Pre-viewing

1. Find three students who know what a preparatory school is __________________ __________________ __________________	2. Find someone who knows what Ivy League is ___________________ ___________________ ___________________	3. Find someone who can name three great American poets ____________________ ____________________ ____________________
4. Find someone who knows who the poem “O Captain, my Captain” is dedicated to. __________________ __________________ __________________	5. Find a student who knows what Carpe Diem means or at least in what language it is. ___________________ ___________________ ___________________	6. Find someone who would like to be a part of a study group ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

1. Check in the explanatory dictionary the meaning of the following:

Ø four pillars: tradition honour discipline excellence Ø fervent dedication to the principles Ø preparatory school Ø to be room-mates Ø study group Ø to look like a stiff Ø to put a foot in one’s mouth Ø bootlicking Ø to dispute smb in public Ø tell smb. off Ø to drop the school annual Ø trig = trigonometry Ø to be penalized one point off the final grade Ø Carpe Diem Ø to be food for worms Ø to feel invincible Ø to be destined for great things Ø to be the spitting image of one’s father Ø to think for oneselves Ø to savour words and language Ø to huddle up Ø human race Ø filled with passion

Ø to sustain life Ø to be misguided Ø free thinkers Ø a cynic Ø to suck a marrow out of life Ø demerit Ø his grades are hurting Ø to find your own voice Ø “live lives of quiet desperation” Ø Thoreau Ø to sit in agony Ø to put smb. out of the misery Ø a profane and unauthorized article Ø to ferret out a guilty person Ø unorthodox teaching methods Ø to learn to think for yourself Ø a scapegoat Ø honour code Ø to rat on smb. Ø to put smb. up to smth. Ø let him fry Ø blatant abuse of the position of the teacher

2. Match:

a) Fervent b) To put your foot into your mouth c) To tell someone off d) To huddle up e) Demerits f) To put someone up to smth. g) To swoon h) To ferret out i) Scapegoat

1. person blamed or punished for the mistake or wrong acts of another or others. 2. intense, passionate 3. to fall over with emotion, to faint 4. to search for smth. 5. to group together 6. negative points or marks 7. to criticize, blame with angry words 8. to say smth. you regret 9. to convince or trick someone into doing smth.

Post-viewing

3. Answer the following questions:

1. Where does the film take place? In what city/town and state? In what kind of institution? What kind of preparation does it provide?

2. The picture of what famous American poet hangs on the wall of the classroom?

3. What do they do with the Pritchard introduction in their literature textbooks?

4. What can you say about the lessons of Mr. Keating? What impression did they leave on the boys? On the teachers? On the Principle?

5. What do the boys do when they go out to the cave?

6. What is the name of the boys’ club? What inspired them to do it?

7. What play does Neil get a part in? What is the name of his character? Did he get the part without any difficulty?

8. What happens to the teacher at the end of the film? Why?

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