Muffins for Granny
Muffins For Granny
88 minute documentary DVD Release: JUNE 17th, 2008
Distributed by Mongrel Media
“Muffins For Granny” is a remarkably layered, emotionally complex story of personal and cultural survival. McLaren tells the story of her own grandmother by combining precious home movie fragments with the stories of seven elders dramatically affected by their experiences in residential schools. McLaren uses animation with a painterly visual approach to move the audience between the darkness of memory and the reality that these charismatic survivors live in today.”
Watch the following excerpt from the documentary ‘Muffins for Granny” and think about the following:
What did you notice about the body language of the interviewees (What did it communicate? Think about their gestures and eye contact.)
Tone (Is it formal? Is it informal? Is it appropriate for the purpose and audience? – explain)
How does the music affect your perception of what is being communicated?
Research (Did the filmmakers do their homework? Are they knowledgeable about the subject matter?- Justify your response with specific examples)
Create point-form notes of your responses to the above questions.
- Assignment 5 – Part 1
- Visual Organizer
- Create a visual organizer to answer the following question:
- What is the main tone of Muffins for Granny?
How is it portrayed by some of the people being interviewed?
What details from body language and tone can you pick out from each interviewee that communicates their feelings and emotions?
Feel free to use the visual organizer below, or you can create your own.
Presentation tip: Since the interviewees are not named, you can refer to them by the point at which they appear in the video e.g. the interviewee who appears at the 9:16 mark
Assignment 5 – Part 2
Expository Communication Skills Reflection
Research online to find a creation stories from Indigenous Peoples in Canada that are spoken or oral. Listen to it carefully in order to summarize it.
First Nations stories are often rooted in place. Several stories make people think of landmarks of the area (such as interesting rock formations, the shape of an island, or a narrow valley) which draws the listener deeper into the story.
- Some creation stories have a blending of the natural and supernatural world. This aspect relates to First Peoples views about the relationship between people and their environment.
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