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The Transit in Pictures
Students investigate the June 2004 Transit of Venus, write a screen play, and produce a movie or animation of the transit including a narration. The difference between storytelling and storyboarding is made clear in this lesson.
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Educator's Guide: Holes
You'll be a star at your next grade level meeting with an educational unit on Louis Sachar's Holes. Based on both the novel and film, the lessons include applications to language arts with character studies and movie reviews; social...
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Get Set!
Students create vivid descriptions for various sets used in the new movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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The Media is the Lesson
High schoolers work as a member of a creative team and develop a media campaign for a client.
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Ender's Game: Ender's Shadow Projects
Most likely intended for a secondary remedial class. This lesson engages learners in literary analysis through a creative project. They choose one project focused on taking the protagonist through a hero's journey. This link provides a...
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Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick
Learners compare/contrast the Hollywood film industry of the 30s and 40s with Hollywood today. They watch a video on David O. Selznick and Alfred Hitchcock, conduct Internet research, and create a poster to present their findings.
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A Fundamental of Culture-Cultural Context
Students examine how the unwritten rules of culture depend upon the context in which an event or behavior takes place. They explain cultural context and develop a poster, multimedia presentation, or radio spot that illustrates how...
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Careers in Film
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,...
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Exploring Media Messages
This instructional activity uses discussion and activity to help students explore how advertising and the media affect self-image. Students will learn how to recognize how advertising exploits young people.
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Advertising Media: Youth Drinking and Smoking
Scholars examine the effect of media and advertising on youth drinking and smoking. They determine what advertising means, how much money is spent on it, and how different age groups are targeted. They watch a movie and examine pictures...
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Similar and Different
Fourth graders observe a pair of students standing in front of the class and compare and contrast them using a Venn Diagram using these guidelines: eye color, hair color, older/younger, tallest/shortest, gender, favorite food, favorite...
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Teenage Boys: Perspectives on the Adolescent Male's Development in an Urban Setting
Students examine the effects of an urban setting on the development of male adolescence. After watching a film, they identify the problems in the relationship of the characters. They discuss the impact of becoming a teenage father and...
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We're off to see the Wizard!
Students explore the process of play and movie making from books. They study the basic elements of drama and write and produce a play based on a chosen theme. Students explain the basic elements of a play by looking at "The Wonderful...
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Mission Possible
Students create blueprints for imaginary inventions based on real-world technological principles. They write explanations of how their inventions work in the form of movie dialogues.
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Ad Awareness
Students review advertisements. For this advertising lesson, students define advertising and determine the main reason ads are created. Students define what it means to be a consumer and advertiser. Students are divided into groups and...
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Digitized Doctoring
Students explore new medical technologies to exhibit in an Amazing Medical Machines technology fair. They research different types of advanced medical technologies; then create posters to summarize findings and present at a mock medical...
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Wanted- Dead or Alive
Learners identify the characteristics of trickster tales. In this literary genres lesson, students read trickster tales from Africa and create a clay model of a trickster character. Learners design a "wanted" poster with a description of...
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Master of His Domain
Students investigate the basic elements that comprise the Internet. They create illustrated posters demonstrating their understanding of how the Internet works and develop maps of their personal Web communities.
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Climate Change
Ninth graders compare the Arctic and Antarctic. For this climate lesson students work in groups, research and complete an oral report or a poster.
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National Chemistry Week
National Chemistry Week lessons enliven classroom science investigations.
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A Day Without Agriculture
Second graders define and create a list of agricultural products. In this producers and consumers lesson, 2nd graders participate in a contest to find as many types of agriculture as they can. The student who comes up with the best...
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Cows, Worms and Compost
Third graders explore agriculture by viewing a PowerPoint presentation in class. In this animal relationship lesson, 3rd graders identify the types of farm animals humans feed on and their dependency on such small insects like worms....
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Caring for the Land
Fifth graders examine how to care for the land. In this soil management lesson, 5th graders participate in a service learning project and assist in the preservation of natural resources.
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Who Is Norman Jewison?
Students research the life of Norman Jewison and create a poster to present their findings to the class.