| Description |
The Story of Movies is a project presented by The Film Foundation in partnership with IBM & Turner Classic Movies. I will be using their curriculum developed for the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington".
Each middle school unit from The Story of Movies curriculum has four interrelated components:
* A DVD of the selected film for in-depth study. The Film Foundation recommends that all participants view the entire film prior to beginning the unit study.
* A "Teacher’s Guide", featuring lessons with educational objectives, detailed, step-by-step instructions for presenting each activity, and answer keys. Appendices include chapter tests with answer keys, performance-based assessment activities, and National Film Study Standards. A glossary provides definitions of key terms relative to the study of film. In addition, transparencies for projecting graphic organizers are included.
* A "Student Activities Booklet", which includes graphic organizers, Screening Sheets to be used while viewing the film clips, and reading, writing, visual-thinking, and group activities sheets.
* A DVD that includes selected film clips or segments, most of which have a running time of 3 minutes or less. Also included on the DVD are movie stills and photographs.
The curriculum covers four "chapters": What is a movie?, The Filmmaking Process, Film Language & Elements of Style, & Historical & Cultural Contexts. |