Mogul Mowgli - THREE lesson pack (EDUQAS A Level Film Studies NEW SPEC 2024)

This pack contains THREE lessons. A break down of each session is listed below:

(in case you re returnign to this listing: it used tolist FOUR lessons - this was an error by myself that has been corrected)

All three lessons are fully animated, thoughtfully designed, engaging, and come with student booklets
The pack also includes a ‘screening notes’ handout - teacher’s screening notes whilst watching the film with students.

**Lesson 1- Introduction to Mogul Mowgli / production context
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• Bio of director Basam Tariq
• Bio of writer/star Riz Ahmed
• Ted Talk from Tariz " The Beauty & Diversity of Muslim Life"
• Defining terms: MOGUL / MOWGLI
• Produciton context slides - covers studios involved, intent of filmmakers, support from the UK Muslim Film organisation
• Research task: research Ahmed and Tariq’s inspiration for the film / their reasons for creating the film / their perspectives of representaiton of ethnic minorities in cinema.

Lesson 2- Pre-Screning / Context / Post Colonial Theory

*** Context covered**:

• History of Partition
  • British Empire’s role in India
  • Consequence of Partition (At the time and modern)
  • Ghost Trains - phenonemon associated with Partition, and one that is central to the narrative of MM.
  • Trauma
  • Generational Trauma

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POst-Colonial Film Theory; Tony Gilroy**

Task: Indiana Jones analysis task - representation of formerly colonised groups in Western media

Overview of Post Colonial Theory (See screenshots for level of detail in slides)

Albonic Nostaliga vs. Post-Colonial Britain
‘Racial Otherness’

Ideological representation of Muslim people / Muslim way of life in cinema:
Task - analysis and student reflection
‘The Muslim Other’
Examples of ‘othering’ across different British media
Great interview of Riz Ahmed reacting to the othering of Muslim peoples

Lesson 3 - Post Screening response

This powerpoint includes all former questions for this module (up to 2022)
A history of TOBA-TEK-SINGH
Several guided tasks and activities that are designed to draw out student understanding of both NARRATIVE & IDEOLOIGICAL messaging within Mogul Mowgli.

Assessment included in this lesson.