Special Effects in Film and Television

1. Special Effects in Film and Television Unit 3 Story 5

2. Teacher Slide 1:

4. Teacher Slide 2 I’m going to read this word one “bite” at a time. … Read the word with me. Lets look at a few more.

5. respirator

6. inhabit foreground reality prototype lighting

7. Note: I will copy these and cut them apart so students will have a copy to read from

8. Teacher Slide 3: Now let’s read these words in sentences. Use the same strategy we practiced if you come across a word you don’t know. Fluency Notes: Touch on phrasing and punctuation if needed.

9. Note: I will copy these and cut them apart so students will have a copy to read from.

10. Teacher Slide – Special Effects- pages 370-373 Before Reading We’ve seen lots of movies with special effects. Today we are going to read about how they create a miniature scene. Did you know this was a special effect that movie makers use? . Take a picture walk. Discuss children’s observations. *page 368-369 What do the two halves of the picture on page 368 reveal? What do you think might be under the skin of the creature in picture of page 369? *page 371-373 Why are the pictures on pages 371-373 numbered? During Reading… 1. Partner discuss main idea- use page 370

12. Comprehension Discuss what concept models are. Discuss what prototype models are. Discuss the similarities and differences of these models. Then… Using pages 372-373 Give each partnership a number 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7. They Read their section and discuss what the main idea is of this section. They will write the main idea on a card and share with the group. We’ll then discuss the importance of sequence.

13. Concept Models vs. Prototype Models

14. Have students take turns telling the process of creating a miniature scene based on what they remember from yesterday’s reading. Author’s Purpose

15. The Author’s Purpose is… • To explain___________ • To inform___________ • To show____________