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Synopsis of Movie

One man defies a system obsessed with genetic perfection. Ethan Hawke stars as Vincent, an "In-Valid," who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect. With a relentless investigator in pursuit and the colleague he has fallen in love with beginning to suspect his deception, Vincent's dreams steadily unravel. (Rating PG-13)

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Nature vs Nurture Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis Genetic Screening

DNA profiling Human rights Genetic modification (recombinant DNA)

1. At Vincent's birth, doctors already knew how he would die. What was Vincent's life expectancy and what would he likely die from?

2. Compare how Vincent's brother was brought into the world to how Vincent was brought into the world. Did the doctor feel that some traits should be left to chance? Why or why not.

3. The doctor stated: "The child is you, simply the best of you". What does this mean?

4. Scenes of the two brothers childhood imply certain differences in the physique. List some obvious differences between Vincent and his brother.

5. "My real resume' was in my cells." What does this statement mean? What kind of job did Vincent end up with? What was his real goal?

6. Describe the process by which Vincent became Jerome?

7. How was Vincent treated differently as Jerome?

8. What procedures did Vincent go through to prevent his DNA from being discovered (and his ruse being discovered)

9. Did the doctor at Gattaca know all along that Jerome wasn't who he was? What gave him away at the end?

10. Why did the real Jerome go along with Vincent's scheme?

Essay: Choose one of the following (Essay should be approximately 5 paragraphs long, and use language specific to genetics and biotechnology)

1. The caption of the movie reads: "There Is No Gene for The Human Spirit". Describe what this means in the context of Vincent's struggle to overcome his perceived genetic disadvantages. Is nature (DNA) more important than nurture (home environment) in determining whether a person will be successful or not. Defend you answer.

2. Genetic screening for some diseases already exists - children are tested for PKU at birth. It is conceivable that the number and scope of testing of newborns may broaden in the future. Do you think that newborns should be tested for other traits, such as alcoholism, heart problems, or even intelligence? If tests can be performed on a newborn or even an adult, who has the right to your genetic information - do employers, do spouses, and do insurance companies have the right to your profile. Defend your position.

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District guidelines require parental/guardian approval to show a "pg/pg-13" rated video to students.  we will be viewing the video “gattaca” in class as part of a unit on genetics and bioethics..

This film is rated "PG13" because of the following:  Profanity and strong language.

Synopsis “There is No Gene for the Human Spirit” One man defies a system obsessed with genetic perfection.  Ethan Hawke stars as Vincent, an “In-Valid,” who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.  However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect.  With a relentless investigator in pursuit and the colleague he has fallen in love with beginning to suspect his deception, Vincent’s dreams steadily unravel

Nature vs Nurture Pre-implantation and genetic diagnosis Genetic Screening DNA profiling Human rights Genetic modification (recombinant DNA)

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What is genoism?

The complete sequence of every individual’s genome should be made available to the public., what are some reasons parents would choose the characteristics for their children to have, while looking for the murder suspect (vincent), a police officer tests jerome's dna, then questions how he can be an astronaut if he's in a wheelchair. how does jerome get out of this situation, and what does that tell us about society and status in gatta, we eventually learn that vincent did not kill the mission director. who killed him, why, and how did the killer avoid getting caught until the end, the lab technician inside gattaca (who did the tests on vincent) knew that vincent was an invalid. how / when do you think he realized this, and why didn't he tell anyone, in what ways does the society depicted in gattaca resemble the society we live in today are they positive, negative, or both, what are the main character's rights and duties, this was the last chance for the director josef to see the space exploration because he will not able to survive until the next one., the freeman couple chose to genetically engineer their next child to be free of imperfections, is it ethical that the doctor in gattaca allowed vincent to join the space expedition despite knowing he is an "invalid", in the scene where a young vincent try to apply for a job, and he was turned down because of the employers hiring process based on a person's dna., the freeman couple chose to genetically engineer their next child to be free of imperfections, considering our filipino values emphasized in this saying" ang hindi lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan", do you think the decision of vincent to disregard this family just to pursue his dreams is correct, the freeman couple chose to genetically engineer their next child to be free of imperfections, a) the mission was trying to oppose the once in every 70-years exploration. b) this was the last chance for the director josef to see the space exploration because he will not able to survive until the next one., do you think the decision of vincent to disregard this family just to pursue his dreams is correct, what is the main theme of this movie, gattaca question, scenes of the two brothers childhood imply certain differences in the physique. list some obvious differences between vincent and his brother.

Gattaca Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 – 1997)

Gattaca Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (PG13 – 1997) challenges students to think critically about the future of genetics. Explore the concept of ‘genoism’ and how predictive gene technology would influence human behavior. Compare how parents think about their children now with how they do in the advanced society depicted in the film. Ask students to write an essay on the pros and cons of such technology.

This resource consists of 13 high-level, short answer and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information. See the preview file for high resolution sample questions.

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• A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (5 pages)
• A student movie guide, PDF print version  (5 pages)
• An answer key (5 pages) is included, however, some answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning throughout the film and many questions are open-ended.
• A Google Forms & Slides Version of the Movie Guide
• A generic movie guide permission slip (1 page)
• CCSS Note:  I’ve taken the liberty of aligning certain reading standards with the act of consuming content via the movie instead. Although students aren’t reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.

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• Create an assignment using the Google Form
• Use the screen sharing tool on your conference calling software to play the movie
• Pause the movie at each question to give students time to write/discuss
• Make sure students input their name, so when you open your copy of the form, you can see each student’s individual response they submitted
• Note: If you are using the movie guide for multiple classes and want to separate responses by class, create multiple copies of the google form with file names such as [Title]MovieGuideClassPeriod[2] and then create assignments for each copy of the Google Form movie guide

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Here are my tips for using gattaca movie guide | questions | worksheet (pg13 – 1997) in your classroom:.

• Print one, double-sided movie guide for each student
• Preview each question on the movie guide as you come to it before resuming the movie
• Discussion here is great, encourage and allow students to share their ideas and thoughts for any question
• Discourage students from simply copying answers
• If needed, and if time allows, feel free to rewind and show important parts of the movie for additional analysis
• After completing the short answers on the movie guide, allow 5-10 minutes for each essay question at the end
• On average, completing this movie guide will require about 30-45 minutes in addition to the length of the movie

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• When complete, ask students to save the file in a designated google drive folder using a naming convention. (I use LastnameFirstnameMovieGuide.pdf)

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Students watched the science fiction film "Gattaca" after studying genetics. The film's title is based on the first letters of  guanine ,  adenine ,  thymine , and  cytosine , the four  nucleobases  of  DNA . This student wrote an essay in response.

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He found the movie very interesting as it provided him with a different perspective on what he had learned in class. His essay describes how he felt the movie portrayed discrimination and prejudice in the futuristic society of Gattaca. He defended his analysis by using examples from the movie. He reported that he enjoyed writing this essay and that he did not find it hard to put his thoughts down on paper because he found the ideas in the movie interesting to comment on.

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