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The Important Thing

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a list of "Important Things" about being a fifth grader. In this important things lesson, 5th graders create the script and make a movie about important things in fifth grade. Students share their movie with incoming...
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Feature Column: Virtual Field Trips

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars discover ways to stay healthy by utilizing Internet education software.  In this computer technology lesson, students investigate Internet programs that simulate a field trip by showing images and video.  Young...
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Circling the Square: Boxing Ring Match

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the specifications and construction of modern boxing rings. They calculate the area of circles and rectangles by different methods. They compare and contrast different areas in the ring used for attack and defense.
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The Physiological Effects of Boxing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this collaborative project students will work together to research the effects of boxing. They will then present their information to the class and investigate possible injuries that can be sustained during boxing. Extensions: Watch...
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Who Is Norman Jewison?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the life of Norman Jewison and create a poster to present their findings to the class.
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The Candid Camera

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the influence of photographer Jerome Liebling on documentary films. They read and discuss an article, take photographs, and create an original photo essay and artist statement.
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Hong Kong Symphony: Heaven, Earth, Mankind

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students complete a unit on the reunification of Hong Kong with China in 1997. They watch and discuss a documentary, write an essay about unification, conduct Internet research on three artists from the film, complete a data sheet, and...
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Exploring Film Genres for Telling Hero Stories: Experimental Shorts

For Teachers 5th - Higher Ed
Learners design and create an experimental film to express a theme or concept regarding heroism. They establish shots of locations, write dialogue, create montages and subjective footage.
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Motion Picture Analysis Worksheet

For Students 8th - 9th
In this motion picture analysis worksheet, students decipher what type of motion picture they viewed based on a complete list of criteria. Students then answer multiple questions based on their discoveries.
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Divers's Decompression

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are exposed to the physics and physiology of scuba diving, study the principals applied in the U.S. Navy Decompression tables and work out typical decompression problems.
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High School Drawing and Painting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students combine multiple unrelated images into single composition with subtle message or theme They become familiar with pen and ink techniques inspired by illustrator, Edward Gorey. They create a visual language for texture and value.
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City Desk with Malcolm X

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view a film about civil rights and the role Malcolm X played in the civil rights movement. They create a timeling about the events that occured from segregation to integration. They discuss discrimination as well.
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I Had To Tell This Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the experiences of American prisoners of war to begin their discussion on the Holocaust. They read and view primary source documents and discuss. They discover the importance of the Holocaust as well.
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Lesson 9- Billy Wilder: Film Noir Inventor and Genius

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study what influenced and inspired Billy Wilder while determining the plot, characters, and historical context of the film Double Indemnity. They investigate the stereotypes of Film Noir and how it shows the media messages of...
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Asylum Talk Show

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the case of a German ship containing Jewish refugees seeking asylum from Nazi persecution in the late 1930s. They conduct Internet research, watch a video, and role-play passengers from the St. Louis on a simulated...
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Ancestors in the Americas: Lesson One

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the characteristics of documentaries and making films. Individually, they write their own proposal for an idea of a documentary making sure to identify the point of view of which it is going to be filmed. ...
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Hollywood and Higher Learning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch a varietry of films showing college life. In groups, they take different scenerios from the films and determine how they would have reacted. As a class, they discuss more in depth the issues they might face in college. ...
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The Lessons of Emmett Till

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students participate in a WebQuest designed to take them on a journey into the darkness that is race predjudice and the often-violent means in which it is manifested. They investigate the murder of a 14-year-old Chicago boy visiting...
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Following Sean Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners view a film about two families living in San Francisco during the 1960s. They examine clips of the film and take notes on its historical context and discuss what historical information can be received from first-hand...
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To Encourage the Others (1972)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore, examine and study Christian beliefs about punishment, justice and capital punishment. They view and analyze the way complex moral and ethical issues are dealt with in moving images like the screen/movie. Each student...
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From the Four Corners 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view a propaganda film made by the British government during World War II and examine the links between "British values" and British history. They view and discuss the film, and as a class identify and list "British...
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Essential to Autumn: Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Pattern, Rhythm, Emphasis, Movement, Balance, and Unity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the environment by learning about nature. For this art lesson, students go on a walk and find objects to help in creating a picture, or collage representing whatever season is being discussed. Students write similes...
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Bird Migration

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students watch a short movie on bird migration and answer short answer questions about it. In this bird migration lesson plan, students fill out a worksheet.
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Journey to Understanding the Elements of Media

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the elements of film. In this media awareness lesson, students view film clips and discuss the impact of lighting, music, setting, and costumes on the films. 

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