Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Star Films
Four animated learning films to support and reinforce the key messages from the teaching toolkit. Each film contains: A short 2-3 minute animated film covering issues related to each section of the toolkit, a pause function to prompt...
TES Global
Tes: Macbeth: Power Players
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a comprehensive lesson on the Power Players in Shakespeare's Macbeth; it includes a PowerPoint lesson, video clips of the "Battle Scene" and a Macbeth movie trailer, and a variety of activities...
Senses Of Cinema
Senses of Cinema: Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton is a famous director and actor who insisted that his interest and intention in filmmaking was to get a laugh from his audiences. This is a wonderful article outlining his life career and some of his more famous films.
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Teach With Movies: Lesson Plans Based on Shorts and Clips
Links to many video-clip based lessons in the areas of health, English language arts & drama, mathematics, music, biology, earth science, inventions, astronomy, physics, chemistry, U.S. history and culture, and world history and...
PBS
Pbs: American Masters:charlie Chaplin
Explore this site for biographical information on one of the best known silent movie stars of all time. His style of acting is still evident in films of today.
Library of Congress
Loc: The Father of American Animation
American cartoon animation owes its beginnings to British-born filmmaker J. Stuart Blackton, who combined drawings and stop-motion photography to create animated short films.
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Bbc: Shakespeare Unlocked: A Midsummer Night's Dream [Pdf]
A Midsummer Night's Dream Teacher Pack (lesson unit). Shakespeare Unlocked brings Shakespeare's most popular plays to life for young people by showing how actors and directors work to interpret and take ownership of Shakespeare's text....
TES Global
Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream 2011 Teacher Pack (Shakespeare Unlocked)
[Free Registration/Login Required] This teacher resource for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, from the Royal Shakespeare Company, includes an introduction to each of the three scenes, ideas for before and after film viewing, and...
PBS
Pbs: The Jewish Americans
PBS has produced this short film documenting the experiences and stories of Jewish Americans. Jewish life in America is shared through stories, short videos, and a series of images. This informative feature is supported by lesson plans...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Describe Themes in Literary Texts (English 7 Reading)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is about themes, the central messages in literature. Whatever their genre might be, writers have some wisdom, some universal truth or insight to share; this...
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Puget Soundkeeper: Cinema
Watch a series of short films on what makes the Puget Sound so special, and why residents are working to preserve their environment.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Independent Lens: What's Your Calling?: Educator Guide
This educator guide is designed for young adults on the verge of making important life decisions, defining who they are, and determining how to achieve their hopes and dreams. Short film modules and highly customizable lesson plans allow...
British Library
British Library: Shelley's Frankenstein: The Ghost Story Challenge
Students will explore the origins of Frankenstein and place the novel in its context, considering it alongside the contemporary horror stories and scientific developments that influenced Mary Shelley. They will present their knowledge in...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Chivalry and Courtly Love
In this 9-12 lesson, students will explore the Arthurian codes of chivalry and courtly love as portrayed in art, modern films, books, and poetry. They will examine the way in which these ideals have influenced our modern concepts of...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: W(illiam) Somerset Maugham
This generous biographical note about the British novelist, playwright, short-story writer, and once the highest paid author in the world profiles his life and such novels as Of Human Bondage and The Razor's Edge.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Syrian Refugee's Story
In this short film, Welcome to Canada, learn about a Syrian refugee's story, Mohammed Alsaleh, who fled violence and imprisonment by the Assad regime during Syria's Civil War. Mohammed was granted asylum and now lives in Canada where he...
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Capitolium.org: Virtual Reconstruction How Rome Was
A great site for a look at how Rome once looked, and also pictures of the ruins as they stand today. Two short films can also be accessed.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: World War I
Analyze how the conclusion of WWI led to an unstable peace which resulted in WWII. included on this site are short films, photographs, artifacts, and an extensive bibliography for further research.
Library of Congress
Library of Congress: Readers to the Rescue
Visusal mad-lib reading game in which students help rescue storybook characters, including Pinocchio, Humpty-Dumpty and Sleeping Beauty and win rewards of animated short films and access to 36 books that can be read online for free.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Role of the Conference Committee
Students will use C-SPAN to observe short film clips of a Congressional conference committee in action. Students will hear the rules under which the committee functions and hear debate regarding aspects of the bill. Finally, students...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Amplifying Indigenous Experiences: Pbs All Stars Lessons
Students will watch three episodes of the UNLADYLIKE2020 series of 26 short films and explore the similarities in issues affecting these women while also identifying the qualities that made them unique. The lessons are about finding...
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Mas De Cien Anos De Cine Mexicano
Learn about the important films, actors, directors, and unforgettable moments of Mexican cinema from its first days. Browse by topic, via the timeline, or jump to an alphabetical listing. Some topics are quite extensively covered; others...
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Elements of Cinema: Diegetic and Non Diegetic Sound
A blog entry that explains the difference between diegetic sound in film (sound with an obvious, often visible source) and non-diegetic sound (where the source is not present). Includes a quote from Herbert Zettl. There is also a short...
IMDb
Im db.com: Judy Garland
Filmography and biographical information about Judy Garland's film and music career, which was cut short by a tragic death. Read facts and other trivia about her life including many links to relevant famous people and related stories.
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