explore some of the ways in which placing your chosen film within a
broader critical
framework has helped to develop your appreciation and
understanding of specific sequences.
How far has critical debate about your chosen film shaped and
altered your response?
What does your chosen film reveal about the usefulness of one or
more critical
OR
FIGHT CLUB SPECIFIC
QUESTIONS
THERE IS ONE OF THESE IN THE PAPER
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Discuss critically some of the characteristics of Fight Club that have
given it cult status as a Film.
Marla is at the root of it, says Jack in Fight Club. Discuss what this
statement reveals about bout the film as a whole .
MARK SCHEME
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Fight Club is a thrill ride masquerading as
philosophy How far do you agree?
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Then construct your essay based upon what you outlined in
your introduction. Include in every paragraph:
A point that relates to the introduction.
A critical view that supports your point.
A piece of textual analysis that supports your point.
An explanation of how your point expands, explores the
initial question.
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point you are
making.
EXPLANATION This demonstrates that the introduction of
Explain how all Marla as a narrative device is important, since
of the above it allows the audience to understand far more
helps you about the Narrrator at the exposition. He is
answer the immature, incapable of coping with his urges
question. and responses when confronted with a
female..
On the next page is a practice you can complete. Use what Ive
put here as a guide!
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TEXTUAL ______________________________________________
EVIDENCE ______________________________________________
Relate your ______________________________________________
point directly to ______________________________________________
an extract from ______________________________________________
the film. ______________________________________________
Mention: Mise- ______________________________________________
en-scene, ______________________________________________
cinematography
, editing, sound.
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THEORY Bring ______________________________________________
in an element of ______________________________________________
theory / critical ______________________________________________
opinion to help ______________________________________________
support the ______________________________________________
point you are ______________________________________________
making. ______________________________________________
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EXPLANATION ______________________________________________
Explain how all ______________________________________________
of the above ______________________________________________
helps you ______________________________________________
answer the ______________________________________________
question. ______________________________________________
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