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Rate This Movie! Hold a Viewing Party
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| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Activity Time | Approximately 2 hours to watch the movie, plus time set aside for the salon. The activity can be split into 2 sessions if necessary—one for viewing, another for the salon. |
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Portland, Oregon |
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Lesson Plans
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Decoding The Matrix Exploring Dystopian Characteristics through Film
This lesson uses clips from The Matrix and other dystopian movies to introduce students to the characteristics found in dystopian works, such as Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and 1984.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
All’s Well that Sells Well: A Creative Introduction to Shakespeare
Students compare attending a performance at The Globe Theater with attending a modern theater production or movie. They then create a commercial for an Elizabethan audience promoting a modern product.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Defining Literacy in a Digital World
Through listing and observation, students identify the many texts that they read and compose—including books and magazines, television shows, movies, audio broadcasts, hypertexts, and animations.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan
The movie Shrek introduces the satirical techniques of exaggeration, incongruity, reversal, and parody. Students brainstorm fairy tale characteristics, identify satirical techniques, then create their own satirical versions of fairy tales.
Printouts
Grades 9 – 12 | Printout | Learning New Skills
Through the Eyes of the Director
What makes a movie work or fail? A well-made movie can draw viewers in so completely that they can forget that everything they see and hear was planned out by the filmmakers. This printout prompts teens to look at several distinct elements of a movie and decide on their overall effectiveness.