TEACH ACADEMIC AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS USING FILM It is a 30 page COMPLETE unit on the film! It is the perfect film to use in an English, History, Sociology, Philosophy, and Film course. This unit has the similar set up as all units in the Academic Lessons store. NO "FLUFF": This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and FILM ANALYSIS. Unit includes viewing guide questions, literary/film analysis activities, PowerPoint, excel multiple-choice test for socrative.com and essay. Colored stills from film are on handouts. 1 POWERPOINT 12 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) 30 VIEWING/READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 3 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work) 2 VIEWER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS and EXAMPLE ESSAY ANALYSIS ON FILM Editable PowerPoint and Microsoft Word document files are included. Edit the materials to suit your needs. The Word files are version 2003 .docx files. Includes PDF files of all the materials as well. FILM ESSENTIALS Key Devices: allusion, characterization, foil, Hero Cycle: Apotheosis Stage, primary colors, Repetitive Structure: One Ending, symbolism, theme Film Terms List Character List (includes film stills) Film Language and Techniques (includes film still examples) Film Language and Techniques Practice and Answer Key ACTIVITY GUIDE QUESTIONS Activity Guide Questions and Answer Key FOCUSED ACTIVITIES Viewing Notes Characterization How Structure Impacts Characterization and Theme Focused Activities Answer Key TEST ITEMS Film Language and Techniques Quiz (15 multiple-choice questions) PDF File Plot and Analysis Quiz Multiple Choice (30 questions) Excel Plot and Analysis Quiz Multiple Choice for Socrative.com (30 questions) WRITING ASSIGNMENTS Viewer-Response Essay Viewer-Response Essay Evaluation Viewer-Response Student Example Essay

A 127 page COMPLETE unit on the novel! NO FLUFF. This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS. Unit includes reading guide questions and quizzes, literary analysis activities, and AP style tests and essays. Original photographs of Afghanistan included on handouts. * over 135 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * over 100 READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS * 11 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work) * 16 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS * 1 FORMULA ESSAY PROMPT WITH DETAILED ACTIVITY OUTLINE * 5 AP STYLE PROMPTS * 1 AP STYLE PASSAGE TEST (analysis/application of skills) Editable Microsoft Word document files are included. Edit the materials to meet your needs. The Word files are version 2003 .docx files. Includes PDF files of all the materials as well. Quizzes are also Excel files for easy upload to Socrative.com for electronic, online quizzes. DETAILED ANSWER KEYS: All questions, including short answer and essay analysis have detailed answer keys HANDOUTS: designed to accommodate group work, independent study, and class discussions OBJECTIVES: variety of prewritten objectives to choose from in order to cover all teaching styles and methods ACTIVITY GUIDE QUESTIONS: includes these categories: Comprehension, Application, Analysis/Synthesis, Universal Theme, Reader-Response and Across the Curriculum/Subject Connection (based on Bloom’s cognitive levels) The Reader-Response questions could be used for timed and journal writing. FOCUSED ACTIVITIES: can be used with the Activity Guide questions or as separate assignments. These focused activities are an extension of the questions used in the Activity Guide handouts for skills reinforcement. TEXTS AND QUIZZES: different levels of tests and quizzes. The multiple-choice tests assess both comprehension and application of basic skills. The passage test has the same format and question design as the Advanced Placement Literature and Language tests. ESSAYS: • Reader-Response paragraph writing assignments • Formula essay prompt-gives suggestions for the organization of each body paragraph in connection with a given theme • Advanced Placement style essay prompts-designed with the same structure as the Advanced Placement essay prompts on the AP tests. NOVEL ESSENTIALS • Key Devices- allusion, analogy, archetype, characterization, cliché, diction, foil, hero cycle, irony, juxtaposition, metaphor, parallel structure ,personification, simile, symbolism, syntax, theme • Instructional Objectives • Important Words and Phrases • Character List with Pronunciations • Amir’s Journey in Google Maps and Directions

SAMPLE of the A 119 page COMPLETE unit on the film! It is the perfect film to use in an English, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Film course. NO FLUFF. This unit focuses on LITERARY DEVICES, SKILLS APPLICATION, and FILM ANALYSIS. Stills from film are on handouts. * 22 READING/ANALYSIS SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (based on Bloom's cognitive levels) * 67 VIEWING QUESTIONS * 37 VIEWING/READING/LITERARY ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS * 10 FOCUSED ACTIVITIES (Individual or group work)Brainstorming and Making Connections, Allusions, Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Symbols, Motifs and Finding Support, Significance of Names and Titles, Allegory of the Cave, Philosophy and Religion * 4 READER-RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS * 2 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS * 1 AP STYLE PROMPT * 13 VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED/HANDOUTS/QUIZ * 2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills) * EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS ON FILM