Parasite Film Analysis (IB L&L Body of Work BOW)

These lessons have been prepared as a non-literary body of work for the IB Language and Literature (assessed from 2021) course.

This is suitable for both SL and HL students and addresses the main learning question: In what ways does Bong Joon-ho issue a social commentary on class, status and wealth in ‘Parasite’? It would be a suitable pairing for any texts dealing with cultural traditions, social class, status, wealth, ambition, and many more!

Please note - these slides were originally created on Google Slides and there may be some presentation/formatting that needs to be edited when using Powerpoint.

Includes:

• Worksheet for students to complete when viewing the film (can be set for homework).
• 24 Powerpoint lesson slides (this content is designed to last 2-3 hour long lessons).
• Resource sheet with stills from one scene of the film for an annotation task.

The slides begin with an activity for students to complete whilst actively watching the film (can be set for homework prior to class). Then slides cover some basics for film analysis and conventions - including camera angles - followed by an activity applying this knowledge to stills from a scene from ‘Parasite’. Then, the slides guide through some analysis of key features of the film such as setting, camera angles, contrast, symbols and motifs. Students are encouraged to consider the director’s purpose and connect the film to Global Issues in preparation for the IO. Finally, there is a list of suggested Learner Portfolio actvities for students to complete at the end of the series of lessons.

Storyboard resource can be found here.