Against the backdrop of the century-long stigma associated with film in America's English classroom, which persists despite its codification in the English Language Arts (ELA) standards, this study investigated the question: How do American high-school English teachers make sense of and instruct with film? Employing semi-structured interviews with…

In this essay, we explore how the same theories and metaphors' used historically to describe the frontier, are useful ways of thinking about both team teaching and English studies as an interdisciplinary field. Defining the frontier as both imprecise and liminal encourages the students, as well as the instructors, to work within an open space of…

Discusses how students can learn to write and express themselves by criticizing a film of interest to them. (GB)

Drawing on the expertise of colleagues in technology and filmmaking, high school teacher Joe Bucolo helps students demonstrate the critical comprehension, mastery, and creative insight that transpire from close study of Shakespeare's plays. Production Teams examine the context and language of Shakespeare's scenes, interview an expert, and address…

Discusses and analyzes Sam Taylor's film production of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew.'' (MM)

An English teacher's account of his experiences producing his school's first student film is combined with a description of the Young Film Makers' Exchange, an organization concerned with the distribution of films made by young people. (LS)

Presents reviews of 76 new short films chosen for their quality, impact, and teaching value in the classroom; films are arranged in thematic categories. (MAI)

Defines a set of aims for the teaching of English which will take account of film study, concluding that film criticism can be studied in literary terms. (RB)

Examines the published film scripts for three movies in discussing the value of reading such scripts as a part of film study in the classroom. (RD)

Argues for the validity and effectiveness of using film excerpts to teach high school English. Suggests various methods for using commercial films on VCRs to study themes, formal elements of literature, literary terms, and the aesthetic decisions behind film adaptations. (JG)

Reviews science fiction films used in a science fiction class. Discusses feature films, short science fiction films, short story adaptations, original science fiction pieces and factual science films that enrich literature. (EL)

Lists some of the more popular and creative resources for film study which are geared to the needs of secondary teachers. (RB)

Discusses a unit on silent films based on an analysis of Charlie Chaplin. (MM)

Discusses the various philosophies concerning the direction that media teaching should take during the remainder of the decade. (FL)