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This event aims to promote film as a genre for enhancing literacy skills like speaking, reading, and writing. Participants delve into film analysis, soundtracks, storytelling, and more. Discover the benefits, methods, and outcomes of using film in education.
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Focus on Film Presented by Lancashire’s Leading Literacy Teachers Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Aims • To encourage the use of film for developing speaking, listening, drama, reading and writing • To promote the status of film as a true genre Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Memorable films Discuss in pairs/groups your favourite film/s and first film experiences Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Why use film? Critical Creative Cultural Source - BFI Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Benefits of using film • Promoting understanding, appreciation and experience of a diverse range of moving image material Extending pupils’ cultural experiences • • • Awareness and familiarity of film as a genre Telling stories in a medium that is closer to the everyday experience of many children Studying print and film alongside each other Making connections with other films pupils have seen. • • • • Maximising speaking and listening opportunities linked to films Drawing inferences and discussing how characters are presented – using high order reading skills without the need for decoding Providing a stimulus for writing Film as an outcome • • Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Where does film fit in? Phase 1 Speaking and listening opportunities Phase 2 Developing higher order reading skills Phase 3 Film as a stimulus for writing Phase 4 Drama and film outcomes Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Listening to soundtracks music, sound effects, voice and silence. Moving image soundtracks have 4 key elements: - Sound can set the mood. - Sound can affect not only the way viewers interpret the images but also what they actually think they can see. [At the end of the unit, try watching the film without sound – contrast the effect on the viewer.] Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Focused listening Listen to an extract from the film without the visual element Activity • Draw any sounds you can hear and share with a partner Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Focus Boxes or Tell Me Grids • Complete focus boxes individually and share responses with a partner Character Setting • Use the character, setting and mood cards if appropriate Mood Story Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Create a story map Listen to the whole film and draw a story map Share responses in pairs/groups Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Viewing • View the film up to a specific point • Use the question hand to structure initial responses and clarify comprehension • Make a prediction about what will happen next/ending of the film Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Speaking Frames I was surprised by… I like the film because… I think the ending will be… Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Writing the opening • Write the opening sentence • Feedback – share first 3 words Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Improve your opening… • Think about the opening – is it most likely to be action, dialogue or description? Choose a sentence starter • ing • ed • ly • Simile • Preposition Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Drama opportunities • Hot seating • Role play • Freeze frames – characters and/or the film – think, say, feel • Thought tracking at various points in the film • Telephone conversations • Media box Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Incidental writing • Think say feel • Post–it notes • Role on the wall • Text message • Letter to a problem page • Diary • Summarising the story so far/whole film in a sentence • Character profiles/challenge • Title and blurb Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Analysis of film Sound Lighting Colour Camera angle Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Consider possible outcomes… Narrative Poetry Plays Instructions Non-chronological Reports Explanations Recount Persuasion Discussion Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Film outcomes • Animation and Digital Blue Movie Maker • Story box, digital cameras and Microsoft Photostory 3 • Voice over, dialogue, narration • Powerpoint to present own version of a story Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Renewed Framework Film units • Year 4 Unit 3 Explanations – ‘The Shirt Machine’ • Year 5 Unit 5 and Year 6 Unit 4 – ‘The Piano’ See handout for further suggestions for using film in each year group Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
Resources • British Film Institute www.bfi.org.uk/education • Film Education www.filmeducation.org • Renewed Framework – Primary National Strategy www.standards.dfes.ac,uk/primaryframeworks Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007
That’s all folks!! FIN Leading Literacy Twilight Summer 2007