Genres and Topics

Film Main Directory

DEFINITION & RATIONALE

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film is smelly!!!!

WEBSITES: CURRICULUM AND LESSON PLANS

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Film Education Resources

Movies in the Classroom - best to search by title; mvoie titles are accompanied by subject and grade level; the lesson plans are succinct to a fault, but what may be more valuable are the resource links offered for some of the movies and related information.

www.storyofmovies.org/

www.mediapede.org/filmhistory/ - ideas for using Hollywood movies in your classroom

Reversing the "Disneyfication" Process: Using Disney Films to Debunk Stereotypes and Oversimplification In Middle and High School Social Science Courses

WEBSITES: GENERAL RESOURCES ON TOPIC

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Internet Movie Database - search by title, director, actor, etc. for complete production information and external links to reviews and other details.

American Film Institute - lists, resources, and links to informative resources

www.film-foundation.org/

www.teachingthelevees.org - Cirriculum for Spike Lee's film When the Levees Broke

ANALYSIS (Great reviews and critiques of films)

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The Meaning of the Monolith - A wonderful take on Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Oddyssey

A Clockwork Orange - Great resource to decipher this disturbing film

Full Metal Jacket - Peel back the layers on this Veitnam classic.

ARTICLES (for teacher background knowledge)

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ARTICLES (for students, short, readable, and high interest)

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BOOKS (about teaching this topic/genre)

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• Giannetti, L. (2007) Understanding Movies, 11th Edition. Upper Saddle River; Prentice Hall.

• Marcus, Alan S. (2006) Celluliod Blackborad. Information Age Publishing.

BOOKS (general information about this topic/genre)

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• Giannetti, L. (2007) Understanding Movies, 11th Edition. Upper Saddle River; Prentice Hall.

RELATED ONLINE VIDEO, SHORT FILMS & MOVIE CLIPS

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RADIO/PODCASTS

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MOVIES

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