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College Board

Evaluating Sources: How Credible Are They?

For Teachers 7th Standards
How can learners evaluate research sources for authority, accuracy, and credibility? By completing readings, discussions, and graphic organizers, scholars learn how to properly evaluate sources to find credible information. Additionally,...
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Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career Film Editor

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of a film editor, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and future outlook for jobs. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
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Other

University of Cologne: A Guide to Narratological Film Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
University-level essay that dissects films as a narrative genre. Useful reference that precisely defines many different elements of film scripts and film production and that also explores different approaches to analyzing films.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Cinema: How Are Hollywood Films Made?

For Students 9th - 10th
Site takes you through the steps in making a film. The site also invites you to "Write your own dialogue for a scene or put yourself in a producer's shoes by managing the production of a film."
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TES Global

Tes: The Tempest 2010 Film Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a film guide to the Into version of Shakespeare's The Tempest, a mystical thriller with a modern twist (available free from intofilm.org). It provides a short summary, prereading and...
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TES Global

Tes: West Side Story (1961) Film Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a film guide for the film West Side Story (1961), the musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, which is set in 1950s New York and incorporates themes around street crime,...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Career Profile: Film and Video Editor

For Students 9th - 10th
After the cameras roll, someone has to spruce up the film and cut out what is unnecessary to make the story flow well. That's the job of the film editor. Read this Science Buddies career profile to find out the skills you need as well as...
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TES Global

Tes: Caesar Must Die Film Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a film guide for the movie Caesar Must Die, a re-enactment of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar in a high-security Italian prison. Discussion questions for pre and post viewing and a writing...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Film and Video Editors and Camera Operators

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about careers in audio/visual technology and film, including camera operators.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Terms and Materials: Film

For Students 9th - 10th
From classic paintings to contemporary works, art continues to inspire filmmakers to develop their craft, explore the power of making images, and look at the world through a different lens. Use this glossary to familiarize yourself with...
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Context: Bill by Into Film

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slideshow activity pack to be used with five Into Film "Bill: Green Light to Opening Night" films which focuses on the story of what 'really' happened during Shakespeare's 'Lost Years.' The...
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Supreme Court: Times Film Corp. V. City of Chicago (1961)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the majority opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in Times Film Corp. v. City of Chicago, a 1961 case that focused on free speech and obscenity.
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TES Global

Tes: Into Film Guide to Shakespeare

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a film guide to celebrate Shakespeare week. It includes guides for several films that were patterned after Shakespeare's plays and then provides a slide show lesson on preparing for and...
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TES Global

Tes: The Lion King Film Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a film guide for the movie The Lion King, a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's play Hamlet, to be used with younger children. Discussion questions for pre and post viewing and a writing...
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TES Global

Tes: Gnomeo and Juliet Film Guide

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a film guide for the movie Gnomeo and Juliet, an adaptation of the play Romeo and Juliet, to be used with younger children (5 and over). Discussion questions for pre and post viewing and a...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Soap Film Painting

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the constructive and destructive interference of waves as they reflect off the front and back surfaces of soap film. See what colorful effects can be created on a large, vertical soap film surface where gravity comes into play.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Soap Film on a Can

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the properties of light by exploring the color effects produced when light is shone on soap film.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Soap Film Interference Model

For Students 9th - 10th
In this experiment, students construct models of larger red and smaller blue waves on index cards, and use them to investigate how light behaves when it is reflected off the front and the back of soap film.
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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: The Philadelphia Story

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides summary, photos, film clip, quotes, and cast information about the classic film, The Philadelphia Story.
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Other

Film Sound: Designing a Movie for Sound

For Students 9th - 10th
What is sound design? This well written column explains in detail the importance of sound design for movies and film.
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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Ninotchka

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the film, Ninotchka. Made in 1939.
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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: The Maltese Falcon

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a summary of the film, The Maltese Falcon.
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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Stagecoach (1939)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the film, Stagecoach.
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Other

American Film Institute: Top Ten (Historical) Epics

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest historical epic movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "Lawrence of Arabia" which was...

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