RELIGION AND

COMMUNITY
COHESION
RACIS
M
RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM

HOMOPHO
BIA

SEXIS
M

Bend it like
EXTENDED
MEDIA PROJECT
Beckham

NAME:

FORM:

THE TASK
You have to study how ONE ISSUE from religion and community cohesion has been presented
in ONE FORM of the media.
We are going to look at FILM and the film BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Why is the issue important?

How was it presented in the film?
Was the presentation fair to religious beliefs?
Was the presentation fair to religious people?

To do this you should:

TASK
TIPS
THE ISSUES
Explain the issues in the film. Give examples from the film to show
where these issues are present and how they are presented.
Why is the issue
Explain why you think that the makers of the film thought these
important?
issues are important.
What happened in the
Explain the summary of the film including the main events,
film?
characters and experiences that have happened. Here you can
analyse how this film reflects what is happening in todays world.
How is religious belief
Use the information from the film to explain how religious BELIEFS
treated?
are presented and if you think the way they are presented are fair to
those religious BELIEFS.
How are religious
Use the information from the film to explain how religious PEOPLE are
people treated?
presented and if you think the way they are presented are fair to
those religious PEOPLE.

LEV DESCRIPTOR
EL
3

You have briefly DESCRIBED and LISTED the key issues of the film.
You have made LINKS between these and the issues caused by living in a multi-faith
society.
You have given a BRIEF summary of the film.

You have DESCRIBED accurately how TWO issues are presented in the film.
You have shown understanding of what the feelings and attitudes of the characters
in the film.
You have DESCRIBED how religion and religious people are presented in the film
and whether or not you think this is fair using keywords.
You have DESCRIBED a summary of the film.

You have EXPLAINED how TWO issues are presented in the film using the PEE

burger.
You have EXPLAINED the feelings and attitudes of the characters in the film.
You have EXPLAINED how religion and religious people are presented in the film
and whether or not you think this is fair.
You have EXPLAINED a summary of the film and included your viewpoint.

You have used your knowledge and understanding to EXPLAIN FOUR issues from
the film using the PEE burger.
You have EXPLAINED FULLY the feelings and attitudes of the characters in the film
AND how these feelings EFFECT their actions in the film.
You have FULLY EXPLAINED how religion and religious people are presented in the
film and whether or not you think this is fair using good use of key words and
terminology.
You have FULLY EXPLAINED the film and EXPRESSED a clear personal viewpoint.

You have used your knowledge and understanding to FULLY EXPLAIN FOUR issues
from the film using a fully developed PEE burger.
You have ANALYSED how the feelings and attitudes of the characters in the film
EFFECT their actions.
You have ANALYSED the way in which religion and religious people are presented in
the film and ANALYSED the justice in that presentation using good use of key words
and terminology.
You have ANALYSED the film and EXPRESSED a clear well justified personal
viewpoint.

FACTS
Use this page for research during the film. You should complete as much as
possible and these boxes should be completely full by the end of the
project.
Things to include: examples of racism, sexism or other prejudice, difficulties
living in a multi-ethnic and multi-faith society, characters and their
personalities and main story events.

MAIN CHARACTERS
The film shows the tensions between the main character jess minder and
her family. Explain some key points about their ideas and beliefs.

JESMINDER
WHAT ARE HER DREAMS AND
AMBITIONS FOR THE FUTURE?

WHAT DOES SHE THINK ABOUT

HER FAMILY?

WHAT IS HER PERSONALITY

LIKE?

WHAT DOES SHE DO WITH HER

LIFE?

JESMINDERS MUM, DAD and SISTER

WHAT DO THEY WANT FOR THEIR
DAUGHTER?

WHAT DO THEY THINK ABOUT HER

CHOICE OF CAREER?

WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS

DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO
CHANGE THEIR VIEWS?

WHAT IS HER SISTER

LIKE?

HOW IS SHE DIFFERENT FROM

JESMINDER?

DO YOU THINK THIS MAKES IT EASIER

FOR HER TO GET MARRIED?

EXPLAIN ... (here you have to explain the key issues in the film)
EXPLAIN FOUR ISSUES THAT ARE PRESENT IN BEND IT LIKE
BECKHAM (8 marks)
TOP

REMEMBER you need HALF as many POINTS in the question as the total mark.

TIP!

POINT, EVIDENCE (quote) and EXPLANATION

For an 8 mark question you need 4 POINTS fully developed in a PEE chain with a

POINT

EVIDENCE

EXPLANATION

ONE ISSUE IS

AN EXAMPLE IN THE FILM

THIS SHOWS THAT

IS

WHAT IS (here you describe your view on a topic.)

How are religion and religious people
presented in the film? (4)
POINT
One sentence beginning
JESMINDER should...

EVIDENCE
(give an example from
the film or another)

EXPLANATION
What does this mean?

Is it fair the way in which religious people are

displayed in Bend it like Beckham? (4)
POINT
One sentence beginning
JESMINDER should...

EVIDENCE
(give an example from
the film or another)

EXPLANATION
What does this mean?

SUMMARY OF THE FILM

From your fact sheet that you have been completing during lessons write a
summary of the main events of the film. Include your own personal
viewpoint about issues being presented in the film and how they reflect
current experiences of ethnic minorities in Britain today. For level 7 you may
wish to include an extra sheet to fully answer this question.

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