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Currently Current Events: Exploring Current Events in Movies Music and Media
Michelle E. Morningstar, MAEd (PRIDETeaching)
Average rating:4.7Number of reviews:(431)
Discover current events through the mixed media!
Class experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Are you a movie buff? Do you find yourself stopping the movie and talking about how it relates to current events? Do you relate the plot lines of favorite films into daily events happening around the world? If so, then this class is for you! Join in as we explore current events through movies and film. We will analyze the current event, such as exploring the advancements of medicine, through looking at sci-fi movies. We will use inspirational films to look at how teenagers around the world...
6 lessons//6 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Sci-Fi and Advancement of MedicineStudents will write a persuasive paper for/against the use of a selected medical advancement and compare its description in 2-3 sci-fi movies.Week 2Lesson 2Everyday Heroes: Teens Making A DifferenceStudents will discuss/analyze/summarize a story/article of a teenager who has impacted the local, national or global world.Week 3Lesson 3Social Justice And The Justice LeagueStudents will write a description of how a selected superhero has impacted social justice topics such as equality or human rights.Week 4Lesson 4Operation Environmental RescueStudents will devise a public service announcement, pamphlet or flyer that focuses on an environmental threat or action.Week 5Lesson 5Utopia, Dystopia, Society And RealityStudents will compare/contrast the various types and analyze current societies to find similarities and differences. Create a model dystopian/utopian society based on features of the chosen society.Week 6Lesson 6Student ChoiceStudents will research of a pressing event, local, national or global and presentation in their choice of media.
I am excited to take my own love of movies and incorporate it into a meaningful lesson on how to synthesize information from various sources and relate it to real life. I’ve been teaching since 2008, and am certified in English 7-12 in Pa. I am teaching this class as a way to dovetail current events with relevant movies that speak to the issues at hand. I have recently completed my certificate in media studies involving current event analysis and how to determine currency, relevance, accuracy, authority and purpose of current events in news articles and writings.
Teacher will provide lessons in the form of PowerPoint presentation weekly.
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This class is suitable for students who are able to watch movies rated. G/PG/PG13 movies and clips are selected for this class.
Average rating:4.7Number of reviews:(431)
I am a Renaissance Renegade who is obsessed with the Bard (Shakespeare) and in love with language. I am also obsessed with dragons and love helping others tame that anger dragon that lives inside of all of us. Our family participates in local...
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