Culminating Performance Task
Nirvana Persaud
Overview: Theme
- Although we are faced with the curriculum of society, it is important to accept yourself for who you are
- Relatable to all individuals, specifically teenagers
- Gravity Journal creates a negative, dark ambiance
- Frozen is a vibrant fairy tale, suited for children
- Rachel Simmons educates teenage girls on the importance of self-worth
Novel: Gravity Journal
- Gravity Journal by Gail Sidonie Sobat
- Edmonton, Alberta at the Eliza Petraclark Memorial Hospital (4-psych-o)
- Protagonist: Anise Jasmine-Luther - 5'9 44 kg, 16 year old who suffers from depression and Anorexia
- Antagonist: Loathed and Witless - unsupportive and insensitive parents of Anise
- Theme: Anise must overcome her insecurities through personal growth in order to be discharged from the psychiatric hospital
Movie: FROZEN
- Disney's Frozen begins when magically powered Elsa almost taking the life of her sister and is then kept locked away to control her powers before any more harm is done
- As she continues to shut everyone out one day her powers reach an outbreak as she causes eternal winter and runs away
- Theme: Elsa then realizes that she is who she is no matter what as her sister voyages to take her home and she able to reverse her magic
Rachel Simmons
- Rachel Simmons, author of The Odd Girl Out
- This novel ignites a long-overdue conversation about the hidden culture of female bullying.
- Addresses the issues of everyday dirty looks and jealousy and how it can affect someone mentally
Review
- Entertaining, Informative, offers new insight and perspectives for readers
- Uses the elements of cynical humor and suspense to keep readers entertained
- Informative: informs about other perspectives on mental illness and mental illnesses
- New insights: enlightens readers on the seriousness about mental illnesses and having positivity in our lives
- Recommendation: Maybe
Works Cited
Sobat, Gail Sidonie. Gravity Journal. Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications, 2008. Print.
"Rachel Simmons." Rachel Simmons. Web. 6 June 2015.
<http://www.rachelsimmons.com/>
"Self-Harm and Self-Acceptance: Yes, This If About "Frozen" | Speaking Out About Self-Injury - HealthyPlace." Speaking Out About SelfInjury Raquo. Web. 6 June 2015.