Lesson Ideas: Incorporating Film Into The Classroom

[Frank W. Baker]

The writers of this NYT Learning Network blog post offer ideas for incorporating lessons about film into the curriculum as three major film-industry events get under way. They suggest having students compare one of this year's nominees for the Best Picture Oscar with the books on which they are based, or having them write a review or persuasive essay about the film they liked best. Other suggestions include analyzing the historical accuracy of a film or creating a video to discuss a favorite scene in one of the films. (If you didn't see my previous post--about the new Language of Film website---it may also come in handy in your film studies.)

[Richard Leigh]

Thanks for the NYT link. And your own site looks fantastic too! I think i have a lot of great reading and link-sharing ahead of me! Richard (campfire.org.au)