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The Beauty of a Second Lesson PlanThe Beauty of a Second Lesson Plan
Publisher
Film English
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Video
Lesson Plan

The Beauty of a Second

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Add many seconds of beauty to your class with a short film and related project. The resource centers around a competition based on one-second segments of film, and the final compilation that came from the contest. Pupils identify moments in the film, choose five moments that they think are the most beautiful, and make their own one-second videos to share.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the present continuous tense, verb tenses, time

Additional Tags

short film, time, present continuous, descriptive writing, Present Progressive, english language arts

Classroom Considerations

  • Overall, the lesson is put together nicely; however, you may decide to not pause the video every second, as that may become tedious

Pros

  • The film provides beautiful inspiration for the lesson, as well as student discussion and filming
  • While class members examine the film, the plan manages to fit in practice with a particular verb tense, the present continuous (progressive)

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a

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