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Cultural Literacy Reflection Questions: Questions For International Film/Book Reflections
Cultural Literacy Reflection Questions: Questions For International Film/Book Reflections
QuestionsforInternationalFilm/BookReflections
Theseshouldbeinwrittenformandattachedtoyouronlineportfolio.
Heading:
YourName
BookTitle
Author(s)
Publicationdate
Fiction/Nonfiction/HistoricalFiction
Country/Religion/Culture
1. Providea
BRIEF
summaryofthetextorfilm.
2. Respondto
ALL
ofthefollowingquestionsinyourreflection.
Whatdoesthefilm/bookindicateaboutthecultureofthecountrywheretheactiontakesplace?
Considersuchthingsasfamilystructure,genderroles,politics,economicstatus,education,
poverty,sports,customs,foods,war,etc.
Whatparallelsdidyoufindbetweenyourcultureandtheculturefeaturedinthefilm/book?
Didyouconnectwithanycharactersoreventsinthefilm/book?Pleaseshareexamplesand
explainwhy.
Describethecentralconflictspresentedinthefilm/bookandhowtheywereorwerenotresolved.
Whatisyouropinionofthecausesoftheconflictsandthewaytheywerehandled?Arethey
culturallybasedoruniversal?
Howdidthisexperiencechangeyourworldview?
3.
RespondtoatleastONEofthefollowingquestions.
Whatisthecentralthemeormessageofthefilm/book?Howwasthatshownintheplotand/or
charactersofthefilm/book?Howisthatmessagerelevanttoculturesotherthantheoneshownin
thefilm?
Describeanyinstancesofstereotypingorprejudicethatyousawinthefilm.Howdidtheyrelateto
themaincharactersandthestorylineofthefilm/book?Weretheyuniquetothecountryofthe
film/bookorcouldtheybefoundinotherplacesaswell?Explain.
Whatpreconceivedideasorstereotypeswerechangedafterreadingthetext/watchingthemovie?