Analytical Paragraph Bootcamp
00: Writing Pre-Assessment with Catcher in the Rye
A writing pre-assessment assignment for the analytical writing mini course with Mentor Texts written in response to prompts about The Catcher in the Rye.
Essay Writing
How to Write Your College Essay
When I was a senior in high school, I hated the college essay. I was angered by the very idea of it -- how was I supposed to describe myself in 500 words or less? How was someone going to get to know me in 500 words? It wasn'
H&L Film Studies
Ex Machina Opening Sequence Shot by Shot Film Analysis Practice
A shot-by-shot film analysis activity using the opening of Ex Machina. Teach students to analyze camera work, composition, and editing to build critical thinking and literary analysis skills.
Critical Conversations
Teaching 'Woman of the Hour': A Feminist Lens in Film
I started watching Woman of the Hour because it popped up on my Netflix, and when my partner Googled it, he saw it had good reviews. And then I was Instagram re-targeted all of Netflix's promotions for the film as well. What really pushed me to not wait
Woman of the Hour
Woman of the Hour Teacher Tips
ELA Teacher Tips for teaching Woman of the Hour in the secondary ELA classroom. Great for gender studies, film studies, media literacy.
Woman of the Hour
The Horror of Patriarchy in Woman of the Hour
Insights and explorations, related events, texts, and themes, for Woman of the Hour.
Critical Conversations
Teaching With Films: Discussion Norms for Critical Conversations and Race | Key Considerations Before Teaching Jordan Peele's Film, Get Out
Get Out is a film known for being about race, the topic is unavoidable. When I'm teaching or working with students, my job is to help students unpack the conversations around uncomfortable topics, such as race, and to also help them learn how to productively have these conversations
Analysis
Opening Sequence Film Analysis Practice Activity with It Follows
Conduct a shot by shot breakdown of the first 4 minutes of It Follows to explore suspense, POV, and more.
Film
Basic Film Vocabulary: Frame, Shot, Sequence & Scene
When it comes to describing film, I often find myself using many words interchangeably... "scene" and "sequence", the composition of "a frame" and the composition of "a shot". When we're together using these words in context, the nuanced definitions don&
Woman of the Hour
Woman of the Hour Viewing Questions
Viewing questions for Woman of the Hour, no film experience required. Engage students to think about feminist film theory, gender in Hollywood, and horror as a genre with these accessible film viewing questions.
How to do a Shot by Shot Analysis | Online Course
04: Developing Your Film Sequence Analysis
Overview: Typically when you're working with an effective film sequence, by the time you've made it through the shot-by-shot breakdown grid or even verbally analyzed the sequence shot by shot, some patterns will have emerged. But if you're new to this, I've
How to do a Shot by Shot Analysis | Online Course
03: The Shot-by-Shot Breakdown for Sequence Analysis
Overview: Now that you've previewed the sequence that we're going to analyze in depth, let's go over how to do a shot by shot breakdown of a film sequence using a grid/table for note taking. Lesson Materials: