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Collocations- Verbs
In this verbs and adverbs worksheet, students analyze 12 adverbs in a word bank. Students use these to fill in the blanks in 12 sentences. This is intended for ESL use.
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That's Not a Verb! Worksheet 2
In this verbs worksheet, students analyze 12 words in a list that are nouns, but can also be used as verbs. Students select the correct words to complete 12 sentences.
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Illuminating Language in Love's Labor's Lost
Students reflect on literature using multiple intelligences. In this literature analysis lesson, students make creative visual representations of vocabulary terms from a speech in the play. They work in small groups to...
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Jim Frankoski Lesson Plan Ideas
Learners read about Jim Frankoski and his art to examine various elements in environmental art. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze the location of photographs and how images create illusions that capture new viewpoints.
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Coney Island
Students examine the use of historic and archival photos and films while they study the history of Coney Island. They participate in critical viewing activities and discuss what they see to make decisions based on historic visuals.
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The Common Tragedy of Consumerism
Students evaluate the effectiveness of current climate change solutions. In this global warming lesson, students look at the current measures implemented and analyze whether they are beneficial to the environment or not. Advance reading...
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No Impact Project: Food
Pupils explore their food choices and the impact of them to the environment as well as their quality of life. In this food choices lesson, students use the film and book from the project No Impact Man to explore the impact of food...
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Creating with Alice
Students explore Alice Programming Software. In this exploratory lesson, students design a unique storyboard which will guide the creation of their Alice World. Students write and create their own films.
Facing History and Ourselves
Emmett Till: Choosing to Remember
Mamie Till, the mother of Emmett Till and civil rights activist, believed that her son's murder was the last straw before public outrage over racial injustice spilled over into the Civil Rights Movement of the 20th century. A history...
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How To Read A Movie
Ninth graders respond to films they have seen using literary, dramatic, and cinematic terms. They reevaluate their role as a moviegoer. Students analyze their favorite film in order to discover what good films have in common.
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"Lost Boys of Sudan" Lesson Plan - Lost Childhoods:
Students analyze the connection between history and identity, explore what is gained and what is lost in learning a new culture, and develop a working definition of the word refugee.
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Cultural Representation in "Spellbound" Part 1
Students watch the film "Spellbound". They analyze concepts of how the media represents race. They discuss how the movie depicts race after the film.
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The Role of Television in Social Justice
Students will read and evaluate another student's culminating project rough draft. Students will make written comments on the evaluation sheet provided by the teacher with regard to relevance to topic of Media and Social Justice,...
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Motion Picture Analysis Worksheet
In this motion picture worksheet, students analyze a motion picture and complete information for pre-viewing and then viewing the picture. Students also answer several post-viewing sections.
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The Role of Television in Social Justice
Students will discover the direct impact television coverage had on the African American Civil Rights Movement. They will employ listening, information processing, and critical thinking skills while watching the film clips and answering...
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Learning From El Salvador's Past
Students analyze El Salvador's history and the conditions that contributed to its civil war. identify the factors that led to the churchwomen's murder. Make determinations about the future of El Salvador's political and social climate...
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Ivanov Goes to Moscow
Young scholars complete a unit on the play, "Ivanov" by Chekhov. They read and analyze the play, write a short story, watch a film of the play, complete a data sheet, and conduct a debate.
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" I will hear that play"
Students listen to the play A Midsummer's Nights Dream and analyze how sound influences the overall film. They study about Foley and how sound effect artists use this in the film industry. Students compare what they have heard between...
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The Way Things Work
Learners explore how things are designed, built and function. Students interpret the film The Swiss Family Robinson. Learners discuss and analyze medieval technology and the amazing craftsmen and stoneworkers it took to build such...
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Body and Media #1
Students examine how films and media affect their body image. They identify their own definition of body image and research the topic. They discover the importance of using both fact and opinion sources.
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Experience the Challenge of Being Pete Gray
Students view films, photographs and engage in an empathy-building exercise to become familiar with Pete Gray, the first one-armed major league player. They read an interview and write an essay about Gray's career.
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Patchwork of the Planet
Students are taught how satellite images can be joined to make a picture mosaic. They use actual satellite images to make satellite mosaics regions of the United States. Students use a camera to photograph portions of a globe in the...
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B-movies and Plot: Story Elements, Writing, Media
Students use old "B-Movies" as a springboard to discuss and analyze traditional plot structures. They form groups and make their own 'movie' to demonstrate their knowledge.
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What's Driving Us?
Students determine what the people in their community are driving. Using traffic flow information, they develop recommendations on how to achieve sustainability. They calculate the carbon dioxide emission index for various sites and...