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Response to prescribed text:
Sample questions
Marius et Jeannette shots 343–349
Part A
The quality of your answer will depend on how well you:
- respond critically to the prescribed text
- analyse how meaning is conveyed
- demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the prescribed text and prescribed issues.
Question 1
Read the extract from Marius et Jeannette, shots 343–349 and answer the questions below in ENGLISH.
- C'est comme un daltonien qui
voudrait te convaincre que le rouge est vert.
Explain Justin's analogy here. Show how Justin uses language to get his point across.
- Discuss the portrayal of Justin in this scene and the
film as a whole. Refer to two other scenes.
- What visual effects are used to reinforce Justin's
message?
- Compare and contrast Justin's handling of
Malek's concerns with that of Jeannette.
- Explain how this scene explores the issue of tolerance of difference and relate it to the film as a whole.
Part B
The quality of your answer will depend on how well you:
- demonstrate an understanding of the prescribed text
- write a letter in French
Question 2
Read the extract from Marius et Jeannette and do the task below by writing approximately 200 words in FRENCH.
Justin: Ce qui l'intéresse, c'est qu'on vive en paix tous ensemble!… Et qu'on arrête de se bouffer le nez…
Vous êtes Malek. Après cette conversation avec Justin vous écrivez vos pensées dans votre journal intime: comment vous avez compris son explication sur la religion en vous référant également à la conversation que vous avez eu avec votre mère à ce propos.
You are Malek. After this conversation with Justin, write in your diary how you've interpreted his explanation of religion, referring also to your conversation with your mother about this subject matter.