Good morning my lovely student and bloggers,
Today seems to be not so good for a little teddy as me-the flu is killing me softly :( but---go on now go, walk out the door---the show must go on!
This week I will take you to the world of 'SHOPPING'. I believe that everyone loves shopping but what will happen if you addict to shopping? Once, I read the book 'Confession of a Shopaholic', I was lost in the life of Bloomwood, the main character of the story. Years later, the story of a woman who addict to shopping was picked to make a movie.Here's the plot of the story...
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Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher)is a shopping addict who lives with her best friend Suze (Krysten Ritter). Currently, she works as a journalist for a gardening magazine but dreams to join the fashion magazine Alette. One day, she secures an interview with the magazine. On the way to the interview, she sees a green scarf and decides to buy it. Her credit card is declined, so Rebecca races to the nearest hot dog stand, offering to buy all the hot dogs if the seller gives her back change in cash and saying it is a gift for her sick aunt. Finally a man offers her $20. When Rebecca gets to the interview she's told that someone has got the position, but by joining another magazine, she might make it to Alette. The receptionist tells her there is a position in the magazine "Successful Savings".
When she interviews with Luke Brandon (Hugh Dancy), the editor of Successful Savings, she realizes he is the man who loaned her $20. While he talks on the phone, she hides her scarf outside his office. The interview doesn't go well and she tries to distract him without success. Luke's assistant comes into the room and tells Rebecca that she dropped her scarf. Rebecca knows her game is up and leaves.
She and Suze write drunken letters to Alette and Successful Saving, but she sends each to the wrong magazine. Nevertheless, Luke Brandon hires her. Rather than completing a work assignment, she goes to a clothing sale. While examining some cashmere gloves, she realizes that the gloves are not fully cashmere, and gives her inspiration for her column, calling herself "the Girl in the Green Scarf." The column is an instant success worldwide. Meanwhile, Rebecca tells everyone that her debt collector, Derek Smeath, is her stalker. Luke invites her to a conference and a ball. In the conference, she impresses a couple of CEOs who promise to give advertisement contracts to Successful Savings. At a restaurant Alicia (Leslie Bibb), asks Luke to the ball, leaving Rebecca feeling dejected.
Rebecca returns home to confrontations with Derek Smeath, so Suze makes her join Shopaholics Anonymous. The class leader, Miss Korch (Wendie Malick), forces her to donate all the clothes she just bought, including her bridesmaid's dress for Suze's wedding and a dress for a TV interview. She offers to buy back both dresses from the charity store, but can only afford one, and buys the TV interview dress. During her live TV interview, Rebecca is publicly accused of not paying her debts by Smeath, and loses her job. Suze is angry when she finds out that Rebecca sold her bridesmaid dress.
Rebecca is then at her parents house when Alette herself appears to offer her a position at the magazine. While this had been Rebecca's dream, she declines, thinking this would be another mistake. She then sells most of her clothes to pay off her debts. Meanwhile, Luke rejects the offer for his own magazine and opens up a new company, Brandon Communications.
Rebecca's sale is a success, making it possible for her to pay her debts. Rebecca then gives her payment to her credit collector Derek Smeath. Rebecca attends Suze's wedding, after reclaiming her bridesmaid dress from the woman who had gotten it from the store. Suze forgives her. Rebecca and Luke meet again, and Luke returns the green scarf after revealing that he was the person who had bought it at the auction. Rebecca ends up working for Luke's new magazine and being in a relationship with him.If you are interested in this movie you are kindly invited to visit the external websites provided below, the movie trailer taken from Youtube is also available.
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External Links related to the movie:
Confession of a Shopaholic: Official Website
Confession of a Shopaholic: Movie Review
Confession of a Shopaholic: Wikipedia Site
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Movie Trailer:
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For my students (please copy this session into your blog and answer all questions):
1. You are required to watch the movie at the Language Laboratory on __________ (the date will be assigned later). Class attention will be collected into your grade book!
2. There is a big problem found in the story. Please point out the problem and give the solution following the problem-solving method. After that, invite your friends to share ideas (collecting data,analyzing, summarizing). (Rubric for Problem-Solving is presented below)
1) What is the problem?
2) What is the hypothesisto sole the problem?
3) Asking your friends about their problems and hypotheses. (Collecting data)
4) Analyze the data you collected from your friends.
5) Summarize all data you got in hand. What is the solution for the problem?
Remark: If you want to learn more about Problem-Solving Method please visit these websites:
- Problem-Solving Method
- Problem-Solving Method: Wikipedia
- Problem-Solving Method: Definition, terminology, and patterns
1) What have you studied from the movie? Please briefly explain your idea.
2) If you could be one of the characters, who would you like to be? Why?
3) In your opinion, does a credit card is harmful for people or not? Why?
4) How do you think of the brandname items? In your opinion, how do you think that why so many
people want to get a brandname item? Please briefly explain and/or give support information.
5) Please select one of these topics to write a one-paragraph essay; shopping, brandname items, credit
card, liar, debt.
Problem-Solving Rubric:
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Setting Problem
- 3 Clearly defines the problem and outlines necessary objectives in an efficient manner.
- 2 Problem statement has some ambiguity or misses some important issues.
- 1 Problem is defined incorrectly or too narrowly. Key information is missing or incorrect.
Setting Hypothesis
- 3 Student develops a concise hypotheses to solve the problem and follows it to conclusion.
- 2 Student develops an adequate hypotheses and follows it to conclusion.
- 1 Student does not develop a coherent hypothese to solve the problem.
Collecting Data
- 3 Student collects information from more than 5 friends friends.
- 2 Student collects adequate information from less than 5 friends.
- 1 Student collects inadequate information, or no data collected from friend.
Analyzing Data
- 3 Student analyzes the information collected in-depth.
- 2 Student performs basic analyzes.
- 1 Student does not analyze any data.
Summarizing Data
- 3 Student provides a clearly solution, offering alternative solutions.
- 2 Student provides an adequate solution, but fails to provide alternatives.
- 1 Student does not provide a solution.
Writing Rubric
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Organization
- 3 Information in logical, interesting sequence which reader can follow.
- 2 Student presents information in logical sequence which reader can follow.
- 1 Sequence of information is difficult to follow.
Content Knowledge
- 3 Student demonstrates full knowledge (more than required).
- 2 Student is at ease with content, but fails to elaborate.
- 1 Student does not have grasp of information; student cannot answer questions about subject.
Grammar and Spelling
- 3 Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.
- 2 Presentation has no more than two misspellings and/or grammatical errors.
- 1 Work has four or more spelling errors and/or grammatical errors.
Neatness
- 3 Work is neatly done.
- 2 Work has one or two areas that are sloppy.
- 1 Work is Illegible.
References
- 3 Work displays the correct number of references, written correctly.
- 2 Reference section was completed incorrectly
- 1 Work displays no references.
You are allowed to share this movie to your friends outside the university, to your family, to your neighbours,etc.
Enjoy and see you in class! :)
