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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the various genres of film and categorize films according to genre. They compare English and French films. They watch a French movie of their choice and then plan and present a critique of it. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students propose and create documentary films depicting a slice of "ordinary" life that reveals something unique or surprising about its subject. They, in groups, make films and present them to the school. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the music used in films today. They define three ways in which the music is used to create meanings in films. They also examine how the images create meaning for the film. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how various painting styles anticipated the new artistic medium of film in 1895. They identify what makes film unique as a medium, view a Powerpoint presentation, and construct an animation toy or flip book. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students discover what makes a good paper. They watch different types of films and write a response to them. They share their paper with their classmates as well. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students watch and analyze a film of an Appalachian folktale. They define trickster and anti-hero, view and discuss the film, complete a handout, compose an original film review, and debate each character's behavior. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use films to identify the characteristics of a good parent. In groups, they research the different types of parenting methods used during colonial times, the Civil War and the Civil Rights movement. As a class, they develop their own definition of a good parent and compare and contrast their own parents with those seen in the films. They are encouraged to examine the characteristics shown in the film to become more responsible parents. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students begin the lesson by reading a book on film study. After watching the movie "Citizen Kane", they work together to identify the issues concerning the United States before World War II. As a class, they discuss how the ideas and views of the directors make their way into a film. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students are introduced to how the differences in solubility of materials are used in the manufacture of fibers and films. They are also introduced to the various processes used to make films and fibers. Pupils prepare fibers using wet spinning and melt spinning techniques. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss the difference between independent films and and films produced by a major studio. They select an independent filmmaker to research and begin their research from a list of given Web sites. When research is complete, they create a visual display such as a poster, scrapbook, or slide show presentation highlighting the career of the filmmaker. Full Review »