Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: The Film Experience

For Students 11th - 12th
Use this online course on film to learn about film criticism and analysis. All the course materials are included.
Unit Plan
Yale University

Yale University: Film Analysis Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide to the vocabulary of film and to the cinematic techniques of filmmaking, with links to film clips that illustrate select terms or topics. Includes two examples of film analysis to illustrate how shots in a filmed sequence can be...
Activity
Goethe-Institut

German Film From Goethe Institut

For Students 9th - 10th
The Goethe-Institut provides a wonderful resource leading to many German Film sites on the web. Sites include current national topics in German film, film archives and film catalogues from Germany and world-wide sources, film projects...
Handout
Other

American Film Institute: 100 Years . . . 100 Songs

For Students 9th - 10th
With this list, the American Film Institute presents its choices for the 100 greatest songs in film. The list includes choices from popular films such as The Sound of Music, Cabaret and The Producers.
Professional Doc
Province of British Columbia

British Columbia Ministry of Ed: Drama 11 and 12: Film and Television [Pdf]

For Teachers 11th - 12th
An outline for how to teach this BC drama course. In Film and Television 11 and 12, students gain practical experience in some of the major areas of the industry, including acting, scriptwriting, and production.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Agatha Christie Book & Film Club

For Students 9th - 10th
Produced for librarians, the Masterpiece Agatha Christie Book & Film Club provides everything you need for exciting and engaging library programs.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Acids and Bases: Making a Film Canister Rocket

For Students Pre-K - 1st
ZOOM cast members mix different amounts of baking soda and vinegar to see which combination produces the most carbon dioxide for launching a film-canister rocket. [3:23]
Unit Plan
Read Works

Read Works: The Film Editor

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the responsibilities of a film editor. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Digital History

Digital History: Trailers of Historically Significant Films

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides links to trailers of historically significant American films.
Handout
My Learning

My Learning: Film Lovers

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are a film lover you will enjoy walking through this site dedicated to the art of filmmaking. An introductory site that explains the film basics.
Activity
Other

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival

For Students 9th - 10th
A good resource all about documentaries: News, Films (descriptions and screening schedules), and Calendar.
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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Yankee Doodle Dandy

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the film, Yankee Doodle Dandy.
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Other

British Film Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online home of the British Film Institute, an agency for developing and promoting the film industry in Britain, find out how films are funded and produced in the United Kingdom. The British Film Institute also compiles and...
Website
American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Drama Films

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about drama films.
Handout
Other

The British Film Institute: Charlie Chaplin

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful celebration of the life and work of film great Charlie Chaplin. Fantastic resources including a biography as well as current global projects to restore his films.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Philosophy of Film

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online course from MIT.
PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Silent Films: Second Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition showcases the digitalization and restoration of pre-war Polish films so that they can be viewed today.
Activity
Other

Film Education: Film in the Curriculum

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
A fantastic resource for educators who use film in their curriculum. Search for your film and find study guides, lesson plans and student activities.
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Other

National Film Preservation Foundation: Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Website of the National Film Preservation Foundation, with links to resources, images, and videos.
Website
University of California

Ucla Library: Film and Television Archive: Preserved Silent Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
View a selection of animated films from the early 1900s, each with corresponding notes and commentaries from the archive's historian and preservationist.
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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Comedy Films

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about comedy films.
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Other

American Film Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
The online home of the American Film Institute publishes information about its activities, which involve educating audiences and future generations of filmmakers and recognizing excellence in the art of film, broadcast, and digital media.
Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Professional Writer's Models: Grade 9: Compare Play to Film

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This PDF file presents a professional viewpoint on the play/film versions of "The Fantasticks" in a compare/contrast sense. Also includes questions for comprehension and understanding for students. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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Other

Bibliotheque Du Film

For Students 9th - 10th
Online version of the National Film Library of France.

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