I.++Movie+Clips

Movie/Video Clips: for the development of student writing

1. Clip from "Life is Beautiful": School scene (I usually show this in Italian with subtitles) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m9RstxDyzg Use: Supplement activity for "The Giver" or any utopia/dystopia piece Student Guide:

2. Clip from "Baraka" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RC5E3rp8l0 Use: What traditions do you participate in? What does tradition mean to you? How is tradition different for different people in your family?

3. Clip from "Ten Things I Hate About You": Sonnet 141 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUzslPhNP6M Use: Introduction to lesson on sonnets

4. Clip from "Love Actually": Introduction Scene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAD2_MVMUlE Prompt: Where do you see love or hope in every day life?

5. Clip from "The Wizard of Oz" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky7DMCHQJZY <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Prompt: What would you ask the Wizard for and why? Explain.

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">6. Clip from "Bowling for Columbine" (FOR HIGHER ED due to content): Marilyn Manson Interview <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYApo2d8o_A <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Prompt: Who listens to teenagers? Why?

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> 7. Clip from "Demand <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 1.5;">a Plan" (Also see English 110 lesson on audience/purpose) <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64G5FfG2Xpg <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Use: In developing persuasive writing, considering audience, establishing purpose

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> 8. Clip from "Lost" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng2uVUnn-YQ <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Use: Supplement activity for "The Giver" or any utopia/dystopia piece <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Lesson: <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Student Guide:

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> 9. Clip from "The Office": Who vs. Whom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzUxeCGGHnA <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Use: Introduction to grammar

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> 10. Clip from "The Epic History of Everyday Things: Salt" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBk2IWQYOes <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Prompt: Create a "history" of an everyday object or thing