TEACHING WITH FILM INCREASES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH BOOKS! It's true and here's why:

21ST CENTURY STUDENTS ARE ADDICTED TO MEDIA: Use it to your advantage!

1- Student engagement is pretty hard to come by in the digital world. Teachers are competing to keep the attention of students who are growing up in a media-driven world and fed a steady diet of ever-evolving visuals and sounds. Does this mean we should toss books to the wayside? Absolutely not! The opposite is true. Using movies and short films to teach literary elements can actually increase student engagement with text. How so? Many of the literary devices and strategies used to create film are the same as those used to create written literature. If you can successfully hook a student into the world of understanding these cool tricks and techniques by teaching with film, they can easily apply the knowledge to text. They will begin seeing books through a whole new lens!

THE PRESSURE IS OFF!

The task of reading comprehension is a difficult job in itself. Many students are struggling just to understand what the text is conveying. Requiring these students to pull the double duty of comprehension and understanding the behind-the-scenes techniques of authorship is simply too much. Allowing students to learn literary devices and techniques without the pressure of reading can make the difference between success and frustration. Perk: You can be the “fun” AND effective teacher!

WITH FILM WORKHSOPS, STUDENTS ARE STILL REQUIRED TO READ AND WRITE. THEREFORE, THEY ARE PRACTICING LITERARY SKILLS. BIG PERK: IT’S FUN!

Film workshops require students to read the questions and write responses or dialogue scripts, create scenes, write movie plot summaries and descriptions. Students love being cast into roles such as filmmaker, screenwriter, or actor. BIG PERK: CCSS ALIGNED TO MEET THE STANDARDS!

DIGITAL VERSION ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR GOOGLE SLIDES! *Note- I take great pride in creating resources that are highly functional and designed for the format you are using. My digital resources are not worksheets that have text boxes overlaid. Likewise, my printables are designed for paper! So choose the format that works best for you!

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