Film Historian

If your class loves movies, this activity is sure to interest them. After discussing the purpose and structure of movie reviews, young writers compose a movie review and discuss why people may read a review before they go see a film. The...

In this film character worksheet, students are given pictures of characters in movies and they define the film. Students answer 12 multiple choice questions.

Accompany a viewing of Disney's live-action feature film, The Jungle Book, with a packet equipped with several activities focused on story elements. Scholars discuss and complete diagrams and charts about the movie's characters, setting,...

Do you aspire to be a film director? Watch this video to learn how to be a great director.

When would two paws up denote a blockbuster film in your classroom? Only when young writers create movie reviews from a pet's perspective in this imaginative expository writing practice. This engaging topic begins with a class discussion...

This lesson plan for writing a movie deals with both summarizing and rereading a film script. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

Students compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.

Ten word order games with sentences about popular movies. Drag the words into the correct order to form complete sentences. Hints are available if needed and work can be checked when completed.

Students discuss movies currently playing in theaters. In this class discussion, students practice their oral dictation, retelling of information and the ability to carry a social conversation. Students also complete a worksheet...

Students explore the importance of images in telling a story in film, analyze movie clips and identify some visual cues that help them explain the story; students work collaboratively to storyboard a passage from a book and present them...