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\nLuke Skywalker meets Hamlet in a 10-lesson plan unit based on Ian Doescher's William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope (WSSW). Using Star Wars® as source material, Doescher has transformed Lucas's film into a Shakespearian...\n
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\nKen Burns in the Classroom: Hemingway\n

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\nHemingway: BH, AH. Before Hemingway and after Hemingway. A collection of PBS lessons, authored by Julia E. Torres, uses clips from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s documentary to EXPLORE the influence events in Hemingway’s life had on his...\n
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\nReconstruction: America After the Civil War\n

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\nExcerpts from Reconstruction: America After the Civil War, Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s documentary series provide young historians with insight into the struggles the country faced in the years after the Civil war. Viewers learn about the...\n
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\nLesson: Mathias Poledna: Crystal Palace\n

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\nFilm analysis takes critical thinking, connections, and context. Upper graders look at the film installation, Crystal Palace in terms of the film makers choices, presentation, and perspective of truth. After an analytical discussion...\n
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\nGerman Expressionism: Crash Course Film History #7\n

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\nThe seventh episode in the a film history playlist takes a close look at the rise and fall of German cinema of the post-World War I period. The narrator uses The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and its expressionistic use of mise-en-scene to...\n
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\nMovies are Magic\n

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\nPersistence of Vision? The Phi Phenomenon? Zoetropes? Camera Obscura? Kinetograph? What part do these concepts and inventions play in the history of movies? Find out with a short video that launches an informative playlist on film history.\n
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\nThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas Film Study\n

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\nAccording to John Betjeman, \"Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows.\" With The Boy in the Striped Pajamas film study, scholars work in small groups to discuss the quote and other...\n
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\nThe Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences awarded its 2017 Best Picture award to Moonlight, which was written and directed by Barry Jenkins. The tender exploration of expectations for black men, contrasted with the reality of...\n
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\nA playlist on film analysis and criticism continues with an analysis of James Cameron's 1986 sci-fi action classic Aliens, as well as why it is deserving of a place on a list of great films.\n
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\nA Cinematic Journey Through Visual Effects\n

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\nGeorge Méliès realized in the early days of cinema that, \"Films have the ability to capture dreams.\" From classic movies like A Trip to the Moon, The Lost World, and Metropolis, to more modern marvels...\n
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\nThe Language of Film\n

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\nNew ventures and new technologies require new ways of referring to things. In stepped Edwin S. Porter, whose films Life of an American Fireman and The Great Train Robbery used parallel action and cross-cutting to develop his...\n
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\nExperimental and Documentary Films\n

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\nSome of the boldest films in history have been documentaries or experimental films. Explore non-narrative cinema and its avant-garde techniques with a short video about a creative faction in film history. Additionally, the video...\n
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\nDissecting The Camera\n

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\nAn episode of a film history playlist looks at camera technology and the roles of the various operators. The narrator presents an overview of different types of film camera lenses, apertures, shutter speed, frame rates, ISO, and codex....\n
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\nIf you're working on a movie analysis unit or you teach film studies, consider using this helpful resource. Create a project for film analysis using the provided outline. Though not a complete rubric, this handout can give you ideas to...\n
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\nCreate a Magic Lantern Show; Freed People in the Reconstruction South\n

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\nEngage your scholars by having them create \"magic lantern shows\" inspired by the film Dr. Toer's Amazing Magic Lantern Show: A Different View of Emancipation. As they study the South's Reconstruction through primary...\n
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\nThe Achievements and Challenges of Egypt\n

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\nAwesome, that is all I have to say! This set of lessons provides learners with an understanding of ancient Egyptian laws, lifestyle, religion, and culture. It engages them in a critical analysis activity regarding the film, \"The Prince...\n
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\nFilm Festival: Documentaries for Hispanic Heritage Month\n

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\nIn honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the New York Times provides links to five short documentary films depicting Hispanic themes and culture. Learners can click on each embedded link to view the films, then answer each set of related...\n
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\nThe First Movie Camera\n

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\nThe second episode in a playlist on the history of film focuses on the role the Kinetograph and the Kinetoscope played in film history. The video also includes information about the contributions of scientists, Vaudeville performers, and...\n
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\nFilm Language and Elements of Style\n

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\nHow do you read a frame? How do you read a shot? Here's a resource that shows viewers how to read films. As part of the study, class members examine the camera angles, lighting, movement, and cinematic point of view in Mr. Smith Goes to...\n
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\nLesson: After Nature: Dystopia and Detournement\n

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\nWerner Herzog's film, Lessons of Darkness is the topic of this instructional activity on art, politics, and culture. Learners discuss the concepts of utopia, dystopia, detournment, and Scorched Earth then compose a paper which describes...\n
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\nStudying Documentaries Like a Writer - Looking For Persuasive Techniques\n

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\nRevisit the documentaries viewed in the previous lesson in this series in order to take a look at the persuasive techniques employed by the documentary creators. Small groups watch the films a second time, taking notes on two provided...\n
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\nIn pairs learners perform a silent skit portraying relationships between two known characters from a popular book or a play for their classmates. Next, the class will read and discuss a NYTimes article about a film school in the Bronx...\n
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\nJuno - Movie Questions\n

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\nThis set of questions follows along with the movie Juno, which is about a 16-year-old getting pregnant and the resulting decisions she makes about the welfare of her baby. Give the class these questions to answer while they...\n
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\nAu Revoir Les Enfants Film Comparison/Contrast\n

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\nIn this film analysis worksheet, students compare and contrast one of the themes in \"Lord of the Flies\" using the film \"Au Revoir Les Enfants.\" Students write a comparison and contrast essay for the activity.\n
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