Boy by Taika Waitit Essay

In order to prepare for the Common Assessment Task which is coming up we need to do the following preparation. In the following table list all the positive and all the negative parenting skills that Alamein exhibits. Positive Parenting| Negative parenting| * Drove them to the beach| * Swears in front of his kids| * Reflected on his wife’s death| * Encouraged Boy to bring him weed and smoked in front of him| * Apologised to boy for wearing his jacket| * Exploits Boy by making him dig for treasure | * Makes links with boys-little shogun| * Negative role-model| * Teaches him life lessons | * Smacked Boy for wearing his jacket| * Spends quality time with Boy and Rocky| * Encourages animal quality | Explain what ‘Good’ parenting is: Good parenting is when the parent cares for his family and supports them, doesn’t abuse them and respects them and teaches each other values and morals. Explain what ‘Bad’ parenting is: Bad parenting is when the parent is irresponsible, careless and is a negative role-model. What is your opinion about Alamein? Is he a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ parent? What evidence do you have? Alamein is a ‘bad’ parent as he is irresponsible and careless, immature and exploitive and he is a negative and poor role-model. Alamein is a terrible parent. Do you agree?| SECTION| Questions to be answered in this section| Answers related to topic| Introduction| * Name the film & director * Very brief summary * Definition of ‘good’ parenting * Your view- is Alamein a ‘bad’ parent? * 3 reasons for your point of view| The movie BOY, written by Taika Waititi, is a movie about Boy and his family, with his father Alamein and his little brother Rocky. Alamein is irresponsible, careless and a negative role-model, so he is a ‘bad’ parent.| Main Body 1TEEL| Reason 1: * Explain why this is important in parenting * Does he show this skill? * Give an example * Link this to the topic. In other words does this show that he is a terrible person or not?| Irresponsibility is important because it can lead the children on bad paths without parental guidance. Alamein barley cared and wasn’t responsible, so he used Boy and lead Boy to drink and even smoke, which he would never do normally. When Boy can’t handle Alamein’s demands, he thinks it would be resolved by smoking. A good parent would never let his children smoke, especially if it’s their fault, Alamein is the opposite.| Main Body 2TEEL| Reason 2 * Explain why this is important in parenting * Does he show this skill? * Give an example * Link this to the topic. In other words does this show that he is a terrible person or not?| Alamein’s carelessness made harmed Boy without even him realising it. He harmed Boy’s views on what a good person is and he was encouraged to bring him weed, opening him up to the world of drugs. Boy was unsure whether he was doing the right or wrong thing, so this lead to him being in internal conflict with himself. A good parent wouldn’t want his children in harm.| Main Body 3TEEL| Reason 3 * Explain why this is important in parenting * Does he show this skill? * Give an example * Link this to the topic. In other words does this show that he is a terrible person or not?| Boy always thought Alamein was a great role-model, which led to Boy being entranced by Alamein, which he exploited by making Boy dig for his treasure multiple times. Alamein swears and takes out his anger on his kids, which a good role-model or even a good parent wouldn’t.| Conclusion| So is Alamein a ‘terrible parent’?Summarise your 3 reasons supporting your point of view.| Alamein is a bad parent, he’s to careless to care about his kids, his to irresponsible to worry about his duties as a parent and he is a negative role –model because he swears and puts down his kids, Alamein is a bad parent.| Alamein is a terrible parent. Do you agree?| SECTION| Paragraphs | Introduction| Alamein is not responsible, he doesn’t care about Boy and he is someone who you shouldn’t look up to, as he is very negative. Alamein isn’t a good parent in general, because he lacks pretty much every quality needed to be a good one.| Main Body 1TEEL| Alamein irresponsibility leads Boy to stray from his normal decisions in life, to Alamein decisions or intentions. This causes Alamein to be able to exploit Boy and use him and it also encourages Boy to do things Alamein likes and not what really Boy likes.| Main Body 2TEEL| Alamein’s carelessness caused Boy to get hurt emotionally, mentally and physically. Alamein uses Boy and yells at Boy many times especially when Boy took Alamein’s jacket. Boy was left shameful and confused, while Alamein simply didn’t care. He realised he made a mistake, but his sincerity is left to be questioned. | Main Body 3TEEL| Alamein looked like a good role-model, but when more times elapses, it shows that Alamein is immature and a negative role-model. Boy looked upto Alamein, which made Boy aspireto be like him until Boy realised that Alamein isn’t someone he wants to be like. Boy stood up to Alamein and questioned him, leaving Alamein in shock, thus apologising to Boy and trying to re-kindle their bond.| Conclusion| Alamein is a bad parent. He’s to careless, irresponsible and a negative role model, which a good parent would never be.| When writing an essay it is important to use the right vocabulary and interesting sentence structures. So here are some examples of what is acceptable for year 9 level. The film ‘BOY’ directed by Taika Waititi Explores†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ * Delves into†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. * Deals with†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ * Reveals†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. Alamein * Exhibits * Shows * Displays * Demonstrates * Presents * Shows evidence of * Shows signs of Characteristics: of ‘good’ parenting are†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ Qualities: of ‘good’ parenting are†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ Features: of ‘good’ parenting are†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦..as shown in †¦.. †¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦as described by†¦.. Parents are expected to: * Provide†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. * Encourage†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.. * Support†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦. * Love†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ * Teach†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ * Offer†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦ Words which mean ‘think about’: * Consider * Contemplate * Ponder * Take into account * Weigh up * Reflect on