After looking at each of the Project C: opening pictures answer the following questions:

1. Look at your responses, is there a common theme?

2. Were any of them related?

3. What assumptions did you make about the people and places shown? Explain the
emotional responses that you had to the photos, places, and people.

While watching the two documentaries complete the SOAPStone analysis form. Identify 3 terms
(must use purpose) that you will use when comparing and contrasting the films.
"Kite Fight" "San Quentin's Giants"

Subject: The general topic,

content, and ideas contained in
the text. What is this piece
about?

Occasion: The time and place of The occasion is in San

the piece; the current situation or Quentin prison.
context which gave rise to the
writing or speech.

Audience: The group of readers This is directed to people like

to whom this piece is directed. me that don’t live in that
The audience may be one situation.
person, a small group, or a large
group. What qualities, beliefs, or
values do the audience members
have in common?

Purpose:The reason behind the
text. What does the speaker,
writer, or filmmaker want the
audience to do, feel, say or
choose? In literature, we call this
the theme of the piece.
The purpose or theme is that The purpose is the prisoners
the kids don’t have much but are making the most of their
the kites bring them joy. lives instead of rotting away
in prison.

Speaker: The voice that tells the the citizens of the town. the players/inmates
story, or in nonfiction, the author.
What do we know about the
writer’s life and views that shape
this text?

Tone: What choice of words and

use of rhetorical devices let you
know the speaker’s tone? Is the
tone light-hearted or deadly
serious? Mischievous or ironic?
When you finish answer these questions:

1. What did you notice about your responses in SOAPStone compared to your initial reactions
to the photos at the beginning?
A:They were not similar compared to short movies.
2. How did you feel when you initially viewed these documentaries?
A:Sad and thankful.
3. Did your feelings change? How?
A: yes I thought prison was full of bad people but now I can see that they just made a A: mistake
and they are trying to live life like everybody else.
4. How did these videos challenge your assumptions about these groups of people and their
“situations”?
A:I actually didn’t know people in Brazil were in that type of environment. I think the people who
live there aste strong and smart.