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Curated OER

Listening to Airplane Announcements in Movies

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen to and practice in comprehending airplane announcements. They determine the predictability of these announcements.
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Media Smarts

Thinking About Television and Movies

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
As part of their study of the influence of TV and films, class members consider how music, lighting, costumes, camera angles, etc. are used to influence the response of viewers.
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Film Space

Whale Rider

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Ready for an educational movie day? Use a resource based on the movie Whale Rider to learn more about the Maori culture. Class members answer a variety of questions and listen to music from the soundtrack to further analyze and...
Lesson Plan
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Prayer and Friday Night Lights? An Establishment Clause Case from Texas

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is a Christian prayer before a Friday night football game a nice gesture or the imposition of religion on the rest of the community? A resource asks the question using a clip from the popular movie "Friday Night Lights" and readings...
Interactive
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CK-12 Foundation

Cell Cycle: Phases of the Cell Cycle

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Eukaryotic cells go through a cycle of creation, reproduction, and death. The video choreographs the cell cycle to music from a popular movie. This prepares scholars to answer the questions in the online interactive.
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C-SPAN

Big Data and Politics

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Movie selection means more than entertainment. Learners consider what information Netflix gathers to understand the concept of "big data." Resource includes clips of experts talking about corporations that harvest the details of our...
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EngageNY

Text to Film Comparison: Bottom’s Transformation

For Teachers 8th Standards
Scholars meet in a drama circle to discuss what they remember from reading A Midsummer Night's Dream Act III, Scene 1 in the last activity. They then take turns reading the scene aloud, stopping to answer questions as they read. Learners...
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Star Wars in the Classroom

"Shakespeare and Star Wars": Lesson Plan Day 6

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
How can a screenplay create meaning and drama in ways that other forms of writing cannot? That is the question class members must answer as they compare the cantina scene of the screenplay for George Lucas's Star Wars: A New Hope...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Frequency Tables to Organize and Display Data: Favorite Films

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
What information can your class determine if they know the number of people attending movie showings? Using the information about the number of people at each screening, learners develop a frequency table. The pupils analyze the type of...
Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Latino Patriots

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Pupils may not be familiar with Bernardo de Gálvez or Juan Seguín, but these Latinx patriots played important roles in American history. Using biographies of the Revolutionary War hero and Texan politician, historians consider how Latinx...
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Newseum

Explore the Information Universe

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Distinguishing among different types of content when conducting online searches can be a challenge. An informative resource helps researchers identify different types of content, from fact-based reports to ads, from propaganda to satire....
Worksheet
Curated OER

First and Last: A Speaking Activity

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this speaking activity, students use prompts to ask and answer questions, and communicate with groups. Students complete 2 activities.
Worksheet
Curated OER

A Beautiful Mind Handout

For Students 8th - 12th
In this "A Beautiful Mind" worksheet, students watch the movie and respond to 6 short answer questions regarding information from the plot of the movie.
Interactive
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, answering multiple choice questions, question words, opposites, and more. Students complete 4 activities total.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Comparisons

For Students 4th - 5th
In this conversations activity, students complete 8 question and answer conversations by writing the letter of the correct phrase from the word bank.
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Teach With Movies

Title: "The Red Badge of Courage" - Topics: U.S./1860 - 1861; Literature/U.S.

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Designed to be used with a showing of the 1951 version of The Red Badge of Courage staring Audie Murphy, this learning guide includes discussion questions, suggestions for activities, and topics that can be discussed with parents.
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Teach With Movies

Title: "The Time Machine" - Topics: Science-Technology

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Director George Pal’s film The Time Machine, based on H. G. Wells’ 1895 science fiction novella and starring Rod Taylor, Alan Young, and Yvette Mimieux, is the focus of a lesson that considers the consequences of time travel. Viewers...
Activity
Orlando Shakes

Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!): Study Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What do Ebenezer Scrooge, the Grinch, and Frosty the Snowman have in common? They're all characters from beloved holiday movies that viewers revisit in the play Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!). Scholars conduct research...
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Curated OER

General Lesson Plan for Documentary Lens

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Use this general lesson guide to inform your instruction surrounding a documentary. The lesson is made up of five activities. The activities are intentionally general because they are designed to adapted for specific films. While the...
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Curated OER

How much is a movie worth?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover how much a movie is worth. They use decimals and percentages greater than 100 to complete this activity.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars watch the movie, Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor, and participate in post-viewing activities to model their understanding of the movie.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Harry Potter Discussion Questions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Harry Potter learning exercise, students answer a set of 20 general questions about the Harry Potter book series. A reference website for additional resources is given.
Worksheet
Curated OER

1920’s Questions

For Students 8th - 12th
In this 20th century history worksheet, learners respond to 50 multiple choice questions about events and significant figures of 1920's America. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Favorite Movies or Television Shows Survey

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this survey worksheet, students complete graphic organizer of survey information listing favorite movies or television shows, then answer 5 questions about the results of their survey. 

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