Offers suggestions on how to make a film study course challenging and enjoyable, through using a variety of films, defining visual literacy, choosing films with cinematic and literary value, and deciding on a specific approach for the course. (FL)

Suggests that older feature-length films can be uplifting, relevant to the curriculum, and inexpensive. Offers tips on how to select and use them and a list of ten such films. (FL)

VISUALIZE is a course in visual language that can be used as a part of any course where communication and self-expression are among the goals--in religion, art, photography, filmmaking or social studies classes. This instructor manual gives a step-by-step approach to four two-hour seminars and three out-of-class projects. During the course…

This book is intended as an aid for high school English teachers who want to understand visual literacy and learn how to teach it. The first part of the book defines and analyzes the basic structural devices used in filmmaking. The first chapter in this section discusses how the creative use of these devices--composition, lighting and color,…

This guide is designed to promote discussion of any photograph with students, whether encountered in the classroom, in textbooks, or in other school materials. The guide contains a one-page handout which uses Dorothea Lange's photograph "White Angel Breadline" to discuss 10 photographic elements: aesthetic elements, punctum, title,…

Students can see more in motion picture and television productions once they realize that they are already quite knowledgeable, and these ten discovery-experience lesson units on film and television productions provide teachers with a means to let them discover for themselves that they already know several characteristics of the moving media as…

This bibliography is a compilation of (1) readings used in courses in communications in several major universities in the United States and (2) items recommended by the faculty of the School of Communications at the University of Texas at Austin. This work is an expanded version of the one appearing in the "Journal of Communication"…

Designed to be used as a companion book for a course in film study, this book contains chapters on: creating the shot, rhythm, sound, motion, light, color, the director, genre, documentary, animation, now-films, and do-it-yourself. The book features illustrations from films as examples of film making techniques. The 56 page teaching guide suggests…

One of the desired outcomes of outdoor education, according to this handbook for teachers, is the development of respect and appreciation for the natural environment and the need to conserve it. It is suggested that since the purpose of going into the field rather than into the laboratory is to study real things in their natural environment, every…

Following a discussion of the similarities and differences among the various communications media, the two main sections of this monograph describe ways to teach the skills of viewing and to study the moving image. The assumption is that television and film have unique characteristics that differentiate them from speech and books, requiring…

This assessment guide represents a method for evaluating visual arts achievement by third graders. The artwork presented can be used to determine whether students have met learning objectives and are ready to advance, and also as a diagnostic tool for school improvement. The guide is based on selected sample learning objectives from "State…

A selected annotated bibliography on literacy and basic education, including contributions from practitioners in the worldwide non-formal education network and compiled for them, has three interrelated themes: integration of literacy programs with broader development efforts; the learner-centered or "psycho-social" approach to literacy,…

The curriculum guide is designed to help high school art teachers develop a course of instruction to enhance student understanding and knowledge of 20th century art and architecture. A major objective of the course is to develop student ability to recognize, compare, and analyze style, form, and expressive content as a means of achieving greater…

The guide is designed to help high school art teachers develop an introductory art survey course which focuses on the basic elements and theoretical principles of art products from prehistory through the present day. A major objective of the course is to help students analyze the relationships between art and society and between the artist and…