I have been teaching for 21 years. I am endorsed to teach English (grades 8-12) and Fine Arts (grades 1-12). I currently teach Film, Graphic Design, and Advanced Placement 2D Design. For 17 years I have taught 9th-12th grade Literature courses which consisted of World, British, and American studies. I have taught Advanced Placement Literature and Composition for 12 years. My goal is to create quality, detailed, editable resources that teachers can use to fit the needs of their students.
I have been teaching for 21 years. I am endorsed to teach English (grades 8-12) and Fine Arts (grades 1-12). I currently teach Film, Graphic Design, and Advanced Placement 2D Design. For 17 years I have taught 9th-12th grade Literature courses which consisted of World, British, and American studies. I have taught Advanced Placement Literature and Composition for 12 years. My goal is to create quality, detailed, editable resources that teachers can use to fit the needs of their students.
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
NEW REVISED VERSION UPLOADED! All Tests are now in Excel format for easy upload to the free program socrative.com. You can now test your students electronically with instant feedback and assessment!
170 page COMPLETE unit on the novel!Focuses on LITERARY DEVICES (allusion, anaphora, chiasmus, connotation, denotation, diction, double entendre, metaphor, motif, narrator, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, tone, syntax), SKILLS APPLICATION, and LITERARY ANALYSIS.
*over 140 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):Characterization,Figurative Language,Syntax,Writing About a Significant Passage,Psychiatric Evaluation,Transformation Through Communication,Brainstorming and Making Connections,Motifs and Supports,Literary Devices,Arnold Spirit’s Illustrations
*12 READER RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS
*5 FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY PROMPTS
*4 AP STYLE PROMPTS
*41 VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINED/HANDOUTS
*2 AP STYLE PASSAGE TESTS (analysis/application of skills)
*EXAMPLE LITERARY ANALYSIS
