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EngageNY

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 8

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Lights, camera, action! Math educators consider how to improve their instruction by examining a model of the five-practice problem-solving model involving a movie theater. Participants examine cognitive demand in relation to problem...
PPT
West Virginia Department of Education

Technical Writing: Real-World Writing in the 21st Century

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....
Lesson Plan
Missouri Department of Elementary

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: A Basic Skill

For Teachers 7th
Imagine seventh graders developing a school wide plan to promote respect in their school. That's the vision behind the second lesson in the R-E-S-P-E-C-T series. In preparation for designing a school-wide media campaign, class members...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Movie Music

For Students 6th - 8th
Have you ever seen a great movie and then rushed out and bought its soundtrack? Did the soundtrack bring back the thrill of an action chase? Or the sadness one of the movie's characters felt? Music is a big part of the movie experience....
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Paul Sharits: Thinking in a New Way About Movies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Information about 16mm films made by Paul Sharits is packed into his two-dimensional drawings on graph paper. Students will learn about how film works to understand how to translate Sharits's drawings into information about his films....
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: You Know the Movie Is Coming? Now What?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for three lessons that ask young scholars to adapt texts that they are reading to cinematic, screenplay format. These plans use "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl as an example, but the activity can be...
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Machine: Movies

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Cover to Cover: Comparing Books to Movies

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A 7-lesson unit where students critically analyze how a film adaptation portrays a novel to see what impact it had on the retell of the story. They then design a movie DVD cover and write a DVD insert based on what they have learned. The...
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Other

Es Lnotes: English Learner Movie Guides

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed overviews of popular movies written especially for English language learners by an ESL instructor. Each guide includes a plot summary, descriptions of major characters, and an extensive glossary of words and expressions used in...
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Harvard University

Harvard University: Mathematics in Movies

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of clips from movies where Math is highlighted. The clips can be accessed in a variety of formats.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Movie Theater: Whole Number: Rounding Numbers and Roman Numerals

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Come see the movie theater and eat popcorn with Jennifer! Practice counting snacks, the money earned, and the most popular movies. Learn about putting numbers in order, writing numbers as words, using expanded notation, and reading Roman...
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Other

Make Movies

For Students 3rd - 8th
A perfect resource for students and teachers interested in creating their own animated movies. Has many tutorials and tips for any beginner.
Handout
IMDb

Internet Movie Database: Bertrand Tavernier

For Students 9th - 10th
This Internet Movie Database site provides a biography, filmography and various information on Bertrand Tavernier and his films.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Movie Theater: Number & Multiplication: Count to 100

For Students K - 1st Standards
Visit Sam at the Movie theater and help him serve foods and drinks.
Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Movie Theater: Number Patterns

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Caleb works in a movie theater. Can you help him serve foods and beverages to the customers?
Handout
Media College

Media College: Windows Movie Maker Tutorials

For Students 9th - 10th
Website with links to four tutorials on how to use Microsoft Movie Maker.
Lesson Plan
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Lesson Plan for Writing a Movie Summary

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan focuses on teaching high school young scholars to write a movie summary that provides a plot summary without sharing too much of the storyline but includes the following: brevity, conflict, theme, tone, and persuades...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Movie vs. Book

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this lesson, learners compare the video version of the teleplay "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" to the actual teleplay. (A teleplay is a play or script written for television.) The links to media in this lesson no longer work,...
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New York Times

New York Times: Movies Home

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The features homepage of the "New York Times" for movies. Includes reviews of and articles about both mainstream and independent films. The site also provides links to critic's picks and a mix of...
Article
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Movie Read Alikes From Yalsa

For Teachers 9th - 10th
If the teens in your life love movies, check out this list of read-alikes for blockbusters like The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Graphic
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Tips for Using Movie Maker

For Students 9th - 10th
A printable handout providing information on accessing and using Windows Movie Maker software. Lists of teaching ideas and related resources are also provided.
Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Media Studio: Movie Soundtrack

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the impact of movie soundtracks. Watch a movie clip of Charade and sample nine different music genres to see how they affect the meaning of the story. [1:03]
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Drive in Movies

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with the "The Drive-In Movies" by Gary Soto, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Drive in Movies" by Gary Soto

For Students 5th - 7th
In this short story, Soto describes his desire to go to the drive-in movies as a kid.As you read, take notes on what the narrator does to get what he wants. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]

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