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Literature Circle Roles Reframed: Reading as a Film Crew
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| Grades | 6 – 8 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Three to Six 50-minute sessions |
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Urbana, Illinois |
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LESSON PLANS
Grades 8 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
From Text to Film: Exploring Classic Literature Adaptations
Students create storyboards to compare and contrast a book and its film adaptation.
CALENDAR ACTIVITIES
Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity | February 20
Actor Sidney Poitier was born in 1924.
Students do a journal entry about barriers that have been broken–such as age, race, and gender–that might impede them in the future, and how they can break through those barriers.
Grades 5 – 12 | Calendar Activity | May 16
The first Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929.
Students make lists of their favorite and least favorite movies and brainstorm qualities that make a film good or bad. Next, students write a movie review for a film they have seen.
PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY
Grades 9 – 12 | Professional Library | Book
Reading in the Dark: Using Film as a Tool in the English Classroom
In this practical guide, John Golden makes direct links between film and literary study by addressing reading strategies (e.g., predicting, responding, questioning) and key aspects of textual analysis.
ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS
Grades 6 – 8 | Activity & Project
Before seeing a film based on a book, classic or contemporary, children can learn about filmmaking and create their own scenes based on their favorite moments from the book.