1. Philosophy Revision for Online Learning Platos's Allegory of the Cave http://faculty.washington. edu/smcohen/320/cave.ht m http://en.wikipedia.org/wik i/Allegory_of_the_cave Complete a brief mind- map which identify key features of this concept http://faculty.washington. edu/smcohen/320/cave.ht m http://en.wikipedia.org/wik i/Allegory_of_the_cave Nietzche and Moral Relativism http://www.pitt.edu/~wbcu rry/nietzsche.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wik i/Moral_relativism http://www.123infinity.co m/cultural_relativism.html http://www.pitt.edu/~wbcu rry/nietzsche.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wik i/Moral_relativism http://www.123infinity.co m/cultural_relativism.html

2. Analysing the film up close… The Matrix- Analysis Rob Ager http://www.scribd.com/do c/8125701/The-Matrix- Analysis-by-Rob-Ager An excellent useful critical resource for developing a critical voice in analysibg http://www.scribd.com/do c/8125701/The-Matrix- Analysis-by-Rob-Ager Youtube Clips for The Matrix http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=XiWUNUIYx8U &feature=related http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=VgRq3S1qync http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qglvaToq4SM&f eature=related Consider how codes and conventions operate in creating mise en scene within the film text http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=XiWUNUIYx8U &feature=related http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=VgRq3S1qync http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qglvaToq4SM&f eature=related

3. Hyper-reality and the Media Read the web linked materials on hyper- reality. Using a concept map- analyse how hyper-reality can apply to any of the following four areas by using a concept map or graphic organiser.http://journal.ilovephilosophy.com/Article/Baudril lard-and-Hyperreality/364 http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is- hyperreality.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_influencehttp://journal.ilovephilosophy.com/Article/Baudril lard-and-Hyperreality/364http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is- hyperreality.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_influence

4. Baudrillard Simulacra and Simulacrum Please answer the questions in the given web resource http://transcriptions.english.ucsb.edu/archi ve/courses/warner/english122tg/MartixBau drillard.html http://transcriptions.english.ucsb.edu/archi ve/courses/warner/english122tg/MartixBau drillard.html

5. Your Task.. Please use the above resources to write up an essay as practice preparation for the exams Use the following focus question to guide and focus your writing and include philosophical theories and evidence from the film with close reference to specific scenes Discuss how the use of formal techniques and symbolism in The Matrix contributes to your understanding of the film. Please upload this essay into IVLE workbin created by your Literature teachers respectively