Remember the Titans
Movie Assignment
Outline these characters and explain their importance in the movie.
Coach Boone:
Coach Yoast:
Julius:
Gary Bertier:
Petey:
Rev:
Louie:
Sunshine:
Sheryl:
Other characters that caught your attention:
Explain the importance of these quotes and how they relate to the relationships of the team members/characters throughout the movie.
Coach Boone: Gary, if you want to play on this football team, you answer me when I ask you who's your Daddy. Who's your Daddy, Gary? Who's your Daddy?
Julius: Attitude reflects leadership, captain
Louie: Man, I don't have any people. I'm with everybody, Julius.
How are these quotes part of the turning point for the movie?
Coach Boone: This is where they fought the battle of Gettysburg. Fifty thousand men died right here on this field, fighting the same fight that we are still fighting among ourselves today. This green field right here, painted red, bubblin' with the blood of young boys. Smoke and hot lead pouring right through their bodies. Listen to their souls, men. I killed my brother with malice in my heart. Hatred destroyed my family. You listen, and you take a lesson from the dead. If we don't come together right now on this hallowed ground, we too will be destroyed, just like they were. I don't care if you like each other of not, but you will respect each other. And maybe... I don't know, maybe we'll learn to play this game like men.
Bertier: Left side!
Julius: Strong Side!
Bertier: Left side!
Julius: Strong Side!
Bertier: Left side!
Julius: Strong Side!
What stereotype do these quotes demonstrate? What group of people is being targeted for each? How are they discriminatory?
Bertier: [sees Sunshine get out of car with long hair] Hey fellas! Look at that fruit cake!
Sheryl Yoast: Y'all are acting like a bunch of sissies! Quit it!
Sheryl Yoast: Coach Boone, you did a good job up here. You ran a tough camp from what I can see.
Coach Boone: Well I'm very happy to have the approval of a 5 year old.
Sheryl Yoast: I'm 9 and a half, thank you very much.
Coach Boone: Why don't you get this little girl, some pretty dolls or something coach?
Coach Yoast: I've tried. She loves football.
Discussion Notes:
Use one of these two prompt to write a 5 paragraph essay. I prefer this part to be typed.
Coach Yoast: Yeah. I hope you boys have learned as much from me this year as I've learned from you. You've taught this city how to trust the soul of a man rather than the look of him. And I guess it's about time I joined the club.
Older Sheryl: People say that it can't work, black and white. Here, we make it work every day. We still have our disagreements, of course, but before we reach for hate, always, always, we remember the Titans.
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