Showing this movie alone motivates students to read classic fiction. Try showing it to older students or showing a clip of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde scene before reading the book or the Moby Dick scene before the book. The Moby Dick scene is great to use before reading a non-fiction text of variousContinue reading “Using the movie, “Pagemaster” as a year-long project”
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Movie Clips and Classroom Management Go Hand-in-Hand
When students are engaged they are not only learning they are self-disciplined. There is no time for misbehavior in a well-organized bell-to-bell classroom. In a Upper Elementary-Middle-High school setting where students change classes whether block schedule or not, students need structure. Many often jump to the conclusion that adding in a movie clip, song lyrics,Continue reading “Movie Clips and Classroom Management Go Hand-in-Hand”
ELA On The Move 