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Download full textRooks, Kirsten W. – 2002
Based on Ken Kesey's novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that all works of art lend themselves to critical reviews; critical reviews consist of opinions and support for the opinions; and a critical review may compare and contrast a work in one medium to the same work in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Viewing, English Instruction, Film Criticism
Gerba, Janet S. – 1987
Instructional materials designed to be used with the feature films "Old Yeller" and "The Miracle Worker" in classes of English as a second language include, for each film, general notes on film presentation, a teacher's synopsis of the film divided into segments, a student viewing guide and vocabulary preview for each segment,…
Descriptors: Body Language, Class Activities, English (Second Language), Films
Thompson, Leroy – Media and Methods, 1980
Describes the use of silent film classics as a way to teach reading, vocabulary, and grammar and to stimulate interest in reading books related to the movies shown. (TJ)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Films, Grammar, Reading Instruction
Vever, Daniel; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1991
Four class activities for French language instruction are described, including a crossword puzzle exercise emphasizing French culture, use of films for developing a variety of language skills, techniques for helping students discuss others' ideas, and an exercise promoting discussion through photographs of older adults engaged in various…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education, Films
Peer reviewedBarr, Helen R. – Journal of Reading, 1986
Relates the experiences, problems, and successes of using videotapes of movies to motivate remedial students in an urban high school to read and write. (HOD)
Descriptors: Books, Films, Literature Appreciation, Reading Writing Relationship
Bourdet, Jean-Francois; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1992
Four French language instructional activities are described, including an exercise in use of the subjunctive mode, based on an advertisement; a simulation for use in business French; an examination of intonation and meaning in conversation; and an exercise in forming questions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Advertising, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Berwald, Jean-Pierre – 1986
This volume outlines potential uses of many of the topics associated with daily newspapers, music, film, theater, and sports for vocabulary development and grammar review in French language instruction. The emphasis is on the advantage of using authentic, current materials prepared for the general public but somewhat familiar to students. The…
Descriptors: Advertising, Cartoons, Catalogs, Class Activities
MINNETESOL Journal, 1994
The 12 volumes of the professional journal contain articles on a wide variety of topics on classroom techniques, curriculum design, class activities, and research in English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teaching at all educational levels. General topics include: communicating with ESL students; current events in the classroom; cultural test bias;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, American Indians, Bilingualism
